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Mekakucity Actors (メカクシティアクターズ Mekakushiti Akutāzu) is an anime television series produced by the studio Shaft in collaboration with Aniplex of America and 1st PLACE, directed by Yuki Yase and Akiyuki Shinbo, and based on Jin's Kagerou Project. The series has 12 episodes. It is a sequel to the Music, Manga, and Novel Routes
Jin stated, in the interview found in Comic Gene's February 2014 issue, that he would be the scriptwriter of the anime, as well as managing the background music himself, as suggested by Akiyuki Shinbo, and that the story of the anime will be slightly different from the Manga and Novel. The character designs are done by Genichirou Abe.
The theme song of the anime is daze by MARiA from GARNiDELiA and composed by Jin. The ending song is days performed by Lia. The music videos for both were done by by Sidu.
The TV version of the series is streamed on Funimation in the United States, and was removed from Crunchyroll's catalogue on April 21, 2021. The Blu-ray quality release has not be released in any form in the United States (physically, digitally, or streaming). The only physical English release was an Australian DVD release from Madman Entertainment.
Summary
A story based on the popular series of songs by Jin titled Kagerou Project. Shintaro Kisaragi—a NEET who shut himself inside his room for 2 years—has been living his life normally until he met a cyber girl named Ene, who appeared in his computer screen when someone anonymously sent him a mysterious e-mail one year ago. One day, Ene messes with Shintaro's computer, which causes the computer to break and forces Shintaro to enter the outside world for the first time in two years. He heads to the department store, where a group of criminals break in and hold the people inside hostage for ransom. Here he comes in contact with a group of teenagers calling themselves the "Mekakushi Dan" (メカクシ団, lit. "Blindfold Gang"), who stop the robbery with their mysterious eye powers and force Shintaro into joining their group.
Episodes
| Act | Episode | Release date |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | Artificial Enemy (人造エネミー Jinzō Enemī) | April 12, 2014 |
| 02 | Kisaragi Attention (如月アテンション Kisaragi Atenshon) | April 19, 2014 |
| 03 | Blindfold Code (メカクシコード Mekakushi Kōdo) | April 26, 2014 |
| 04 | Heat Haze Daze (カゲロウデイズ Kagerō Deizu) | May 03, 2014 |
| 05 | Showtime Loudspeaker Pole (カイエンパンザマスト Kaien Panzamasuto) | May 10, 2014 |
| 06 | Headphone Actor (ヘッドフォンアクター Heddofon Akutā) | May 17, 2014 |
| 07 | Konoha's State of the World (コノハの世界事情 Konoha no Sekai Jijō) | May 24, 2014 |
| 08 | Losstime Memory (ロスタイムメモリー Rosutaimu Memorī) | May 31, 2014 |
| 09 | Ayano's Theory of Happiness (アヤノの幸福理論 Ayano no Kōfuku Riron) | June 07, 2014 |
| 10 | Fantasy Forest (空想フォレスト Kūsō Foresuto) | June 14, 2014 |
| 11 | Moon-Viewing Recital (オツキミリサイタル Otsukimi Risaitaru) | June 21, 2014 |
| 12 | Summertime Record (サマータイムレコード Samātaimu Rekōdo) | June 28, 2014 |