薄桜鬼雪華録

Hakuoki: Demon of the Fleeting Blossom: A Memory of Snow Flowers

This OVA takes place in between episodes 8 and 9 of the first season of Hakuouki. Yukimura Chizuru goes on a reconnaissance mission in Shimabara as a geiko for the Shinsengumi. Each episode unfolds the events of the days leading up to, during, and after the operation. It intermittently reveals each captain's involvement as well as that of a few demons in the affair. Each individual episode primarily focuses from the third person perspectives of: Okita Souji, Saito Hajime, Harada Sanosuke, Toudou Heisuke, Hijikata Toshizo, and Kazama Chikage.

Names

Original	薄桜鬼雪華録 (han)
Romaji	Hakuouki Sekkaroku
English	Hakuoki: Demon of the Fleeting Blossom: A Memory of Snow Flowers
Chinese	薄樱鬼雪华录 (simplified · via bangumi)
Also known as	Hakuouki Hekketsuroku OVA

Facts

Format	OVA (home video) · 6 ep · 23 min · 2h total
Aired	2011-08-05 → 2012-06-27 (Summer 2011)
Status	FINISHED
Studio	Studio DEEN
Source	Visual novel
Origin	Japan (Anime)
Genres	Action Drama Fantasy
Themes	Historical Samurai Swordplay Primarily Male Cast Primarily Adult Cast Ensemble Cast Gore War Female Protagonist Demons Guns Philosophy

Reception

Community score	7.08 / 10
Bayesian score	7.34 / 10
Composite	51.6
On lists	4,357
Favourited	52 (1.2%)
Completion	88.4%
Drop rate	2.8%
In backlog	31.7%
Score spread σ	1.79

Score distribution

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Where it places

Cohort	Value	Tier	Rank
Broadcast season	Summer 2011	B	19 of 73
Source material	Visual novel	B	39 of 266
Studio	Studio DEEN	C	75 of 209
Year	2011	C	93 of 305
Format	OVA (home video)	C	279 of 944
Length	OVA / Special	C	388 of 1,260
Era	Early 2010s	C	507 of 1,627
Season (all years)	Summer	C	579 of 1,662
Genre	Fantasy	C	865 of 2,142
Genre	Drama	D	1,034 of 1,917
Genre	Action	C	1,174 of 2,765
Origin	Japan	C	2,643 of 7,157

Key staff

Director	Osamu Yamasaki, Satoru Hirayanagi, Akira Shimozaki, Yoshikazu Iwanami
Character design	Yone Kazuki, Atsuko Nakajima
Original creator	Idea Factory, Yone Kazuki