Erased (2016)
Anime series · 12 episodes · A-1 Pictures · directed by Tomohiko Itou
DramaMysteryPsychologicalSupernaturalThriller
A-1 Pictures’ 2016 thriller, Erased, follows Satoru Fujinuma, a struggling manga artist with an involuntary supernatural ability to travel back in time to prevent tragedy. Framed for murder, Satoru is sent eighteen years into the past, becoming his elementary school self. He must now solve a childhood disappearance and prevent a serial killer from striking again.
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The story
Satoru Fujinuma, a 29-year-old aspiring manga artist, possesses an involuntary supernatural ability he calls "Revival." This power forces him to experience short temporal leaps, sending him back moments before a life-threatening incident occurs, allowing him to intervene and prevent tragedy. However, when Satoru is framed for a murder, his ability activates in an unprecedented way, sending him not minutes, but eighteen years into the past, back to his elementary school days.
Now inhabiting his ten-year-old body, Satoru finds himself a month before the disappearance of his classmate, Kayo Hinazuki. Recognizing a connection between his current predicament and this past event, Satoru understands that to clear his name in the present and save the victim, he must prevent Kayo's abduction and uncover the true identity of the serial killer responsible for a string of childhood disappearances. The fate of Kayo, his own future, and the lives of other children hang in the balance.
Credits & cast
- Studio
- A-1 Pictures
- Director
- Tomohiko Itou
- Story
- Kei Sanbe
- Character design
- Keigo Sasaki
- Music
- Yuki Kajiura
- Voice
- Shinnosuke Mitsushima as Satoru Fujinuma
- Voice
- Aoi Yuuki as Kayo Hinazuki
Where to watch Erased
Streaming services that list it. Availability changes by country.
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The main colours across the whole series, by share of the picture.
Colour script
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Where Erased happens
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Looks like it
Matched frame to frame, on style and colour.
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Questions about Erased
Who made Erased?
Erased (2016) was animated by A-1 Pictures and directed by Tomohiko Itou.
Where can I watch Erased?
Crunchyroll, Hulu, Netflix list Erased. Availability changes by country.
What anime are like Erased?
Fans most often recommend Steins;Gate, Tokyo Revengers, Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World-, Orange. In look: Interviews with Monster Girls, Persona 3 the Movie: #4 Winter of Rebirth, Omoi, Omoware, Furi, Furare.
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