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The Story of Saiunkoku

2006–20083 Seasons87 Episodes
AnimationAction & AdventureDramaSci-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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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 / Platform
NHK BS2
First Aired
08/Apr/2006
Language
Japanese
Schedule
Tuesday · 09:00

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S2 E39Destined Partners Cannot Be Separated08/Mar/2008 • 25m
S2 E38Close Friendship01/Mar/2008 • 25m
S2 E37The Eyes are the Mirror of the Soul23/Feb/2008 • 25m
S2 E36Fortune is Where One Finds It16/Feb/2008 • 25m
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Season 20 / 39 watched
S2 E1There's no Place Like Home07/Apr/2007 • 25m
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S2 E2Doesn't Matter Whether You're Laughing or Crying14/Apr/2007 • 25m
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S2 E3Birds of a Feather Flock Together21/Apr/2007 • 25m
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S2 E4If Winter Comes, Can Spring Be Far Behind?28/Apr/2007 • 25m
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S2 E5Love is not stingy in giving05/May/2007 • 25m
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S2 E6A Peal of Thunder in the Blue Sky12/May/2007 • 25m
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S2 E7Wholeheartedness Penetrates Stone19/May/2007 • 25m
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S2 E8Exhausting Human Abilities, One Waits for Heaven's Will26/May/2007 • 25m
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S2 E9Meeting the Buddha in Hell02/Jun/2007 • 25m
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S2 E10The Awaited Person Finally Comes09/Jun/2007 • 25m
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S2 E11The husband is always the last to know16/Jun/2007 • 25m
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S2 E12If Justice is not allowed to be seen, There will be no Heroism30/Jun/2007 • 25m
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S2 E13Hastiness will lead to failure07/Jul/2007 • 25m
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S2 E14Enter the Lion's Den14/Jul/2007 • 25m
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S2 E15A Short Amount of Time21/Jul/2007 • 25m
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S2 E16Flames Before the Wind28/Jul/2007 • 25m
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S2 E17Up and Down Seven Times04/Aug/2007 • 25m
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S2 E18The Road is Distant After Dark15/Sep/2007 • 25m
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S2 E19Counting Your Chickens Before They Hatch22/Sep/2007 • 25m
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S2 E20All is Lost That is Given to a Fool29/Sep/2007 • 25m
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S2 E21A Frog's Child is a Frog06/Oct/2007 • 25m
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S2 E22An Insect in a Lion's Body13/Oct/2007 • 25m
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S2 E23Misery Loves Company20/Oct/2007 • 25m
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S2 E24One Good Turn Deserves Another27/Oct/2007 • 25m
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S2 E25Even with Trouble, Youth is Sufficient Enough to Pay03/Nov/2007 • 25m
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S2 E26Even the Wisest will Flee When They are Fools10/Nov/2007 • 25m
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S2 E27Better to be the One who Waits than the One Waited For17/Nov/2007 • 25m
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S2 E28The Story of Saiunkoku24/Nov/2007 • 25m
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S2 E29The Further You Are, the More I Think About You01/Dec/2007 • 25m
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S2 E30The Silent Firefly's Body Consumed by Love22/Dec/2007 • 25m
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S2 E31One Reaps What One Sows05/Jan/2008 • 25m
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S2 E32A Painful Reluctance12/Jan/2008 • 25m
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S2 E33As the Seasons Change, So Does the Mind26/Jan/2008 • 25m
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S2 E34Bluer than Indigo02/Feb/2008 • 25m
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S2 E35Crossing a Dangerous Bridge09/Feb/2008 • 25m
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S2 E36Fortune is Where One Finds It16/Feb/2008 • 25m
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S2 E37The Eyes are the Mirror of the Soul23/Feb/2008 • 25m
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S2 E38Close Friendship01/Mar/2008 • 25m
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S2 E39Destined Partners Cannot Be Separated08/Mar/2008 • 25m
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Season 10 / 39 watched
S1 E1Every Good Story Has a Hidden Side08/Apr/2006 • 25m
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S1 E2A Frog in a Well Does Not Know the Great Ocean15/Apr/2006 • 25m
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S1 E3The Talented Hawk Hides its Talons22/Apr/2006 • 25m
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S1 E4Casting Pearls Before Swine29/Apr/2006 • 25m
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S1 E5There is no Genius Without Hard Work06/May/2006 • 25m
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S1 E6Lacking the Finishing Touch13/May/2006 • 25m
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S1 E7Even the Strongest Swimmer May Drown20/May/2006 • 25m
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S1 E8Wanting to Borrow a Cat's Paws27/May/2006 • 25m
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S1 E9The Journey of a Thousand Miles Begins with a Single Step03/Jun/2006 • 25m
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S1 E10Good Things Come to Those Who Wait10/Jun/2006 • 25m
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S1 E11There is no Cure for Lovesickness17/Jun/2006 • 25m
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S1 E12Discretion is the Better Part of Valour24/Jun/2006 • 25m
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S1 E13From a Gourd Comes a Horse01/Jul/2006 • 25m
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S1 E14On a Rock for Three Years08/Jul/2006 • 25m
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S1 E15Children Do Not Know Their Parents' Hearts15/Jul/2006 • 25m
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S1 E16There are no Devils in the World22/Jul/2006 • 25m
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S1 E17Let Sleeping Dogs Lie or Poking a Bush Draws Out Snakes26/Aug/2006 • 25m
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S1 E18You Can't Hide by Burying Your Head in the Sand02/Sep/2006 • 25m
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S1 E19If You Love Your Child, Send Her on a Journey09/Sep/2006 • 25m
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S1 E20Flowers Blooming from Dead Wood16/Sep/2006 • 25m
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S1 E21The Wise Know When to Approach Danger23/Sep/2006 • 25m
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S1 E22Where There is Life, There is Hope30/Sep/2006 • 25m
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S1 E23It's the Company that Makes Travel Unpleasant07/Oct/2006 • 25m
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S1 E24Water on a Sleeping Ear14/Oct/2006 • 25m
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S1 E25An Accidental Resemblance21/Oct/2006 • 25m
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S1 E26Ravens in the Moonless Night28/Oct/2006 • 25m
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S1 E27The Prettier the Flower, the Higher the Branch18/Nov/2006 • 25m
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S1 E28Worry Gives Small Things Large Shadows25/Nov/2006 • 25m
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S1 E29Many Years' Worth of Thoughts in a Single Day09/Dec/2006 • 25m
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S1 E30Women are Brave16/Dec/2006 • 25m
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S1 E31A Diamond in the Rough23/Dec/2006 • 25m
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S1 E32A Woman's Word is Her Bond06/Jan/2007 • 25m
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S1 E33No Use Crying Over Spilt Milk13/Jan/2007 • 25m
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S1 E34Poison Gets the Better of Poison20/Jan/2007 • 25m
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S1 E35Meeting is the Beginning of Parting27/Jan/2007 • 25m
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S1 E36All is Right in the World03/Feb/2007 • 25m
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S1 E37Tears Fall Like Rain From Heaven10/Feb/2007 • 25m
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S1 E38There is no Today After Today17/Feb/2007 • 25m
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S1 E39Fate is an Inscrutable and Interesting Thing24/Feb/2007 • 25m
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Season 00 / 9 watched
S0 E1Saiunkoku Picture Scroll (Part 1) - Inner Seraglio03/Mar/2007 • 25m
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S0 E2Saiunkoku Picture Scroll (Part 2) - Plot in the Palace10/Mar/2007 • 25m
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S0 E3Saiunkoku Picture Scroll (Part 3) - The First Female Official17/Mar/2007 • 25m
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S0 E4Saiunkoku Picture Scroll (Part 4) - Ordeals of the New Officials24/Mar/2007 • 25m
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S0 E5Saiunkoku Picture Scroll (Part 5) - Governor of Sa Province11/Aug/2007 • 25m
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S0 E6Saiunkoku Picture Scroll (Part 6) - Sa Clan`s Conspiracy18/Aug/2007 • 25m
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S0 E7Saiunkoku Picture Scroll (Part 7) - Complicated Emotions25/Aug/2007 • 25m
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S0 E8Saiunkoku Picture Scroll (Part 8) - Crumbled Ambitions01/Sep/2007 • 25m
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S0 E9Saiunkoku Picture Scroll (Part 9) - Light and Dark08/Sep/2007 • 25m
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Status
Ended
Country
Japan
Runtime
25 min
External
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Full cast and crew
Houko KuwashimaShurei Kou (voice)Tomokazu SekiRyuki Shi (voice)Hikaru MidorikawaSeiran Shi (voice)Shuichi IkedaShouka Kou (voice)Nobuyuki HiyamaKouyu Li (voice)Toshiyuki MorikawaShuei Ran (voice)Jun ShishidoSeries DirectorMiwa OshimaCharacter Designer
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