Ugetsu Monogatari

雨月物語
Tales of the Pale and Silvery Moon After the Rain
Tales of Moonlight and Rain

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Synopsis

“Tales of Moonlight and Rain” is a collection of classical Japanese horror/suspense stories. The stories are simple, but abundant with traditional fictional Japanese characters, such as the half-man half-bird Tengu, white serpents, fantastic carps, goblins and restless ghosts, driven by love or hatred. (Source: Aerandria Scans)

Published

2008 to ?

Authors

Hiwa, Tokiko

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Agata no Manago0 fan favorites
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Appears in Jasei no In (The Lust of the White Serpent). Manago is a mysterious woman living in a mansion in the Kumano mountains, who takes in Toyoo after he faints on her doorstep. She claims that she had heard of Toyoo and been curious to meet him. She is well-versed in Japanese, Chinese, and Korean poetry. No voice actors have been added to this character. Help improve our database by searching for a voice actor, and adding this character to their roles .
Toyoo0 fan favorites
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Appears in Jasei no In (The Lust of the White Serpent). Toyoo is Takesuke's younger brother. Although he helps his brother with fishing, he can't stand the smell of blood, gets seasick, and is clumsy. He is often ridiculed for his shyness and for preferring to read books. Distraught at the joy of his family at Takesuke's betrothal ceremony, which he is kept away from, Toyoo runs away from home and wakes to find himself at the house of Manago. No voice actors have been added to this character. Help improve our database by searching for a voice actor, and adding this character to their roles .
Chief Priest0 fan favorites
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Appears in Aozukin (The Blue Hood). He is the chief priest of a temple in the mountains, near a village that's tormented by a demon. As a child, he was surrendered to the temple by his parents, who claimed that he "sowed the seeds of discord" at home. He vowed to devote his life to the Buddha, but faltered when laying eyes on a beautiful chigo (servant boy used for sex) whom he named Byakoumaru. When the boy succumbed to illness, the priest refused to accept it and spent many days with the body; the villagers had heard that the Priest was caught eating the flesh of the corpse, having turned into a demon. No voice actors have been added to this character. Help improve our database by searching for a voice actor, and adding this character to their roles .
Kaian0 fan favorites
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Appears in Aozukin (The Blue Hood). Kaian is a benevolent wandering monk who preaches lack of attached to the material. During his travels, he reaches a village tormented by a demon, and agrees to try to convince it to stop attacking the villagers. No voice actors have been added to this character. Help improve our database by searching for a voice actor, and adding this character to their roles .
Isora Kasada0 fan favorites
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Appears in Kibitsu no Kama (The Cauldron of Kibitsu). Isora is the daughter of the High Priest of Kibitsu. After Shotaro recklessly grabs her and praises her beauty, she becomes so infatuated with him that she demands to marry him, against the wishes of her family and the result of their divinations. Once they are wed, Isora refuses to let anyone else tend to Shotaro, insisting that it is her duty. Despite being part of the aristocracy, Isora accepts the ways of living of the Izawa family, doing intense physical chores without complaint. She claims that her sole goal is to be a good wife to Shotaro, leaving behind the koto, writing poetry, and singing. Even when Shotaro is found to have been living at a brothel for months, she takes him back without hesitation. Eventually, she succumbs to the hatred, admitting that she loathes Shotaro. She dies and becomes a vengeful spirit, haunting Shotaro and Sode. No voice actors have been added to this character. Help improve our database by searching for a voice actor, and adding this character to their roles .
Shotaro Izawa0 fan favorites
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Appears in Kibitsu no Kama (The Cauldron of Kibitsu). Shotaro is wed to Isora, the daughter of the High Priest of Kibitsu, after he praises her beauty and she insists on marrying him. Although he hails from a family of warriors and land-workers, and the family currently live in abundance, Shotaro is renowned to be impulsive and lazy, and to waste his time gambling and visiting brothels. Once they get married, Shotaro quickly falls back into his old ways and elopes with Sode, his childhood friend and a prostitute he lived with for awhile. Once they run out of the money he had taken from Isora, Shotaro callously asking Sode to abort the pregnancy and resume prostitution in order to support them. Whenever he expresses regret for how he treated Isora, it is typically to escape punishment. No voice actors have been added to this character. Help improve our database by searching for a voice actor, and adding this character to their roles .