Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit (2016)
| First Air Date: | 2016, March 19 |
| Last Air Date: | 2018, January 27 |
| Status: | Ended |
| Seasons: | 3 |
| Episodes: | 22 |
| Episode Runtime: | 55 min |
| Countries: | Japan |
| Production: | NHK, NHK Enterprises |
| Cast: | Tatsuya Fujiwara, Masahiro Higashide, Fumino Kimura, Reiko Takashima, Koji Kikkawa, Mitsuru Fukikoshi, Kento Hayashi, Haruka Ayase, Mizuki Itagaki |
Overview:
The heroine Balsa is a skilled bodyguard and a masterful spear-wielder. One day she rescues Prince Chagum who has fallen into a river. The prince is carrying a mysterious spirit egg in his body, and is in danger of being assassinated by his father, the Mikado, who fears this will damage his imperial prestige. Balsa embarks upon a perilous journey when she accepts the queen’s plead to protect her son from her husband.