Anime Detail

Mouryou no Hako

Box of Goblins

TV Finished Airing R - 17+ (violence & profanity) Community Score: 7.21 Source: Novel

Episodes: 13

Aired: Oct 8, 2008 to Dec 31, 2008

Duration: 23 min per ep

Synopsis

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Absent-minded schoolgirl Yoriko Kusumoto only has eyes for Kanako Yuzuki. After planning for their summer trip, their journey comes to a premature and brutal end when Kanako is found severely wounded on train tracks and Yoriko in tears on the station's platform. Shuutarou Kiba, a detective who happened to be on the train that hit the girl, takes up the investigation. However, he discovers that the mystery behind this case is intertwined with an intricate network of deceptions involving the Yuzuki family, especially its most prominent member, Youko Yuzuki—a famous actress and Kanako's sister. Although Kanako survives after surgery, her critical state prompts Youko to entrust a doctor, Dr. Koushirou Mimasaka, to take care of the girl in an ominous, box-shaped facility in the forest where she will receive experimental treatment. But soon after, on a night where Kiba and Yoriko visit Kanako, the convalescent suddenly vanished. Now searching for her whereabouts, the burden on Kiba dramatically grows when he learns about other gruesome discoveries: limbs of young girls in boxes. Kiba is suggested by a colleague that the macabre findings are related not only to Kanako's disappearance but also to the truth behind her sister. As the investigation continues, the detective—enlisting the help of his partners Tatsumi Sekiguchi and Akihiko Chuuzenji—has to find a way to solve this series of crimes and find Kanako back. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

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Rank

3929

Popularity

3039

Episodes

13

Aired

Oct 8, 2008 to Dec 31, 2008

Duration

23 min per ep

Members / Favorites

68023 / 275

Studios

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Madhouse

Genres and Themes

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Genre: Mystery Genre: Supernatural Genre: Suspense Theme: Detective Theme: Historical Theme: Psychological

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Characters

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Chuuzenji, Akihiko

Chuuzenji, Akihiko

Main

Voice actors: Hirata, Hiroaki

Enokizu, Reijirou

Enokizu, Reijirou

Main

Voice actors: Morikawa, Toshiyuki

Kiba, Shuutarou

Kiba, Shuutarou

Main

Voice actors: Seki, Takaaki

Sekiguchi, Tatsumi

Sekiguchi, Tatsumi

Main

Voice actors: Kiuchi, Hidenobu

Amemiya, Noritada

Amemiya, Noritada

Supporting

Voice actors: Hiyama, Nobuyuki

Aoki, Bunzou

Aoki, Bunzou

Supporting

Voice actors: Suwabe, Junichi

Chuuzenji, Chizuko

Chuuzenji, Chizuko

Supporting

Voice actors: Minaguchi, Yuko

Chuuzenji, Atsuko

Chuuzenji, Atsuko

Supporting

Voice actors: Kuwashima, Houko

Inspector Ishii

Inspector Ishii

Supporting

Voice actors: Ugaki, Hidenari

Kusumoto, Yoriko

Kusumoto, Yoriko

Supporting

Voice actors: Takahashi, Mikako

Masuoka, Noriyuki

Masuoka, Noriyuki

Supporting

Voice actors: Miki, Shinichiro

Mimasaka, Koushirou

Mimasaka, Koushirou

Supporting

Voice actors: Tanaka, Masahiko

Mysterious Man

Mysterious Man

Supporting

Voice actors: Furuya, Toru

Policeman Fukumoto

Policeman Fukumoto

Supporting

Voice actors: Ueda, Youji

Sasagawa

Sasagawa

Supporting

Voice actors: Koyama, Rikiya

Toriguchi, Morihiko

Toriguchi, Morihiko

Supporting

Voice actors: Namikawa, Daisuke

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