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

  • #59 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

    68%

  • Mean Score

    69%

  • Popularity

    13771

  • Favourites

    140

  • 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

Characters

1 / 27

Staff

1 / 109
  • CLAMP

    CLAMP

    Original Character Design

  • Morio Asaka

    Morio Asaka

    Storyboard (eps 6, 11)

  • Nightmare

    Nightmare

    Theme Song Arrangement (OP, ED)

  • Nightmare

    Nightmare

    Theme Song Performance (OP, ED)

  • Hiroshi Hamasaki

    Hiroshi Hamasaki

    Storyboard (eps 4, 7)

  • Manabu Tamura

    Manabu Tamura

    Producer

  • Natsuhiko Kyougoku

    Natsuhiko Kyougoku

    Original Creator

  • Mitsuko Kase

    Mitsuko Kase

    Episode Director (ep 8)

  • Toshio Nakatani

    Toshio Nakatani

    Producer

  • Mitsuru Ooshima

    Mitsuru Ooshima

    Production Committee

Status Distribution

  • CURRENT

    507 Users

  • PLANNING

    8646 Users

  • COMPLETED

    3458 Users

  • DROPPED

    636 Users

  • PAUSED

    524 Users

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