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Evol

Evol

20239.71 Season6 EpisodesEnded

Overview

Three teenagers attempt to commit suicide and fail. When they wake up in the hospital, they learn they have acquired mysterious superpowers. These abilities are usually passed down through generations of heroes, and are something that only allies of justice can possess… But the directionless trio, who feel there is no place for them in this world, choose to use these powers for evil in order to destroy the world.

Created by Atsushi Kaneko
Written by Atsushi Kaneko, Eiichi Mizoi Davis
NetworksDMM TV

Top Cast

Yuzu Aoki

Yuzu Aoki

Nozomi Kodama

Himena Irei

Himena Irei

Akari Tsuchiya

Misaki Hattori

Misaki Hattori

Niiyama Sakura

Nobuaki Kaneko

Nobuaki Kaneko

Lightning Bolt

Haruka Imou

Haruka Imou

Thunder Girl

Ken Ishiguro

Ken Ishiguro

Hiromi Tsuchiya

Ken Yasuda

Ken Yasuda

Mayor

Naomi Nishida

Naomi Nishida

Nozomi's mother

Fusako Urabe

Fusako Urabe

Akari's mother

Themes & Keywords

suicideherosuperherobased on mangadark herojusticesuper powerteen superherominorityjuveniljapanese junior high schooler

About Evol

Evol is a drama, action & adventure, sci-fi & fantasy series that first aired in 2023 exploring themes of suicide, hero, superhero, based on manga, dark hero, justice. Created by Atsushi Kaneko, it stars Yuzu Aoki, Himena Irei, Misaki Hattori. Three teenagers attempt to commit suicide and fail. When they wake up in the hospital, they learn they have acquired mysterious superpowers. These abilities are usually passed down through generations of heroes, and are something that only allies of justice can possess… But the directionless trio, who feel there is no place for them in this world, choose to use these powers for evil in order to destroy the world.

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