The Heike Story (2021)
- Original title
- 平家物語
- Directed by
- Naoko Yamada
- Genre
- historical anime and manga, Drama, Supernatural
- Country
- Japan
- Length
- 1 season, 11 episodes
- Rated
- TV-14
- Rating
- 7.3 of 10 from 30 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
An orphan girl with prophetic sight joins the Taira clan as they rise to power in 12th century Japan. The series follows their fortunes through war and political intrigue until their eventual fall.
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What happens
The Heike Story (Japanese: 平家物語, Hepburn: Heike Monogatari) is a Japanese original net animation series adapted from Hideo Furukawa's 2016 translation into modern Japanese of The Tale of the Heike, a 13th-century historical epic depicting the rise and fall of the Taira clan. The series was produced by Science SARU and directed by Naoko Yamada, and streamed from September 16 to November 25, 2021 on Fuji TV's on Demand (FOD)'s service, as well as on Funimation. This was then followed by the television broadcast through the same network's +Ultra programming block, which aired from January 13 to March 17, 2022. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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