The Story of Saiunkoku

6.6 2006–2008 2 Seasons 78 Episodes

Animation Action & Adventure Drama Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Saiunkoku is a world of eight provinces or houses, each named after a different colour. The new Emperor, Shi Ryuuki, has gained for a reputation for being uninterested in courtly matters and for flaunting his love for men. Shuurei, although born of the important Kou family, has difficulty making ends meet. She easily accepts an invitation to be the Emperor's concubine in order to turn him into a good ruler. The mysterious Seiran, a young man who was adopted by her father, goes with her as Ryuuki's bodyguard. Entering the imperial palace revives Shuurei's dream of being a court official, and, together with the many companions she meets along the way, continues moving bravely forward while trying to fend off the Emperor's advances.

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Seasons

1 There's a Different Side to Every Good Story 7.4
2 The Frog in the Well Knows Not the Great Ocean 8.2
3 The Hawk with Talent Hides Its Talons 8.0
4 Casting Pearls Before a Swine 7.3
5 A Genius Can't Be a Genius Without Effort 7.7
6 Lacking the Finishing Touch 7.3
7 Those That Swim Well Drown Even the Strongest Swimmer Can Drown 7.0
8 Wanting to Borrow a Cat's Paws 7.2
9 A Journey of a Thousand Miles Starts with a Single Step 7.2
10 Fine Weather Comes to Those Who Wait 7.2
11 There Is No Cure for Lovesickness 7.2
12 Discretion Is the Better Part of Valour 7.2
13 From a Gourd Comes a Horse 7.4
14 On a Rock for Three Years 7.4
15 Children Know Not Their Parents' Hearts 7.2
16 There Are No Demons in This World 7.0
17 Poking a Bush Draws Out a Snake 7.4
18 Don't Cover Your Head and Leave Your Bottom Exposed 7.0
19 If You Love Your Child, Let Them Go on a Journey 7.2
20 Flowers Blooming from Dead Wood 7.2
21 The Wise Man Does Not Court Danger 6.6
22 While There's Life, There's Hope 7.2
23 It's the Company That Makes Travel Unpleasant 7.0
24 Water on a Sleeping Ear 6.2
25 An Accidental Resemblance
26 The Raven of Darkness 7.0
27 The Prettier the Flower, the Higher the Branch
28 The Fear Is Worse Than the Danger Itself
29 Many Years' Worth of Thoughts in a Single Day
30 Women Are Brave
31 A Diamond in the Rough
32 A Woman's Word Is Her Bond
33 Water Can't Be Returned to the Basin
34 Poison Gets the Better of Poison
35 Meeting Is the Beginning of Parting
36 All Is Right in the World
37 Tears Fall Like Rain from Heaven
38 There Is No Today After Today
39 Fate Is an Inscrutable and Interesting Thing
40 Episode

Details

Writers

Matthew Leonhart, Michael Kopsa, Michael Adamthwaite, Andrew Francis, Kelly Sheridan, Brad Swaile, Toshiyuki Morikawa, Hikaru Midorikawa, Andrew Toth, John Novak, Dale Wilson, Mark Oliver, Reece Thompson, Cathy Weseluck, Nicole Oliver, Chantal Strand, Michael Daingerfield, French Tickner, Jason Simpson, Janyse Jaud, Yuzuru Fujimoto, Brian Dobson, L. Harvey Gold, Scott McNeil, Vincent Tong, Fred Henderson, Kelly Metzger, Lisa Ann Beley, Don Brown, Louis Chirillo, Michael Dobson, Shawn Macdonald, Ross Douglas, Matthew Erickson, Ryan Hirakida, Natalie Walters, Andrea Libman, Trevor Devall, Gabe Khouth, David Orth, Michael Coleman, John Payne, Hiro Kanagawa, Jacqueline Samuda, John Murphy, Ken Kramer, Colin Murdock, Drew Nelson, Muriel Hofmann, Kyle Rideout, Brenna O'Brien, Paula Lindberg, Tetsuharu Ôta, Takehito Koyasu, Daisuke Namikawa, Tomokazu Seki, Akemi Okamura, Hidenobu Kiuchi, Ted Cole, Nobuyuki Hiyama, Houko Kuwashima, Mitsuaki Madono, Susumu Chiba, Kentarô Itô, Rumi Shishido, Eri Sendai, Kazuhiro Nakata

Cast

Houko Kuwashima, Tomokazu Seki, Hikaru Midorikawa, Shuichi Ikeda, Nobuyuki Hiyama, Toshiyuki Morikawa

Production

Madhouse, NHK, Sogo Vision

Languages

Japanese

Countries

Japan