Chōyaku Hyakunin isshu: Uta Koi
| Chōyaku Hyakunin isshu: Uta Koi | |
 Cover of the fourth manga volume | |
| 超訳百人一首 うた恋い | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Romance, historical |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Kei Sugita |
| Published by | Media Factory |
| Demographic | Josei |
| Original run | 14 August 2010 – present |
| Volumes | 4 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Kenichi Kasai |
| Produced by | NAS |
| Written by | Tomoko Konparu |
| Music by | Yasunori Mitsuda Maki Kirioka |
| Studio | TYO Animations |
| Original network | TV Tokyo, TVO, TVQ, TSC, TVh, TVA, AT-X |
| Original run | 3 July 2012 – 25 September 2012 |
| Episodes | 13 |
Chōyaku Hyakunin Isshu: Uta Koi (超訳百人一首 うた恋い) is a historical Josei manga written and illustrated by Kei Sugita, and published by Media Factory. An anime adaptation by TYO Animations began airing in July 2012.[1]
Uta Koi is a "super liberal" interpretation of the Hyakunin isshu anthology of 100 romantic poems by 100 poets compiled during the Heian period.
Plot
Uta Koi details a selection of romantic poems from the Hyakunin isshu, including the tale of Ariwara no Narihira's affair with imperial consort Fujiwara no Takaiko, the romantic relationship between Narihira's brother Ariwara no Yukihira and his wife Hiroko, amongst others.
Characters
- Fujiwara no Teika (藤原 定家)
- Voiced by: Yuki Kaji
- Main character who introduces poems from the Hyakunin isshu.
- Ariwara no Narihira (在原 業平)
- Voiced by: Junichi Suwabe
- A poetry-loving aristocrat depicted as a womanizing playboy who elopes with Takaiko in a forbidden romance.
- Fujiwara no Takaiko (藤原 高子)
- Voiced by: Saori Hayami
- Daughter of Fujiwara no Nagara and later imperial consort of Emperor Seiwa, who elopes with Narihira.
- Ariwara no Yukihira (在原 行平)
- Voiced by: Daichi Endou
- Older brother of Narihira.
- Hiroko (弘子)
- Voiced by: Sanae Kobayashi
- Wife of Ariwara no Yukihira.
- Sadaakira (貞明)
- Voiced by: Shotaro Morikubo
- Emperor of Japan and son of Takaiko, who is depicted as stubborn, insensitive and mischievous.
- Yasuko (綏子)
- Wife of Sadaakira who enjoys nature, and has a gentle personality.
- Ono no Komachi (小野 小町)
- Voiced by: Aya Endō
- A woman of renowned beauty, favoured by the emperor. Formerly known by the name of Yoshiko.
- Yoshimine no Munesada (良岑 宗貞)
- Voiced by: Yuuya Uchida
- A man who attempted to elope with Yoshiko, later known as Ono no Komachi, who then later became a monk.
- Fun'ya no Yasuhide (文屋 康秀)
- Voiced by: Susumu Chiba
- A poet who specialises in wordplay.
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- Voiced by: Akira Ishida
- Father of Fujiwara no Yukinari.
Media
Manga
As of April 2014 four volumes have been published, with the most recent published in December 2013.[2] Over 400,000 copies of the manga series have been printed.[1] The fourth manga volume sold 28,400 copies within the first week of release, ranking within the top 50 on the Oricon comic sales charts.[2]
Drama CD
On 24 August 2011 the first drama CD volume was released.[3]
Anime
An anime adaptation of Uta Koi began airing on 3 July 2012. The opening song is "Love Letter from Nanika?" (ラブレター・フロム・何か？) by ecosystem, and the closing song is "Singin' My Lu" by SOUL'd OUT.[4]
Episode list
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References
- ^ a b 2012-03-20, Kei Sugita's Chōyaku Hyakunin Isshu: Uta Koi. Manga Gets TV Anime, Anime News Network
- ^ a b 2013-12-18, Japanese Comic Ranking, December 9-15, Anime News Network
- ^ 2011-07-05, 『超訳百人一首 うた恋い。』ドラマCD特設サイトで、キャストコメント・第2弾が登場！杉田圭先生による公式個人誌『うた変。』のサンプル・第1弾も公開！, Livedoor News
- ^ 2012-05-25, 注目アニメ「超訳百人一首 うた恋い。」の主題歌アーティストが決定！, Rakuten Woman
External links
- Official website
- Chōyaku Hyakunin isshu: Uta Koi (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia