The Heike Story
TV-14
7.5
2022
Animation
, Drama
, Sci-Fi
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.
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- Cast:
- Aoi Yuki , Takahiro Sakurai , Tessyo Genda , Saori Hayami , Shigeru Chiba , Kikuko Inoue , Miyu Irino
Episode 11 : The Impermanence of Worldly Things
March. 24,2022
Biwa witnesses the final clash between the Heike and the Genji. In the aftermath, Biwa sets out to tell the Heike's story.
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Episode 10 : Dan-no-ura
March. 24,2022
Having discovered her purpose, Biwa returns to the Heike to witness events play out. The final clash between the Heike and the Genji approaches.
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Episode 9 : Heike Flowing
March. 10,2022
A chance encounter leads Biwa to her mother. The Heike take refuge in Dazaifu, but their respite is cut short.
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Episode 8 : Leaving the Capital
March. 03,2022
Having been kicked out of her home, Biwa sets off on a journey for clues about her mother. The Heike's military challenges continue.
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Episode 7 : Kiyomori, Dies
February. 24,2022
The capital is moved back to present-day Kyoto.Amidst the political turmoil the move ignites, Biwa and the others are shaken by unexpected deaths.
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Episode 6 : City Transition
February. 17,2022
Kiyomori moves the capital to Fukuhara, a new figure moves against the Heike, and Koremori is charged with leading the counterattack.
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Episode 5 : Bridge Battle
February. 10,2022
Shigemori's passing hits Kiyomori hard. However, with Shigemori gone, no one is left to stand up to Kiyomori, leaving his whims and ambitions unchecked.
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Episode 4 : Unwritten Affair
February. 03,2022
Tokuko finally carries Emperor Takakura's child. The prospect of an emperor from the Taira lineage is a happy tiding, but the prospect of Kiyomori's tightening grip on power bodes ill.
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Episode 3 : Shishigatani Incident
January. 27,2022
After the passage of several years, Biwa catches up with a friend. A clash with the Enryakuji monks bodes ill for the Heike, and Shigemori is compelled to take drastic action to restrain Kiyomori.
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Episode 2 : The Glory of the Corrupt World Is a Dream in a Dream
January. 20,2022
Shigemori rushes to deal with the fallout of Kiyomori's assault on the regent. As Biwa spends more time with Shigemori's family, she begins to open up.
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Episode 1 : If You Don't Belong to the Heike, You Won't Be a Person
January. 13,2022
The Taira clan, also known as the Heike, has reached unprecedented power and influence in Japan. Through strange and terrible circumstances, a biwa-playing girl finds herself enmeshed in the story of their political strife.
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