The Story of Saiunkoku (2006)

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The Story of Saiunkoku is a series of Japanese light novels written by Sai Yukino and illustrated by Kairi Yura. As of July 2011, the eighteenth and final volume was released, concluding the series. Four side story anthologies have also been released, collecting stories originally published in The Beans magazine.

Original Release

04/08/2006

Cast

Kelly Sheridan	Shurei Hong
Toshiyuki Morikawa	Shuei Lan
Andrew Francis	Seiran Si
Brad Swaile	Ryuki Shi
Hikaru Midorikawa	Seiran Shi
Andrew Toth	Koyu Ri
Michael Adamthwaite	Shuei Ran
Michael Kopsa	Shoka Hong
Dale Wilson	Advisor So
John Novak	Advisor Sho

(see additional cast & crew)

#	Title	Air Date
1	There's No Place Like Home
2	Life Goes on Despite Tears and Laughter
3	Birds of a Feather Flock Together
4	If Winter Comes, Can Spring Be Far Behind?
5	Love Is Not Stingy in Giving
6	A Peal of Thunder in a Blue Sky
7	Wholeheartedness Penetrates Stones
8	Exhausting Human Abilities, One Waits for Heaven's Will
9	Meeting the Buddha in Hell
10	The Awaited Person Finally Arrives
11	The Husband Is Always the Last to Know
12	If Justice Is Not Allowed to Be Seen, There Will Be No Heroism
13	Hurrying Leads to Mistakes
14	Enter the Lion's Den
15	A Short Amount of Time
16	Light Before the Wind
17	Up and Down Seven Times
18	A Long Way After Dark
19	Don't Count Your Chickens Before They Hatch
20	All Is Lost That Is Given to a Fool
21	A Frog's Child Is a Frog
22	An Insect in a Lion's Body
23	Misery Loves Company
24	One Good Turn Deserves Another
25	Even with Trouble, Youth Is Sufficient Enough to Pay
26	Even the Wisest Will Flee When They Are Fools
27	Better to Be the One That Waits Than the One Waited For
28	Peaches and Chestnuts in Three Years, Persimmons in Eight Years
29	The Further You Are, the More I Think About You
30	The Silent Firefly's Body Consumed by Love
31	One Reaps What One Sows
32	A Painful Reluctance
33	As the Seasons Change, So Does the Mind
34	Bluer Than Indigo
35	Crossing a Dangerous Bridge
36	Fortune Is Where One Finds It
37	The Eyes Are the Mirror of the Soul
38	Close Friendship
39	Destined Partners Cannot Be Separated

Directors

Jun Shishido

Writers

Yukino Sai, Kazuyuki Fudeyasu, Yuka Yamada, Miho Maruo, Reiko Yoshida, Ayuna Fujisaki, Kurasumi Sunayama

Cast

Kelly Sheridan	Shurei Hong
Toshiyuki Morikawa	Shuei Lan
Andrew Francis	Seiran Si
Brad Swaile	Ryuki Shi
Hikaru Midorikawa	Seiran Shi
Andrew Toth	Koyu Ri
Michael Adamthwaite	Shuei Ran
Michael Kopsa	Shoka Hong
Dale Wilson	Advisor So
John Novak	Advisor Sho
Reece Thompson	Eigetsu To
French Tickner	Advisor Sa
Chantal Strand	Korin
Nicole Oliver	Shusui
Jason Simpson	Ensei Ro
Mark Oliver	Kijin Kou
Don Brown	Secretary Sai
Michael Daingerfield	Official Kei
Louis Chirillo	Reishin Hong
Cathy Weseluck	Ryushin