The Heike Story English Sub & Dub

About The Heike Story

If you are hunting for a new historical series, The Heike Story (Heike Monogatari) deserves a look. The setup goes like this. The setup: The anime shows the war's events through the perspective of Biwa, a young girl who makes a living as a traveling musician. Though blind, Biwa is gifted with the ability to see the future.

From there, she crosses paths with Taira no Shigemori, one of the patriarchs of the mighty Taira family, and tells him about prophecy that may change the future of his clan.

With historical at the core, tone, pacing and character writing decide how well it works. If you count yourself among viewers looking for something new to follow, put it on your list.

Production & Appeal

Animation is handled by Science SARU, so the studio's house style defines how The Heike Story looks and moves on screen. Because it leans on historical, tone, pacing and character writing decide how well it works. At 7.8/10 it earns a solid reception, a safe pick for fans of the genre.