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- Region:Japan
- Type:TV
- English name:Souten Kouro / Beyond the Heavens
- Official name:蒼天航路
- Chinese name:苍天航路
- Premiered:April 7, 2009
- Status:Finished Airing
- Tags:Historical / Hot blooded / War / R(L) / Source manga
- Original author:王欣太
- Director:冨永恒雄 / 芦田豊雄
- Scenario:高屋敷英夫 / ふでやすかずゆき
- Storyboard:林祐一郎 / 金澤勝眞 / 吉川博明
- Co-director:岩田義彦 / 土屋日
- Studios:MADHOUSE
- Production cooperation:スタジオ九魔 / スタジオライブ / A.P.P.P.
- Family:Beyond the Heavens
- Rating:16+
Souten Kouro
China 2A.D.: the corrupting Han Dynasty has thrown the entire country into chaos.
Peasants revolt against the government.
Into such an age, the ruthless and infamous hero, Cao Cao Mengde is born.
Destroying old customs and values, he tries to unite China, with a band of promising and intellectual followers, handpicked for their individual talents and potential.
Generally thought a villain, Cao Cao Mengde is portrayed as a hero in this story, which focuses on what kind of person he actually was.
There are two other protagonists: Liu Bei Xuande and Sun Quan Zhongmou.
Liu is a man of high morals and infinite potential.
His servant, Zhuge Kongming is a mysterious man, who helps Liu to become a king who is loved by millions.
Sun is the third descendant of the Sun family.
A young and immature king also comes into the picture, creating more chaos.
This is a Tale of the Three Kingdoms ("Sanguozhi") in which these three men rage war throughout China.
Adaptation of the award winning historical manga Souten Koro.
The story of Chinese warlord Cao Cao, authored by King Gonta and I Hagin, appeared in Kodansha's Morning magazine from 1994 to 2005 and won the Kodansha Manga Prize in 1998.