Details
- Episodes:12
- Format:TV
- Average Score:64
- Popularity:2257
- Status:Finished Airing
- Season:Fall 2008
- Duration:23 min. per ep. minutes
- Genre:Action, Drama, Historical, Horror, Romance, Sci-Fi, Vampire
- Country:JP
Adaptation of Takashi Noguchi's manga, which itself adapts Baku Yumemakura's supernatural romance novel. The original novel is about a 12th-century man named Minamoto no Yoshitsune (Kurou). Kurou flees into the mountains after losing to his brother Minamoto no Yoritomo, the first Shogun to rule all of Japan. History records that he committed suicide, but instead, Kurou meets a strange, beautiful woman named Kuromitsu in her mountain hermitage. Eventually, Kurou falls in love with Kuromitsu, but then realizes she conceals a dark secret. He learns that he is unable to die and continues to live for a thousand years as Japan evolves into a future society.
Episodes
1. Adachigahara
While fleeing his brother's samurai, Kuro and Benkei stumble upon a house deep in the mountains. The inhabitant is the beautiful and mysterious Kuromitsu . Kuro is enchanted by the solitary woman but she hides a very dark and bloody secret.
2. The Tomb of Karma
Kuro drinks the blood of the immortal Kuromitsu, but while their bloods mix and the power takes effect, he is attacked by an evil enemy and another who Kuro would never expect.
3. Asuka
Kuro awakes in the forest only to realize the entire world has changed. Upon entering a crumbled city in search of Kuromitsu, he becomes entangled with the rebel Haniwa's movement, thus becoming a target of the Red Imperial Army.
4. Haniwa Man
Haunted by visions of a past he can't quite remember, Kuro searches on for his love. Rai brings Kuro to Izana who claims he will reunite the lovers if Kuro joins the rebels against the Red Imperial Army.
5. Saniwa
The Haniwa bring Kuro to meet the rebel leader, Saniwa. She promises to reunite him with his lost love. The Red Imperial Army is desperate to find more of Kuromitsu's blood to breed a new army of enhanced soldiers.
6. Al-Qadr
Arashiyama, the demonic General and his army close in on Haniwa base in search of the Miitsu. Kuro and the Haniwa must stop at nothing to prevent the Red Imperial Army from acquiring the blood.
7. Kagura Village
Kuro, Izana, and the other Haniwa journey to Kagura in search of Kuromitsu. Upon entering the underground dwelling of the residents they are shocked by what they find.
8. The Ghost-Weep Vine
In the forest of Kagura, Saniwa has fallen victim to the sorceress Kagetsu. Kuro must battle the vine-wielding sorceress and the winner will be closer to finding Kuromitsu.
9. Running the Gauntlet
Kuro and the remaining Haniwa travel to the fortress of the Red Imperial Army in search of answers, but the road is fraught with death and danger.
10. The Castle of Mirage
Kuro and Rai are captured in the fortress by Hasegawa. The truth of Kuro's dark past is revealed as is the true identity of Kuon.
11. The Unending War
The truth is near but Kuro must protect Rai and defeat the mutated Hasegawa. Destroying him is only the beginning as he must confront Kuon who is desperate to eliminate any competition for Kuromitsu.
12. The Black Tomb
Over 1000 years and Kuro returns to the same hut where his journey began. A battle for life, love, of master and apprentice is the key to the truth. This story has happened before and will happen again... for eternity.
