7.6 /10 1 Votes
Written by Kei Sugita Demographic Josei Directed by Kenichi Kasai Number of episodes 13 | 7.5/10 MyAnimeList Volumes 4 First episode date 3 July 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Original run 14 August 2010 – present Genres Anime, Animation, Shōjo manga, Drama, Comedy, Romance, Historical drama Similar Star Driver, Penguindrum, The Betrayal Knows M, Chitose Get You!!, Tari Tari |
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Chōyaku Hyakunin Isshu: Uta Koi (超訳百人一首 うた恋い) is a historical Josei manga written and illustrated by Kei Sugita, and published by Media Factory. An anime adaptation by TYO Animations began airing in July 2012.
Contents

Uta Koi is a "super liberal" interpretation of the Hyakunin isshu anthology of 100 romantic poems by 100 poets compiled during the Heian period.
Plot

Uta Koi details a selection of romantic poems from the Hyakunin isshu, including the tale of Ariwara no Narihira's affair with imperial consort Fujiwara no Takaiko, the romantic relationship between Narihira's brother Ariwara no Yukihira and his wife Hiroko, amongst others.
Characters


Manga
As of April 2014 four volumes have been published, with the most recent published in December 2013. Over 400,000 copies of the manga series have been printed. The fourth manga volume sold 28,400 copies within the first week of release, ranking within the top 50 on the Oricon comic sales charts.
Drama CD
On 24 August 2011 the first drama CD volume was released.
Anime
An anime adaptation of Uta Koi began airing on 3 July 2012. The opening song is "Love Letter from Nanika?" (ラブレター・フロム・何か?) by ecosystem, and the closing song is "Singin' My Lu" by SOUL'd OUT.