Beyond the Heavens
Beyond the Heavens
TV Finished SPRING 2009

Beyond the Heavens

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蒼天航路
Souten Kouro
Score 6.40
Popularity #4,297
Episodes 26
Duration 23 min

Synopsis

Souten Kouro's story is based loosely on the events taking place in Three Kingdoms period of China during the life of the last Chancellor of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Cao Cao (155 – March 15, 220), who also serves as the main character.
The Three Kingdoms period has been a popular theme in Japanese manga for decades, but Souten Kouro differs greatly from most of the others on several points. One significant difference is its highly positive portrayal of its main character, Cao Cao, who is traditionally the antagonist in not only Japanese manga, but also most novel versions of the Three Kingdoms period, including the original 14th century version, Romance of the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong. Another significant difference from others is that the storyline primarily uses the original historical account of the era, Records of Three Kingdoms by Chen Shou, as a reference rather than the aforementioned Romance of the Three Kingdoms novel. By this, the traditional hero of Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Liu Bei, takes on relatively less importance within the story and is portrayed in a less positive light. Yet, several aspects of the story are in fact based on the novel version, including the employment of its original characters such as Diao Chan, as well as anachronistic weapons such as Guan Yu's Green Dragon Crescent Blade and Zhang Fei's Viper Blade.
A consistent theme throughout the story is Cao Cao's perpetual desire to break China and its people away from its old systems and ways of thinking and initiate a focus on pragmatism over empty ideals. This often puts him at odds with the prevalent customs and notions of Confucianism and those that support them.
(Source: Wikipedia)

Episode List (26)

✓ 26/26 Aired

Characters & Voice Actors (Seiyuu)

Narrator
Narrator
Supporting
Marina Inoue
Japanese
Marina Inoue
Cao Cao
Cao Cao
Main
Mamoru Miyano
Japanese
Mamoru Miyano
Bei Liu
Bei Liu
Main
Tomokazu Seki
Japanese
Tomokazu Seki
Dun Xiahou
Dun Xiahou
Supporting
Takeshi Kusao
Japanese
Takeshi Kusao
Yuan Xiahou
Yuan Xiahou
Supporting
Tetsu Inada
Japanese
Tetsu Inada
Hong Cao
Hong Cao
Supporting
Hisao Egawa
Japanese
Hisao Egawa
Ren Cao
Ren Cao
Supporting
Isshin Chiba
Japanese
Isshin Chiba
Shao Yuan
Shao Yuan
Supporting
Masaki Terasoma
Japanese
Masaki Terasoma
Chu Xu
Chu Xu
Supporting
Toshiharu Sakurai
Japanese
Toshiharu Sakurai
Yu Guan
Yu Guan
Supporting
Kenichi Morozumi
Japanese
Kenichi Morozumi
Fei Zhang
Fei Zhang
Supporting
Takaaki Seki
Japanese
Takaaki Seki
Jiao Zhang
Jiao Zhang
Supporting
Yu Xun
Yu Xun
Supporting
Hiroyuki Yoshino
Japanese
Hiroyuki Yoshino
Zhuo Dong
Zhuo Dong
Supporting
Houchuu Ootsuka
Japanese
Houchuu Ootsuka
Lü Bu
Lü Bu
Supporting
Rikiya Koyama
Japanese
Rikiya Koyama
Emperor Ling
Emperor Ling
Supporting
Nozomu Sasaki
Japanese
Nozomu Sasaki

Themes & Detailed Tags (8)

Anime Information

Producers VAP
Aired Date 08/04/2009 to 30/09/2009
Source MANGA

Production Staff

15
Toyoo Ashida
Toyoo Ashida
Chief Director
Takashi Yamada
Takashi Yamada
Screenplay
Hideo Takayashiki
Hideo Takayashiki
Series Composition
Yasunori Honda
Yasunori Honda
Sound Director
Yuuichirou Hayashi
Yuuichirou Hayashi
Character Design
Cindy H. Yamauchi
Cindy H. Yamauchi
Character Design
Akira Kano
Akira Kano
Chief Animation Director
Daisuke Yoshida
Daisuke Yoshida
Character Design
Tsuneo Tominaga
Tsuneo Tominaga
Director
Takahiro Umehara
Takahiro Umehara
Character Design
Shusei Murai
Shusei Murai
Music
Gonta King
Gonta King
Original Character Design
OGRE YOU ASSHOLE
OGRE YOU ASSHOLE
Theme Song Performance
Yi Hagin
Yi Hagin
Original Story
TRIBAL CHAIR
TRIBAL CHAIR
Theme Song Performance