* Alternative title : The Beast Player Erin 獣の奏者エリン (Japanese)
* Genres : Fantasy
* Running Time : 25 minutes
* Number of Episodes : 50
* Air Date : 2009-01-10
* Opening Theme : "Shizuku (雫)" by Sukima Switch
* Ending Theme : "After the rain" by cossami
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The Japanese publisher Kodansha and the public broadcaster NHK have announced on Wednesday that The Beast Player (Kemono no Sōja), a fantasy novel epic by Moribito - Guardian of the Spirit author Nahoko Uehashi, will be animated for television. Kemono no Sōja Erin (The Beast Player Erin) will center around a girl who can control the greatest of beasts as if she was playing a musical instrument. However, she gets embroiled in a war for supremacy between kingdoms. Uehashi wrote two The Beast Player volumes in 2006. The anime will premiere on Japan's NHK-Educational channel on Saturday, January 10 at 6:25 p.m.
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Credits : ANN