List of Another episodes
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Another is a 2012 Japanese adult animated horror television series produced by P . Works and directed by Tsutomu Mizushima that aired twelve episodes from 10 January to 27 March 2012. Based on the 2009 novel of the same name by Yukito Ayatsuji, the series is set in 1998 and focuses on a boy named Kōichi Sakakibara who, upon transferring into Yomiyama Middle School and meeting the curious Mei Misaki, finds himself in a mystery revolving around students and people related to his class facing gruesome and senseless deaths. Another was directed by Tsutomu Mizushima and produced by P . Works, with character designs by Yuriko Ishii, the chief animation director of the series, based on Noizi Ito's original concepts for the novel. Another premiered in late-night slots on Kitanihon Broadcasting, TVQ Kyushu Broadcasting, and several independent TV stations, then appeared on Nippon BS Broadcasting beginning in April. Sentai Filmworks has licensed the anime series for digital and home video release in 2012. An original video animation episode set before the beginning of the series was released on May 26, 2012 with a "0th" volume of the manga.
Infobox
No. of episodes
12 1 OVA
Original network
KNB, KBS, Tokyo MX, CTC
Original release
January 10 (2012-01-10) – March 27, 2012 (2012-03-27)
Tables
· Episodes
1
1
No.
1
Title
"Rough Sketch"
Transliteration: "Sobyō" (Japanese: 素描)
Original release date
January 10, 2012 (2012-01-10)
Because his father is working abroad, Kōichi Sakakibara moves to his birth town of Yomiyama to live with his grandparents and his aunt Reiko Mikami, where he spends the first month hospitalized due to a pneumothorax. His classmates, Izumi Akazawa, Tomohiko Kazami and Yukari Sakuragi, visit him but act strange. In the hospital, Kōichi meets an uncan
Because his father is working abroad, Kōichi Sakakibara moves to his birth town of Yomiyama to live with his grandparents and his aunt Reiko Mikami, where he spends the first month hospitalized due to a pneumothorax. His classmates, Izumi Akazawa, Tomohiko Kazami and Yukari Sakuragi, visit him but act strange. In the hospital, Kōichi meets an uncan
No.
Because his father is working abroad, Kōichi Sakakibara moves to his birth town of Yomiyama to live with his grandparents and his aunt Reiko Mikami, where he spends the first month hospitalized due to a pneumothorax. His classmates, Izumi Akazawa, Tomohiko Kazami and Yukari Sakuragi, visit him but act strange. In the hospital, Kōichi meets an uncan
2
2
No.
2
Title
"Blueprint"
Transliteration: "Omowaku" (Japanese: 思惑)
Original release date
January 17, 2012 (2012-01-17)
At school, Kōichi's classmate Naoya Teshigawara lets slip that Class 9-3 is cursed. Troubled by Mei but drawn to her, Kōichi asks Sanae Mizuno, a nurse at the hospital, about a girl who may have died on the night of his discharge. Sanae reveals that a student did indeed die that night, and her name might have been Misaki, shocking Kōichi. He enters
At school, Kōichi's classmate Naoya Teshigawara lets slip that Class 9-3 is cursed. Troubled by Mei but drawn to her, Kōichi asks Sanae Mizuno, a nurse at the hospital, about a girl who may have died on the night of his discharge. Sanae reveals that a student did indeed die that night, and her name might have been Misaki, shocking Kōichi. He enters
No.
At school, Kōichi's classmate Naoya Teshigawara lets slip that Class 9-3 is cursed. Troubled by Mei but drawn to her, Kōichi asks Sanae Mizuno, a nurse at the hospital, about a girl who may have died on the night of his discharge. Sanae reveals that a student did indeed die that night, and her name might have been Misaki, shocking Kōichi. He enters
3
3
No.
3
Title
"Bone Work"
Transliteration: "Honegumi" (Japanese: 骨組)
Original release date
January 24, 2012 (2012-01-24)
Mei reveals that one of her eyes is a doll's eye that can see strange things. She tells Kōichi the haunted legend of the town: a student from Class 9-3 of 1972 also named Misaki died but the class continued acting like Misaki was alive, thus inviting death. Kōichi's classmates avoid the story whenever he asks them about it. He learns that the girl
Mei reveals that one of her eyes is a doll's eye that can see strange things. She tells Kōichi the haunted legend of the town: a student from Class 9-3 of 1972 also named Misaki died but the class continued acting like Misaki was alive, thus inviting death. Kōichi's classmates avoid the story whenever he asks them about it. He learns that the girl
No.
Mei reveals that one of her eyes is a doll's eye that can see strange things. She tells Kōichi the haunted legend of the town: a student from Class 9-3 of 1972 also named Misaki died but the class continued acting like Misaki was alive, thus inviting death. Kōichi's classmates avoid the story whenever he asks them about it. He learns that the girl
4
4
No.
4
Title
"Put Flesh"
Transliteration: "Rinkaku" (Japanese: 輪郭)
Original release date
January 31, 2012 (2012-01-31)
Kōichi encounters classmate Aya, whom he manages to save when they are nearly hit by a falling sheet of glass. At the doll shop, Mei tells Kōichi that "it has already begun". Kōichi confronts his classmates about not telling him what is going on. Sanae then contacts him, saying that when she asked her brother about Mei, he panicked and insisted no
Kōichi encounters classmate Aya, whom he manages to save when they are nearly hit by a falling sheet of glass. At the doll shop, Mei tells Kōichi that "it has already begun". Kōichi confronts his classmates about not telling him what is going on. Sanae then contacts him, saying that when she asked her brother about Mei, he panicked and insisted no
No.
Kōichi encounters classmate Aya, whom he manages to save when they are nearly hit by a falling sheet of glass. At the doll shop, Mei tells Kōichi that "it has already begun". Kōichi confronts his classmates about not telling him what is going on. Sanae then contacts him, saying that when she asked her brother about Mei, he panicked and insisted no
5
5
No.
5
Title
"Build Limbs"
Transliteration: "Kakusan" (Japanese: 拡散)
Original release date
February 7, 2012 (2012-02-07)
Ikuo Takabayashi dies next from a fatal heart attack, and Kōichi's classmates start ignoring him. Mei explains that she does exist. After the 1972 Class 9-3 incident, there was always an extra student in the class. The "extra" was dead but did not know it. No one could identify who it was, and the deaths began, year after year, with no one remember
Ikuo Takabayashi dies next from a fatal heart attack, and Kōichi's classmates start ignoring him. Mei explains that she does exist. After the 1972 Class 9-3 incident, there was always an extra student in the class. The "extra" was dead but did not know it. No one could identify who it was, and the deaths began, year after year, with no one remember
No.
Ikuo Takabayashi dies next from a fatal heart attack, and Kōichi's classmates start ignoring him. Mei explains that she does exist. After the 1972 Class 9-3 incident, there was always an extra student in the class. The "extra" was dead but did not know it. No one could identify who it was, and the deaths began, year after year, with no one remember
6
6
No.
6
Title
"Face to Face"
Transliteration: "Futari" (Japanese: 二人)
Original release date
February 14, 2012 (2012-02-14)
Now that Kōichi knows everything, he is okay with being ignored along with Mei, as Class 9-3 believes this "charm" will prevent the calamity. He and Mei begin spending time together and develop a good friendship. Kōichi's father asks him over the phone how it feels to be back in Yomiyama after being gone for a year, but Kōichi says it is his first
Now that Kōichi knows everything, he is okay with being ignored along with Mei, as Class 9-3 believes this "charm" will prevent the calamity. He and Mei begin spending time together and develop a good friendship. Kōichi's father asks him over the phone how it feels to be back in Yomiyama after being gone for a year, but Kōichi says it is his first
No.
Now that Kōichi knows everything, he is okay with being ignored along with Mei, as Class 9-3 believes this "charm" will prevent the calamity. He and Mei begin spending time together and develop a good friendship. Kōichi's father asks him over the phone how it feels to be back in Yomiyama after being gone for a year, but Kōichi says it is his first
7
7
No.
7
Title
"Sphere Joint"
Transliteration: "Henchō" (Japanese: 変調)
Original release date
February 21, 2012 (2012-02-21)
Shōji Kubodera, homeroom teacher of Class 9-3, commits suicide in front of the class. The class realizes that the "charm" has not stopped the curse, and begin acknowledging Kōichi and Mei again. Kōichi learns about Katsumi Matsunaga, a former Class 9-3 student who managed to stop the phenomenon in 1983, leaving a clue on how he did it for future st
Shōji Kubodera, homeroom teacher of Class 9-3, commits suicide in front of the class. The class realizes that the "charm" has not stopped the curse, and begin acknowledging Kōichi and Mei again. Kōichi learns about Katsumi Matsunaga, a former Class 9-3 student who managed to stop the phenomenon in 1983, leaving a clue on how he did it for future st
No.
Shōji Kubodera, homeroom teacher of Class 9-3, commits suicide in front of the class. The class realizes that the "charm" has not stopped the curse, and begin acknowledging Kōichi and Mei again. Kōichi learns about Katsumi Matsunaga, a former Class 9-3 student who managed to stop the phenomenon in 1983, leaving a clue on how he did it for future st
8
8
No.
8
Title
"Hair Stand"
Transliteration: "Konpeki" (Japanese: 紺碧)
Original release date
February 28, 2012 (2012-02-28)
Kōichi, Izumi, Naoya and Yūya, along with classmates Takako Sugiura and Junta Nakao, go to a beach resort to meet Katsumi. They relax when they leave Yomiyama, convinced the curse is ineffective outside town. At the beach, Kōichi discovers Mei, and the group enjoys a fun afternoon. Katsumi joins them, but the only thing he remembers is that he left
Kōichi, Izumi, Naoya and Yūya, along with classmates Takako Sugiura and Junta Nakao, go to a beach resort to meet Katsumi. They relax when they leave Yomiyama, convinced the curse is ineffective outside town. At the beach, Kōichi discovers Mei, and the group enjoys a fun afternoon. Katsumi joins them, but the only thing he remembers is that he left
No.
Kōichi, Izumi, Naoya and Yūya, along with classmates Takako Sugiura and Junta Nakao, go to a beach resort to meet Katsumi. They relax when they leave Yomiyama, convinced the curse is ineffective outside town. At the beach, Kōichi discovers Mei, and the group enjoys a fun afternoon. Katsumi joins them, but the only thing he remembers is that he left
9
9
No.
9
Title
"Body Paint"
Transliteration: "Rensa" (Japanese: 連鎖)
Original release date
March 6, 2012 (2012-03-06)
Chibiki reveals that Junta's death stemmed from a head trauma he received while still in Yomiyama. Kōichi finds Katsumi's clue: a cassette tape, in which Katsumi explains what happened on the school trip to the Yomiyama Shrine fifteen years ago. Two students died, but something very important happened. Before it can be revealed, Naoya accidentally
Chibiki reveals that Junta's death stemmed from a head trauma he received while still in Yomiyama. Kōichi finds Katsumi's clue: a cassette tape, in which Katsumi explains what happened on the school trip to the Yomiyama Shrine fifteen years ago. Two students died, but something very important happened. Before it can be revealed, Naoya accidentally
No.
Chibiki reveals that Junta's death stemmed from a head trauma he received while still in Yomiyama. Kōichi finds Katsumi's clue: a cassette tape, in which Katsumi explains what happened on the school trip to the Yomiyama Shrine fifteen years ago. Two students died, but something very important happened. Before it can be revealed, Naoya accidentally
10
10
No.
10
Title
"Glass Eye"
Transliteration: "Shikkoku" (Japanese: 漆黒)
Original release date
March 13, 2012 (2012-03-13)
Class 9-3 goes on a trip to the Yomiyama Shrine, where the group listens to the repaired tape. Katsumi had accidentally killed one of the students, and when he discovered no one remembered the student, he realized he had killed the "extra", and thus stopped the curse. Mei reveals that her cousin Fujioka was actually her twin sister, meaning that he
Class 9-3 goes on a trip to the Yomiyama Shrine, where the group listens to the repaired tape. Katsumi had accidentally killed one of the students, and when he discovered no one remembered the student, he realized he had killed the "extra", and thus stopped the curse. Mei reveals that her cousin Fujioka was actually her twin sister, meaning that he
No.
Class 9-3 goes on a trip to the Yomiyama Shrine, where the group listens to the repaired tape. Katsumi had accidentally killed one of the students, and when he discovered no one remembered the student, he realized he had killed the "extra", and thus stopped the curse. Mei reveals that her cousin Fujioka was actually her twin sister, meaning that he
11
11
No.
11
Title
"Makeup"
Transliteration: "Sangeki" (Japanese: 惨劇)
Original release date
March 20, 2012 (2012-03-20)
Kōichi finds that the manager has been killed, the dining hall is on fire, and the tape has gone missing. Naoya and Yūya are attacked by the hotel mistress, who has gone insane. Takako believes Mei is the "extra one", noticing a difference from the Misaki she knew in elementary, probably Fujioka. Takako, ensuing chaos, broadcasts the tape to the cl
Kōichi finds that the manager has been killed, the dining hall is on fire, and the tape has gone missing. Naoya and Yūya are attacked by the hotel mistress, who has gone insane. Takako believes Mei is the "extra one", noticing a difference from the Misaki she knew in elementary, probably Fujioka. Takako, ensuing chaos, broadcasts the tape to the cl
No.
Kōichi finds that the manager has been killed, the dining hall is on fire, and the tape has gone missing. Naoya and Yūya are attacked by the hotel mistress, who has gone insane. Takako believes Mei is the "extra one", noticing a difference from the Misaki she knew in elementary, probably Fujioka. Takako, ensuing chaos, broadcasts the tape to the cl
12
12
No.
12
Title
"Stand by Oneself"
Transliteration: "Shisha" (Japanese: 死者)
Original release date
March 27, 2012 (2012-03-27)
Tomohiko is randomly killing students to find the "extra" but is killed by Izumi, who is soon killed by glass shards impaling her, after which she remembers briefly meeting Kōichi in Yomiyama in 1996. Kōichi learns that the "extra" is Reiko, who was actually murdered in 1996. His memories, altered because of the curse, return to him and he remember
Tomohiko is randomly killing students to find the "extra" but is killed by Izumi, who is soon killed by glass shards impaling her, after which she remembers briefly meeting Kōichi in Yomiyama in 1996. Kōichi learns that the "extra" is Reiko, who was actually murdered in 1996. His memories, altered because of the curse, return to him and he remember
No.
Tomohiko is randomly killing students to find the "extra" but is killed by Izumi, who is soon killed by glass shards impaling her, after which she remembers briefly meeting Kōichi in Yomiyama in 1996. Kōichi learns that the "extra" is Reiko, who was actually murdered in 1996. His memories, altered because of the curse, return to him and he remember
OVA
OVA
No.
OVA
Title
"The Other"
Transliteration: "Inga" (Japanese: 因果)
Original release date
May 26, 2012 (2012-05-26)
14-year-old Mei secretly meets with her twin sister Fujioka. With her mother away, Fujioka spends the night at Mei's house. Mei sees the color of death on her through her doll's eye, and becomes very protective. While riding a Ferris wheel, a bird causes Fujioka to fall out of her carriage, but the carriage was low enough that she was not in danger
14-year-old Mei secretly meets with her twin sister Fujioka. With her mother away, Fujioka spends the night at Mei's house. Mei sees the color of death on her through her doll's eye, and becomes very protective. While riding a Ferris wheel, a bird causes Fujioka to fall out of her carriage, but the carriage was low enough that she was not in danger
No.
14-year-old Mei secretly meets with her twin sister Fujioka. With her mother away, Fujioka spends the night at Mei's house. Mei sees the color of death on her through her doll's eye, and becomes very protective. While riding a Ferris wheel, a bird causes Fujioka to fall out of her carriage, but the carriage was low enough that she was not in danger
| No. | Title | Original release date | |
| 1 | "Rough Sketch" Transliteration: "Sobyō" (Japanese: 素描) | January 10, 2012 (2012-01-10) | |
| Because his father is working abroad, Kōichi Sakakibara moves to his birth town of Yomiyama to live with his grandparents and his aunt Reiko Mikami, where he spends the first month hospitalized due to a pneumothorax. His classmates, Izumi Akazawa, Tomohiko Kazami and Yukari Sakuragi, visit him but act strange. In the hospital, Kōichi meets an uncan | |||
| 2 | "Blueprint" Transliteration: "Omowaku" (Japanese: 思惑) | January 17, 2012 (2012-01-17) | |
| At school, Kōichi's classmate Naoya Teshigawara lets slip that Class 9-3 is cursed. Troubled by Mei but drawn to her, Kōichi asks Sanae Mizuno, a nurse at the hospital, about a girl who may have died on the night of his discharge. Sanae reveals that a student did indeed die that night, and her name might have been Misaki, shocking Kōichi. He enters | |||
| 3 | "Bone Work" Transliteration: "Honegumi" (Japanese: 骨組) | January 24, 2012 (2012-01-24) | |
| Mei reveals that one of her eyes is a doll's eye that can see strange things. She tells Kōichi the haunted legend of the town: a student from Class 9-3 of 1972 also named Misaki died but the class continued acting like Misaki was alive, thus inviting death. Kōichi's classmates avoid the story whenever he asks them about it. He learns that the girl | |||
| 4 | "Put Flesh" Transliteration: "Rinkaku" (Japanese: 輪郭) | January 31, 2012 (2012-01-31) | |
| Kōichi encounters classmate Aya, whom he manages to save when they are nearly hit by a falling sheet of glass. At the doll shop, Mei tells Kōichi that "it has already begun". Kōichi confronts his classmates about not telling him what is going on. Sanae then contacts him, saying that when she asked her brother about Mei, he panicked and insisted no | |||
| 5 | "Build Limbs" Transliteration: "Kakusan" (Japanese: 拡散) | February 7, 2012 (2012-02-07) | |
| Ikuo Takabayashi dies next from a fatal heart attack, and Kōichi's classmates start ignoring him. Mei explains that she does exist. After the 1972 Class 9-3 incident, there was always an extra student in the class. The "extra" was dead but did not know it. No one could identify who it was, and the deaths began, year after year, with no one remember | |||
| 6 | "Face to Face" Transliteration: "Futari" (Japanese: 二人) | February 14, 2012 (2012-02-14) | |
| Now that Kōichi knows everything, he is okay with being ignored along with Mei, as Class 9-3 believes this "charm" will prevent the calamity. He and Mei begin spending time together and develop a good friendship. Kōichi's father asks him over the phone how it feels to be back in Yomiyama after being gone for a year, but Kōichi says it is his first | |||
| 7 | "Sphere Joint" Transliteration: "Henchō" (Japanese: 変調) | February 21, 2012 (2012-02-21) | |
| Shōji Kubodera, homeroom teacher of Class 9-3, commits suicide in front of the class. The class realizes that the "charm" has not stopped the curse, and begin acknowledging Kōichi and Mei again. Kōichi learns about Katsumi Matsunaga, a former Class 9-3 student who managed to stop the phenomenon in 1983, leaving a clue on how he did it for future st | |||
| 8 | "Hair Stand" Transliteration: "Konpeki" (Japanese: 紺碧) | February 28, 2012 (2012-02-28) | |
| Kōichi, Izumi, Naoya and Yūya, along with classmates Takako Sugiura and Junta Nakao, go to a beach resort to meet Katsumi. They relax when they leave Yomiyama, convinced the curse is ineffective outside town. At the beach, Kōichi discovers Mei, and the group enjoys a fun afternoon. Katsumi joins them, but the only thing he remembers is that he left | |||
| 9 | "Body Paint" Transliteration: "Rensa" (Japanese: 連鎖) | March 6, 2012 (2012-03-06) | |
| Chibiki reveals that Junta's death stemmed from a head trauma he received while still in Yomiyama. Kōichi finds Katsumi's clue: a cassette tape, in which Katsumi explains what happened on the school trip to the Yomiyama Shrine fifteen years ago. Two students died, but something very important happened. Before it can be revealed, Naoya accidentally | |||
| 10 | "Glass Eye" Transliteration: "Shikkoku" (Japanese: 漆黒) | March 13, 2012 (2012-03-13) | |
| Class 9-3 goes on a trip to the Yomiyama Shrine, where the group listens to the repaired tape. Katsumi had accidentally killed one of the students, and when he discovered no one remembered the student, he realized he had killed the "extra", and thus stopped the curse. Mei reveals that her cousin Fujioka was actually her twin sister, meaning that he | |||
| 11 | "Makeup" Transliteration: "Sangeki" (Japanese: 惨劇) | March 20, 2012 (2012-03-20) | |
| Kōichi finds that the manager has been killed, the dining hall is on fire, and the tape has gone missing. Naoya and Yūya are attacked by the hotel mistress, who has gone insane. Takako believes Mei is the "extra one", noticing a difference from the Misaki she knew in elementary, probably Fujioka. Takako, ensuing chaos, broadcasts the tape to the cl | |||
| 12 | "Stand by Oneself" Transliteration: "Shisha" (Japanese: 死者) | March 27, 2012 (2012-03-27) | |
| Tomohiko is randomly killing students to find the "extra" but is killed by Izumi, who is soon killed by glass shards impaling her, after which she remembers briefly meeting Kōichi in Yomiyama in 1996. Kōichi learns that the "extra" is Reiko, who was actually murdered in 1996. His memories, altered because of the curse, return to him and he remember | |||
| OVA | "The Other" Transliteration: "Inga" (Japanese: 因果) | May 26, 2012 (2012-05-26) | |
| 14-year-old Mei secretly meets with her twin sister Fujioka. With her mother away, Fujioka spends the night at Mei's house. Mei sees the color of death on her through her doll's eye, and becomes very protective. While riding a Ferris wheel, a bird causes Fujioka to fall out of her carriage, but the carriage was low enough that she was not in danger | |||
References
- "番組表: Another"https://web.archive.org/web/20110315223405/http://anime.webnt.jp/programs/view/89
- "WORKS - Another"http://www.pa-works.jp/en/works/index.html
- Anotherhttp://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-08-27/anime-another-with-noizi-ito-p.a-works-debuts-in-january
- "Staff & Cast"https://web.archive.org/web/20130206140548/http://www.another-anime.jp/about/
- "News and Topics"https://web.archive.org/web/20150409144414/http://www.another-anime.jp/special/?mode=newsAndTopics
- Anotherhttp://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-01-16/sentai-filmworks-licenses-horror-tv-anime-another
- "Promo for Episode 0 of Horror Anime 'Another' Streamed"http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-03-02/promo-for-episode-0-of-horror-anime-another-streamed