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Genji Monogatari Sennenki

Genji Monogatari Sennenki
源氏物語千年紀 Genji
(Genji Monogatari Sennenki Genji)
GenrePsychological, romance
Created byMurasaki Shikibu
Anime television series
Directed byOsamu Dezaki
Satoshi Kuwabara (Assistant)
Produced byHiroaki Nakajima
Kōji Yamamoto
Hideaki Miyamoto
Written byTomoko Konparu
Music byS.E.N.S. Project
StudioTezuka Productions
TMS Entertainment
Original networkFuji TV (Noitamina)
Original run January 15, 2009 – March 26, 2009
Episodes11 (List of episodes)

Genji Monogatari Sennenki: Genji (源氏物語千年紀 Genji; lit. "The Tale of Genji Millennium: Genji") is a Japanese anime adaptation of The Tale of Genji. Originally, it was meant to be an anime adaptation of Waki Yamato's The Tale of Genji manga, but the director decided to make it a direct adaptation of the original tale.[1] The character designs are still taken from Yamato's manga. The anime is directed by Osamu Dezaki.[2] The series premiered on Fuji TV on January 15, 2009.[3]

Anime

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Announced in August 2008, the series was originally meant to be an adaptation of Waki Yamato's manga adaptation[1], however, on November 10, 2008, it was announced that the series would now be a direct adaptation of the original novel, there were only a little changes to the staff.[4][5] The series uses two pieces of theme music. The opening theme is "Hiyori Hime" by Puffy AmiYumi, while "Koi" (恋; lit. "Love") by Kousuke Atari is the series' ending theme.[6] On April 11th, 2022, Digital Media Rights announced that they would be streaming the anime series on RetroCrush with English subtitles.[7][8]

Episodes

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No. Title Original Air Date
1 Master Hikaru (光る君, Hikaru Kimi) 15 January 2009[9]
2 Rokujou (六条, Rokujou) 22 January 2009[9]
3 The Evening Glory (夕顔, Yūgao) 29 January 2009[9]
4 The Princess of the Wisteria Pavilion (藤壺, Fujitsubo) 5 February 2009[9]
5 Karma (宿世, Shukuse) 12 February 2009[9]
6 The Lady of the Misty Moon (朧月夜, Oborozukiyo) 19 February 2009[9]
7 The Lady Aoi (葵の上, Aoi no Ue) 26 February 2009[9]
8 Sagano (嵯峨野, Sagano) 5 March 2009[9]
9 Under Dark Clouds (叢雲, Murakumo) 12 March 2009[9]
10 Treason (謀叛, Muhon) 19 March 2009[9]
11 To Suma (若紫へ, Wakamurasaki e) 26 March 2009[9]

Soundtrack CDs

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On February 25, 2009, Sony Music Entertainment released an animation soundtrack CD for Genji Monogatari Sennenki by S.E.N.S. Project and a single for the opening theme of Genji Monogatari Sennenki, "Hiyori Hime" by Puffy AmiYumi.[10][11] On March 25, 2009, Sony Music Entertainment released a soundtrack CD for the ending theme of Genji Monogatari Sennenki, "Koi" by Kousuke Atari.[6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "【魚拓】大和和紀が原作引き上げ!? アニメ『あさきゆめみし』が企画変更！ : 日刊サイゾー". ウェブ魚拓 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2025-08-22.
  2. ^ "Dezaki's The Tale of Genji Anime to Debut in January". Anime News Network. 2008-11-10. Retrieved 2009-04-14.
  3. ^ "Dezaki's The Tale of Genji Anime Commercial Posted". Anime News Network. 2009-01-06. Retrieved 2009-04-14.
  4. ^ "あさきゆめみし：アニメ化の企画が中止に　出崎監督オリジナルの「源氏物語」に変更(まんたんウェブ) - 毎日ｊｐ(毎日新聞)". mainichi.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2008-11-13. Retrieved 2025-08-24.
  5. ^ "【魚拓】「人間を甘く見ている」巨匠・出崎統が"萌え"を斬る！（前編） : 日刊サイゾー". ウェブ魚拓 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2025-08-23.
  6. ^ a b "Koi". cdjapan.co.jp. Retrieved 2009-04-14.
  7. ^ "RetroCrush Adds Tama and Friends, Genji Monogatari Sennenki, 8 More Anime". Anime News Network. 2025-08-23. Retrieved 2025-08-23.
  8. ^ "Genji Monogatari Sennenki - The Tale of Genji (2009) Osamu Dezaki's final directorial work is now available to stream!". X (Formerly Twitter). August 30, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Genji Monogatari Sennenki (TV) [Episode titles] - Anime News Network". www.animenewsnetwork.com. Retrieved 2025-08-22.
  10. ^ "Genji Monogatari Sennenki Genji Original Soundtrack". cdjapan.co.jp. Retrieved 2009-04-14.
  11. ^ "Hiyori Hime [Regular Edition]". cdjapan.co.jp. Retrieved 2009-04-14.
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