# To the Abandoned Sacred Beasts (2019)

> After a long civil war is won with forbidden technology that turns soldiers into monstrous near-gods, a fractured nation must live with the cost of its peace.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/74752

## Facts

- Seasons: 1
- Episodes: 12
- Episode runtime: 24 min
- Status: Ended
- Genres: animation, fantasy, science fiction
- Network: TOKYO MX, BS11
- Cast: Katsuyuki Konishi, Maaya Sakamoto, Ai Kakuma, Kenjiro Tsuda, Yuichi Nakamura, Mamiko Noto, Kaito Ishikawa, Yoko Hikasa
- TMDB rating: 6.2/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10431310/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: dense
- Violence: brutal
- Tone: bleak, grim, atmospheric, intense, melancholic

## What critics say

Audience reception is mixed-to-negative on aggregate, though the single season is rated well by viewers who engaged with its dark fantasy premise.

## Synopsis

To the Abandoned Sacred Beasts (2019) is a Japanese animated dark fantasy series created for TOKYO MX and BS11 and produced by MAPPA. Set on the fictional continent of Patria, it follows a country torn into a Northern Union and a Southern Confederation after economic disputes spark a long civil war. As the North faces dwindling numbers, it turns to forbidden technology that transforms humans into monster-like soldiers with near-godlike powers. The series is a single twelve-episode season built around the costs of that transformation, the soldiers who carry it, and the moral weight of a war won through monstrous means. Voice cast includes Katsuyuki Konishi as Hank, Maaya Sakamoto as Elizabeth, Ai Kakuma as Nancy Schaal Bancroft, and Kenjiro Tsuda as Arthur. Its tone is grim and atmospheric, weighing sacrifice and revenge against the uneasy peace that follows. Fans of Attack on Titan, Berserk and Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood will find resonance in its dark fantasy war world, its transformation-driven action, and its bleak, sacrifice-heavy register.

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