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ERASED

ERASED

If only I'd done things different

20168.51 Season12 EpisodesEnded

Overview

Satoru Fujinuma is a struggling manga artist who has the ability to turn back time and prevent deaths. When his mother is killed he turns back time to solve the mystery, but ends up back in elementary school, just before the disappearance of his classmate Kayo.

Created by Taku Kishimoto
Written by Taku Kishimoto, Kei Sanbe
Produced by Taku Matsuo, Kenta Suzuki, Hiroe Tsukamoto
NetworksFuji TVIwate Menkoi TelevisionSakuranbo TV

Top Cast

Shinnosuke Mitsushima

Shinnosuke Mitsushima

29-year-old Satoru Fujinuma (voice)

Tao Tsuchiya

Tao Tsuchiya

10-year-old Satoru Fujinuma (voice)

Minami Takayama

Minami Takayama

Sachiko Fujinuma (voice)

Themes & Keywords

child abusedetectiveassassintime travelsupernaturalelementary schoolmurderdysfunctional familyserial killerbased on mangaframed for murderschool lifeangstseinenanimedrastic change of lifeabusive motherbutterfly effectdesperatemalicioustime skipanxiouspsychologicalinspirationalsuspensedramaticcriticalsentimentaladmiringamusedcompassionateempatheticsympathetictragic

About ERASED

ERASED is a animation, drama, mystery series that first aired in 2016 exploring themes of child abuse, detective, assassin, time travel, supernatural, elementary school. Created by Taku Kishimoto, it stars Shinnosuke Mitsushima, Tao Tsuchiya, Minami Takayama. Satoru Fujinuma is a struggling manga artist who has the ability to turn back time and prevent deaths. When his mother is killed he turns back time to solve the mystery, but ends up back in elementary school, just before the disappearance of his classmate Kayo.

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