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“Three women face personal torment amid a mysterious epidemic ravaging the isolated village of Sotoba.”
Shiki Specials
屍鬼
7.75
1,259 rank · 76,451 viewers · 94 favorites
Horror
Mystery
Supernatural
Suspense
Gore
Psychological
Vampire
Shounen
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Synopsis
Three women face personal torment amid a mysterious epidemic ravaging the isolated village of Sotoba.
As the epidemic terrorizes the quiet secluded village of Sotoba, three women have found themselves amidst the escalating crisis. Nao Yasumori is tormented by visions of the deceased; Kanami Yano must keep a secret at risk of losing a loved one; and Motoko Maeda goes through insurmountable grief as the mysterious illness spreads throughout her family. With rising tensions testing the limits of family relationships, even the smallest of mistakes can easily sever the ties that bind .
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Derived from 11 sampled reviews
9.1
/10
What 11 viewers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 9
mode 9
σ 0.90
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Strong agreement
σ 0.90 · scores cluster tight
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↓ 0.91
Running avg · Aug 2011 → Mar 2026
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 10 “it has the name saying that its the SHIKI SPECIALS but i think it just another two episodes that is absolutely 100% necessary for the story so do all a favor watch it in order or you will be...”
- 10 “First episode is very solid, 10/10. This is exactly what I had hoped to see in the main series. Shiki would've been so much better if it was like this throughout the anime. It focuses on the...”
- 8 “I loved the Shiki series, which you can see from my review on it, and these episodes are extremely important to to the series. These episodes seem as though they should've just been in the normal...”
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Short · 27%
Medium · 55%
Long · 18%
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- Format 2 × 23′ eps × min
- Total runtime 0h 46m all episodes
- Aired May 2011 – Jun 2011
- Source Special media type
- Rated R 17+ (violence & profanity)
- Ref. BS-6040 catalog
Produced by
- Aniplex Producer
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- Funimation Licensor