Shoujo-ai themed anime. On the day of their joint 16th birthdays 'close' friends Chikane Himemiya and Himeko Kurusegawa discover they are the reincarnations of the Lunar and Solar Priestesses, destined to summon The Sword God from his imprisonment on the moon to defeat Yamato no Orochi, the dark god and his eight followers.
The story follows the girls and a young Orochi follower named Souma, Himeko's childhood friend who turned against the other dark god followers in order to protect her as he promised to do when they were children, before learning the curse of his bloodline. We have Chikane the so called 'perfect' girl, beautiful, talented, smart etc etc and idol of her school, but lacking any friends except Himeko. Himeko is more or less the opposite, cute rather than beautiful, petite, a crybaby and rather naive, but utterly adorable to those who manage to work past her shyness.
Together with Souma protecting them with his powers, at least to start, they attempt to summon the Sword God while discovering just what their feelings for each other are and whether or not Souma is the one Himeko is meant to be with.
I can't say much more without giving the plot away.
24-Mar-2006