Episode 10

"Hang In There, Fujiwara no Michinaga!" / "Ganbare, Fujiwaranomichinaga!" (がんばれ、藤原道長!) is the tenth episode of the anime Meow Meow Japanese History.

Summary
Michinaga Fujiwara was born into nobility. He served the imperial court as an adult. Heian period was a time of comfort for nobles, as they had time to develop culture and not work constantly. His nephew would quickly surpass him as minister in court.

It was a competition between the two, having famous writers tutor their sister or daughter. When his nephew retired, he finally made it to the top and the new emperor was very docile. Michinaga was as good as emperor.