Houshin Engi
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Houshin Engi (封神演義) is a Japanese manga and anime series, loosely based on an ancient Chinese novel Fengshen Yanyi. The manga series was created by Ryu Fujisaki and serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump magazine from 1996–2000. It was published in Japan in 23 tankōbon volumes by Shueisha. The manga has not at this time been licensed for North American release. The anime series was released as the Senkaiden: Houshin Engi (仙界伝 封神演義) TV series in Japan in 1999 and in North America on DVD as Soul Hunter in 2001. It is 26 episodes in length. There are significant plot differences between the novel, manga series and anime.
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The story is set in legendary China. A beautiful female fox spirit named Dakki So is controlling the emperor Chuu-oh and the ruling In dynasty, and is using her power over him to do evil in the nation. Worse, she has released 365 immortal demons who are running loose and causing suffering in the land. An immortal-in-training named Taikoubou is chosen by the great immortal sages for the Houshin Project — to seal away or destroy the evil demons that infest the world. In the course of his adventures, Taikoubou gathers other powerful companions and sets out to seal away the demons and perhaps eventually destroy Dakki herself.