action adventure alternative past asia assassins based on a light novel bisexual bishounen bullying comedy coming of age crime dissociative identities drama earth ensemble cast family life fantasy female protagonist foreign found family ganbatte ghost harem heterosexual historical male harem marriage mythology novel old asia past philosophy plot continuity political politics primarily adult cast primarily male cast reverse harem romance royal affairs royalty shoujo social gap swordplay travel urban war work
Rating: 7.88
CcP, Colorcloud Palace, ColourCloud Palace, Colourcloud Palace, Kokumono, Saimono, Saiun, Story of the Land of Many-Colored Clouds, Tale of Saiunkoku, Tale of the Land of Colored Clouds, Tales of Saiunkoku, The Story of Saiunkoku, The Tale of Saiun Country, The Tale of the Luminous Cloud Palace, ToS, saimono, Приказка за страната на многоцветните облаци, さいうんこくものがたり, 彩云国物语, 彩雲国物語
Shuurei Kou, the daughter of a noble yet impoverished family, is a clever young lady who dreams of becoming a government official and contributing toward her country. However, her dream is out of her reach as such a position is forbidden to women. While her father works a low wage job as an archivist at the palace, Shuurei has to juggle odd jobs to make ends meet. Then, one day, an unexpected visit changes her life. Shuurei is called to assist Ryuuki Shi, the new emperor who is known for slacking on his duties and preferring the company of men. Tempted by the generous compensation, she readily accepts the chance to become the young emperor'