The Heike Story is a Japanese original net animation series adapted from Hideo Furukawa's 2016 translation into modern Japanese of The Tale of the Heike, a 13th-century historical epic depicting the rise and fall of the Taira clan. The series was produced by Science SARU and directed by Naoko Yamada, and streamed from September 16 to November 25, 2021 on Fuji TV's on Demand (FOD)'s service, as well as on Funimation. This was then followed by the television broadcast through the same network's +Ultra programming block, which aired from January 13 to March 17, 2022.
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Xanthe Huynh is an American voice actress known for her voicework in English dubs of anime series. Her most well known roles include Haru Okumura in Persona 5, Ui Hirasawa in K-On!, Altina Orion in The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II, Alluka Zoldyck in Hunter × Hunter, Yuna in Yuki Yuna is a Hero, Hanayo Koizumi in Love Live!,, Marianne in Fire Emblem: Three Houses, Meiko "Menma" Honma in Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day, and Sachi in Sword Art Online.
Huynh attending The Great Wolf Pack: A Call to Adventure film premiere in 2022