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Another

Another

Plunge into the heart of terror…

20128.31 Season12 EpisodesEnded

Overview

When Kouichi arrives at his new school, he immediately senses something frightening in the atmosphere of his new class, something that no student wants to talk about and that seems to be related to a mysterious and silent girl.

Created by Tsuneo Takechi
Written by Yukito Ayatsuji, Ryo Higaki
Produced by Jun Fukuda, Kenji Horikawa, Shunji Inoue
NetworksKNB

Top Cast

Atsushi Abe

Atsushi Abe

Koichi Sakakibara (voice)

Natsumi Takamori

Natsumi Takamori

Mei Misaki (voice)

Madoka Yonezawa

Madoka Yonezawa

Izumi Akazawa (voice)

Tomoaki Maeno

Tomoaki Maeno

Naoya Teshigawara (voice)

Kazutomi Yamamoto

Kazutomi Yamamoto

Yuya Mochizuki (voice)

Themes & Keywords

suicidebased on novel or bookamnesiasupernaturalgorecursetragedyschoolhospitalmiddle schoolmassacredeathghostdark fantasyschool lifeangstseinenmind alterationanimeclassmatesjapanese high schoolhorror

About Another

Another is a animation, drama, mystery series that first aired in 2012 exploring themes of suicide, based on novel or book, amnesia, supernatural, gore, curse. Created by Tsuneo Takechi, it stars Atsushi Abe, Natsumi Takamori, Madoka Yonezawa. When Kouichi arrives at his new school, he immediately senses something frightening in the atmosphere of his new class, something that no student wants to talk about and that seems to be related to a mysterious and silent girl.

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