Raven of the Inner Palace

後宮の烏

2022 · Ended · 1 season · 13 episodes · Animation, Drama · Japan

Channel Gunma TV · Starring Saku Mizuno, Masaaki Mizunaka, Taku Yashiro

What is the true identity of the solitary Raven Consort?

The Raven Consort is a special consort living deep in the inner palace who, despite her title, does not perform nighttime duties for the emperor. Some who have seen her say she has the appearance of an old woman, while others describe her as a young girl. The Raven Consort's name is Shouxue. She can use mysterious arts and will accept any favor asked of her, whether it is to find something lost or to curse someone to death. The current emperor, Gaojun, visits her one night to ask a favor. Their meeting exposes a secret that will turn history on its head...
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13 episodes · October 2022 – December 2022
  1. Episode 1: 1. The Jade Earring, Part 1October 1, 2022 · 24 min
    The Raven Consort is a special consort who does not perform nighttime duties. Though she accepts all requests including death curses, exorcisms, and finding lost items, it is said that misfortune befalls those who meet her. Despite living in the inner palace, she is a mysterious entity nobody knows much about. The emperor Xia Gaojun enters Ye Ming Palace where the Raven Consort resides. There he encounters Liu Shouxue, a beautiful young girl dressed all in black.
  2. Episode 2: 2. The Jade Earring, Part 2October 8, 2022 · 24 min
    At Gaojun's request, Shouxue investigates the ghost possessing the jade earring. The owner of the earring was Ban Yingnü. Ten years ago, she was suspected of poisoning the Third Consort and hanged herself. In order to discover the truth about her death, Shouxue heads to the wash house with her lady-in-waiting Jiu-Jiu where Ban Yingnü's personal attendant Su Hongqiao resides. However, Su Hongqiao is unable to speak to them as her tongue has been cut out.
  3. Episode 3: 3. The WhistleOctober 15, 2022 · 24 min
    Huaniang, the high-ranking inner palace consort who lives at Yuanqian Palace, comes to Ye Ming Palace. She wants to know why her flower whistle will not blow. Flower whistles are hung from the eaves of buildings at the end of winter to mourn those who passed away the previous year. Allegedly the dead return on winds announcing the coming of spring to blow the whistles. Huaniang is concerned that her whistle has not blown since she lost her lover Ou Xuanyou. Shouxue complies with her request and attempts to summon the soul of Ou Xuanyou so she can speak to him.
  4. Episode 4: 4. The Skylark PrincessOctober 22, 2022 · 24 min
    The ghost of a skylark visits Shouxue, which leads to her hearing the tale of the Skylark Princess and her tragic death.
  5. Episode 5: 5. ConfidantOctober 29, 2022 · 24 min
    Two ghosts from Gaoujun's past continue to haunt him, as Shouxue and the eunuch Wei Qing investigate the cause. The answer may lie in the depths of the red-light district...
  6. Episode 6: 6. The Summer King and the Winter KingNovember 5, 2022 · 24 min
    Shouxue searches the storehouse for the ghost's gemstone, while Gaojun investigates the Raven Consort's secrets.
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  1. Episode 7: 7. Glass PrayerNovember 12, 2022 · 24 min
    Shouxue must solve the mystery of the ghost that appears beneath the willow tree, and the two ghosts that appear in the emperor's chambers.
  2. Episode 8: 8. Blue SwallowNovember 19, 2022 · 24 min
    Yi Siha, a eunuch serving Feiyan Palace, visits Ye Ming Palace. He has seen the ghost of a boy holding a blue swallow feather and asks Shouxue to help him. During her investigation, Shouxue comes across Yi Siha being caned by some older eunuchs. When she stops the punishment, Yi Siha's mentor Kang Lan trembles with fear. In Shouxue's eyes he saw a horrifying monster.
  3. Episode 9: 9. Water's VoiceNovember 26, 2022 · 24 min
    Court lady An Huilan comes to make a request. She claims she can hear the voice of a dead consort coming from within the water. Xi Wanlin, the Magpie Consort during Yandi's reign, drowned herself in the lake on the day the emperor was to visit her. The voice within the water is allegedly hers. Huilan asks Shouxue to save Wanlin, but Shouxue realizes there is more to the story than what Huilan is telling her.
  4. Episode 10: 10. The Masked ManDecember 3, 2022 · 24 min
    Gaojun uncharacteristically appears lonely. Though Shouxue is concerned, she is unable to ask why. Several days later, Gaojun visits Ye Ming Palace to show her a haunted mask. The ghost haunting the mask apparently responds to a type of foreign lute. The problem is solved when Gaojun is able to provide such a lute. Gaojun tries to leave, but he is stopped by Shouxue.
  5. Episode 11: 11. GroundworkDecember 10, 2022 · 24 min
    Xue Yuyong warns Shouxue against getting too close to Gaojun, and Shouxue sends Wen Ying to Quechao Palace to investigate the Magpie Consort.
  6. Episode 12: 12. SiblingsDecember 17, 2022 · 24 min
    After confronting the Magpie Consort, Shouxue and Gaojun discover the shocking reason behind the mysterious events. Shouxue then learns of her relationship to the Owl through Niao Lian.
  7. Episode 13: 13. Xiangfu IncenseDecember 24, 2022 · 24 min
    Gaojun orders Wei Qing to investigate Xiao Yue, and he discovers he had an accomplice within the palace.

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EPISODE LENGTH
24 minutes
FIRST AIRED
October 1, 2022
LAST AIRED
December 24, 2022
PRODUCTION COMPANIES
BN Pictures, Shueisha, Aniplex

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