The Heike Story
Seen it?2022 | 1 seasons | 23 min | Animation, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for sci-fi fans and animation lovers. If you loved The West Wing, start here.
- The mood
- Emotional (bring tissues).
- The pace
- 1 season: a few weeks of evenings, short, snackable episodes, about 4 hours in all.
- What might put you off
- Rated TV-14: peril. Probably too much for younger kids.
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
A young orphan named Biwa is taken in by the powerful Taira Clan—also known as the Heike—after their leader witnesses her extraordinary psychic abilities. Unfortunately, what she predicts is a future of bloodshed, violence, and civil war. Inspired by the 12th-century epic tale Heike Monogatari.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerSolid
Limited series that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 35K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
- Aoi YukiBiwa (voice)
- Takahiro SakuraiTaira no Shigemori (voice)
- Saori HayamiTaira no Tokuko (voice)
- Miyu IrinoTaira no Koremori (voice)
- Nobuhiko OkamotoTaira no Sukemori (voice)
- Natsuki HanaeTaira no Kiyotsune (voice)
- Tessyo GendaTaira no Kiyomori (voice)
- Kikuko InoueTaira no Tokiko (voice)
- Nobuyuki HiyamaTaira no Munemori (voice)
- Subaru KimuraTaira no Tomomori (voice)