Buddha: The Great Departure
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Buddha: The Great Departure

Osamu Tezuka's Buddha Movie 1: The Red Desert! It's Beautiful

Tezuka Osamu no Buddha: Akai Sabaku yo! Utsukushiku

Toei Animation

Genres

  • Drama
  • Supernatural

Tags

all 8
  • OtherSlavery79
  • TimeHistorical79
  • SceneForeign40
  • OtherWar40
  • TimeTime Skip20
  • OtherAnimals20
  • OtherCrime20
  • OtherReligion20

Genres: Drama, Supernatural. Tags: Slavery, Historical, Foreign, War, Time Skip, Animals, Crime, Religion.

#5067

Ranked

#6974

Popularity

19

Favorites

2.9K

Members

#36

This Season

Rated Movie

#37

This Season

Popular Movie

Episode Progress

Complete

1 / 1 episodes aired

All 1 episodes available

Movie1 / 1 epsFinished6.97
Toei Animation
Aired
May 28, 2011 –
Duration
51 min
Time to Complete
1h 51m
Rating
R - 17+ (violence & profanity)
Studio
Toei Animation

Alternative Titles

ja手塚治虫のブッダ-赤い砂漠よ!美しく-

en-x-romajiTezuka Osamu no Buddha: Akai Sabaku yo! Utsukushiku

enOsamu Tezuka's Buddha Movie 1: The Red Desert! It's Beautiful

esOsamu Tezuka. Buda, el Gran Viaje

Synopsis

In the ancient Shakya Kingdom, King Suddhodhana learns that his wife, Maya, has a curious dream. A white elephant with six tusks enters her body—a sign that their future child, Siddhartha Gautama, is blessed. The wise prophet Master Asita sees the child and foretells that he will become "chakravartin," the ruler of the world. Meanwhile, young Chapra suffers the injustice of the rigid caste system. When Kosala army marches on Kapilavastu, Shakya's capital, Chapra plays a part in forcing them to retreat. But to escape the life of slavery and give his mother a better life, Chapra joins the Kosala army and swears to rise in the ranks. As the young Siddhartha grows, he is taught everything he needs to know to inherit the throne. However, Siddhartha has no interest in martial arts or running a kingdom. What he seeks are the truths of the world and the meaning of life itself. Although Kosala's ever-expanding power threatens Shakya, Siddhartha abandons the royal life and ventures into the world to find the enlightenment he desires. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

Synopsis

In the ancient Shakya Kingdom, King Suddhodhana learns that his wife, Maya, has a curious dream. A white elephant with six tusks enters her body—a sign that their future child, Siddhartha Gautama, is blessed. The wise prophet Master Asita sees the child and foretells that he will become "chakravartin," the ruler of the world. Meanwhile, young Chapra suffers the injustice of the rigid caste system

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Platform Scores

MAL

6.97

Canonical
Rank #5067Votes 3.6K

AniList

65 / 100

Trend 0Popularity 2.9K

Kitsu

71 / 100

Rank #4834Users 1.2KRuntime 1h 51m

AniList Trend

5

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Franchise Timeline

Buddha: The Great Departure is entry 1 of 2 in the Buddha: The Great Departure watch order — the first entry in this franchise's main story.

Essential·Core entries only — skip filler and side content

  1. 1Buddha: The Great DepartureMain Story #1 (MOVIE)
  2. 2Buddha 2: The Endless JourneyMain Story #2 (MOVIE)

Complete·Everything including OVAs, specials & side stories

  1. 1Buddha: The Great Departure
  2. 2Buddha 2: The Endless Journey

Episode Guide

Aired so far: 1 / 1

Main Story

1 / 1

100%

Latest Aired

Episode 1

Remaining

Fully available

Aired so far

Movies: 1

Theme Songs

Endings

1

Scarlet Love Song

X Japan

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2,907users
Planning1,59754.9%
Completed1,15939.9%
Watching702.4%
Paused471.6%
Dropped341.2%

Tags

Shows how closely each tag relates to this anime
Other5
Slavery
79
War
40
Animals
20
Crime
20
Religion
20
Time2
Historical
79
Time Skip
20
Scene1
Foreign
40

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