

Seasons and episodes
2
Season 2 April 07, 2007
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2 - 1There's no Place Like Home April 07, 2007
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2 - 2Doesn't Matter Whether You're Laughing or Crying April 14, 2007
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2 - 3Birds of a Feather Flock Together April 21, 2007
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2 - 4If Winter Comes, Can Spring Be Far Behind? April 28, 2007
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2 - 5Love is not stingy in giving May 05, 2007
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2 - 6A Peal of Thunder in the Blue Sky May 12, 2007
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2 - 7Wholeheartedness Penetrates Stone May 19, 2007
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2 - 8
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2 - 9Meeting the Buddha in Hell June 02, 2007
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2 - 10The Awaited Person Finally Comes June 09, 2007
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2 - 11The husband is always the last to know June 16, 2007
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2 - 12
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2 - 13Hastiness will lead to failure July 07, 2007
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2 - 14Enter the Lion's Den July 14, 2007
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2 - 15A Short Amount of Time July 21, 2007
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2 - 16Flames Before the Wind July 28, 2007
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2 - 17Up and Down Seven Times August 04, 2007
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2 - 18The Road is Distant After Dark September 15, 2007
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2 - 19Counting Your Chickens Before They Hatch September 22, 2007
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2 - 20All is Lost That is Given to a Fool September 29, 2007
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2 - 21A Frog's Child is a Frog October 06, 2007
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2 - 22An Insect in a Lion's Body October 13, 2007
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2 - 23Misery Loves Company October 20, 2007
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2 - 24One Good Turn Deserves Another October 27, 2007
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2 - 25Even with Trouble, Youth is Sufficient Enough to Pay November 03, 2007
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2 - 26Even the Wisest will Flee When They are Fools November 10, 2007
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2 - 27Better to be the One who Waits than the One Waited For November 17, 2007
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2 - 28The Story of Saiunkoku November 24, 2007
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2 - 29The Further You Are, the More I Think About You December 01, 2007
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2 - 30The Silent Firefly's Body Consumed by Love December 22, 2007
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2 - 31One Reaps What One Sows January 05, 2008
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2 - 32A Painful Reluctance January 12, 2008
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2 - 33As the Seasons Change, So Does the Mind January 26, 2008
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2 - 34Bluer than Indigo February 02, 2008
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2 - 35Crossing a Dangerous Bridge February 09, 2008
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2 - 36Fortune is Where One Finds It February 16, 2008
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2 - 37The Eyes are the Mirror of the Soul February 23, 2008
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2 - 38Close Friendship March 01, 2008
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2 - 39Destined Partners Cannot Be Separated March 08, 2008
1
Season 1 April 08, 2006
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1 - 1Every Good Story Has a Hidden Side April 08, 2006
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1 - 2A Frog in a Well Does Not Know the Great Ocean April 15, 2006
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1 - 3The Talented Hawk Hides its Talons April 22, 2006
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1 - 4Casting Pearls Before Swine April 29, 2006
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1 - 5There is no Genius Without Hard Work May 06, 2006
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1 - 6Lacking the Finishing Touch May 13, 2006
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1 - 7Even the Strongest Swimmer May Drown May 20, 2006
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1 - 8Wanting to Borrow a Cat's Paws May 27, 2006
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1 - 9
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1 - 10Good Things Come to Those Who Wait June 10, 2006
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1 - 11There is no Cure for Lovesickness June 17, 2006
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1 - 12Discretion is the Better Part of Valour June 24, 2006
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1 - 13From a Gourd Comes a Horse July 01, 2006
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1 - 14On a Rock for Three Years July 08, 2006
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1 - 15Children Do Not Know Their Parents' Hearts July 15, 2006
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1 - 16There are no Devils in the World July 22, 2006
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1 - 17Let Sleeping Dogs Lie or Poking a Bush Draws Out Snakes August 26, 2006
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1 - 18You Can't Hide by Burying Your Head in the Sand September 02, 2006
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1 - 19If You Love Your Child, Send Her on a Journey September 09, 2006
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1 - 20Flowers Blooming from Dead Wood September 16, 2006
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1 - 21The Wise Know When to Approach Danger September 23, 2006
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1 - 22Where There is Life, There is Hope September 30, 2006
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1 - 23It's the Company that Makes Travel Unpleasant October 07, 2006
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1 - 24Water on a Sleeping Ear October 14, 2006
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1 - 25An Accidental Resemblance October 21, 2006
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1 - 26Ravens in the Moonless Night October 28, 2006
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1 - 27The Prettier the Flower, the Higher the Branch November 18, 2006
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1 - 28Worry Gives Small Things Large Shadows November 25, 2006
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1 - 29Many Years' Worth of Thoughts in a Single Day December 09, 2006
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1 - 30Women are Brave December 16, 2006
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1 - 31A Diamond in the Rough December 23, 2006
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1 - 32A Woman's Word is Her Bond January 06, 2007
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1 - 33No Use Crying Over Spilt Milk January 13, 2007
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1 - 34Poison Gets the Better of Poison January 20, 2007
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1 - 35Meeting is the Beginning of Parting January 27, 2007
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1 - 36All is Right in the World February 03, 2007
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1 - 37Tears Fall Like Rain From Heaven February 10, 2007
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1 - 38There is no Today After Today February 17, 2007
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1 - 39Fate is an Inscrutable and Interesting Thing February 24, 2007
Overview
Saiunkoku is a world of eight provinces or houses, each named after a different colour. The new Emperor, Shi Ryuuki, has gained for a reputation for being uninterested in courtly matters and for flaunting his love for men. Shuurei, although born of the important Kou family, has difficulty making ends meet. She easily accepts an invitation to be the Emperor's concubine in order to turn him into a good ruler. The mysterious Seiran, a young man who was adopted by her father, goes with her as Ryuuki's bodyguard. Entering the imperial palace revives Shuurei's dream of being a court official, and, together with the many companions she meets along the way, continues moving bravely forward while trying to fend off the Emperor's advances.