Arata: The Legend (2013): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2013, Arata: The Legend is an animation and action & adventure series.

What it’s about. Every 30 years, a new princess is chosen from the Hime family to serve the Hayagami. The time has come again, but over these past years, records state not a single female has been born, save for one, the 15 year old Arata. The only problem is, Arata is actually a male! Forced to disguise himself and take the place of the princess candidate until a formal one can be found, he attends the festival only to witness the current princess, Kokuri-hime, murdered, and his own life is forfeit as well, by the hands of the princess' personal guard, the 12 Shinshou. As he runs for his life, Kannagi of the 12 convinces everyone that Arata is the one who has murdered the princess instead, and now everyone in the Imperial Court is after his head!

Who’s in it. Arata: The Legend stars Yoshitsugu Matsuoka as Arata (voice), Nobuhiko Okamoto as Arata Hinohara (voice), Ayahi Takagaki as Kotoha (voice) and Junko Minagawa as Kanate (voice), among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.1/10, Arata: The Legend has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. In US you can stream it on Crunchyroll and Crunchyroll Amazon Channel. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Arata: The Legend page.

If you liked it. Fans of Arata: The Legend tend to enjoy Rick and Morty, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Attack on Titan and Attack on Titan: No Regrets.