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Genji Monogatari Sennenki
源氏物語千年紀 Genji; (Genji Monogatari Sennenki Genji)
Genre	Psychological, romance
Anime television series
Directed by	Osamu Dezaki; Satoshi Kuwabara (Assistant)
Produced by	Hiroaki Nakajima; Kōji Yamamoto; Hideaki Miyamoto
Written by	Tomoko Konparu
Music by	S.E.N.S. Project
Studio	Tezuka Productions; TMS Entertainment
Original network	Fuji TV (Noitamina)
Original run	January 15, 2009 – March 26, 2009
Episodes	11

Genji Monogatari Sennenki: Genji (源氏物語千年紀 Genji, lit. "The Tale of Genji Millennium: 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. The character designs are still taken from Yamato's manga. The anime is directed by Osamu Dezaki.^[1] The series premiered on Fuji TV on January 15, 2009.^[2]

Anime edit

The series uses two pieces of theme music. The opening theme is "Hiyori Hime" by Puffy AmiYumi, while "Koi" (恋, lit. "Love") by Kousuke Atari is the series' ending theme.^[3]

Soundtrack CDs edit

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.^[4]^[5] On March 25, 2009, Sony Music Entertainment released a soundtrack CD for the ending theme of Genji Monogatari Sennenki, "Koi" by Kousuke Atari.^[3]

References edit

^ "Dezaki's The Tale of Genji Anime to Debut in January". Anime News Network. 2008-11-10. Retrieved 2009-04-14.
^ "Dezaki's The Tale of Genji Anime Commercial Posted". Anime News Network. 2009-01-06. Retrieved 2009-04-14.
^ ^a ^b "Koi". cdjapan.co.jp. Retrieved 2009-04-14.
^ "Genji Monogatari Sennenki Genji Original Soundtrack". cdjapan.co.jp. Retrieved 2009-04-14.
^ "Hiyori Hime [Regular Edition]". cdjapan.co.jp. Retrieved 2009-04-14.