Outen no Mon

During Japan’s Heian period, the powerful Fujiwara clan schemes to seize control of the imperial court—until two maids vanish without a trace from the capital. Suspecting a demon’s handiwork, the emperor commands the renowned courtier Ariwara no Narihira to join forces with a reclusive young scholar named Sugawara no Michizane. Though separated by twenty years in age and worlds apart in status and lineage—Narihira a seasoned Kyoto playboy, Michizane a bookish shut-in—the unlikely pair must set aside their differences to unravel the growing web of mysteries plaguing the city.