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The Fable

The Fable

20247.81 Season25 EpisodesEnded

Overview

A legendary hitman trained to become the world's best assassin is asked to lay low for a year by the head of his crime family.

Created by Yuya Takashima
Written by Yuya Takashima, Katsuhisa Minami
NetworksNippon TV

Top Cast

Kazuyuki Okitsu

Kazuyuki Okitsu

Akira Sato (voice)

Miyuki Sawashiro

Miyuki Sawashiro

Yoko Sato (voice)

Kana Hanazawa

Kana Hanazawa

Misaki Shimizu (voice)

Akio Otsuka

Akio Otsuka

Takeshi Ebihara (voice)

Themes & Keywords

assassinbased on mangaanimeintenseanimated remake

About The Fable

The Fable is a animation, comedy, action & adventure, crime series that first aired in 2024 exploring themes of assassin, based on manga, anime, intense, animated remake. Created by Yuya Takashima, it stars Kazuyuki Okitsu, Miyuki Sawashiro, Kana Hanazawa. A legendary hitman trained to become the world's best assassin is asked to lay low for a year by the head of his crime family.

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