Series synopsis
Raven of the Inner Palace, also known as 後宮の烏 is a Japanese animation drama mystery sci-fi & fantasy television series that premiered on Gunma TV on October 1, 2022. It ended on December 24, 2022. It stars Saku Mizuno, Masaaki Mizunaka, Taku Yashiro and Marika Kouno.
The Raven Consort is a special consort living deep in the inner palace who, despite her title, does not perform nighttime duties for the emperor. Some who have seen her say she has the appearance of an old woman, while others describe her as a young girl. The Raven Consort's name is Shouxue. She can use mysterious arts and will accept any favor asked of her, whether it is to find something lost or to curse someone to death. The current emperor, Gaojun, visits her one night to ask a favor. Their ...
Premise
The Raven Consort is a special consort living deep in the inner palace who, despite her title, does not perform nighttime duties for the emperor. Some who have seen her say she has the appearance of an old woman, while others describe her as a young girl. The Raven Consort's name is Shouxue. She can use mysterious arts and will accept any favor asked of her, whether it is to find something lost or to curse someone to death. The current emperor, Gaojun, visits her one night to ask a favor. Their meeting exposes a secret that will turn history on its head...
Premise: What is the true identity of the solitary Raven Consort?
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Saku Mizuno as Liu Shouxue / Ryuu Jusetsu (voice)
- Masaaki Mizunaka as Xia Gaojun / Ka Koushun (voice)
- Taku Yashiro as Wei Qing / Ei Sei (voice)
- Marika Kouno as Jiujiu (voice)
- Nobunaga Shimazaki as Wen Ying / Onkei (voice)
- Nobuhiko Okamoto as Dan Hai / Tan Kai (voice)
- Mana Hirata as Yi Siha / Ishiha (voice)
- Reina Ueda as Yun Huaniang / Un Kajou (voice)
Guest cast
- Ayako Kawasumi as Xie Fei/Consort Sha (voice)
- Makoto Koichi as Xia Gaojun/Ka Koushun (young) (voice)
- Ryo Sugisaki as Yun Yongde/Un Eitoku (voice)
- Masako Katsuki as Empress Dowager (voice)
- Sachiko Kojima as Axiu/Ashuu (voice)
- Aya Yamane as Third Consort (voice)
- Hiroki Maeda as Door guard B (voice)
- Riho Sugiyama as Xingxing/Shinshin (voice)
- Ikumi Hasegawa as Court lady A (voice)
- Kikuko Inoue as Narrator (voice)
- Yuka Nukui as Shouxue/Shousui [Ban Yingnü/Han-oujo] (voice)
- Mai Nakahara as Shouxue/Jusetsu's mother (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 13 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 13 | October 1, 2022 | December 24, 2022 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Jade Earring, Part 1 The Raven Consort is a special consort who does not perform nighttime duties. Though she accepts all requests including death curses, exorcisms, and finding lost items, it is said that misfortune befalls those who meet her. Despite living in the inner palace, she is a mysterious entity nobody knows much about. The emperor Xia Gaojun enters Ye Ming Palace where the Raven Consort resides. There he encounters Liu Shouxue, a beautiful young girl dressed all in black. |
October 1, 2022 |
| 2 |
The Jade Earring, Part 2 At Gaojun's request, Shouxue investigates the ghost possessing the jade earring. The owner of the earring was Ban Yingnü. Ten years ago, she was suspected of poisoning the Third Consort and hanged herself. In order to discover the truth about her death, Shouxue heads to the wash house with her lady-in-waiting Jiu-Jiu where Ban Yingnü's personal attendant Su Hongqiao resides. However, Su Hongqiao is unable to speak to them as her tongue has been cut out. |
October 8, 2022 |
| 3 |
The Whistle Huaniang, the high-ranking inner palace consort who lives at Yuanqian Palace, comes to Ye Ming Palace. She wants to know why her flower whistle will not blow. Flower whistles are hung from the eaves of buildings at the end of winter to mourn those who passed away the previous year. Allegedly the dead return on winds announcing the coming of spring to blow the whistles. Huaniang is concerned that her whistle has not blown since she lost her lover Ou Xuanyou. Shouxue complies with her request and attempts to summon the soul of Ou Xuanyou so she can speak to him. |
October 15, 2022 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Gunma TV |
|---|---|
| First aired | October 1, 2022 |
| Last aired | December 24, 2022 |
| Runtime | 24 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Saturday at 23:30:00 |