The Story of Saiunkoku (also known as Saiunkoku Monogatari, Tale of the Land of Colored Clouds, and the Tale of Saiunkoku 彩雲国物語) is a 39 episode anime that has a heavy Chinese influence and is a flowing drama the likes of which is rarely seen. Often we get a mix of Fantasy and Comedy as Genres or Fantasy and Drama, but rarely do we see a mix of Fantasy, Drama, Comedy, and Romance that is able to stick to all four genres perfectly. Saiunkoku Monogatari is one of the best drama animes to come out of Japan in awhile.
The story is very simplistic. Based on a rough Chinese style of government and architecture, all of the events in the anime happen in a fictional empire known as “Saikunkoku”. Although, you might as well call it Japan and China’s love child. It’s basically ancient China with Japanese influence mixed in. It has a governor, provinces, “great families”, ministers, and the rest of whole stereotypical Chinese Japanese government from long ago.
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The Garden Of Sinners - Theatrical Feature 1: Fukan Fukei the anime theatrical series was something that I came across by accident, but intrigued me, so I thought I’d share it with our viewers. The first chapture, ‘Fukan Fukei,’ was made 2007, but the series itself is from a story from the internet. Getting into the gritty details.
Brush up on what you can expect from this anime is the many uses of metaphors. They’re non-stop, from use of a dream or a direct literal use. For those who don’t want to go ahead and look up the meaning, “Fukan Fukei,’ it means, “A view from above.” Another used of metaphors that are expressed visually through the beginning credits. A weary butterfly following an energetic dragonfly.
As they can use these symbolical images, or messages some might start to ponder if this anime is combined with action, fantasy, supernatural, or fable. It is. This is but one of a few of their episodes.
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The Story of Saiunkoku (also known as Saiunkoku Monogatari, Tale of the Land of Colored Clouds, and the Tale of Saiunkoku 彩雲国物語) is a 39 episode anime that has a heavy Chinese influence and is a flowing drama the likes of which is rarely seen. Often we get a mix of Fantasy and Comedy as Genres or Fantasy and Drama, but rarely do we see a mix of Fantasy, Drama, Comedy, and Romance that is able to stick to all four genres perfectly. Saiunkoku Monogatari is one of the best drama animes to come out of Japan in awhile.
