Hikarugenji "Hikaru Kimi" to Yobareta "Genji Monogatari (the Tale of Genji)" No Shujinko (Shueisha Ban Gakushu Manga Sekai No Denki NEXT Meisaku Shujinko Hen)

[Machine Translation] Hikaru Genji is the heroine of "The Tale of Genji," a long story written by a woman named Murasaki Shikibu in the Heian period (794-1185). She was so beautiful and talented that she was called "Hikaru-kun," but her mother died when she was very young, and she was given to a vassal, even though she was the son of the emperor. He fell in love with his stepmother, Fujitsubo no Miya, and married Aoi no Ue, but things did not go well. He also fell in love with Wakamurasaki, a girl who resembled Fujitsubo no Miya, and decided to take her in. He also met Rokujo no Mistress, Oborozukiyo, Akashi no Kimi, and others, and experienced many other loves. Hikaru Genji had numerous loves, but he always wished to love and be loved by each and every one of them. The Tale of Genji," which describes his life, has been read by many people over the millennium.

光源氏は、平安時代、紫式部という女性によって書かれた長編物語『源氏物語』の主人公です。「光る君」とよばれるほど美しく才能に恵まれましたが、幼いころに母を亡くし、帝の子でありながら、臣下にくだされました。そして継母である、藤壺の宮に恋をしながらも、葵の上と結婚しますが、うまくいきません。また藤壺の宮によく似た少女・若紫にひかれ、ひきとることにします。その後も六条御息所や朧月夜、明石の君らと出会い、多くの恋を経験します。数かずの恋をしながらも、ひとりひとりを愛し、また愛されることを望んだ光源氏。その生涯をつづった『源氏物語』は千年の時をこえ、多くの人びとに読み継がれています。