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Human Vapor

Human Vapor
★ 7.3/10•2026•TV-MA•Sci-Fi & Fantasy•Crime
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You won't see it coming. You won't survive it.

A death on live TV. A culprit who turns to gas. Behind it, a secret project that used and discarded the vulnerable. One detective pursues the dark truth.

Shinzo Katayama · Director

Yeon Sang-ho · Writer

Ryu Yong-jae · Writer

StatusEnded
LanguageJA
First Air DateJul 2, 2026

Episodes

Episode 1 - The InterviewE152m

The Interview

A professor explodes on live TV as a mysterious gas seeps into him. Reporter Kyoko and Kenji, a detective back from suspension, investigate the mystery.

Jul 2, 2026

Episode 2 - InformantE259m

Informant

Obata, a former White Center director, realizes he is the next target. Police find a button with a yakuza emblem on the clothes left at a crime scene.

Jul 2, 2026

Episode 3 - The JournalE341m

The Journal

The White Center journal lands in Fujishiro Syndicate hands and Riki uses it to blackmail a certain organization. Kyoko learns her phone was tapped.

Jul 2, 2026

Episode 4 - Terror ZoneE452m

Terror Zone

Struggling streamers Fujita and Kaho spot the Human Vapor in an idol music video. Hungry for a scoop, Fujita sneaks into the production company behind it.

Jul 2, 2026

Episode 5 - Bunko RamenE557m

Bunko Ramen

27 years ago at White Center, young Kyoko witnesses her dead peers piled in a truck. She stows away to Tokyo, where Ren saves her at a ramen shop.

Jul 2, 2026

Episode 6 - MufuE648m

Mufu

Ren's tragic past surfaces. Kenji's father's notes link his death and the Fujishiro Syndicate to the White Center. Kyoko uncovers the full scope of Mufu.

Jul 2, 2026

Episode 7 - Ellie My LoveE751m

Ellie My Love

Governor Miura stokes public fear of the Human Vapor. Kyoko opens up to Kenji about her harrowing past and Ren's fatal ties to ex-Fujishiro member Mori.

Jul 2, 2026

Episode 8 - WishE868m

Wish

The Human Vapor raids Miura's office, but a darker plot lurks. Kenji risks his life to help Kyoko and Kaho escape. Kyoko heads to JNT with a firm resolve.

Jul 2, 2026

Actors

Shun Oguri

Shun Oguri

Kenji Okamoto

Yu Aoi

Yu Aoi

Kyoko Kono

Suzu Hirose

Suzu Hirose

Kaho

Kento Hayashi

Kento Hayashi

Fujita

UTA

UTA

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Yutaka Takenouchi

Yutaka Takenouchi

Yasutoshi Mori

Motoki Kobayashi

Yoshita

Pierre Taki

Pierre Taki

Mamoru Sakamoto

Haruka Imou

Haruka Imou

Yuna Saito

Yuna Saito

Child Kyoko

Yoshi Sakō

Yoshi Sakō

Hiroki Obata

Ayumu Nakajima

Ayumu Nakajima

Young Hiroki Obata

Shuhei Nomura

Shuhei Nomura

Young Yasutoshi Mori

Hideo Nakano

Hideo Nakano

Saburo Otomo

Munetaka Aoki

Munetaka Aoki

Okamoto

Takashi Okabe

Takashi Okabe

Takeshi Miura

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