Born from a much loved, but lowly ranked concubine, Genji Hikaru is called the Shining Prince and is the beloved second son of the Emperor. Although he cannot be an heir to the throne of his father, Genji spends his life surrounded by every pleasure and love. And yet, his one longing in love is something that even the power of an Emperor can never give him.
Millennium Old Journal: Tale of Genji has finished airing and it has 11 Episodes. It is also Known as: 源氏物語千年紀Genji, Genji Monogatari Sennenki Genji, The Tale of Genji
Genres: Romance , Heian Period , Japan , Past , Plot Continuity , Historical
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4. Genji Monogatari
Based on the literary work of Shikibu Murasaki, The Tale of Genji is a story of the Emperor`s second son born by a courtier. Made a commoner, he served as a retainer to the court.
Genji Monogatari has finished airing and it has 1 Episodes. It is also Known as: 源氏物語, The Tale of Genji, Murasaki Shikibu's Tale of Genji
3. Genji Monogatari Sennenki
Born from a much loved, but lowly ranked concubine, Genji Hikaru is called the Shining Prince and is the beloved second son of the Emperor. Although he cannot be an heir to the throne of his father, Genji spends his life surrounded by every pleasure and love. And yet, his one longing in love is something that even the power of an Emperor can never give him.
Millennium Old Journal: Tale of Genji has finished airing and it has 11 Episodes. It is also Known as: 源氏物語千年紀Genji, Genji Monogatari Sennenki Genji, The Tale of Genji
2. Chouyaku Hyakuninisshu: Uta Koi.
Uta Koi tells the "super-liberal interpretation" of the Hyakuninisshu anthology compiled during Japan's Heian period of 100 romantic poems from 100 different poets such as The Tale of Genji's Murasaki Shikibu.
Utakoi has finished airing and it has 13 Episodes. It is also Known as: 超訳百人一首 うた恋い。, Utakoi.
1. Kurozuka
Adaptation of Takashi Noguchi's manga, which itself adapts Baku Yumemakura's supernatural romance novel.
The original novel is about a 12th-century man named Minamoto no Yoshitsune (Kurou). Kurou flees into the mountains after losing to his brother Minamoto no Yoritomo, the first Shogun to rule all of Japan. History records that he committed suicide, but instead, Kurou meets a strange, beautiful woman named Kuromitsu in her mountain hermitage. Eventually, Kurou falls in love with Kuromitsu, but then realizes she conceals a dark secret. He learns that he is unable to die and continues to live for a thousand years as Japan evolves into a future society.
Kurozuka has finished airing and it has 12 Episodes. It is also Known as: 黒塚, Black Tomb
