Completed Anime
The Kubikiri Cycle

“Genius Iria isolates on island with maids and geniuses; guest murdered, assistant investigates killer.”

The Kubikiri Cycle

7.75
1,251 rank · 113,090 viewers · 919 favorites
Drama Mystery Supernatural Adult Cast
8 episodes · 29 min per ep min · Shaft · R - 17+ (violence & profanity)
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Synopsis

Genius Iria isolates on island with maids and geniuses; guest murdered, assistant investigates killer.

Due to a mysterious disease, the genius Iria Akagami has been forced by her family to stay in a mansion on the isolated Wet Crow's Feather Island with only a handful of maids. To keep herself entertained, Iria invites a variety of fellow geniuses to stay as guests in her home, including computer savant Tomo Kunagisa and her unnamed assistant, skilled fortune-teller Maki Himena, famous artist Kanami Ibuki, academic scholar Akane Sonoyama, and renowned cook Yayoi Sashirono. These visits progress as normal until one of the guests is found gruesomely murdered in the night without a single clue as to the identity of the killer or a possible motive. Tensions rise between those on the island as the killer remains at large, and Tomo's assistant takes it upon himself to uncover the culprit's identity before the murderous events progress any further.

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Community consensus

Derived from 35 sampled reviews

7.2 /10

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86% recommend
Score distribution
median 8 mode 8 σ 2.32
1510
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Polarized

σ 2.32 · split reception

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The polarity gap

6.0 pts

Recommenders 8.5 · others 2.5

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Score over time

↓ 1.80

Running avg · Nov 2016 → Mar 2026

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Production slate

A Ova Production

Shaft.
in association with

Aniplex · Kodansha

  • Format 8 × 29′ eps × min
  • Total runtime 3h 52m all episodes
  • Aired Oct 2016 – Sep 2017
  • Source Ova media type
  • Rated R 17+ (violence & profanity)
  • Ref. BS-11439 catalog

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