Uta Koi tells the "super-liberal interpretation" of the Hyakuninisshu anthology compiled during Japan's Heian period of 100 romantic poems from 100 different poets such as The Tale of Genji's Murasaki Shikibu.
Characters and Voice Actors:
- Main:
Narihira Ariwara no
- Suwabe, Junichi (Japanese)
Sadaie "Teika" Fujiwara no
- Kaji, Yuki (Japanese)
- Supporting:
Yukihira Ariwara no
- Endou, Daichi (Japanese)
Michimasa Fujiwara no
His clan, once prosperous was declining which caused his romance with princess Masako to become nearly impossible.
- Kiuchi, Hidenobu (Japanese)
Yoshitaka Fujiwara no
- Ishida, Akira (Japanese)
Sanekata Fujiwara no
- Koyasu, Takehito (Japanese)
Yukinari Fujiwara no
- Terashima, Takuma (Japanese)
Kintou Fujiwara no
- Kishio, Daisuke (Japanese)
Takaiko Fujiwara no
- Hayami, Saori (Japanese)
Yasuhide Fun'ya no
Fun'ya no Yasuhide is a poor poet, who is trying to make a living in the court by writing poetry. He befriends Ono no Komachi and Ariwara no Narihira. Later these three will be included in the Rokkasen and in the Thirty-six Poetry Immortals.
- Chiba, Susumu (Japanese)
Hiroko
- Kobayashi, Sanae (Japanese)
Tsurayuki Ki no
- Yonaga, Tsubasa (Japanese)
Munenobu Kiyohara no
- Not found
Naishi Kou no
- Hirata, Eriko (Japanese)
Masako
A spunky princess who yearns for love and freedom. Young and rash, she was innocently unaware about the consequences of her relationship with Michimasa.
- Hanazawa, Kana (Japanese)
Yoshimine "Henjō" Munesada no
Munesada no Yoshimine a childhood friend and an elder brother figure for Ono no Komachi. He actually is in love with her but disagrees with Komachi's feminist views.
- Uchida, Yuya (Japanese)
Shikishi "Noriko" Naishinnou
- Ohara, Sayaka (Japanese)
Yasuko Naishinnou
Yasuko is an always smiling, kind girl who caught Youzei's interest and was always bullied by him in the childhood.
- Takaragi, Kumi (Japanese)
Komachi Ono no
Ono no Komachi was renowned for her unusual beauty, and Komachi is today a synonym for feminine beauty in Japan. She also counts among the Thirty-six Poetry Immortals.
- Endou, Aya (Japanese)
Sadaakira "Emperor Yozei"
Fujiwara no Takaiko's son, became an emperor still a child and developed a difficuld character because of that. Sadaakira likes to bully people, but actually is a lonely misunderstood man.
- Morikubo, Shoutarou (Japanese)
Murasaki Shikibu
Murasaki Shikibu (紫 式部, English: Lady Murasaki) (c. 973 – c. 1014 or 1025) was a Japanese novelist, poet and lady-in-waiting at the Imperial court during the Heian period. She is best known as the author of The Tale of Genji, written in Japanese between about 1000 and 1012. Murasaki Shikibu is a nickname; her real name is unknown, but she may have been Fujiwara Takako, who was mentioned in a 1007 court diary as an imperial lady-in-waiting.
- Kobayashi, Yuu (Japanese)
Sei Shonagon
Sei Shōnagon (c. 966–1017) was a Japanese author and a court lady who served the Empress Teishi (Sadako) around the year 1000 during the middle Heian period.
- Chihara, Minori (Japanese)
Yoritsuna Utsunomiya no
- Shimono, Hiro (Japanese)
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