{"product_id":"ceres-celestial-legend-dvd","title":"Ceres: Celestial Legend DVD","description":"\u003cp\u003eOn their sixteenth birthday, twins Aya and Aki Mikage are summoned to the family mansion — not for a party, but for a test. The Mikage clan has long carried a secret: some of their descendants harbor the blood of a tennyo, a celestial maiden, and those who carry it too strongly are considered a threat to be eliminated. Aya is one such descendant. When a mummified hand is presented as their \"gift,\" something awakens inside her — the ancient and vengeful spirit of Ceres, a powerful celestial maiden whose heavenly robe was stolen by the Mikage ancestor Shiso thousands of years ago, trapping her on Earth. Ceres possesses Aya's body when triggered and seeks the destruction of the entire Mikage bloodline. Forced to flee her own family, pursued by her grandfather's forces and separated from her beloved twin brother Aki — who carries the spirit of Ceres' ancient captor — Aya must find Ceres' lost robe and somehow bring peace to a centuries-old grudge, all while falling in love with the mysterious amnesiac Toya who was sent to observe her. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCeres, Celestial Legend is one of Yuu Watase's most mature and emotionally intense works — a dark, romantic, and at times genuinely harrowing shojo fantasy that followed her beloved \u003cstrong\u003eFushigi\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eYugi\u003c\/strong\u003e with considerably higher stakes and significantly more tragedy. Produced by Studio Pierrot and directed by Hajime Kamegaki, the 24-episode series weaves Japanese tennyo mythology into a modern thriller plot involving corporate conspiracy, genetic experimentation, and family betrayal. The series was awarded the 43rd Shogakukan Manga Award in the shojo category and remains a landmark of 2000s shojo anime. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNotable Staff \u0026amp; Voice Talent\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDirector:\u003c\/b\u003e Hajime Kamegaki\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOriginal Manga:\u003c\/b\u003e Yuu Watase (Fushigi Yugi, Alice 19th)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCharacter Design:\u003c\/b\u003e Hideyuki Motohashi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eStudio:\u003c\/b\u003e Studio Pierrot\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMusic:\u003c\/b\u003e Ryo Sakai\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOpening Theme:\u003c\/b\u003e \"Scarlet\" performed by Junko Iwao \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCast:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- Yumi Kakazu as Aya Mikage\u003cbr\u003e- Junko Iwao as Ceres\u003cbr\u003e- Katsuyuki Konishi as Toya\u003cbr\u003e- Susumu Chiba as Aki Mikage\u003cbr\u003e- Kentaro Ito as Yuhi Aogiri\u003cbr\u003e- Mayumi Asano as Suzumi Aogiri\u003cbr\u003e- Tomokazu Sugita as Kagami Mikage\u003cbr\u003e- Ayako Kawasumi as Chidori Kuruma \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDVD Features\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- Art Gallery\u003cbr\u003e- Character Profiles\u003cbr\u003e- Exclusive Interviews with Yuu Watase (Collector's Edition)\u003cbr\u003e- New Cover Art by Yuu Watase (Collector's Edition)\u003cbr\u003e- Viz Media Previews \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSpoken Languages:\u003c\/b\u003e English \u0026amp; Japanese Audio, English Subtitles \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition Details\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJapanese Title:\u003c\/b\u003e 妖しのセレス (Ayashi no Seresu)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRuntime:\u003c\/b\u003e ~600 Minutes (Complete Series, 24 Episodes)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDirector:\u003c\/b\u003e Hajime Kamegaki\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDVD Release Year:\u003c\/b\u003e 2001–2003 (U.S. Release)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOriginal Release Date (Japan):\u003c\/b\u003e April 20 – September 28, 2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Viz Media\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRating:\u003c\/b\u003e TV-MA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRegion:\u003c\/b\u003e Region 1 (U.S. \/ Canada)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGenre:\u003c\/b\u003e Shojo, Dark Fantasy, Romance, Drama\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThemes:\u003c\/b\u003e Celestial Maiden Legend, Reincarnation, Family Conspiracy, Forbidden Love, Ancient Mythology \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMedia assumed VG+ unless otherwise noted.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pre-Owned","offers":[{"title":"Complete Series V1-8","offer_id":42497024786517,"sku":null,"price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"V1: Destiny (EP 1-3)","offer_id":42497024819285,"sku":null,"price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"V2: Past Unfound (EP 5-7)","offer_id":42497024852053,"sku":null,"price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"V3: L-Genome (EP 7-9)","offer_id":42497024884821,"sku":null,"price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"V4: Resolve (EP 10-12)","offer_id":42497024917589,"sku":null,"price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"V5: The Progenitor (EP 13-15)","offer_id":42497024950357,"sku":null,"price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"V6: Double (EP 16-18)","offer_id":42497024983125,"sku":null,"price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"V7: Requiem (EP 19-21)","offer_id":42497025015893,"sku":null,"price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"V8: Denouement (EP 22-24) FINAL","offer_id":42497025048661,"sku":null,"price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0565\/7673\/7365\/files\/291163AE-C518-4257-8970-F453566B79D7.jpg?v=1779154220","url":"https:\/\/hifilofi.shop\/products\/ceres-celestial-legend-dvd","provider":"HiFi LoFi","version":"1.0","type":"link"}