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Mysterious Disappearances

Mysterious Disappearances
★ 6.9/10•2024•24m•16•Animation•Mystery•Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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Sumireko Ogawa’s dream of becoming a novelist is reinvigorated with new rumors of mystical incidents. Now a clerk at a bookstore, she enlists her young coworker, Ren Adashino, to investigate urban legends, black magic, and ghost stories across the city. Sumireko has a knack for triggering magical events, and Ren has a dark secret of his own. Will they survive their investigation unscathed?

StatusEnded
Runtime24m
LanguageJA
First Air DateApr 10, 2024

Episodes

Episode 1 - The Cursed Book, the Maiden, and the BirthdayE1

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...

Apr 10, 2024

Episode 2 - Schoolhouse, Drool, and an Apartment WifeE2

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.

Apr 17, 2024

Episode 3 - Horns, Bullying, and a Hair OrnamentE3

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.

Apr 24, 2024

Episode 4 - A Bath, Cleaning, and a SurpriseE4

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.

May 1, 2024

Episode 5 - Underwear, Snacks, and Scarlet ClothesE5

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.

May 8, 2024

Episode 6 - A Curiosity, a Maid, and a Cultured Young LadyE6

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.

May 15, 2024

Episode 7 - A Station, Scissors, and a HaircutE7

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.

May 22, 2024

Episode 8 - A Book, an Affair, and a MermaidE8

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.

May 29, 2024

Episode 9 - Dreams, Dance, and a TsukumogamiE9

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...

Jun 5, 2024

Episode 10 - A Live Performance, a Curse, and the Person InsideE10

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.

Jun 12, 2024

Episode 11 - Cats, Swimsuits, and a Black AenoiumE11

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.

Jun 19, 2024

Episode 12 - A Ticket, a Video, and Mysterious DisappearancesE12

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.

Jun 26, 2024

Actors

Fairouz Ai

Fairouz Ai

Sumireko Ogawa (voice)

Daiki Yamashita

Daiki Yamashita

Ren Adashino (voice)

Eri Yukimura

Eri Yukimura

Oto Adashino (voice)

Yui Horie

Yui Horie

Manami Uname (voice)

Rie Takahashi

Rie Takahashi

Shizuku (voice)

Saya Aizawa

Saya Aizawa

Nodoka Ametsuchi (voice)

Yuuya Uchida

Yuuya Uchida

John Doe (voice)

Naomi Ohzora

Naomi Ohzora

Jormun Himeuo (voice)

Masako Nozawa

Masako Nozawa

Attendant of Kisaragi Station (voice)

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