S01E01 You're Myself, I'm Yourself
Yu Narukami’s first day in a new school is overshadowed by the murder of a TV hostess on campus. Even stranger is the portal he discovers in TV screens, which throws him and his new...
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The truth lies on the other side of the screen!
Overview
When Yu Narukami moves to the rural country town of Inaba to live with his uncle while his parents are away on business, he's expecting a lot more peace and quiet than he's been used to in the big city. Instead, the peace has been shattered as a rash of mysterious murders and kidnappings sweep the countryside. With the police stymied, Yu finds himself joining with a group of seven other teenagers in a desperate bid to solve the mystery. A mystery that is somehow connected to both the local weather patterns and a strange TV world which Yu, his friends and the enigmatic killer can all enter.
Episodes
S01E02 The Contractor's Key
The strange deaths continue, with the most recent victim discovered hanging from a telephone pole. Yu, Chie, and Yosuke begin piecing things together and determine that these grisly murders are connected to that other world...
S01E03 We Are Friends, Aren't We?
When Yukiko appears on the Midnight Channel, her best friend Chie leads the charge to rescue her. However, the police are out in force and arresting any suspicious characters - including Yu and Yosuke. When...
S01E04 Somewhere Not Here
Chie, Yu, and Yosuke are hot on the trail of Yukiko, when suddenly her shadow reveals herself instead. This Yukiko is on a mission of her own, trying to find a prince who will whisk...
S01E06 I'll beat you, and beat you good!
There's a new tough guy in town, and he means business. What will become of this new player, now that he's appeared in the Midnight Channel? Yu and his friends aim to put their clues...
S01E07 Suspicious Tropical Paradise
Kanji's gone missing, or is in hiding, according to Naoto. Yu and the others suspect that he is somewhere in TV World, but Teddie needs something with his scent to find him first. After investigating,...
S01E08 We've lost something important again!
Time for some R&R. While out on a school field trip, Yu and Yosuke learn the true meaning of fear: Yukiko and Chie's cooking! Later, Kanji must prove to the boys that he's a ladies...
S01E09 No One Sees the Real Me
While trying to escape the limelight, pop icon "Risette", aka Rise, steals away to the small town of Inaba. With the investigation team now bringing all their clues together, it looks as if Rise might...
S01E10 Real Me Doesn't Exist
Rise has disappeared into TV World, leaving behind only her shadow to guide Yu and the rest. As they head in to rescue her, the group finds more than they bargained for, discovering that Rise's...
S01E11 Catch Me If You Can
A new murder victim is discovered in Inaba, without appearing on TV, which sends Yu and the others back to square one. Naoto Shirogane, boy detective, is brought in to help with the case. Meanwhile,...
S01E12 It's Not Empty at All
With the culprit of the Inaba murders well within their sights, Yu and the rest experience a series of interweaving flashbacks, flash-forwards, and side flashes that come together with a horrible conclusion.
S01E13 A Stormy Summer Vacation (1)
Loveline is on the scene! Yu has been coming home late at night, tired and sluggish.
S01E14 A Stormy Summer Vacation (2)
This week we'll take a look at the elusive Yu Narukami. Join us as we look into a previously hidden world that only helpful Yus can possibly fall into, rife with prescient foxes, reincarnated professors,...
S01E15 The Long-Awaited School Trip
What's the best part of taking a school trip with friends? FREE TIME! Everyone's together and ready to party! With the "juice" flowing in the VIP and excitement in the air, a King's Game is...
S01E16 Although the Case Was Closed
Naoto, still unconvinced that the murder case is closed, agrees to appear on TV. He is kidnapped soon after, and with no real information to go by, finding him in TV World is proving difficult....
S01E17 I Want to Know the Truth
As the girls avoid Shadow Naoto's aging beam, the boys try to think of a way to save Naoto, with Yosuke still under the effects of the beam, just as the girls use Teddie as...
S01E18 Anniversary to Become a Family
At the Dojima househould, Dojima has made coffee for the family, something he has done since before his wife passed away, when he suddenly gets a call from Adachi that there has been an accident....
S01E19 It's School Festival Day. Time to Have Fun!
The school holds its cultural festival and Yu meets Ayane Matsunaga of the Yasogami High School brass band.
S01E20 We'll All Meet at the AMAGIYA Hotel
At the end of the cultural festival, everyone is cleaning up the classroom, planning something to do for the night, when Nanako and Dojima arrive, who reveals he is going out of town and needs...
S01E21 Don't Save Anyone Anymore
Naoto tells Yu that she cannot find out anything about the sender of the "Stop helping people" letter, but she knows that it was personally delivered so the sender knows who they are. Later, Naoto...
S01E22 It's Just Like Heaven
The Investigation Team stages a rescue of Nanako from Taro Namatame in the TV world.
S01E23 In Order to Find the Truth
The team grieves after the apparent death of Nanako, while Dojima storms off to Namatame's room to confront him, but is stopped because of his injuries. After hearing a crash from Namatame's room, the group...
S01E24 The World is Full of Sh*t
Teddie is in the Velvet Room where he reveals that he has discovered he is only a Shadow, but one that has acquired human emotions. He asks Yu to say goodbye to Nanako for him...
S01E25 We Can Change the World
Yu and his friends confront the true culprit behind the Midnight Channel events and uncover the truth behind the mysteries surrounding Inaba.
Cast
Daisuke Namikawa
Yu Narukami (voice)
Showtaro Morikubo
Yosuke Hanamura (voice)
Yui Horie
Chie Satonaka (voice)
Ami Koshimizu
Yukiko Amagi (voice)
Tomokazu Seki
Kanji Tatsumi (voice)
Rie Kugimiya
Rise Kujikawa (voice)
Kappei Yamaguchi
Teddie (voice)
Romi Park
Naoto Shirogane (voice)
Isamu Tanonaka
Igor (voice)
Sayaka Ohara
Margaret (voice)
