Action

Blue Seed

Sega exclusive

Japanese manga series

Released: —
Platforms: Sega Saturn
Genres: Action
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Country: Japan

About

Blue Seed (stylized as BLUE SEED) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yuzo Takada. The main character, Momiji Fujimiya, is a descendant of the Princess Kushinada (奇稲田姫, Kushinada-hime) from Japanese mythology. When Japan is menaced by Aragami (荒神, Aragami; lit. "angry gods") spawned by Yamata no Orochi, Momiji is intended to be sacrificed to appease the Aragami. She instead, however, becomes a member of the Terrestrial Administration Center (TAC), a secret agency charged with fighting them.

G. produced an anime adaptation for broadcast on Japan's TV Tokyo. The anime series ran for 26 episodes, originally airing from October 5, 1994, to March 29, 1995. An original video animation (OVA), Blue Seed 2, was released in three episodes between 1996 and 1998.

The articlegameplay, story, development, reception

Story

In 1992, Momiji Fujimiya is a middle school student living with her mother and grandmother in the city of Izumo, Shimane. One day, she is confronted on her way to school by a cat-eyed man with blue magatama beads embedded in his hands, who attempts to kill her. He refers to her as Kushinada. Momiji is saved by the sudden appearance of two government officials, one of whom shoots the man in the arm and sends him fleeing.

Momiji is intrigued as to why she was referred to as the Kushinada. She discovers that the Kushinada refers to an ancient princess whose blood holds the power to stop the ancient monsters known as Aragami by sending them to an eternal sleep. Momiji dismisses the idea that she could be such a person, but reconsiders after vines begin to appear from every crack and opening attempting to capture her.