へうげもの
Hyouge Mono
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. (Source: Anime News Network)
Names
| Original | へうげもの (japanese) |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Hyouge Mono |
| English | — |
| Chinese | 战国鬼才传 (simplified · via bangumi) |
| Also known as | Hyougemono |
Facts
| Format | TV series · 39 ep · 25 min · 16h total |
|---|---|
| Aired | 2011-04-07 → 2012-01-26 (Spring 2011) |
| Status | FINISHED |
| Studio | Bee Train |
| Source | Manga |
| Origin | Japan (Anime) |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Genres | ComedyDrama |
| Themes | HistoricalSeinenBiographicalPhilosophyPrimarily Adult CastPoliticsPrimarily Male CastMale ProtagonistWarSamurai |
Reception
| Community score | 7.97 / 10 |
|---|---|
| Bayesian score | 7.79 / 10 |
| Composite | 57.1 |
| On lists | 10,916 |
| Favourited | 283 (2.6%) |
| Completion | 52.2% |
| Drop rate | 13.1% |
| In backlog | 70.7% |
| Score spread σ | 1.83 |
Score distribution
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Where it places
| Cohort | Value | Tier | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | Bee Train | A | 3 of 27 |
| Broadcast season | Spring 2011 | B | 13 of 86 |
| Year | 2011 | B | 37 of 305 |
| Length | Long-run | B | 53 of 242 |
| Era | Early 2010s | B | 238 of 1,627 |
| Demographic | Seinen | C | 242 of 775 |
| Season (all years) | Spring | B | 371 of 1,868 |
| Genre | Comedy | B | 632 of 3,488 |
| Genre | Drama | C | 677 of 1,917 |
| Source material | Manga | C | 790 of 3,025 |
| Format | TV series | B | 825 of 3,322 |
| Origin | Japan | B | 1,381 of 7,157 |
Key staff
| Director | Kouichi Mashimo, Yoshimi Umino, Misaki Horiuchi |
|---|---|
| Series composition | Hiroyuki Kawasaki |
| Character design | Yoshiaki Tsubata, Yoshimitsu Yamashita |
| Original creator | Yoshihiro Yamada |
AniList id 9996 · MAL id 9996 · Bangumi 10436 · record updated 2026-08-26