Genji Monogatari Sennenki: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Born from a much loved, but lowly ranked concubine, Genji Hikaru is called the Shining Prince and is the beloved second son of the Emperor. Although he cannot be an heir to the throne of his father, Genji spends his life surrounded by every pleasure and love. And yet, his one longing in love is something that even the power of an Emperor can never give him.

Series details

• Title: Genji Monogatari Sennenki
• Format: Animation
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Anime, Romance
• Premiere date: 2009-01-15
• Final broadcast date listed: 2009-03-26
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Fuji TV
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 26582
• TVDB ID: 89741

Cast and credited roles

• Aya Endo — Murasaki no Ue
• Sakiko Tamagawa — Fujitsubo no Nyōgo
• Takahiro Sakurai — Hikaru Genji
• Eriko Hirata — Aoi no Ue
• Hiromi Tsuru — Rokujō no Miyasudokoro
• Kenyuu Horiuchi — Kiritsubo no Mikado
• Tomokazu Sugita — Tō no Chūjō
• Fujita Toshiko — Kokiden no Nyōgo
• Yumiko Kobayashi — Hikaru Kimi

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2009-01-15; final listed air date 2009-03-26; episode order: 11.

Source and licence

Adapted from Genji Monogatari Sennenki on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.