Satsuma Weaklings
7th January 2018An Admirable Samurai
14th January 2018Children are Treasures
21st January 2018A New Lord
28th January 2018Sumo! Sumo!
4th February 2018Mystery Man
11th February 2018Mother on Back
18th February 2018Bad Luck Bride
25th February 2018Sir Hi in Edo
4th March 2018Where Is Princess Atsu?
11th March 2018Nariakira's Assassination
18th March 2018Princess With Strong Luck
25th March 2018Unchanging Friendship
1st April 2018Yoshinobu Gets Serious
8th April 2018Lord's Death
15th April 2018Nariakira's Will
22nd April 2018Saigo Drowns
29th April 2018Exile Kikuchi Gengo
6th May 2018Aikana
13th May 2018Shosuke's Black Stone
20th May 2018Farewell Song
27th May 2018Great Brother, Rustic Brother
3rd June 2018The Terada-ya Incident
10th June 2018To the Ends of the Earth
17th June 2018Granted Life
24th June 2018Saigo Goes to Kyoto
1st July 2018Hamaguri Gate Rebellion
8th July 2018Katsu and Ryoma
15th July 2018Third Marriage
22nd July 2018Mystery Man Iwakura Tomomi
29th July 2018A Promise with Ryoma
5th August 2018The Satsuma-Choshu Alliance
12th August 2018Ito's Vow
19th August 2018Shogun Yoshinobu
26th August 2018Demon of War
2nd September 2018Yoshinobu's Head
9th September 2018Peaceful Surrender of Edo Castle
16th September 2018A Restoration Full of Scars
23rd September 2018Father, Saigo Takamori
30th September 2018A Troubled New Government
7th October 2018A Country Reborn
14th October 2018Clash of Two Great Men
21st October 2018Farewell, Tokyo
28th October 2018The Samurai's Revolt
4th November 2018Saigo Rises
11th November 2018Seinan War
18th November 2018Final Episode
25th November 2018Saigo Takamori, the hero of the Meiji Restoration, was born to a poor, low-ranking samurai family in the Satsuma domain (present day Kagoshima Prefecture). His simple honesty caught the attention of its charismatic feudal lord of Satsuma, Shimazu Nariakira. Nariakira’s assertion that the love of people is what will enrich and strengthen the nation captivated Saigo who took on Nariakira’s secret mission and eventually became a key person for Satsuma. Not a portrait of him survives today and much of his life is a mystery. He is a man who was twice exiled and thrice married. He overthrew the Tokugawa Shogunate with exceptional bravery and action. Although he accomplished the restoration, he lost his life in a fight with the new Meiji government.
