| Hyouge Mono | |
Cover of the first manga volume |
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| へうげもの (Hyōge Mono) |
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| Genre | Historical |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Yoshihiro Yamada |
| Published by | Kodansha |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Magazine | Weekly Morning |
| Original run | 2005 – ongoing |
| Volumes | 13 |
| TV anime | |
| Directed by | Kōichi Mashimo |
| Written by | Hiroyuki Kawasaki |
| Music by | Kow Otani |
| Studio | Bee Train NHK Sogo Vision |
| Network | NHK |
| Original run | April 7, 2011 – ongoing |
| Episodes | 39 announced[1] |
Hyouge Mono (へうげもの Hyōge Mono, "Jocular Fellow") is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Yoshihiro Yamada. It won an Excellence prize for manga at the 13th Japan Media Arts Festival[2] and the Grand Prize at the 2010 Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize. It was adapted into an anime series in 2011. The official website was updated to reflect the change. [3] For unstated reasons Yoshihiro Yamada and the editors of Morning quit consulting for the anime series and Yamada had the credit changed from "original story" to "original concept"[4] [5]
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In the age of civil war, when the shadow of Oda Nobunaga was still cast over the land, the warlord Furuta Sasuke lost his soul to the tea ceremony. While war shook the world around him, he faced his own conflict between his desire for promotion and his love for his art.
The first opening theme of the anime was "Bowl Man" by Cro-Magnon featuring IKZO, and the ending theme is "KIZUNA" by Yuki Saito. In April 2011 Cro-Magnon band member Tsuyoshi Kosuga was arrested on on suspicion of violating Japan's Cannabis Control Law.[6][7] As a result NHK changed the opening theme to "Naghol Jumping" by qusimode for five episodes and the band broke up shortly after.[8] As of episode 11 the opening is "Ebi Sukui" by Taku Takahashi of m-flo.[9]
| No. | Title | Original airdate |
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| 01 | "Would You Die for a Teakettle!?" "Kimi wa Mono no Tame ni Shineruka!?" (君は物のために死ねるか!?) |
April 7, 2011[10] |
| Furuta Sasuke, 34 year old vassal of Oda Nobunaga, is sent on a diplomatic mission to Shigisan Castle to negotiate with Matsunaga Hisahide, a general who betrayed Nobunaga and allied with the Mori Clan and Ikko-ikki. Nobunaga instructs Sasuke to offer Hisahide forgiveness for the betrayal in exchange for the Hiragumo teakettle, a highly-prized and artistic piece. October 1577 is the date of the siege. On the day of the negotiations, Hisahide refuses to surrender, and fills the teakettle with gunpowder, choosing to die alongside it. Sasuke manages to preserve the top of the teakettle. In 1578, the first of Nobunaga's immense sea vessels are completed, known as the Great Atakabune, and it is out on display in the city docks. A merchant disparages Nobunaga for spending so much on the fleet, and Nobunaga, overhearing, kills him. The lord then asks Sasuke whether the Hiragumo teakettle or the Great Atakabune military vessel is superior. | ||
| 02 | "Fantasy of the Tea Room" "Chashitsu no Fantajī" (茶室のファンタジー) |
April 14, 2011[11] |
| The episode opens with Nobunaga accepting Sasuke's aesthete's answer to his question. The lord turns the question to his three tea masters, and each in turn agrees on the perfectness of the Great Atakabune except for Sen no Soeki. Soeki remarks that the vessels would be much improved if they were all painted black. Nobunaga takes this suggestion without anger. At home, Sasuke meets with his brother-in-law, Nakagawa Kiyohide, before his brother-in-law departs for war under his lord Araki Murashige. Sasuke ponders on the beauty of a glazed pottery piece, and analogizes it in aesthetic value to his wife, Osen. Later, word arrives that Murashige has rebelled against Nobunaga. Sasuke is ordered to go to his brother-in-law and persuade him to surrender. When Sasuke arrives at Ibaraki Castle, he is dressed entirely in white armor. Kiyohide is surprised, but refuses to surrender and go against his lord Murashige. Sasuke reveals that he has brought his wife along, Osen, who is also Kiyohide's sister, and tells Kiyohide that since Kiyohide will die fighting if he does not surrender, it is only honorable that his family also suffer the same fate. Sasuke aims his blade for Osen's neck. Kiyohide surrenders. In the subsequent campaign, Nobunaga's forces corner Murashige, and Sasuke seeks Murashige's death to reap the rewards offered. Upon finding Murashige, Sasuke attacks, but his sword slices open a container, and the legendary tea bowl Araki Kourai falls out. Murashige gives the tea bowl to Sasuke in exchange for freedom. Later, Sasuke is invited by Senno Soeki for a tea ceremony, in which Soeki uses an exact replica of the Araki Kourai in the ceremony. Sasuke is torn by what he sees as a betrayal to his own lord and Soeki's knowledge of his actions. | ||
| 03 | "Stairway to Heaven" "Tenkai e no Kaidan" (天界への階段) |
April 21, 2011[11] |
| 04 | "Kind of Black" "Kaindo obu burakku" (カインド・オブ・ブラック) |
April 28, 2011[11] |
| 05 | "Savoir Faire" "Ketsui no Kakehiki" (決意のかけひき) |
May 5, 2011[11] |
| 06 | "Let's Spend The Takeda" "Takeda o Buttobase" (武田をぶっとばせ) |
May 12, 2011[12] |
| 07 | "Mt. Fuji Skyline" "Maunto Fuji Sukairain" (mt.富士スカイライン) |
May 19, 2011[12] |
| 08 | "Eat It" "Koyoi wa Īto Itto" (今宵はイートイット) |
May 26, 2011[12] |
| 09 | "Ruthless License" "Hijō no Raisensu" (非情のライセンス) |
June 2, 2011[12] |
| 10 | "God of Sorrow" "Kanashimi no Tenshu" (哀しみの天主) |
June 9, 2011[12] |
| 11 | "Orphan Message" "Koritsu no Messēji" (孤立のメッセージ) |
June 16, 2011[13] |
| 12 | "White Castle Blues" "Howaito Kyassuru Burūsu" (ホワイトキャッスルブルース) |
June 23, 2011[13] |
| 13 | "Sukiyaki" (スキヤキ) | June 30, 2011[13] |
| 14 | "Sorrow of the Midnight Purple" "Kanashimi no Middonaito Pāpuru" (哀しみのミッドナイト・パープル) |
July 7, 2011[13] |
| 15 | "Jidai wa Kawaru" (時代は変わる) | July 14, 2011[14] |
| 16 | "Tweets of Separation" "Betsuri no Tsubuyaki" (別離のつぶやき) |
July 21, 2011[14] |
| 17 | "Changing Man" "Chenjingu Man" (チェンジング・マン) |
July 28, 2011[14] |
| 18 | "Only One Flower In the World" "Sekai de Hitotsu Dake no Hana" (世界で一つだけの華) |
August 4, 2011[14] |
| 19 | "Woman from Nagoya" "Ūman Furomu Nagoya" (ウーマン・フロム・ナゴヤ) |
August 26, 2011[15] |
| 20 | "Wabi no Ōana" (わびの大穴) | September 2, 2011[15] |
| 21 | "First Love" "Hatsukoi" (初恋) |
September 9, 2011[15] |
| 22 | "The Devil's Whisper" "Akuma no Sasayaki" (悪魔のささやき) |
September 16, 2011[16] |
| 23 | "Kamona Mai Juraku" (カモナ・マイ・聚楽) | September 23, 2011[16] |
| 24 | "Watashi o Kitano ni Tsuretette" (私を北野に連れてって) | September 30, 2011[16] |
| 25 | "Ichi Kara Denaoshimasu" (一から出直します) | October 7, 2011[16] |
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