Soul Hunter

Category: TV Series
Adult: No
Native: 仙界伝 封神演義
Romaji: Senkaiden Houshin Engi
Titles:
SHE
SH
Soul Hunter - Senkaiden Hōshin Engi
Soul Hunter - Im Auftrag der Unsterblichen
Łowca Dusz
Runtime: 25 minutes
Aired: Jul 3, 1999 [25 years 6 months ago]
Ended: Dec 25, 1999 [25 years 4 weeks ago]
Language: Japanese
Genres:
Action
Adventure
Fantasy
Tags:
Super Power
Demon
Floating Island
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The ancient Chinese Yin Dynasty is rotting from the inside out, infested with demon immortals. Project Soul Hunt was drafted by the Immortal High Council to capture all these 'dangerous' souls and seal them away forever. Now all that remains is to find someone to carry it out. Why risk the life of a perfectly good immortal if you can send a good-for-nothing instead? Taikoubou skips his lessons and naps while he is meditating; if he does not happen to make it back, so much the better. Armed with nothing but a magical rod and a hit list, Taikoubou is dragged off by the spiritual beast Sibuxiang. But when your job is killing demon immortals, on-the-job training can be extremely rough! Will Taikoubou get his act together in time to save his skin? Or will he and Sibu get vaporized his first day on the job?

Episode 1: Taikoubou is Accorded Project Soul Hunt
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 1999-07-03
The Yin Dynasty is on the brink of destruction as Emperor Zhou is being manipulated by the demonic Dakki and her sisters. So, the Immortal High Council of Mount Kunlun have decided to send Taikoubou, an idiot doushi, and the  magical beast Sibuxiang on Project Soul Hunt. Now, Taikoubou and Sibuxiang must "houshin" 365 souls. Along the way, Taikoubou and Sibu meet the Youkai Sennin, Shinkohyo, and his magical beast Kokutenko. Source: crunchyroll
Episode 2: Taikoubou Commits His First Houshin
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 1999-07-10
Taikoubou and Sibuxiang arrive in Chouka, the capital city of the Yin Empire. There, Taikoubou gets so hungry that he ends up eating grass. As a result, he gets stomach pains and flies off with Sibu to find some medicine.  The two then find themselves at a village, where they are fixing the roof of the home of a doctor, who gave Taikoubou medicine for his stomach. The village is then attacked by an army of the Yin. Taikoubou takes it upon himself to fight the leader of the army, Chinto. Source: crunchyroll
Episode 3: Paopei Human Appears in Chintou Outpost
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 1999-07-17
Taikoubou and Sibu meet Nataku, the Paopei human. Taikoubou and Sibu get themselves in the middle of the dispute between Nataku and Lisei, Nataku's father. Meanwhile, Dakki and Emperor Zhou hold a festival with each of the Four Lords. The  party gets crashed when the Four Lords speak their minds, which leads to two of the Four Lords to be put to death. Source: crunchyroll
Episode 4: Lotus-Peach War at Chintou Outpost
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 1999-07-24
Taikoubou tries to not only end the bad relationship between Nataku and Lisei, but also persuade Nataku into joining with him. Hakuyuko attempts to free his imprisoned father, Ki Shou. Source: crunchyroll
Episode 5: Ki Chou, Lord of the West, Escapes from Chouka
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 1999-07-31
In the process of trying to liberate Ki Shou, Hakuyuko gets persecuted for attacking Dakki. Taikoubou returns to Mount Kunlun to talk to Genshitenson about the real purpose of Project Houshin. Source: crunchyroll
Episode 6: Raishinshi Calls on Wind and Lightning
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 1999-08-07
Taikoubou meets Raishinshi, a person with bat wings who claims to be a hero in the name of justice. Taikoubou aims to make an ally out of him, but Raishinshi is not going to be easy to persuade. Source: crunchyroll
Episode 7: Empress Ryouhi is Arrested as a Traitor
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 1999-08-14
The duel between Taikoubou and Raishinshi begins. Empress Kyouhi, Zhou's wife, is put under arrest because she has been accused of sending an assassin to kill Zhou. Source: crunchyroll
Episode 8: Taikoubou is Tested by Youzen
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 1999-08-21
Taikoubou and his friends come face-to-face with Dakki. However, the Dakki they face turns out to be Youzen, a doushi from Mount Kunlun. He wishes to help Taikoubou, but Youzen wants to test him first. Kou Hiko rushes to the  imperial palace before anything bad happens to his wife and sister. Source: crunchyroll
Episode 9: Kou Hiko Decides to Rise in Rebellion
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 1999-08-28
Kou Hiko confronts Emperor Zhou and challenges him to a duel. Source: crunchyroll
Episode 10: A Fine Fellow Appears at Rintou Outpost
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 1999-09-04
Kou Hiko runs away with the princes to Rintou Outpost, but is soon hunted down by three assassins. Kou Tenka, the son of Kou Hiko, makes his appearance. Source: crunchyroll
Episode 11: Taikoubou Meets Kou Hiko
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 1999-09-11
Two of Bunchu's men, Chou Keihou and Fu Lin, use their Paopei to capture Kou Hiko, Kou Tenka, and the young Yin princes. It's up to Taikoubou and his friends to save them! Source: crunchyroll
Episode 12: Kou Hiko and Bunchu Battle on the High Road
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 1999-09-18
Bunchu blocks Taikoubou, Kou Hiko, the princes, and the rest of the gang from proceeding any further. Kou Hiko and Bunchu then fight one another. Source: crunchyroll
Episode 13: Taikoubou Encounters Ki Shou, Lord of the West
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 1999-09-25
The fight between Kou Hiko and Bunchu is stopped when Prince Yinxiao and Prince Yinhhong decide to be taken back to Chouka. However, Genshitenson has Hakutsuru Doji take them to Mount Kunlun. Taikoubou's group have made it to Seiki Castle, but Taikoubou himself goes off on his own. Source: crunchyroll
Episode 14: The Seiki Army Marches North
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 1999-10-02
Lord Ki Shou appoints Taikoubou as Seiki's war minister, and just in time too. Bunchu's special Sennin group, the Shisei, has come to destroy Seiki. Now, Taikoubou and his rag-tag team will have to stop the Shisei while Ki Shou and the Seiki army head to the North. Source: crunchyroll
Episode 15: The Shisei's Fierce Attack
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 1999-10-09
It's Taikoubou and his friends vs. the Shisei! Source: crunchyroll
Episode 16: Hunting the Souls of Four Guardian-Deities
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 1999-10-16
Taikoubou and his friends houshin the last two members of the Shisei, Koyuken and Ohma. Meanwhile, Ki Hatsu tries to get Su Kokuko and the North to join the West's army in the upcoming rebellion against Emperor Zhou. Source: crunchyroll
Episode 17: The Melody of the Chinese Fiddle Drifts to Su Castle
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 1999-10-23
Taikoubou and his friends take a break to recover their wounds from their battle with the Shisei. They later catch up with Ki Shou, Kou Hiko, and Ki Hatsu, who are still trying to persuade Su Kokuko and the North to join Seiki's forces. Source: crunchyroll
Episode 18: The Brothers Return to the Wilderness
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 1999-10-30
The two Yin princes, Yinxiao and Yinhong, return from their training on Mount Kunlun and show off their new Paopei. Prince Yinxiao tries to force the armies of the North and West into joining the Yin by placing seals on  Taikoubou and his friends. Meanwhile, there is a creature wrecking havoc on the people in Chouka. Source: crunchyroll
Episode 19: Chouka Goes Up In Flames
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 1999-11-06
Taikoubou and company rush to Chouka to do battle with Dakki and her sisters. Glimpses of Emperor Zhou's past are revealed. Source: crunchyroll
Episode 20: The Yin Dynasty Falls
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 1999-11-13
Although Oh Kijin and Kibi have been houshined, Dakki still remains. Also, it is revealed that the monster that Dakki created is actually... Source: crunchyroll
Episode 21: Dakki Is Houshined
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 1999-11-20
Emperor Zhou and Prince Yinhong are houshined. In one final attempt to houshin Dakki, Bunchu uses Dakki's own Paopei, the Bankohan, against her. Source: crunchyroll
Episode 22: Battle at Mount Kunlun
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 1999-11-27
Dakki has been houshined, but her soul flies off to Mount Kunlun instead of the Houshin Platform. What is going on here? It seems that Genshitenson is hiding something, and Taikoubou and crew go to Mount Kunlun to ascertain the  truth. However, they will have to get through Mount Kunlun's defenses first. Source: crunchyroll
Episode 23: Taikoubou is Cornered in Gyokukyo Palace
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 1999-12-04
Youzen reveals that he has only been monitoring Taikoubou all this time. Now, while Hakutsuru Doji (piloting the Hirai-i) takes on Taikoubou's friends, Taikoubou himself must fight Youzen. Back on Earth, Kou Hiko stops some troops of the Yin Army from increasing tensions. Source: crunchyroll
Episode 24: Genshitenson Shows Taikoubou the Future
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 1999-12-11
Taikoubou and his friends get caught in Mount Kunlun's defense system, making each person face their worst fears. Genshitenson appears before Taikoubou's group and reveals the real truth behind the Houshin Project. Source: crunchyroll
Episode 25: Taikoubou Lowers a Fishing Hook Into the River of Reminiscence
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 1999-12-18
Taikoubou's past is told. Source: crunchyroll
Episode 26: Taikoubou Shows the Way
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 1999-12-25
Dakki reappears at Mount Kunlun. It's up to Taikoubou and his friends to stop her once and for all! Source: crunchyroll