Series · Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure, Animation
The Story of Saiunkoku (2006)Season 1
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.
- Network
- NHK BS2
- Country
- Japan
- Language
- Japanese
- First aired
- April 8, 2006
- Status
- Ended
- Original title
- 彩雲国物語
Cast
Houko KuwashimaShurei Kou (voice)
Tomokazu SekiRyuki Shi (voice)
Hikaru MidorikawaSeiran Shi (voice)
Shuichi IkedaShouka Kou (voice)
Nobuyuki HiyamaKouyu Li (voice)
Toshiyuki MorikawaShuei Ran (voice)
Episodes
0/39 watched- Episode 1: Every Good Story Has a Hidden Side25 min · Apr 8, 2006
- Episode 2: A Frog in a Well Does Not Know the Great Ocean25 min · Apr 15, 2006
- Episode 3: The Talented Hawk Hides its Talons25 min · Apr 22, 2006
- Episode 4: Casting Pearls Before Swine25 min · Apr 29, 2006
- Episode 5: There is no Genius Without Hard Work25 min · May 6, 2006
- Episode 6: Lacking the Finishing Touch25 min · May 13, 2006
- Episode 7: Even the Strongest Swimmer May Drown25 min · May 20, 2006
- Episode 8: Wanting to Borrow a Cat's Paws25 min · May 27, 2006
- Episode 9: The Journey of a Thousand Miles Begins with a Single Step25 min · Jun 3, 2006
- Episode 10: Good Things Come to Those Who Wait25 min · Jun 10, 2006
- Episode 11: There is no Cure for Lovesickness25 min · Jun 17, 2006
- Episode 12: Discretion is the Better Part of Valour25 min · Jun 24, 2006
- Episode 13: From a Gourd Comes a Horse25 min · Jul 1, 2006
- Episode 14: On a Rock for Three Years25 min · Jul 8, 2006
- Episode 15: Children Do Not Know Their Parents' Hearts25 min · Jul 15, 2006
- Episode 16: There are no Devils in the World25 min · Jul 22, 2006
- Episode 17: Let Sleeping Dogs Lie or Poking a Bush Draws Out Snakes25 min · Aug 26, 2006
- Episode 18: You Can't Hide by Burying Your Head in the Sand25 min · Sep 2, 2006
- Episode 19: If You Love Your Child, Send Her on a Journey25 min · Sep 9, 2006
- Episode 20: Flowers Blooming from Dead Wood25 min · Sep 16, 2006
- Episode 21: The Wise Know When to Approach Danger25 min · Sep 23, 2006
- Episode 22: Where There is Life, There is Hope25 min · Sep 30, 2006
- Episode 23: It's the Company that Makes Travel Unpleasant25 min · Oct 7, 2006
- Episode 24: Water on a Sleeping Ear25 min · Oct 14, 2006
- Episode 25: An Accidental Resemblance25 min · Oct 21, 2006
- Episode 26: Ravens in the Moonless Night25 min · Oct 28, 2006
- Episode 27: The Prettier the Flower, the Higher the Branch25 min · Nov 18, 2006
- Episode 28: Worry Gives Small Things Large Shadows25 min · Nov 25, 2006
- Episode 29: Many Years' Worth of Thoughts in a Single Day25 min · Dec 9, 2006
- Episode 30: Women are Brave25 min · Dec 16, 2006
- Episode 31: A Diamond in the Rough25 min · Dec 23, 2006
- Episode 32: A Woman's Word is Her Bond25 min · Jan 6, 2007
- Episode 33: No Use Crying Over Spilt Milk25 min · Jan 13, 2007
- Episode 34: Poison Gets the Better of Poison25 min · Jan 20, 2007
- Episode 35: Meeting is the Beginning of Parting25 min · Jan 27, 2007
- Episode 36: All is Right in the World25 min · Feb 3, 2007
- Episode 37: Tears Fall Like Rain From Heaven25 min · Feb 10, 2007
- Episode 38: There is no Today After Today25 min · Feb 17, 2007
- Episode 39: Fate is an Inscrutable and Interesting Thing25 min · Feb 24, 2007
