Un-Go (2011)

Original title

UN-GO

Directed by

Seiji Mizushima

Genre

supernatural anime and manga, mystery anime and manga, science fiction anime and manga

Country

Japan

Length

1 season, 11 episodes

Rated

TV-14

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 14 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A detective with a supernatural partner solves unusual crimes in a post-war dystopian Tokyo. The stories involve political corruption, artificial intelligence, and shapeshifting characters.

mysteriousdeliberatecerebralnoir-ishtenseslow-burndetectiveatmospheric

What happens

Un-Go (Japanese: アンゴ, Hepburn: Ango) is a 2011 anime television series produced by Bones which aired on Fuji TV's noitamina program block between October 13, 2011 and December 22, 2011. Based on the noted Japanese intellectual and novelist Ango Sakaguchi's novel Meiji Kaika Ango Torimono-chō (明治開化 安吾捕物帖), the series is directed by Seiji Mizushima and written by Shō Aikawa, who had earlier worked together on Fullmetal Alchemist. Featuring character designs from Pako and Yun Kōga, the music for the series is composed by NARASAKI, with the opening theme being "How to Go" by School Food Punishment and the ending theme being "Fantasy" by LAMA. Un-Go was simulcast with English subtitles by Crunchyroll and Anime on Demand. A prequel film, Un-Go Episode 0: Inga Chapter (Japanese: アンゴ 因果論, Hepburn: Ango Inga-ron), ran in Japanese theatres for two weeks from November 19, 2011. Sentai Filmworks has licensed the series, along with episode 0, in North America, while Siren Visual has licensed the series in Australia and Kazé has licensed the series in the United Kingdom. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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