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Saiunkoku Monogatari
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Description
The story, which takes place in the fictional medieval empire of Saiunkoku, follows the adventures of Shuurei Kou, a descendant of a noble family that has fallen on hard times.
Her father works as a librarian in the Imperial palace, a post which offers prestige and respect, but little compensation. Shuurei teaches in the temple school and works odd jobs to make ends meet, but her dream is to pass the imperial examinations and take a post in government, a path forbidden to women.
Shuurei's plans come to an abrupt halt when the Emperor's Grand Advisor makes a startling offer, which is joining the imperial household for six months as the young Emperor's consort, and teach the Emperor to be a responsible ruler. If she succeeds, the financial reward will be great.
The story details Shuurei's growing relationships with the Emperor and other members of the court, the intrigues that surround imperial politics, and her commitment to better herself and her country.
Type
Manga
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Associated Names
彩雲国物語
채운국 이야기
Colourcloud Palace
Story of Saiunkoku
Story of the Land of Many-Colored Clouds
Tales of Saiunkoku
Groups Scanlating
Latest Release(s)
v. 4 c. 16 by J-SiS (139d ago)v. 4 c. 15 by J-SiS (143d ago)v. 4 c. 14 by J-SiS (150d ago)Search for all releases of this series
Status in Country of Origin
5 Volumes (Ongoing)
Completely Scanlated?
No
Anime Start/End Chapter
Starts at v. 1
User Reviews
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User Rating
Average: 8.9 / 10.0 (197 votes) Bayesian Average: 8.71 / 10.0
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Last Updated
January 26th 2010, 3:21pm PST
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Year
2005
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Serialized In (magazine)
Asuka (Kadokawa Shoten)
Beans Ace (Kadokawa Shoten)
Licensed (in English)
No
English Publisher
N/A
Activity Stats (vs. other series)
Weekly Pos # 425  (+46) Monthly Pos # 665 (+15) 3 Month Pos # 581  (-37) 6 Month Pos # 516 (-234)
List Stats
On 676 reading lists On 512 wish lists On 30 unfinished lists On 69 custom lists
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| Yeah by thebikernun on January 26th, 2010, 8:46pm |
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I really liked this one. The art is well done the character build up is realistic. Sure it is typical in a lot of ways but it is not overly syrupy. Which is nice because I'm tired of women being portrayed as idiots and having no desire to better themselves outside of getting the man. This is a good repeat read.
Rating: 10 / 10.0 |
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| Haven't read this Manga yet by 1732713 on January 6th, 2010, 9:59pm |
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I just finished watching both the anime series of Saiunkou monogatari and I gotta say This is such a great anime; I have no words that would do justice to it. I had started watching it a long time ago but then I gave up on it for some reason. But then I remember how great the main female character was and how rare it is to find a heroine in anime who is so completely and utterly cool like Ko Shuurei. She is smart, funny, unbelievably driven, and best of all she is not a whiny cry baby who requires a man to be complete. Other than Shuurei, my other favourite characters were the Emperor, Shi Ryuuki, and Sa Sakujun. Ryuuki was so adorably lovable, he could be so wonderfully cool when carrying out Imperial duties and yet so silly and innocent at other times, waah Kawaii!!! I loved Sa Sakujun even though he was somewhat villainous. I loved how he was so in love with Shuurei and always trying to seduce her, and plus he is just so magnificently gorgeous Kyaaaa! There were so many positive qualities I admired in the main characters, which made me want to be just like that. The soundtrack is another thing I have fallen head over heels for. This anime was a lot like Seirei No Moribito, mostly because the setting and the music were of a historical era and both have strong women who carry out missions of countrywide importance, plus the emperors in both are super lovable. Ah I could talk about this for ever.
I will miss Shuurei and all the other characters… too bad the next series (Just like NANA) might not be made and if made it will be too far in the future and who knows I might have lost my love of Anime then. Sigh…
I tried reading the manga, but animated action and color is so much better after all, plus the manga plot is far behind the anime.
(PS: I know I just gave a review of an anime in a manga section, sorry for that. I wonder if there's an anime review site just like this Manga site...) |
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| T-T by lilevilgal on July 4th, 2009, 6:09am |
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SO ANNOYING! i love this story to death but the manga is like...dead. and the anime has only 2 seasons!!!!!!! T-T i wish there is a 3 season...at least...+ nothing happened between shuurei and the emperor...!!!!! i feel like crying when i think about that. why doesn't the sensei write more T-T anyone like me out there who wants this series to continue??
Rating: 10 / 10.0 |
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| A manga that you'll want to read, despite the slowness. by HanaTenshiHimeko on February 24th, 2009, 8:46am |
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| I first picked up the series because of the pretty artwork. And when reading this series, I fell in loved it. It wasn't girly romance that involves guy-chase-girl-who-chase-another-girl or cry-a-bucket-of-tears-and-everything-shall-be-ok storyplot. It's mostly talk about Shuurei trying to get into politics (where back in the days girls stay home and be good wives instead) and what the main character is trying to do to make Saiukoku a better place. For a politic-hater like me, it's not that annoying to the point I want to throw the manga against the wall, but rather wanting to read some more. And for a female like her, I like the girl power showing out. =D |
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| A manga and anime that you should die for by chubee on January 19th, 2009, 11:57am |
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I neglected this manga at first because of the weird title but now I know I'm so wrong. This is also the first time I have seen such a beautiful woman in term of intelligence and passion. An extremely heart-warming story in which the heroine is an epitome of virtue and a symbol for all women to strike for. It's nice to know that Shuurei didn't fall into the typical type of shoujo heroine as she created a whole new image of herself as a strong woman in a modern society, dared to challenge the old stereotypes in which men should be the pillar of all.
Rating: 10 / 10.0 |
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| I would love to be able to read the Novel by Cottoni on October 7th, 2008, 1:56pm |
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I love the anime, so I checked out the manga. Its nice to see the manga does not simply follow the anime, instead takes plot elements left out or changed in the anime, staying truer to the novel.
I love the characters in this story, so many characters at first are hard to keep track of, but its excellent when you know who is who and can follow the indepth story lines. The women in this story are amazing, I'm sick to death of bland stupid weak cliched females in shoujo, this series blows all of those out of the water. The females are diverse and interesting, you have all types of females.
Shuurei is dense in her own naive way, but it is a particular issue that the story is trying to address as an actual plot point rather than using it for convenience to draw out a stupid romance.
The romance between her and Ryuuki is playing out realistically, I love that she didn't just fall for him right away.
Rating: 10 / 10.0 |
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| Anime goes much further by kujika on May 9th, 2008, 6:16am |
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I watched the anime and I must say: It gets much better. So please don't condemn this series after reading 2 volumes. The anime has currently... 53 episodes translated I think. In the 9th episode (exactly after the second volume ended), Shuurei begins once more to take her dream seriously: she wants to become an offical. Since then I couldn't stop watching. Also more characters will be introduced later on. She will become one of the most believable "Mary Sues" ever, also this series has more depth than many I know. People who give that a 1 simply don't like the genre, so don't read it.
Rating: 9 / 10.0 |
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| really good by faye_chan on November 23rd, 2007, 5:42am |
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i really enjoyed this idont know why this is classified as josei though i think its more shoujo its certainly very cute the female lead character is very likable smart , pretty, makes good buns . she's not one of those hopeless heroins who cries at a drop of a hat. The male lead character is the who is really cute acts stupid sometimes but really cute the way he acts and he's good looking *droooooools* the arts great too. its something i really enjoyed its worth reading
Rating: 10 / 10.0 |
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| Reverse Fushigi Yuugi by NatsumeMaya on August 31st, 2007, 10:09am |
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| The manga is just beautiful artfully. The story is not so bad but moves rather slowly. A lot of characters to keep up with but all contribute to the story. I think this is a reverse Fushigi Yuugi because the main character Shuurei isn't stupid like Miaka. It still has wonderful Bishounen. I think it's good they have an empowering female lead but also shows her faults such as her disability to love. |
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| Great Artwork by innesfree on July 6th, 2007, 4:54am |
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| Sorry, before this, I was mistaken the manga series with the novel one. I really like the story as it was really sweet and lovely and not to mention that the character are full of bishie. I really like it although it quite fast from one scene to next one.This was one of my favourite historical manga beside Anatolia Story |
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