“Kotoko, the "God of Wisdom," and Kurou investigate a vengeful faceless spirit linked to a tragic idol death.”
In/Spectre
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Synopsis
Kotoko, the "God of Wisdom," and Kurou investigate a vengeful faceless spirit linked to a tragic idol death.
Hidden in plain sight, spirits known as youkai inhabit the world. While most are benign, a certain subset threatens the tenuous peace between youkai and humanity. Ever since she agreed to become their "God of Wisdom," Kotoko Iwanaga has served as a mediator between the two realms, resolving any supernatural problems that come her way. At a local hospital, Kotoko approaches Kurou Sakuragawa, a university student whose long-term relationship ended with an unfortunate breakup. Kotoko harbors feelings for him and suspects that something supernatural lurks within his harmless appearance, so she asks Kurou for his assistance in helping out youkai. Two years later, news of an idol who was accidentally crushed to death by steel beams flooded the press. However, months later, sightings begin to tell of a faceless woman who wields a steel beam. As is the case for any supernatural problem, Kotoko and her partner set out to stop this spirit from wreaking havoc—but this case may prove to be far more sinister and personal than they could have ever thought.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 89 sampled reviews
What 89 viewers settled on.
Mostly aligned
σ 1.80 · some divergence
4.4 pts
Recommenders 7.8 · others 3.4
↓ 0.54
Running avg · Mar 2020 → Feb 2026
- 9 “Oh come on, how can't you don't like this anime. Too many dialogue, well if the anime didn't have that dialogue how can you understand what going, how is that possible, why did they do that. These...”
- 8 “This is one of the underrated series of winter 2020. All the negative review is about the long explanation in the anime. But for me, that explanation part was most thrilling. Deduction and...”
- 7 “Honestly the show wasn’t even that bad. I actually liked the mystery and overall story quite nicely and it’s definitely one of the best things about it. The art style was competent I thought that...”
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- Format 12 × 24′ eps × min
- Total runtime 4h 48m all episodes
- Aired Jan 2020 – Mar 2020 Winter 2020
- Source Tv media type
- Rated R 17+ (violence & profanity)
- Ref. BS-14845 catalog
Produced by
- Nihon Ad Systems Producer
- Kodansha Producer
- KlockWorx Producer
- Docomo Anime Store Producer
- King Records Producer
- Crunchyroll Producer
- GYAO! Producer
- BS NTV Producer
- Marui Group Producer
Licensed by
- VIZ Media Licensor