Chouyaku Hyakuninisshu: Uta Koi. episodes

Narihira becomes infatuated with Takaiko, a daughter of the Fujiwara clan, and attempts to woo her. Takaiko initially refuses, as she is to become imperial consort, however eventually engages in an…

The son of Takaiko, Sadaakira, becomes emperor. He is depicted as a mischievous boy who pulls pranks on a girl named Yasuko, and the two grow to dislike one another.

Munesada, upon learning of his sister Yoshiko's plans to become an imperial servant, wishes to elope with her.

Yasuhide is an inconfident poet who specialises in wordplay. Upon meeting Narihira during a gathering of poets, the two trespass the living quarters of Ono no Komachi, and the three engage in moon…

Yasuhide is assigned to Mikawa, and prior to departing sends Komachi a letter of his situation. Narihira, Yasuhide and Komachi spend a night together having a moon gazing session, and Komachi writes…

Plotless filler episode involving the personas of the Hyakunin isshu and the shenanigans that occur between them, many of them significantly anachronistic (e.g.

Yoshitaka is courting a woman of the Minamoto clan, however does not meet her in person and merely writes letters, much to her dismay.

Two couples very much in love, but even time can erode at something once thought unbreakable.

Yukinari’s father had a natural gift for poetry, a gift not passed on. Yukinari’s anti-social nature is affecting his reputation within the palace, in particular with the ladies of the court.

With the death of a prominent figure and a shakeup within the hierarchy of the palace, many things are changing and the old poets of the palace are moving on.

A chance for love takes courage, not pride.

A young man, not wanting to follow in his father’s footsteps, is drawn to the world of poetry by an untouchable source.