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The Perfect Insider

The Perfect Insider

20156.51 Season11 EpisodesEnded

Overview

Souhei Saikawa is a college professor who is obsessed with genius Shiki Magata’s work. He, Moe Nishinosono, and a group of his other students plan a retreat to the remote island where Magata currently resides, which may put them in danger’s way...

Created by Hiroshi Mori
Written by Hiroshi Mori, Toshiya Ohno
Produced by Yuka Okayasu, Masami Niwa
NetworksFuji TVIwate Menkoi TelevisionSakuranbo TV

Top Cast

Yasuyuki Kase

Yasuyuki Kase

Sohei Saikawa (voice)

Atsumi Tanezaki

Atsumi Tanezaki

Moe Nishinosono (voice)

Ibuki Kido

Ibuki Kido

Shiki Magata (voice)

Kentaro Ito

Kentaro Ito

Mizutani Chikara (voice)

Yui Horie

Yui Horie

Gidou Setsuko (voice)

Atsushi Imaruoka

Atsushi Imaruoka

Hasebe Satoshi (voice)

Houko Kuwashima

Houko Kuwashima

Kunieda Momoko (voice)

Taishi Murata

Taishi Murata

Hamanaka Fukashi (voice)

Yuhko Kaida

Yuhko Kaida

Magata Miki (voice)

Hiroshi Shimozaki

Hiroshi Shimozaki

Mochizuki Toshiki (voice)

Themes & Keywords

detectivebased on novel or bookmurdertragedyincestanimepsychological

About The Perfect Insider

The Perfect Insider is a animation, mystery, drama series that first aired in 2015 exploring themes of detective, based on novel or book, murder, tragedy, incest, anime. Created by Hiroshi Mori, it stars Yasuyuki Kase, Atsumi Tanezaki, Ibuki Kido. Souhei Saikawa is a college professor who is obsessed with genius Shiki Magata’s work. He, Moe Nishinosono, and a group of his other students plan a retreat to the remote island where Magata currently resides, which may put them in danger’s way...

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