The Ishiyama-dera temple in Ōtsu announced that the temple’s Ishiyama-dera engi emaki scrolls will get their first CG anime adaptation as part of a “Ishiyama-dera Digital engi emaki Project.”
The Ishiyama-dera engi emaki are a series of seven scrolls depicting 33 illustrated stories set in and around the temple, including a scene depicting the moment when Murasaki Shikibu allegedly was inspired to write The Tale of Genji while viewing Lake Biwa from the temple.
The temple will also show the anime during the temple’s yearly “Light-Up Festival” in fall.
The scrolls are considered an Important Cultural Property, and were first displayed together for the first time in 2012.