“Sousuke Banba hunts Kagewani monsters using their own power, risking his sanity while facing Sarugaku and a vengeful assassin.”
Kagewani -II-
影鰐-KAGEWANI-承
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Synopsis
Sousuke Banba hunts Kagewani monsters using their own power, risking his sanity while facing Sarugaku and a vengeful assassin.
After surviving the onslaught at Sarugaku headquarters, Sousuke Banba resumes his investigation of the Kagewani monster hybrids. Armed with the ability to harness the Kagewani's power, the researcher now has a means to eliminate the creatures. But despite the benefits of this skill, it has one major drawback: Sousuke now struggles to maintain his sanity, with the power threatening to consume his body. Soon, threats old and new begin to rear their heads, as the upper echelons of Sarugaku become active once again and an assassin with a personal vendetta sets her sights on Sousuke. Nevertheless, he resolutely forges ahead on his mission, determined to track down the origins of the Kagewani and eliminate their threat once and for all.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 4 sampled reviews
What 4 viewers settled on.
Polarized
σ 2.86 · split reception
5.5 pts
Recommenders 9.0 · others 3.5
↓ 1.75
Running avg · Jun 2016 → Aug 2019
- 8 “Kagewani: Shou delivers an amazing second season with connected episodes that create an exciting, easy-to-follow plot centered on Banba's fight with Kagewani. The beautiful and unique animation...”
- 10 “Kagewani: Shou delivers an intriguing narrative about Sousuke Banba's investigations of surreal monsters, featuring unique manga-like animation and perfectly chosen suspenseful music that creates...”
- 3 “The binaural audio effects and overall sound quality were decent touches, but this second season represents a failed experiment that tried to cram 20 minutes of story into 7 minutes, resulting in a...”
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- Format 13 × 7′ eps × min
- Total runtime 1h 31m all episodes
- Aired Apr 2016 – Jun 2016 Spring 2016
- Source Tv media type
- Rated R 17+ (violence & profanity)
- Ref. BS-11096 catalog
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