Bob Shirohata
Director
Hiiro no Kakera (2012)
Season 1
Believing she is to live with her grandmother because her parents are transferred abroad, Tamaki Kasuga travels to the town of Kifumura. There, she is told that she is actually to perform the role of sealing the sword Onikirimaru as the next 'Tamayori princess'. To protect her, she is also assigned young men from another family as guardians.
Released March 6, 2012
Episode 25 min
None+
Genres: Animation, Anime, Anime: Josei, Anime: Supernatural, Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Science Fiction
Keywords: tmdb.romance, tmdb.based-on-video-game, tmdb.shoujo, tmdb.anime, imdb.reverse-harem, mdblist.ext.2k-blu-ray, tmdb.youkai, mdblist.anime-dub
Production Companies: Studio Deen, BLADE
Network: Tokyo MX
6.0
S1E1 - Tamayori Princess
It's the time of year when the trees turn red. Tamaki Ugaya, an ordinary high school student, goes to live with her grandmother in the Ugaya Family home while her parents are overseas for work. Tamaki arrives at Kifumura village, surrounded by nature. Her childhood memories guide her towards her grandmother's house but she is immediately attacked by monsters. The one who saves her is the surly boy, Takuma Onizaki
March 6, 2012, midnight
S1E2 - A Step of Determination
From her grandmother, Shizuki, Tamaki succeeds as the Tamayori princess to protect the Onikirimaru. Tamaki is puzzled, but surrounded by her guardians, Takuma Onizaki, Mahiro Atori, Yuichi Komura, Surugu Ohmi, who protect the Tamayori princess. Tamaki tries to find out what the Tamayori princess is and what the Onikirimaru is
April 8, 2012, midnight
S1E3 - The Five Guardians
The one who catches Tamaki as she nearly falls is the fifth member of the Shugogo house, Shinji Inukai. Despite their joyful reunion, Tamaki thinks it strange that Takuma and the others don't welcome him. Meanwhile, the five guardians head off patrol the five items which seal the Onikirimaru. Tamaki begins to worry and experiences a sudden headache..
April 15, 2012, midnight
S1E4 - The Holy Woman's Advent
Tamaki and the guardians discuss about the people they saw earlier which Yuichi comments that their names are the numbers from 1-4 in German, they find out that whenever Tamaki gets a headache it means that someone is trying to break through the seal barrier. The group decides to go to Ohmi-san to ask him about the artifacts and Fiona interrupts them asking why they are there and Takuma stares at her as he seemed suspicious of her and as she leaves she stares back at him. After school, as Tamaki and the four guardians on their way to Ohmi-san's house, Tamaki asks them about their interests. At Ohmi-san's house, he offered them tea and told them about the artifacts and that the artifacts originally belonged to the Tamayori princess. The group came to know that the artifacts are decorative things consist of: ring, mirror, necklace, bracelet and the bells and those five make the barrier and seal the onikirimaru which no one can break but the Tamayori princess and the guardians. Before the
April 22, 2012, midnight
S1E5 - The Two Tasks
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April 29, 2012, midnight
S1E6 - The Course of the Battle
Tamaki and the Guardian begins their second fight against Logos to protect the second seal.
May 6, 2012, midnight
S1E7 - The Breaking of Bonds
After their loss to Logos and the second seal, Tamaki was in depression because she was no help to the Guardians. As Ashiya makes his move to help the Guardians, Aria and Vier starts to question Drei's loyalties to Logos.
May 13, 2012, midnight
S1E8 - The Prediction of the Bureau of Medicin
Tamaki decides to have Ashiya's assistance, much to the Guardians' disapproval. When looking through the archives, Tamaki hears a voice that may be of help. Mahiro reveals a secret about Logos that he hid from everyone for her grandmother's sake.
May 20, 2012, midnight
S1E9 - The Rumbling of the Earth
While read the books in the storage, Tamaki finds a key information that may help her guardians. Meanwhile Drei finds a way to attack Tamaki while under house arrest, only to be stopped by Fiona who is revealed to be Vier.
May 27, 2012, midnight
S1E10 - The Guardians' Feelings
After Aria punishing Ein, Zwei and Drei, she plans on imprisoning Drei for disobeying her. Meanwhile, the guardians all decided to live with Tamaki to protect her.
June 3, 2012, midnight
S1E11 - The Demon's Tradition
Aria and Vier find out their superiors are acting strange. Meanwhile, Tamaki and the others continue to research the history of the Tamayori princess and came across something important about Mahiro's bloodline and the truth of Takuma's lineage
June 10, 2012, midnight
S1E12 - Time for Battle
Tamaki and the guardians prepare for the battle to protect to last two artifacts from Logos.
June 17, 2012, midnight
S1E13 - The Power of the Onikirimaru
Tamaki and the guardians, desperate not to let Logos get the katana that holds Onikirimaru, stand up and fight with the rest of their strength and are prepared for the worst. Tamaki awakens as the Tamayori Princcess and saves Takuma from himself. This in turn helps Takuma to control the power of the katana. Devastated, Aria and the Logos leave.
June 24, 2012, midnight
Network: Tokyo MX
Episode Runtime: 25 min.
Season Runtime: 650 min.
Released: March 6, 2012
Last Air Date: Dec. 23, 2012, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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