Completed Anime
Kurokami The Animation

“Cursed loner Keita bonds with supernatural guardian Kuro, entering Terra's deadly Doppeliner System.”

Kurokami The Animation

7.11
4,153 rank · 127,394 viewers · 348 favorites
Action Supernatural Martial Arts Seinen
23 episodes · 23 min per ep min · Winter 2009 · Sunrise · R - 17+ (violence & profanity)
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Synopsis

Cursed loner Keita bonds with supernatural guardian Kuro, entering Terra's deadly Doppeliner System.

High school student Ibuki Keita has been haunted by misfortune for as long as he can remember. For no apparent reason, everyone around him dies tragically. Ultimately, he refuses to become too close to anyone, even his childhood friend Akane. This leaves Keita alone in a life full of misery and disgrace. While eating at his favorite ramen shop one evening, Keita meets a strange young girl named Kuro. Possessing abilities that surpass that of a normal human being, Kuro classifies herself as a Mototsumitama. She explains to Keita about "Terra," a life-energy force split between three identical looking people; a global phenomenon dubbed the "Doppeliner System." As a Mototsumitama, Kuro guards the "Coexistence Equilibrium," the beings that protect the flow of Terra around the world. Keita refuses to believe her story, until he is caught up in the crossfire of this hidden world. On the verge of death, he makes a contract with Kuro, unbeknownst to its true meaning. Now he is bound to Kuro, and must be with her at all times. Could Keita's misfortune possibly get any greater?

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7.2 /10

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85% recommend
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median 7 mode 7 σ 2.05
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σ 2.05 · split reception

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5.0 pts

Recommenders 8.3 · others 3.3

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↑ 4.16

Running avg · Jun 2009 → Sep 2023

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A Tv Production · Winter 2009

Sunrise.
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Bandai Visual · TV Asahi

  • Format 23 × 23′ eps × min
  • Total runtime 8h 49m all episodes
  • Aired Jan 2009 – Jun 2009 Winter 2009
  • Source Tv media type
  • Rated R 17+ (violence & profanity)
  • Ref. BS-3942 catalog

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