Ceres, Celestial Legend English Sub & Dub

About Ceres, Celestial Legend

Ceres, Celestial Legend (妖しのセレス) blends adventure, comedy and drama by Studio Pierrot (2000). Below is a fresh retelling of what the story is about. The premise: Ceres was a tennyo, a celestial maiden, who came down from the heavens to bathe in a stream. She hung her hagoromo (robe) on a tree nearby, which was her key to returning to the heavens.

Further in, the robe was stolen and the man who had stolen it pushed her to become his wife, thus producing a family full of human and tennyo blood mixed. Now, in modern day time, Aya Mikage is a descendent of Ceres, and has quite an amount of tennyo blood. On her 16th birthday, she and her twin brother, Aki, are thrown a party.

In an adventure series like this, exploration, new locations and a steady sense of momentum drive the story. Voice work is led by Susumu Chiba as Aki Mikage and Tomokazu Seki as Alexander Howell. If you count yourself among anyone who enjoys travel-the-world storytelling, put it on your list. The run is 24 episodes in total, so you know what you are signing up for.

Production & Appeal

Production sits with Studio Pierrot, which means the visual identity of Ceres, Celestial Legend follows that studio's craft. The adventure focus matters here: exploration, new locations and a steady sense of momentum drive the story. With a 6.5/10 score, it is more of a niche pick than a universal crowd-pleaser. On the casting side, Susumu Chiba voicing Aki Mikage gives the lead role a recognizable voice. Released in 2000, it competed with that season's other new series for attention.