Souten Kouro / 蒼天航路
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)...
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Genre : Action, Adventure
Seasons : spring
Type : TV
Eposide : 26
Status : Finished Airing
Studio : Madhouse
duration : 23 min per ep
Rating : R+ - Mild Nudity
Popularity : 5242
Member : 19862
staff
Nakatani, Toshio
Producer
Tamura, Manabu
Producer
Shindou, Tomohiro
Assistant Producer
Tominaga, Tsuneo
Director
Honda, Yasunori
Sound Director
Iwata, Yoshihiko
Episode Director
Matano, Hiromichi
Episode Director
Nakagawa, Satoshi
Episode Director
Nakamura, Chikayo
Episode Director
Ooba, Hideaki
Episode Director
Oono, Kazuhisa
Episode Director
Uchida, Yuuji
Episode Director
Takayashiki, Hideo
Script
Fujisawa, Toshiyuki
Storyboard
Hayashi, Yuuichirou
Storyboard
Takabayashi, Hisaya
Storyboard
Yanase, Yuuji
Storyboard
Yoshikawa, Hiroaki
Storyboard
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Theme Song Performance
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Theme Song Performance
Aohachi, Yoshinobu
Key Animation
Awai, Shigeki
Key Animation
Cho, Hye-jung
2nd Key Animation
Fudeyasu, Kazuyuki
Screenplay
Fujimoto, Suzuko
Planning
Fukuyo, Takaaki
Animation Director
Hakata, Masatoshi
Screenplay
Ichino, Maria
Key Animation
Inoue, Yoshikatsu
Key Animation
Ishii, Mai
Key Animation
Itou, Mina
Key Animation
Jang, Kil-yong
Animation Director
Jang, Hee-kyu
Animation Director
Jung, Young-hee
Animation Check
Kano, Akira
Animation Director
Kim, Yong Sun
2nd Key Animation
Kim, Tae-Jeong
Key Animation
Kimura, Satoshi
Key Animation
King, Gonta
Original Character Design
Koyama, Tomohiro
Animation Director
Kumagai, Yuuya
Animation Check
Maehara, Kaoru
Key Animation
Maruyama, Masao
Planning
Min, Hong Yi
In-Between Animation
Morita, Hiromitsu
Key Animation
Murai, Shusei
Music
Mutou, Nobuhiro
Key Animation
Narita, Hideyasu
Background Art
Noji, Kiyoshi
Animation Director
Ono, Ayumu
Key Animation
Ooshima, Mitsuru
Planning
Park, Jin Kyung
Key Animation
Park, Soo-bok
Key Animation
Sin, Jae Ik
Key Animation
Sugiyama, Yuuko
Background Art
Suzuki, Takanori
Key Animation
Takahashi, Tatsuya
In-Between Animation
Takahoko, Makoto
Animation Director
Takeuchi, Kyouko
Key Animation
Tanaka, Masaya
Animation Director
Ushijima, Yuuji
Key Animation
Woo, Seung Uk
Key Animation
Yamamoto, Keiko
Animation Director
Yamauchi, Cindy H.
Character Design
Yoshida, Yuuki
Production Manager
Yoshida, Daisuke
Character Design
Yoshitake, Masato
Editing