源氏物語千年紀Genji

Millennium Old Journal: Tale of Genji

Born from a much loved, but lowly ranked concubine, Genji Hikaru is called the Shining Prince and is the beloved second son of the Emperor. Although he cannot be an heir to the throne of his father, Genji spends his life surrounded by every pleasure and love. And yet, his one longing in love is something that even the power of an Emperor can never give him. (Source: Anime News Network)

Names

Original	源氏物語千年紀Genji (han)
Romaji	Genji Monogatari Sennenki
English	Millennium Old Journal: Tale of Genji
Chinese	源氏物语千年纪 Genji (simplified · via wikidata)
Also known as	Genji Monogatari Sennenki Genji · The Tale of Genji

Facts

Format	TV series · 11 ep · 22 min · 4h total
Aired	2009-01-16 → 2009-03-27 (Winter 2009)
Status	FINISHED
Studio	Tezuka Productions, TMS Entertainment
Source	Novel
Origin	Japan (Anime)
Genres	Drama Romance
Themes	Historical Classic Literature Primarily Adult Cast Male Protagonist
Streaming	RetroCrush

Reception

Community score	6.75 / 10
Bayesian score	7.33 / 10
Composite	46.4
On lists	3,693
Favourited	14 (0.4%)
Completion	68.4%
Drop rate	12.0%
In backlog	66.3%
Score spread σ	1.94

Score distribution

120263164455786987172813091271014

Where it places

Cohort	Value	Tier	Rank
Studio	Tezuka Productions	D	22 of 31
Broadcast season	Winter 2009	D	31 of 55
Source material	Novel	D	122 of 170
Studio	TMS Entertainment	E	156 of 190
Year	2009	D	157 of 261
Era	Late 2000s	D	732 of 1,149
Season (all years)	Winter	D	958 of 1,557
Genre	Romance	D	1,108 of 1,687
Genre	Drama	D	1,453 of 1,917
Length	Single-cour	D	1,636 of 2,668
Format	TV series	D	2,199 of 3,322
Origin	Japan	D	4,553 of 7,157

Key staff

Director	Osamu Dezaki, Akio Sugino
Character design	Akio Sugino
Music	S.E.N.S.
Original creator	Murasaki Shikibu

AniList id 5155 · MAL id 5155 · record updated 2026-08-27