The story opens with the everyday life of Youko Nakajima. Upon being confronted by a mysterious stranger, Youko is made aware of her destiny and pulled away into another world: The Twelve Kingdoms.. Along with two of her classmates, Sugimoto and Asano, she is abandoned on foreign shores. Thus begins Youko's epic journey in the Kingdom of Kei on a perilous road of espionage, terror and betrayal as the mystic world of The Twelve Kingdoms assails her with one savage challenge after another.
Opening Song:
"Juuni Genmu Kyoku" or "Twelve Musical Dreams" by Kunihiko Ryou.
Closing Song:
"Getsumei-Fuuei" or "The Swirling Shadow of the Foreboding Moon" by Mika Arisaka.
