Series synopsis
Hiiro no Kakera, also known as 緋色の欠片 is a Japanese drama sci-fi & fantasy animation television series that premiered on Tokyo MX on March 6, 2012. It ended on December 23, 2012. It stars Marie Miyake, Tomokazu Sugita, Kousuke Okano and Daisuke Namikawa.
Believing she is to live with her grandmother because her parents are transferred abroad, Tamaki Kasuga travels to the town of Kifumura. There, she is told that she is actually to perform the role of sealing the sword Onikirimaru as the next 'Tamayori princess'. To protect her, she is also assigned young men from another family as guardians.
Premise
Believing she is to live with her grandmother because her parents are transferred abroad, Tamaki Kasuga travels to the town of Kifumura. There, she is told that she is actually to perform the role of sealing the sword Onikirimaru as the next 'Tamayori princess'. To protect her, she is also assigned young men from another family as guardians.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Marie Miyake as Tamaki Kasuga (voice)
- Tomokazu Sugita as Takuma Onizaki (voice)
- Kousuke Okano as Mahiro Atori (voice)
- Daisuke Namikawa as Yuuichi Komura (voice)
- Hiroki Shimowada as Shinji Inukai (voice)
- Daisuke Hirakawa as Suguru Oomi (voice)
- Kazunori Nomiya as Ryou Kutani (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 3 seasons with 27 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 1 | March 28, 2013 | March 28, 2013 |
| Season 1 | 13 | March 6, 2012 | June 24, 2012 |
| Season 2 | 13 | September 30, 2012 | December 23, 2012 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Hiiro no Kakera: Totsugeki! Tonari no Ikemenzu Bundled with Hiiro no Kakera Taizen, a comprehensive illustration book on the six-year history of Idea Factory's Hiiro no Kakera romance game franchise, the OVA reveals the private lives of the five main characters. |
March 28, 2013 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Tamayori Princess It's the time of year when the trees turn red. Tamaki Ugaya, an ordinary high school student, goes to live with her grandmother in the Ugaya Family home while her parents are overseas for work. Tamaki arrives at Kifumura village, surrounded by nature. Her childhood memories guide her towards her grandmother's house but she is immediately attacked by monsters. The one who saves her is the surly boy, Takuma Onizaki |
March 6, 2012 |
| 2 |
A Step of Determination From her grandmother, Shizuki, Tamaki succeeds as the Tamayori princess to protect the Onikirimaru. Tamaki is puzzled, but surrounded by her guardians, Takuma Onizaki, Mahiro Atori, Yuichi Komura, Surugu Ohmi, who protect the Tamayori princess. Tamaki tries to find out what the Tamayori princess is and what the Onikirimaru is |
April 8, 2012 |
| 3 |
The Five Guardians The one who catches Tamaki as she nearly falls is the fifth member of the Shugogo house, Shinji Inukai. Despite their joyful reunion, Tamaki thinks it strange that Takuma and the others don't welcome him. Meanwhile, the five guardians head off patrol the five items which seal the Onikirimaru. Tamaki begins to worry and experiences a sudden headache.. |
April 15, 2012 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Tamayori's Fate Tamaki enjoy the time of peace after the Onikirimaru incident and recap her memories from first season. |
September 30, 2012 |
| 2 |
Ominous Dark Cloud Takuma starts to feel effect of Onikirimaru's presence. |
October 7, 2012 |
| 3 |
The Traitor's Vow After Suguru defected, Tamaki and the other guardians try to cope with what happened. Shinji goes see Aria again, while Ryou takes things into his own hands. Ashiya starts to become more involved. |
October 14, 2012 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Tokyo MX |
|---|---|
| First aired | March 6, 2012 |
| Last aired | December 23, 2012 |
| Runtime | 25 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Sunday at 22:00:00 |