Mouryou no Hako
Mouryou no Hako

Mouryou no Hako

Between August and October, 1952, a series of unusual crimes takes place in Musashino and Mitaka: the attempted murder of 14-year-old Kanako Yuzuki, Kanako's abduction from the strange research "hospital" where she was recovering, then abductions of other girls, followed by their severed limbs in custom-fitted boxes being placed in surrounding towns. News editor Morihiko Toriguchi and crime fiction writer Tatsumi Sekiguchi investigate with the help of onmyōji Akihiko Chūzenji. Meanwhile, Tōkyō police detective Shutaro Kiba searches for Kanako, despite Kanagawa police having jurisdiction; and the lawyer for the estate of Kanako's grandfather hires private investigator Reijiro Enokizu to find Kanako, as well. Their investigation uncovers bizarre truths and dark family secrets along the way.

(Source: Anime News Network)

Rankings

  • #48 highest rated of 2008

  • #61 most popular of 2008

  • #19 highest rated of FALL 2008

  • #27 most popular of FALL 2008

Data

  • Format

    TV

  • Episodes

    13

  • Episode Duration

    23 minutes

  • Status

    FINISHED

  • Start Date

    Sat Nov 08 2008

  • End Date

    Sat Jan 31 2009

  • Season

    FALL 2008

  • Average Score

    67%

  • Mean Score

    68%

  • Popularity

    11922

  • Favourites

    105

  • Studios

    MADHOUSE

  • Producers

  • Source

    OTHER

  • Genres

    Mystery, Supernatural, Thriller
  • Romaji

    Mouryou no Hako

  • Native

    魍魎の匣

  • Synonyms

    Moryo no Hako

    Box of Goblins

Tags

  • Historical

    95%

  • Achronological Order

    86%

  • Ensemble Cast

    84%

  • Police

    80%

  • Primarily Adult Cast

    80%

  • Detective

    80%

  • Philosophy

    79%

  • Denpa

    66%

  • Rural

    60%

  • Body Horror

    60%

  • Youkai

    60%

  • Incest

    60%

Relations

  • Mouryou no Hako

    ALTERNATIVE

    Mouryou no Hako

    MANGA · FINISHED

  • Mouryou no Hako Special

    SIDESTORY

    Mouryou no Hako Special

    SPECIAL · FINISHED

Characters

1 / 500

Staff

1 / 500
  • Ryousuke Nakamura

    Ryousuke Nakamura

    Episode Director (OP, eps 1, 13)

  • Hideo Hayashi

    Hideo Hayashi

    Storyboard (eps 10)

  • Masayuki Kojima

    Masayuki Kojima

    Storyboard (eps 5, 8, 9)

  • migmi

    migmi

    Episode Director (ep 5)

  • Kunihiko Hamada

    Kunihiko Hamada

    Chief Animation Director (ep 3)

  • Hiroshi Hamasaki

    Hiroshi Hamasaki

    Storyboard (eps 4, 7)

  • Hiroshi Tsuruta

    Hiroshi Tsuruta

    Episode Director (ep 2)

  • Tooru Takahashi

    Tooru Takahashi

    Episode Director (ep 3)

  • Tooru Takahashi

    Tooru Takahashi

    Storyboard (ep 3)

  • Hiromichi Matano

    Hiromichi Matano

    Episode Director (eps 4, 7, 11)

Status Distribution

  • CURRENT

    392 Users

  • PLANNING

    7491 Users

  • COMPLETED

    2974 Users

  • DROPPED

    577 Users

  • PAUSED

    488 Users

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