1 - The Promised Moon

A young and bright girl Mahiro in Japan's Heian period grows up in a poor, minor aristocratic family. Her father's only wish is that she were a boy, so that Mahiro could put her talent to use. Mahiro faces a major loss, however nobody could guess that one day, this little girl would become Murasaki Shikibu.

2 - Encounter

6 years after her mothers death and Mahiro, now a young woman, comes of age. Meanwhile in the Imperial palace, Akiko, who has given the Emperor a son, has become forgotten. Until one day, the Emperor reveals how he truly feels. Akiko's father hatches a plan for his abdication, and Mahiro has a fateful encounter.

3 - Mysterious Man

Mahiro's younger brother, Nobunori, sets out to try find Saburo. Meanwhile, Mahiro's father sends Mahiro to engage in poetry meetings with the Minister of the Left's daughter, who is of marriage age, in hopes of finding out if she is to marry the Emperor or the Crown Prince.

4 - Episode 4

5 - Episode 5

6 - Episode 6

7 - Episode 7

8 - Episode 8

9 - Episode 9

10 - Episode 10

11 - Episode 11

12 - Episode 12

13 - Episode 13

14 - Episode 14

15 - Episode 15

16 - Episode 16

17 - Episode 17

18 - Episode 18

19 - Episode 19

20 - Episode 20

21 - Episode 21

22 - Episode 22

23 - Episode 23

24 - Episode 24

25 - Episode 25

26 - Episode 26

27 - Episode 27

28 - Episode 28

29 - Episode 29

30 - Episode 30

31 - Episode 31

32 - Episode 32

33 - Episode 33

34 - Episode 34

35 - Episode 35

36 - Episode 36

37 - Episode 37

38 - Episode 38

39 - Episode 39

40 - Episode 40

41 - Episode 41

42 - Episode 42

43 - Episode 43

44 - Episode 44

45 - Episode 45

46 - Episode 46

47 - Episode 47

48 - Episode 48