About this season
Murasaki Shikibu (Yoshitaka Yuriko), the heroine of this story, wrote the bestseller 'The Tale of Genji,' transcending a thousand years during the Heian period. She weaves the story of Hikaru Genji, fueled by her love for Fujiwara no Michinaga (Emoto Tasuku), with her hidden passion and incomparable imagination. It is a tale of a woman who lived with unchanging love in an ever-changing world. (From TV JAPAN)
Episodes (48)
1. The Promised Moon
Aired 7 January 2024 • 45 min
A young and bright girl Mahiro in Japan's Heian period grows up in a poor, minor aristocratic family. Her father's only wish is that she were a boy, so that Mahiro could put her talent to use. Mahiro faces a major loss, however nobody could guess that one day, this little girl would become Murasaki Shikibu.
2. Encounter
Aired 14 January 2024 • 45 min
6 years after her mothers death and Mahiro, now a young woman, comes of age. Meanwhile in the Imperial palace, Akiko, who has given the Emperor a son, has become forgotten. Until one day, the Emperor reveals how he truly feels. Akiko's father hatches a plan for his abdication, and Mahiro has a fateful encounter.
3. Mysterious Man
Aired 21 January 2024 • 45 min
Mahiro's younger brother, Nobunori, sets out to try find Saburo. Meanwhile, Mahiro's father sends Mahiro to engage in poetry meetings with the Minister of the Left's daughter, who is of marriage age, in hopes of finding out if she is to marry the Emperor or the Crown Prince.
4. Episode 4
Aired 28 January 2024 • 45 min
5. Episode 5
Aired 4 February 2024 • 45 min
6. Episode 6
Aired 11 February 2024 • 45 min
7. Episode 7
Aired 18 February 2024 • 45 min
8. Episode 8
Aired 25 February 2024 • 45 min
9. Episode 9
Aired 3 March 2024 • 45 min
10. Episode 10
Aired 10 March 2024 • 45 min
11. Episode 11
Aired 17 March 2024 • 45 min
12. Episode 12
Aired 24 March 2024 • 45 min
13. Episode 13
Aired 31 March 2024 • 45 min
14. Episode 14
Aired 7 April 2024 • 45 min
15. Episode 15
Aired 14 April 2024 • 45 min
16. Episode 16
Aired 21 April 2024 • 45 min
17. Episode 17
Aired 28 April 2024 • 45 min
18. Episode 18
Aired 5 May 2024 • 45 min
19. Episode 19
Aired 12 May 2024 • 45 min
20. Episode 20
Aired 19 May 2024 • 45 min
21. Episode 21
Aired 26 May 2024 • 45 min
22. Episode 22
Aired 2 June 2024 • 45 min
23. Episode 23
Aired 9 June 2024 • 45 min
24. Episode 24
Aired 16 June 2024 • 45 min
25. Episode 25
Aired 23 June 2024 • 45 min
26. Episode 26
Aired 30 June 2024 • 45 min
27. Episode 27
Aired 14 July 2024 • 45 min
28. Episode 28
Aired 21 July 2024 • 45 min
29. Episode 29
Aired 28 July 2024 • 45 min
30. Episode 30
Aired 4 August 2024 • 45 min
31. Episode 31
Aired 18 August 2024 • 45 min
32. Episode 32
Aired 25 August 2024 • 45 min
33. Episode 33
Aired 1 September 2024 • 45 min
34. Episode 34
Aired 8 September 2024 • 45 min
35. Episode 35
Aired 15 September 2024 • 45 min
36. Episode 36
Aired 22 September 2024 • 45 min
37. Episode 37
Aired 29 September 2024 • 45 min
38. Episode 38
Aired 6 October 2024 • 45 min
39. Episode 39
Aired 13 October 2024 • 45 min
40. Episode 40
Aired 20 October 2024 • 45 min
41. Episode 41
Aired 27 October 2024 • 45 min
42. Episode 42
Aired 3 November 2024 • 45 min
43. Episode 43
Aired 10 November 2024 • 45 min
44. Episode 44
Aired 17 November 2024 • 45 min
45. Episode 45
Aired 24 November 2024 • 45 min
46. Episode 46
Aired 1 December 2024 • 45 min
47. Episode 47
Aired 8 December 2024 • 45 min
48. Episode 48
Aired 15 December 2024 • 45 min