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The Heike Story

2022 · 1 season

A quiet, sorrowful chronicle of a doomed family, watched through a child's eyes with gentle animation and a pervasive sense of inevitable loss.

Created by
Shuntaro Tozawa, Yoshie Ezaki
Genres
Animation, Drama, Sci-fi & fantasy
Starring
Aoi Yuki, Takahiro Sakurai, Saori Hayami
Overview
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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  • Crunchyroll
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Created by
Shuntaro Tozawa, Yoshie Ezaki
Genres
Animation, Drama, Sci-fi & fantasy
Starring
Aoi Yuki, Takahiro Sakurai, Saori Hayami
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • fate
  • war
  • power
  • grief
Places
  • single country house
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour2
Realism5
Romance1
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
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Created by
Shuntaro Tozawa, Yoshie Ezaki, Mokochan, Naoko Yamada, Fuga Yamashiro, Ai Yukimura
Written by
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Starring
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Cinematography
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Length
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