Mysterious Disappearances
series not in production
Ended
Animation
Mystery
Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Seasons | 1
Episodes | 12
avg.Runtime | 24 min
First EP | 2024-04-10
Last EP | 2024-06-26
Overview
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Sumireko Ogawa’s dream of becoming a novelist is reinvigorated with new rumors of mystical incidents. Now a clerk at a bookstore, she enlists her young coworker, Ren Adashino, to investigate urban legends, black magic, and ghost stories across the city. Sumireko has a knack for triggering magical events, and Ren has a dark secret of his own. Will they survive their investigation unscathed?
Created by
Produced by
Zero-G
KADOKAWA
Shogakukan
FlyingDog
Kansai Television
BS Nippon Corporation
AT-X
Season List
season 1 || Season 1
Relesed on | 2024-04-10
1
The Cursed Book, the Maiden, and the Birthday
2024-04-10
Sumireko and Adashino work and chat together in the quiet of the bookshop where they're employed. Their manager appears and gives Sumireko a strange book of unknown origins. Just after midnight, she casually picks it up to read it, and then...
2
Schoolhouse, Drool, and an Apartment Wife
2024-04-17
The curse of Tsukuyomi's Water of Youth hasn't finished with Sumireko yet. Meanwhile, Adashino's younger sister, Oto, picks up on the presence of a Curiosity at the school she attends. Sumireko poses as Oto's friend in order to infiltrate the school.
3
Horns, Bullying, and a Hair Ornament
2024-04-24
Uname's childhood in the countryside caused her to become a teacher with a strong desire to eliminate bullying. After hearing about the dribblers from Sumireko, Adashino is certain that a Curiosity is involved and comes up with a plan to catch it.
4
A Bath, Cleaning, and a Surprise
2024-05-01
The cuckoo known as Adashino cries in the deserted Midori Bookshop once more. Sumireko intends to spend her day off writing. As she's admiring the sakura outside her window, she gets a text from Adashino asking her to look after Oto for two or three days.
5
Underwear, Snacks, and Scarlet Clothes
2024-05-08
Sumireko looks after Oto while Adashino is away. They go to Oto's school where Sumireko revels in the joys of youth. She and Oto run into Uname and spend the evening with her. But their peace is short-lived as the shadow of a new Curiosity draws near.
6
A Curiosity, a Maid, and a Cultured Young Lady
2024-05-15
Shizuku is looking for Tomoko, who disappeared on a rainy night a year ago. Based on Tomoko's final video call, Adashino has a guess about the Curiosity, but he has a few concerns. Oto wants to help Shizuku, so she begins her own search.
7
A Station, Scissors, and a Haircut
2024-05-22
The hong yi xiao nu hai has become a Curiosity which kills the living who answer its knock at the door. But that isn't all. When Shizuku learns the conclusion that Sumireko and Adashino have come to, she steels her resolve and does the unthinkable.
8
A Book, an Affair, and a Mermaid
2024-05-29
When Sumireko was young, her inability to express herself often led to trouble with her friends. One day, she ran from them and ended up at a strange bookshop. The woman there recommended a book and offered a suggestion to help her speak more easily.
9
Dreams, Dance, and a Tsukumogami
2024-06-05
Oto's friend Nodoka dreams of becoming an idol, but as her family runs a hospital, there are certain expectations for her future. Her sole comfort is the VTuber Himeuo Yorumun. But one day...
10
A Live Performance, a Curse, and the Person Inside
2024-06-12
Yorumun begins hijacking popular streamers' videos, rapidly escalating the commotion around her. Adashino tries to save Nodoka, but Nodoka refuses his help, defending Yorumun instead. Then Uname brings a woman in a wheelchair to meet them.
11
Cats, Swimsuits, and a Black Aenoium
2024-06-19
Adashino and Sumireko discuss the coming of summer and what that means regarding the wearing of swimsuits. Then, as Adashino answers his phone, an otherworldly space envelops the two of them, and Sumireko notices a mysterious figure in the distance.
12
A Ticket, a Video, and Mysterious Disappearances
2024-06-26
Adashino has vanished from Sumireko's sight. The Cat Sovereign appears at the station just as Oto is returning from visiting Uname. Adashino intervenes, but speaking with the Cat Sovereign makes Oto remember something she's forgotten for ten years.
CAST
charactor: Sumireko Ogawa (voice)
Original: Fairouz Ai
Total EP: 12
charactor: Ren Adashino (voice)
Original: Daiki Yamashita
Total EP: 12
charactor: Oto Adashino (voice)
Original: Eri Yukimura
Total EP: 12
charactor: Manami Uname (voice)
Original: Yui Horie
Total EP: 12
charactor: Shizuku (voice)
Original: Rie Takahashi
Total EP: 12
charactor: Nodoka Ametsuchi (voice)
Original: Saya Aizawa
Total EP: 12
charactor: John Doe (voice)
Original: Yuuya Uchida
Total EP: 12
charactor: Jormun Himeuo (voice)
Original: Naomi Ohzora
Total EP: 12
charactor: Attendant of Kisaragi Station (voice)
Original: Masako Nozawa
Total EP: 12
CREW
Toshiyuki Sakae
Art Direction
Art
Hiyori Denforword Akishino
Prop Designer
Art
Tomomi Mochizuki
Storyboard Artist
Art
Tomomi Saito
Director of Photography
Camera
Tomomi Mochizuki
Series Director
Directing
Gaku Shiga
Director
Directing
Masaki Utsunomiya
Editor
Editing
Mafumafu
Music Arranger
Sound
Yukio Kondo
Original Music Composer
Sound
Kayo Konishi
Vocals
Sound
Nonoka Obuchi
Theme Song Performance
Sound
Fumiyuki Goh
Sound Director
Sound
Noriko Izumo
Sound Effects
Sound
Yuyu
Theme Song Performance
Sound
Saya Aizawa
Vocals
Sound
Takuya Tani
Character Designer
Visual Effects
Miyoko Ichinose
Color Designer
Visual Effects
Shinichiro Minami
Animation Director
Visual Effects
Futoshi Higashide
Animation Director
Visual Effects
Yuusuke Isouchi
Supervising Animation Director
Visual Effects
Masako Goto
Key Animation
Visual Effects
Tomomi Mochizuki
Series Composition
Writing
Nujima
Comic Book
Writing
Mafumafu
Lyricist
Writing
“I would rather entertain and hope that people learned something than educate people and hope they were entertained.” – Walt Disney