“Modern girl time-travels to Meiji Tokyo, discovers ghost-seeing powers, and falls in love with historical figures.”
Meiji Tokyo Renka
明治東亰恋伽
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Synopsis
Modern girl time-travels to Meiji Tokyo, discovers ghost-seeing powers, and falls in love with historical figures.
Mei Ayazuki is just your ordinary, everyday high-school girl. That is until one night, when the moon is full and red, she’s transported through time to the Meiji Period by Charlie, a self-proclaimed magician. She ends up in a strange, Meiji-era ‘Tokyo’ where the existence of ghosts is accepted. Led by Charlie, she finally arrives at the Rokumeikan. There, waiting for her to arrive, are the historical figures Ougai Mori, Shunsou Hishida, Otojirou Kawakami, Kyouka Izumi, Gorou Fujita, Yakumo Koizumi, and Tousuke Iwasaki. Whilst interacting with these men, she discovers she is a Tamayori - someone who can see ghosts - a skill that is highly valued in the Meiji Period. Due to these powers, her relationship with the men begins to change… As she gets to know these handsome men in a new era she just can’t get used to, a love begins to grow within her. Will Mei be able to return to her time? What will become of her love - a love that crosses the boundaries of time and space? (Source: Honey's Anime)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 31 sampled reviews
What 31 viewers settled on.
Polarized
σ 2.35 · split reception
5.5 pts
Recommenders 8.4 · others 2.8
↓ 0.68
Running avg · Feb 2019 → Aug 2025
- 7 “I wouldn't be surprised if you told me this story was based on a fanfiction story written by a middle schooler. That's not to say that it's bad just extremely cliche however if you're looking for a...”
- 10 “the hint of romance in this anime is very cute and all characters have a great development of character throughout the whole story. mainly I feel this anime is for girls boys can watch as well but...”
- 7 “I finished this anime about 20 minutes ago and im still crying... I cant tell if im crying more out of frustration or sadness.. Let me explain. This anime goes where the first 9 episodes saying "oh...”
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- Format 12 × 23′ eps × min
- Total runtime 4h 36m all episodes
- Aired Jan 2019 – Mar 2019 Winter 2019
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-11921 catalog
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- Funimation Licensor