During a fiercely hot summer in Sotoba, a peaceful and quiet village with a population of 1300 people, a series of bizarre deaths begin to occur. At the same time, a strange family moves into a long abandoned mansion in the region. After supposedly visiting this strange family, the fashionable Shimizu Megumi goes missing and the entire village goes out in search for her.
Centers around the struggle to live in spite of extreme obstacles.
Rural88%
Partly or completely set in the countryside.
Ensemble Cast80%
Features a large cast of characters with (almost) equal screen time and importance to the plot.
Philosophy77%
Relating or devoted to the study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence.
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Statistics
Watch Status
CURRENT
4.2%
PLANNING
45.9%
COMPLETED
44.0%
DROPPED
3.0%
PAUSED
2.9%
76%
Works that feature themes of social dissociation, delusions, and other issues like suicide, bullying, self-isolation, paranoia, and technological necessity in daily lives. Classic iconography: telephone poles, rooftops, and trains.
Gore76%
Prominently features graphic bloodshed and violence.
Urban Fantasy68%
Set in a world similar to the real world, but with the existence of magic or other supernatural elements.
Pandemic68%
Prominently features a disease prevalent over a whole country or the world.
Medicine62%
Centered around the activities of people working in the field of medicine.
Male Protagonist60%
Main character is male.
Achronological Order60%
Chapters or episodes do not occur in chronological order.
Revenge54%
Prominently features a character who aims to exact punishment in a resentful or vindictive manner.
Religion53%
Centers on the belief that humanity is related to supernatural, transcendental, and spiritual elements.
Yandere48%
Prominently features a character who is obsessively in love with another, to the point of acting deranged or violent.
Writing46%
Centers around the profession of writing books or novels.