The story is set during Japan's Sengoku Jidai (Era of the Warring States) and centers on Furuta Sasuke, a vassal of the great warlord Oda Nobunaga and a man obsessed with tea ceremony and material desires in his pursuit of a fortuitous life. Having learned from Oda and the legendary tea master Sen no Soueki, Furuta walks the way of the Hyouge Mono.
Episodes
39
Aired
Spring 2011
Score
7.8
Popularity
#3106
HistoricalSeinenBiographicalPhilosophyPrimarily Adult CastPoliticsPrimarily Male CastMale Protagonist
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