The Tale of Genji: Dreams At Dawn

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Prince Genji falls in love with his stepmother, and so begins a forbidden love that will make him suffer his whole life. Genji’s love story involves him falling for many women and begins with his love for Princess Fujitsubo—his father’s wife, and his stepmother. And Genji will cross that line which he should never cross. (Source: Kodansha USA)

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Genres

◆ Drama ◆ Historical ◆ Romance ◆ Slice of Life

Activities

Wedding

Arts & Crafts > Performing Arts

Dancing Painting

Crimes

Attempted Murder Murder

Character Traits

Sickly Character Behavioral Traits › Scheming Character

Appearance > Hair

Long-Haired Female Character Long-Haired Female Lead

Attractiveness

Beautiful Female Character Bishounen Handsome Male Lead

Derivative Work > Based on > Based on Literature

Based on a Classic Based on a Novel

Locations

Countryside Mountain Asia › Japan

Accommodations

Garden Mansion

Religious Sites

Shinto Shrine Temple

Relationship

Harem Age Gap Childhood Friends Complicated Relationships Cousin-Cousin Relationship Disapproved Relationship Friendship Important Non-Romantic Relationship Incest Infidelity Married Couple Multiple Couples Sexually Active Couple Stepmother-Stepdaughter Relationship Stepmother-Stepson Relationship Younger Brother

Age Gap

Older Female Younger Male Older Male Younger Female

Changing Relationship

Childhood Friends to Lovers Friends Become Rivals Rivals Become Friends

Family

Brothers Complicated Family Family Dynamics › Mother Complex

Extended Family

Cousins Inseki

Parent-Child

Father and Daughter Mother and Daughter Mother and Son

Siblings

Brother and Sister Half-Siblings Older Sister

Polyamory

Polygamy Polygamy › Polygyny

Themes

Classic Literature Philosophy Accidents Adopted Children Adultery Affairs Childhood love Dead Parents Discrimination Dreams Exorcism Forbidden Love Illness Incest as a Subplot Insecurity Jealousy Love Confession Marriage Mourning Music Nobility Obsessive Love Orphans Politics Possessive Lovers Pregnancy Religion Reunion Secret Crush Secrets Unexpressed Feelings Folklore › Japanese Folklore Narrative Themes › Betrayal Politics › Politics Involving Royalty Romance › Unrequited Love

Marriage

Arranged Marriage Marriage of Convenience

Social Issues

Gender discrimination Sexism Social Class Discrimination Social Gap

Time Period > Period Piece

Middle Ages › 11th Century

Narrative Tropes

Damsel in Distress Dead Family Member Family Drama Forbidden Relationship Love At First Sight Power Dynamics › Abuse of Power Storytelling Techniques › Multiple POVs

Character Change

Character Growth Personality Change

Death Tropes

Accidental Death Death of Leading Characters Death of Loved One Sudden Death

Love Tropes

Childhood Promise Dysfunctional Relationship Fated Lovers Love Rival Love Triangle Male Lead Falls in Love First Misunderstandings Secret Relationship Unrequited Love Becomes Requited Unrequited Love Stays Unrequited Love Triangle › Love Polygon

Plot Structure

Plot Twist Time Manipulation › Time Skip

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