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The Heike Story

Heike Monogatari · 平家物語

ONA · Finished · Fall 2021 · 11 episodes · 23 min

A young orphan named Biwa is taken in by the powerful Taira Clan—also known as the Heike—after their leader witnesses her extraordinary psychic abilities. Unfortunately, what she predicts is a future of bloodshed, violence, and civil war. Inspired by the 12th-century epic tale Heike Monogatari.

(Source: Funimation)

Genres: Drama, Supernatural

Tags: Classic Literature, Politics, Historical, War, Philosophy, Military, Religion, Samurai, Female Protagonist, Orphan, Archery, Tomboy

Studio: Science SARU

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Episodes

  1. Episode 1: If You Don't Belong to the Heike, You Won't Be a Person
  2. Episode 2: The Glory of the Corrupt World is a Dream in a Dream
  3. Episode 3: Shishigatani Incident
  4. Episode 4: Unwritten Affair
  5. Episode 5: Bridge Battle
  6. Episode 6: City Transition
  7. Episode 7: Kiyomori, Dies
  8. Episode 8: Leaving the Capital
  9. Episode 9: Heike Flowing
  10. Episode 10: Dan-no-ura
  11. Episode 11: The Impermanence of Worldly Things

Reviews

The most beautiful anime I only kind of understood.

A strange, misguided adaptation that adds pointless diversions to a Japanese literary classic

It's possible that Naoko Yamada is the greatest anime director of all time.