“Schoolgirl Ichika meets mirror-girl Manatsu, gains Djinn powers, and faces overwhelming revelations during her transformative summer vacation.”
Utakata
うた∽かた
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Synopsis
Schoolgirl Ichika meets mirror-girl Manatsu, gains Djinn powers, and faces overwhelming revelations during her transformative summer vacation.
It's the last day of the school term in Kamakura Girl's School, and summer is about to begin. Serious but polite 14-year-old Ichika Tachibana is excited to make her summer vacation with her friends a special break to remember! But little does Ichika know that this summer will be more special than she could have ever imagined. While cleaning in an unused school building, Ichika notices an image of an unfamiliar girl in place of her own reflection in a large mirror. Convinced by her friends that she was just seeing things, she is surprised to see the girl in the mirror later that day, holding her lost cell phone. Introducing herself as Manatsu Kuroki, she comes out of the mirror and hands Ichika's phone back—and to Ichika's surprise, the stones on her cell phone charm have changed colors and now allow her to borrow the power of the 12 Djinn that watch over the world. Uta Kata is a tale of a young girl who will realize new things through her interactions with these spirits. As the Djinn show her overwhelming sights, they will soon also bring to her overwhelming thoughts...
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 11 sampled reviews
What 11 viewers settled on.
Polarized
σ 2.01 · split reception
4.7 pts
Recommenders 8.2 · others 3.5
↓ 1.36
Running avg · Jan 2008 → Jul 2025
- 10 “This show truly brought me to tears and comforted me. It starts off slow and boring, but as time goes by it shows more emotions and ties the beautiful picture together. I recommend this anime 100%....”
- 8 “Uta∽Kata isn’t for everyone. Fans of both slice-of-life and introspective themes will find something rare here. But those expecting a flashy, neatly wrapped, bombastic narrative with no ambiguity...”
- 9 “I didn't really expect much from this anime originally. But after finding out that this anime was more than what it seemed, I decided to at least give it a try. The anime started out a little...”
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- Format 12 × 23′ eps × min
- Total runtime 4h 36m all episodes
- Aired Oct 2004 – Dec 2004 Fall 2004
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-0641 catalog
Produced by
- Bandai Visual Producer
- gimik Producer
Licensed by
- Sentai Filmworks Licensor