“Failed job-seeker Juri uses family stone to freeze time and rescue kidnapped relatives from mysterious Stasis realm.”
Kokkoku
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Synopsis
Failed job-seeker Juri uses family stone to freeze time and rescue kidnapped relatives from mysterious Stasis realm.
After presumably failing 19 job interviews in one day, Juri Yukawa's dreams of moving out of her parents' home are utterly dashed. Stuck living with her working mother Nobuko, NEET brother Tsubasa, laid-off father Takafumi, and single-parent sister Sanae, the only hope for this family to raise a decent adult is her little nephew Makoto. However, this struggling family's life takes a turn for the worse when Makoto and Tsubasa are violently kidnapped by a mysterious organization and held for ransom. With only 30 minutes to deliver five million yen to the criminals, Juri's grandfather reveals a dangerously powerful secret to her and Takafumi. By offering blood to her grandfather's mystical stone, the three enter the world of "Stasis," a version of their world where time stops for everyone but the users. Having arrived at their destination, their rescue efforts go awry when they are assailed by a surprising group of people who are somehow able to move around within Stasis. While all hope seems lost, a monstrous giant known as the Herald appears amidst the chaos, its intent and motivations as cryptic as the very nature of this timeless world.
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Derived from 57 sampled reviews
What 57 viewers settled on.
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σ 1.52 · some divergence
3.7 pts
Recommenders 7.9 · others 4.2
↓ 2.04
Running avg · Feb 2018 → Sep 2025
- 9 “I would say, since Boku Dake Ga Inai Machi, this another time traveling or I should say heart Stopping anime is quite a pretty good anime for this season. I don't care if others don't like it but...”
- 7 “The time-stopped world concept feels fresh, the characters are decent, and the opening and ending songs are absolutely killer. Unfortunately, the final episodes pile on confusing events that never...”
- 7 “Kokkoku delivers a highly imaginative premise and solid execution across story, characters, art, and soundtrack, making it a pleasant surprise. The middle stretch drags with unnecessary...”
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- Format 12 × 23′ eps × min
- Total runtime 4h 36m all episodes
- Aired Jan 2018 – Mar 2018 Winter 2018
- Source Tv media type
- Rated R 17+ (violence & profanity)
- Ref. BS-13288 catalog
Produced by
- Twin Engine Producer
Licensed by
- Sentai Filmworks Licensor