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Hyouge Mono

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Episode 125 min2011-04-07

Would You Die for a Teakettle!?

Matsunaga Hisahide has risen in rebellion against warlord Nobunaga Oda. The aesthete Furuta Sasuke is ordered to negotiate for peace.

Episode 225 min2011-04-14

Fantasy of the Tea Room

Araki Murashige rises in rebellion against Nobunaga. Sasuke plots to exploit his marriage to the sister of Araki's most trusted vassal.

Episode 325 min2011-04-21

Stairway to the Heaven

Sasuke becomes a pupil of the tea master Sen-no Sôeki. Nobunaga reveals his ambition to unify Japan and then wage war on the continent.

Episode 425 min2011-04-28

Kind of Black

Sôeki invites Sasuke and Hideyoshi for a tea ceremony. During Sasuke's absence, Sôeki approaches Hideyoshi with a terrifying plot.

Episode 525 min2011-05-05

Strategic Incitation

Nobunaga bestows the loot from Tottori Castle upon Hideyoshi. Sasuke bonds with the general and secretly replaces a valuable teascoop from the collection with one of his own fabrication.

Episode 625 min2011-05-12

Let's Spend The Takeda

As Nobunaga goes through with his unification attempts, Sasuke tries to distinguish himself by participating in the sieges on various castles.

Episode 725 min2011-05-19

Mt. Fuji Skyline

Mitsuhide Akechi is manipulated by Sôeki and Hideyoshi, planting the seeds of rebellion against Nobunaga.

Episode 825 min2011-05-26

Dining in Hell

Ieyasu Tokugawa visits Azuchi Castle to celebrate Lord Nobunaga's recent victory. Sasuke is tasked to lure him into throwing a fit at the party.

Episode 925 min2011-06-02

Ruthless License

Nobunaga travels to the imperial court at Kyoto with a small guard. He is lodged in the Honno-ji temple complex, which Sasuke has always dreamed of visiting.

Episode 1025 min2011-06-09

God of Sorrow

On the night of June 2, 1582, Sasuke has an ominous feeling and hurries to Kyoto, in time to witness the end of an era.

Episode 1125 min2011-06-16

Orphan Message

The late Oda's vassals are forced to take sides as a civil war looms.

Episode 1225 min2011-06-23

White Castle Blues

Azuchi Castle is put under Akechi's command. When Sôeki visits the place, he finds it quite different.

Episode 1325 min2011-06-30

Aesthete's Roast

Both Akechi and Sasuke learn who assassinated Nobunaga, and are faced with the biggest moral conflict of their lives.

Episode 1425 min2011-07-07

Midnight Purple Sorrow

Akechi, after being crushingly defeat by the Hashiba force, has his final supper with his closest vassals. There, he experiences the essence of "Wabi".

Episode 1525 min2011-07-14

The Times, They Are A-Changin'

Sôeki advises the new government to burn down Azuchi Castle, tainted by the late Akechi's aesthetic, whilst Sasuke meets Hideyoshi, who now reigns supreme.

Episode 1625 min2011-07-21

Tweets of Separation

Sasuke is assigned by Hideyoshi to reconcile with Ieyasu.

Episode 1725 min2011-07-28

Changing Man

Hideyoshi is named chief advisor to the Emperor. Sasuke is promoted as well, receiving the name of "Oribe Furuta". Oribe begins to focus seriously on the production of Mino pottery.

Episode 1825 min2011-08-04

Only One Flower in the World

Hideyoshi gives Sôeki the honorable name of "Sen-no Rikyû". Rikyû once again invites Hideyoshi to a bold plot.

Episode 1925 min2011-08-25

Woman from Nagoya

Friction between Rikyû and Hideyoshi increases. Meanwhile, Oribe aspires to master the way of tea, but lacks the confidence to succeed.

Episode 2025 min2011-09-01

The Deep Hole of Imperfection

Oribe visits the tea master Hechikan, once a fellow student of Rikyû, to deepen his understanding of wabi aesthetics.

Episode 2125 min2011-09-08

First Love

Oribe has trouble financing an army to keep up with Hideyoshi's endeavors. However, when he is tasked to show Ieyasu around Kyoto, he smells a chance.

Episode 2225 min2011-09-15

The Devil's Whisper

The Kyushu conquest begins. In the battle against the Akizuki troops, Oribe gets help from Nobushige Sanada, and sneaks into Kosyozan Castle.

Episode 2325 min2011-09-22

Come On, My Juraku

Hideyoshi announces a great tea gathering to commemorate the subjugation of Kyushu and the erection of Jurakudai Castle.

Episode 2425 min2011-09-29

Take Me to Kitano

Tea masters from all over Japan gather in Kyoto for Hideyoshi's great tea gathering. Oribe has an elaborate plan to outdo them all.

Episode 2525 min2011-10-06

Start From the Beginning Again

Hechikan's simplistic tea ceremony wins him the first place in Hideyoshi's competition. Inspired by his success, Oribe makes a misguided attempt to refine his wabi.