Overview
FormatTV
StudioZero-G
AniList Score66%
StatusFINISHED
Characters
Sumireko Ogawamain
Ren Adashinomain
Oto Adashinomain
Manami Unamesupporting
John Doesupporting
Shizukusupporting
Nodoka Ametsuchisupporting
Yorumun Himeuosupporting
Ekikakariinsupporting
Tamao Akanesupporting
Mikamo Hanamurasupporting
Suzusupporting
Erika Usamisupporting
Staff
NujimaOriginal Creator
Tomomi MochizukiDirector
Tomomi MochizukiSeries Composition
Takuya TaniCharacter Design
Hiyori Denforword AkishinoProp Design
Toshiyuki SakaeArt Director
Miyoko IchinoseColor Design
Tomomi SaitouDirector of Photography
Masaki UtsunomiyaEditing
Fumiyuki GouSound Director
Noriko IzumoSound Effects
Yukio KondouMusic
Kayou KonishiMusic
Ryouta ShinozakiMusic Producer
Takuji OobayashiAnimation Producer
Nonoka OobuchiTheme Song Performance (ED)
Tomomi MochizukiScript (ep 1)
Yoshitaka YasudaEpisode Director (OP)
Takeshi ShigaEpisode Director (ep 1)
Tomomi MochizukiStoryboard (ED, ep 1)
Other Details
Native Title怪異と乙女と神隠し
Aired Year2024 (SPRING)
Source MaterialMANGA
Genres
EcchiHorrorMysterySupernatural
Mysterious Disappearances
2024TVFINISHED66% Score
Synopsis
EP 1
The Cursed Book, the Maiden, and the Birthday
Sumireko and Adashino work and chat together in the quiet of the bookshop where they're employed. Their manager appears and gives Sumireko a strange book of unknown origins. Just after midnight, she casually picks it up to read it, and then...
EP 2
Schoolhouse, Drool, and an Apartment Wife
The curse of Tsukuyomi's Water of Youth hasn't finished with Sumireko yet. Meanwhile, Adashino's younger sister, Oto, picks up on the presence of a Curiosity at the school she attends. Sumireko poses as Oto's friend in order to infiltrate the school.
EP 3
Horns, Bullying, and a Hair Ornament
Uname's childhood in the countryside caused her to become a teacher with a strong desire to eliminate bullying. After hearing about the dribblers from Sumireko, Adashino is certain that a Curiosity is involved and comes up with a plan to catch it.
EP 4
A Bath, Cleaning, and a Surprise
The cuckoo known as Adashino cries in the deserted Midori Bookshop once more. Sumireko intends to spend her day off writing. As she's admiring the sakura outside her window, she gets a text from Adashino asking her to look after Oto for two or three days.
EP 5
Underwear, Snacks, and Scarlet Clothes
Sumireko looks after Oto while Adashino is away. They go to Oto's school where Sumireko revels in the joys of youth. She and Oto run into Uname and spend the evening with her. But their peace is short-lived as the shadow of a new Curiosity draws near.
EP 6
A Curiosity, a Maid, and a Cultured Young Lady
Shizuku is looking for Tomoko, who disappeared on a rainy night a year ago. Based on Tomoko's final video call, Adashino has a guess about the Curiosity, but he has a few concerns. Oto wants to help Shizuku, so she begins her own search.
EP 7
A Station, Scissors, and a Haircut
The hong yi xiao nu hai has become a Curiosity which kills the living who answer its knock at the door. But that isn't all. When Shizuku learns the conclusion that Sumireko and Adashino have come to, she steels her resolve and does the unthinkable.
EP 8
A Book, an Affair, and a Mermaid
When Sumireko was young, her inability to express herself often led to trouble with her friends. One day, she ran from them and ended up at a strange bookshop. The woman there recommended a book and offered a suggestion to help her speak more easily.
EP 9
Dreams, Dance, and a Tsukumogami
Oto's friend Nodoka dreams of becoming an idol, but as her family runs a hospital, there are certain expectations for her future. Her sole comfort is the VTuber Himeuo Yorumun. But one day...
EP 10
A Live Performance, a Curse, and the Person Inside
Yorumun begins hijacking popular streamers' videos, rapidly escalating the commotion around her. Adashino tries to save Nodoka, but Nodoka refuses his help, defending Yorumun instead. Then Uname brings a woman in a wheelchair to meet them.
EP 11
Cats, Swimsuits, and a Black Aenoium
Adashino and Sumireko discuss the coming of summer and what that means regarding the wearing of swimsuits. Then, as Adashino answers his phone, an otherworldly space envelops the two of them, and Sumireko notices a mysterious figure in the distance.
EP 12
A Ticket, a Video, and Mysterious Disappearances
Adashino has vanished from Sumireko's sight. The Cat Sovereign appears at the station just as Oto is returning from visiting Uname. Adashino intervenes, but speaking with the Cat Sovereign makes Oto remember something she's forgotten for ten years.