Genji Monogatari Sennenki

Genji Monogatari Sennenki: Genji (源氏物語千年紀 Genji), official title Millennium Old Journal: The Tale of 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

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) by Kousuke Atari is the series' ending theme.[6] On April 11, 2022, Digital Media Rights announced that they would be streaming the anime series on RetroCrush with English subtitles.[7][8] The Anime ends at halfway with Genji being exlied to Suma.

Soundtrack CDs

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

• List of characters from The Tale of Genji

External links

• Official Genji Monogatari Sennenki website