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Genji Monogatari Sennenki (TV)

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Alternative title:
The Tale of Genji
源氏物語千年紀 Genji (Japanese)
Genres: drama, psychological, romance
Plot Summary: 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.
User Ratings: 38 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 1 vote (sub:1)
 Excellent: 6 votes (sub:4, raw:2)
 Very good: 4 votes (sub:4)
 Good: 10 votes (sub:10)
 Decent: 8 votes (sub:8)
 So-so: 3 votes (sub:3)
 Not really good: 1 vote (sub:1)
 Weak: 3 votes (sub:3)
 Bad: 1 vote (sub:1)
 Awful: 1 vote (sub:1)
 Worst ever: -
Seen in part or in whole by 130 users, rank: #2101
Median rating: Good
Arithmetic mean: 6.447 (Decent+.44), std. dev.: 2.0736, rank: #2528
Weighted mean: 6.349 (Decent+.34), rank: #2594 (seen all: 7.12 / seen some: 4.66 / won't finish: 5.25)
Bayesian estimate: 6.591 (Good-.40), rank: #1969
Running time: half hour per episode
Number of episodes: 11
Episode titles: We have 11
Vintage: 2009-01-15
Opening Theme:
"Hiyori Hime" by PUFFY
Ending Theme:
"Ai" by Kousuke Atari
"Koi 「恋」" by Kousuke Atari
Official website:
アニメ「源氏物語千年紀 Genji」公式サイト (Japanese)
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Japanese staff 
Japanese cast 

Director: Osamu Dezaki

Series Composition: Tomoko Konparu

Screenplay:
Osamu Dezaki
Tomoko Konparu

Music: S.E.N.S.

Original story: Murasaki Shikibu

Character Design: Akio Sugino

Art director: Jirou Kouno

Animation director: Akio Sugino

Music Director: Seiji Suzuki

Theme Song Performance:
Kousuke Atari (ED)
Puffy (OP)

 

Aya Endo as Murasaki no Ue

Sakiko Tamagawa as Fujitsubo no Nyōgo

Takahiro Sakurai as Hikaru Genji

Eriko Hirata as Aoi no Ue

Hiromi Tsuru as Rokujō no Miyasudokoro

Kenyuu Horiuchi as Kiritsubo no Mikado

Tomokazu Sugita as Tō no Chūjō

Toshiko Fujita as Kokiden no Nyōgo

Yumiko Kobayashi as Hikaru Kimi

Aya Endo as Narrator

Chieko Sasai as Female Court Attendant (ep 1)

Chihiro Suzuki as Koremitsu (ep 1)

Chiyuki Zakouji as Court lady B (ep 1)

Hiroshi Ohtake as Udaijin (ep 10)

Kumiko Itou as Nyōbō / Court lady 1 (ep 1)

Miyako Tao as Court lady A (ep 1)

Nami Okamoto as Nyōbō / Court lady 2 (ep 1)

Nobuaki Kanemitsu as Guardian (ep 1)

Yumi Touma as Young Woman (ep 1)

Yuu Mizushima as Suzaku no Mikado

Japanese companies 

Animation Production:
Tezuka Productions
Tokyo Movie

Broadcaster:
Fuji TV (2009-01-15)
Kansai TV (2009-01-20)
Kochi Sun Sun Broadcasting, Inc. (2009-02-04)
Niigata Sogo Television Inc. (2009-01-29)
Television Nishinippon Corporation (2009-01-28)
Tokai TV (2009-01-22)
TV Kumamoto Co., Ltd. (2009-02-10)

 
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