Onmyoji Ending Explained: The ending of this new Netflix series was exciting, so let us see what actually happened. Onmyoji anime is the official remake of its live-action movie called Onmyoji: The Yin Yang Master, released in 2001.
Soubi Yamamoto has directed this series. He is also well known for his other projects like Meganebu!, This Boy Is a Professional Wizard, etc. Apart from that, Yuiko Kato and Hashimoto Natsu wrote the script for the anime, taking inspiration from the live-action movie and the original novel that inspired everything, Onmyōji, by Baku Yumemakura.
For the voice cast, we will see Kenji Hamada as Imperial Prince Atsumi, Yui Ishikawa as Tsuyuko, Daisuke Namikawa as Abe Seimei, Shintarô Asanuma as Minamoto Hiromasa, Rina Satô as Ashiya Doman, Daisuke Kishio as Kamo Yasunori and others.
Onmyoji Ending Explained
Onmyoji Plot
In ancient Japan, the renowned mage Abe no Seimei collaborated with a court noble to safeguard the Heian capital of Kyou. Their mission is to protect the city and its people from the clutches of demons.
The tale kicks off with a mysterious woman travelling in a carriage without an ox. When questioned about her intentions, she reveals a promise to visit the Imperial Palace. As the story unfolds, we discover she’s a demon on a mission to claim the emperor’s soul, causing harm to anyone trying to stop her. To unravel this enigma, Minamoto Hiromasa turns to the infamous Abe Seimei, the skilled Onmyoji known for performing supernatural feats.
Why did Lord Atsumi turn Evil?
Lord Atsumi has always been a well-known and talented person in the imperial court. He is known as the patron of art and his flute playing is especially respected amongst the nobles. But all this comes to a halt when Atsumi gets bested by his own disciple.
Growing up, Atsumi helped Hiromasa out and even made him learn the flute. But with time and because of natural talent, Hiromasa became better at the flute. He even got a magic flute from a demon that only a truly talented flautist can play. Seeing all this, Atsumi was jealous but kept it hidden inside, until one day when he was manipulated by a demon to merge with him and become a demon himself. That is when Atsumi turned evil and tried to kill Hiromasa.
Did Abe Seimei get spirited away in the end?
No, Seimei did not get spirited away, and he came back to help Hiromasa. The one we saw get spirited away was not the real Abe Seimei, but his decoy. It was a sekisanko made with all the bad rumours about Seimei.
Seimei did not use a shiki because Lord Taizan would never be fooled by a mere Shiki who is more of a doll. Seimei asked Doman to make this beforehand, as he realised something like this could happen.
What happened to Lord Atsumi at the end?
Though Lord Atsumi returned to being a human, he could not go to his normal situation. Due to the fact that everyone in the imperial court had seen his demonic appearance, Lord Atsumi thought it best to take a leave. He is now on a solitary journey, where no one will know about his whereabouts. Even Seimei points out that this is a good decision to avoid negative gossip from the court officials.
Did Yasunori hate Seimei?
At first, Seimei thought that everyone hated him from the beginning. Yes, he does face dislike for being different and is scorned by his peers. Since childhood, he lacked warmth and grew up as a cold-hearted and ruthless Onmyoji, only carrying out the emperor’s orders. But, one person actually cared for him.
Yasunori’s father told Yasunori to take care of young Semei, and he did that silently and vaguely, without expressing all his life.
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