Studio Deen - Hakuoki (2010) Original animation drawing, in color Original hand drawn by the animators for the production of one episode of this famous serie. See images, very good. Hakuoki (薄桜鬼 〜新選組奇譚〜, Hakuōki ~Shinsengumi Kitan~; Demon of the Fleeting Blossom: The Tale of the Shinsengumi) is a Japanese otome video game series by Idea Factory, first released for the PlayStation 2 on the 18th September 2008 and ported to many other platforms. It has been adapted into an anime series by Studio Deen; the first series was broadcast from April to June 2010, and the second series was broadcast from October to December 2010. An OVA series, titled Hakuoki: A Memory of Snow Flowers and adapting from Hakuoki: Stories of Shinsengumi was released from August 2011 to July 2012. A third series based on the prequel, Hakuoki Reimeiroku was broadcast from July to September 2012. The series has also been adapted as two different manga series.