Fairy King English Sub & Dub

About Fairy King

Meet Fairy King (Yousei Ou), a fantasy and shoujo anime by Madhouse (1988). Here is the premise in a nutshell. The setup: Jack has moved to Hokkaido to get treatment for an illness, but he's lonely and unhappy. One night a man on a horse rides through his window to help him.

From there, for a reason he doesn't understand, Jack instantly knows the man's name and feels they've met somewhere before. The man, Cu Chulainn, tells Jack to open the moonlight shadow window, which leads him to Nymphidia, the world of Midsummer Night's Dream.

In a fantasy series like this, world-building, magic systems and creature design set the tone. If you count yourself among fans of magic, kingdoms and invented worlds, put it on your list.

Production & Appeal

Animation is handled by Madhouse, so the studio's house style defines how Fairy King looks and moves on screen. Because it leans on fantasy, world-building, magic systems and creature design set the tone. With a 5.6/10 score, it is more of a niche pick than a universal crowd-pleaser. It aired in 1988, which makes it easy to place in the wider anime calendar.