Palabra clave Kasei Culture

Nos encontramos en el año 1814, en Edo, ahora conocido como Tokio. Una de las ciudades más pobladas del mundo con campesino, samuráis, ciudadanos, comerciantes, nobles, artistas, cortesanas y quizás también algunas cosas sobrenaturales. Tetsuzo es un artista de unos 50 años muy dotado para su tiempo. La tercera de sus cuatro hijas ha heredado el talento de su padre, y la obstinación también. A menudo pinta en vez de su padre, aunque sin llevarse ningún crédito. Décadas más tarde, Europa iba a descubrir el talento de Tetsuzo, nombres como Renoir, van Gogh y Monet admirarán su obra, pero muy pocos son conscientes de la mujer que le ayudo toda su vida y contribuyo enormemente a su arte. Esta es la historia de O-Ei, la hija de Tetsuzo, una representación en animación de una mujer de espíritu libre ensombrecida por la figura de su padre.

Ten years have passed since the end of Bakumatsu, an era of war that saw the uprising of citizens against the Tokugawa shogunate. The revolutionaries wanted to create a time of peace, and a thriving country free from oppression. The new age of Meiji has come, but peace has not yet been achieved. Swords are banned but people are still murdered in the streets. Orphans of war veterans are left with nowhere to go, while the government seems content to just line their pockets with money.

The Meiji Era was one of great renewal for Japan, where swords and killing were outlawed. However, many survivors from the time of Revolution still live, lurking in the shadows and waiting for a chance to use their killing blades again. Only Kenshin Himura, formerly one of the most brutal of killers, hopes to keep his swordsman's honor and still live in the new era.

Utagawa Hiroshige, along with Katsushika Hokusai, is widely recognized in the world of Ukiyo-e, Japanese Woodblock Print. However, it is lesser known that Hiroshige was also a firefighter while he painted. This drama depicts the untold story of Hiroshige and his wife, Kayo.

In 1802, 8-year-old Mio lost her parents in a river flood in Osaka and feels all alone after she is also separated from her childhood friend Noe. She is saved by Yoshi, the proprietress of "Tenman Icchōan", one of Osaka's famous restaurants, whom she happened to meet.

In 18th-century Edo, Tsutaya Juzaburo rises from a poor background to become a leading publisher. Despite political changes threatening his career, he works to shape Edo’s cultural scene through innovative books and collaborations with artists.