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The Heike Story

The Heike Story (2022)

January. 13,2022

7.5

TV-14

| Animation Drama Sci-Fi

The Heike Story

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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The Heike Story

2022 / TV-14

Seasons & Episode

Seasons 1 : 2022

11 Episode

Episode 1 - If You Don't Belong to the Heike, You Won't Be a Person

January. 13,2022

The Taira clan, also known as the Heike, has reached unprecedented power and influence in Japan. Through strange and terrible circumstances, a biwa-playing girl finds herself enmeshed in the story of their political strife.

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Episode 2 - The Glory of the Corrupt World Is a Dream in a Dream

January. 20,2022

Shigemori rushes to deal with the fallout of Kiyomori's assault on the regent. As Biwa spends more time with Shigemori's family, she begins to open up.

Episode 3 - Shishigatani Incident

January. 27,2022

After the passage of several years, Biwa catches up with a friend. A clash with the Enryakuji monks bodes ill for the Heike, and Shigemori is compelled to take drastic action to restrain Kiyomori.

Episode 4 - Unwritten Affair

February. 03,2022

Tokuko finally carries Emperor Takakura's child. The prospect of an emperor from the Taira lineage is a happy tiding, but the prospect of Kiyomori's tightening grip on power bodes ill.

Episode 5 - Bridge Battle

February. 10,2022

Shigemori's passing hits Kiyomori hard. However, with Shigemori gone, no one is left to stand up to Kiyomori, leaving his whims and ambitions unchecked.

Episode 6 - City Transition

February. 17,2022