“Psychic brothers escape 15-year confinement to battle rising supernatural threats and an evil organization.”
Night Head Genesis
NIGHT HEAD GENESIS (ナイト ヘッド ジェネシス)
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Synopsis
Psychic brothers escape 15-year confinement to battle rising supernatural threats and an evil organization.
Following a 15-year long seclusion in a research facility, brothers Naoto and Naoya Kirihara finally escape after the psychic barrier separating them from the outside world collapses. Abandoned by their parents, who feared their supernatural powers, the siblings now strive for a normal life. However, the two are soon forced to use their talents to save lives as the "minus energy" begins to engulf the world and crimes involving psychic abilities gradually multiply. Learning to control their capabilities and using them for the sake of others will prove challenging, for Naoya is traumatized by his psychic abilities that allow him to read people's minds; while Naoto has hurt many close ones due to his unstable psychokinetic powers. With the help of the mysterious Shouko Futami, who can see into the future, the Kirihara brothers must find a way to foil the plans of an organization that seems to be linked to the harmful events related to gifted individuals.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 10 sampled reviews
What 10 viewers settled on.
Polarized
σ 1.95 · split reception
4.4 pts
Recommenders 7.9 · others 3.5
↓ 2.30
Running avg · Dec 2007 → Mar 2019
- 9 “This supernatural sci-fi anime proved surprisingly enjoyable and suspenseful despite not usually being into the genre. The story of two super-powered brothers escaping a research facility and being...”
- 8 “Night Head Genesis pulls you in episode by episode despite an initially slow start, with the psychic brothers' journey from fifteen years of imprisonment to amateur detectives proving genuinely...”
- 7 “This anime delivers a unique sci-fi concept with cool powers, great soundtrack, and plenty of action-packed sequences. However, Naoya's incessant yelling for his brother and complete lack of...”
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- Format 24 × 24′ eps × min
- Total runtime 9h 36m all episodes
- Aired Jul 2006 – Dec 2006 Summer 2006
- Source Tv media type
- Rated R 17+ (violence & profanity)
- Ref. BS-1134 catalog
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- Media Blasters Licensor