<s>
is	O
a	O
Japanese	O
shōjo	O
manga	O
series	O
written	O
by	O
Tohko	O
Mizuno	O
who	O
also	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
video	B-Application
game	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
same	I-Application
name	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Ruby	O
Party	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Koei	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
English	O
version	O
was	O
licensed	O
by	O
Viz	O
Media	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
Haruka	B-Application
:	I-Application
Beyond	I-Application
the	I-Application
Stream	I-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
anime	O
received	O
an	O
English	O
dub	O
titled	O
Haruka	B-Application
:	I-Application
Beyond	I-Application
the	I-Application
Stream	I-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
:	O
A	O
Tale	O
of	O
the	O
Eight	O
Guardians	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
suggests	O
that	O
Harukanaru	B-Application
Toki	I-Application
no	I-Application
Naka	I-Application
de	I-Application
is	O
set	O
sometime	O
in	O
the	O
9th	O
or	O
10th	O
centuries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
would	O
also	O
fit	O
with	O
later	O
continuations	O
of	O
the	O
Harukanaru	B-Application
Toki	I-Application
no	I-Application
Naka	I-Application
de	I-Application
plot	O
,	O
since	O
Harukanaru	B-Application
Toki	I-Application
no	I-Application
Naka	I-Application
de	I-Application
2	O
is	O
set	O
a	O
century	O
later	O
,	O
and	O
features	O
prominently	O
once	O
more	O
the	O
Fujiwara-ke	O
and	O
Minamoto-ke	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
Taira-ke	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
third	O
installment	O
,	O
Harukanaru	B-Application
Toki	I-Application
no	I-Application
Naka	I-Application
de	I-Application
3	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
period	O
of	O
the	O
Genpei	O
War	O
,	O
which	O
came	O
to	O
an	O
end	O
in	O
1185	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
it	O
can	O
be	O
considered	O
that	O
the	O
third	O
installment	O
is	O
set	O
a	O
century	O
on	O
from	O
the	O
second	O
,	O
this	O
would	O
indicate	O
that	O
the	O
original	O
Harukanaru	B-Application
Toki	I-Application
no	I-Application
Naka	I-Application
de	I-Application
storyline	O
is	O
most	O
probably	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
latter	O
half	O
of	O
the	O
10th	O
century	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
her	O
walk	O
to	O
school	O
,	O
ordinary	O
Kyoto	O
High	O
school	O
student	O
Motomiya	B-Application
Akane	I-Application
hears	O
a	O
voice	O
calling	O
to	O
her	O
from	O
an	O
old	O
well	O
in	O
an	O
abandoned	O
historical	O
estate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eisen	B-Application
is	O
the	O
younger	O
brother	O
of	O
the	O
current	O
emperor	O
of	O
Kyou	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
he	O
had	O
been	O
eligible	O
to	O
inherit	O
the	O
throne	O
,	O
Eisen	B-Application
gave	O
up	O
his	O
position	O
to	O
become	O
a	O
monk	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eisen	B-Application
fell	O
deeply	O
in	O
love	O
with	O
Akane	O
when	O
they	O
first	O
met	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
willing	O
to	O
sacrifice	O
his	O
life	O
for	O
her	O
safety	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Of	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
oni	O
clan	O
he	O
has	O
the	O
greatest	O
sense	O
of	O
conscience	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
often	O
torn	O
between	O
his	O
loyalty	O
to	O
his	O
people	O
and	O
his	O
love	O
for	O
Inori	B-Application
's	O
older	O
sister	O
Seri	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
manga	O
,	O
Sefuru	O
is	O
discarded	O
by	O
Akuram	O
and	O
taken	O
in	O
while	O
in	O
his	O
injured	O
state	O
by	O
Inori	B-Application
's	O
sister	O
Seri	O
on	O
Ikutidaru	O
's	O
request	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
appears	O
that	O
he	O
was	O
killed	O
after	O
a	O
similar	O
battle	O
with	O
Ikutidaru	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
Eisen	B-Application
mistakenly	O
prevented	O
Kotengu	O
from	O
attacking	O
the	O
oni	O
,	O
therefore	O
leaving	O
him	O
defenseless	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Inori	B-Application
's	O
sister	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
in	O
love	O
with	O
Ikutidaru	O
despite	O
knowing	O
that	O
he	O
is	O
a	O
member	O
of	O
the	O
oni	O
tribe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eisen	B-Application
's	O
older	O
brother	O
and	O
the	O
current	O
ruler	O
of	O
Kyou	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
his	O
position	O
means	O
that	O
certain	O
formalities	O
must	O
be	O
observed	O
,	O
the	O
Emperor	O
is	O
very	O
close	O
to	O
his	O
young	O
brother	O
and	O
seeks	O
to	O
protect	O
him	O
,	O
as	O
he	O
feels	O
it	O
's	O
somewhat	O
his	O
fault	O
that	O
Eisen	B-Application
has	O
been	O
driven	O
to	O
hide	O
himself	O
in	O
a	O
religious	O
life	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
is	O
also	O
close	O
friends	O
with	O
Tomomasa	O
as	O
far	O
as	O
their	O
difference	O
in	O
status	O
allows	O
,	O
and	O
occasionally	O
they	O
can	O
be	O
found	O
sharing	O
a	O
joke	O
at	O
Eisen	B-Application
's	O
expense	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
His	O
name	O
is	O
never	O
given	O
-	O
and	O
even	O
by	O
Eisen	B-Application
he	O
is	O
only	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
either	O
'	O
okami	O
 '	O
(	O
a	O
formal	O
manner	O
of	O
addressing	O
a	O
King	O
)	O
or	O
'	O
aniue	O
 '	O
(	O
a	O
polite	O
term	O
for	O
older	O
brother	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
English	O
version	O
was	O
licensed	O
by	O
Viz	O
Media	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
Haruka	B-Application
:	I-Application
Beyond	I-Application
the	I-Application
Stream	I-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
twenty-six	O
episode	O
anime	O
series	O
was	O
licensed	O
in	O
English	O
by	O
Bandai	O
Visual	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
nine	O
DVD	O
volumes	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
Haruka	B-Application
:	I-Application
Beyond	I-Application
the	I-Application
Stream	I-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
–	O
A	O
Tale	O
of	O
the	O
Eight	O
Guardians	O
.	O
</s>
