Raven of the Inner Palace
後宮の烏
Deep within the inner palace lives a special consort who does not serve the emperor despite her position as a consort. She is known as the Raven Consort. People who have seen her say she looks like an old woman, while others say she looks like a young girl. Stories tell of her use of mysterious arts, and how she can take on any request, be it death curses or finding lost things. Koushun, the current emperor, goes to visit the Raven Consort with that intention. Without knowing that their fated meeting will become a taboo that will overturn history. (Source: Shikkarito)
Raven of the Inner Palace is a tv with 13 episodes, from Fall 2022, produced by Bandai Namco Pictures, rated 7.3/10 on AniList.
Synopsis
Deep within the inner palace lives a special consort who does not serve the emperor despite her position as a consort. She is known as the Raven Consort. People who have seen her say she looks like an old woman, while others say she looks like a young girl. Stories tell of her use of mysterious arts, and how she can take on any request, be it death curses or finding lost things. Koushun, the current emperor, goes to visit the Raven Consort with that intention. Without knowing that their fated meeting will become a taboo that will overturn history. (Source: Shikkarito)
Main Characters
Tags
- Female Protagonist — Main character is female.
- Foreign — Partly or completely set in a country outside the country of origin.
- Historical — Partly or completely set during a real period of world history.
- Primarily Adult Cast — Main cast is mostly composed of characters above a high school age.
- Detective — Features a character who investigates and solves crimes.
- Kuudere — Prominently features a character who generally retains a cold, blunt and cynical exterior, but once one gets to know them, they have a very warm and loving interior.
- Mythology — Prominently features mythological elements, especially those from religious or cultural tradition.
- Magic — Prominently features magical elements or the use of magic.
- Necromancy — When the dead are summoned as spirits, skeletons, or the undead, usually for the purpose of gaining information or to be used as a weapon.
- Episodic — Features story arcs that are loosely tied or lack an overarching plot.
- Shoujo — Target demographic is teenage and young adult females.
- Conspiracy — Contains one or more factions controlling or attempting to control the world from the shadows.