“Stuck in time, Mifuse teens meet a wolf-girl, sparking hope to break their frozen world.”
Maboroshi
アリスとテレスのまぼろし工場
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Synopsis
Stuck in time, Mifuse teens meet a wolf-girl, sparking hope to break their frozen world.
In the small rural town of Mifuse, time has crawled to a standstill. After an explosion at the city's steel mill, the townspeople realize they are trapped in a mysterious stasis—cutting them off from the rest of the world. With a local elite quick to declare the situation a punishment from God, the community adopts a variety of superstitions to preserve the delicate balance of their circumstances until normalcy is restored. For middle school student Masamune Kikuiri and the other young people of Mifuse, returning to the real world has become nothing more than an illusion. Their senses have gone numb, and it has been years since they have shown any signs of aging. Masamune feels like he has become accustomed to his insecurities and empty existence. However, one day, his classmate Mutsumi Sagami guides him to the fifth furnace of the steel mill, where she shows him a feral young girl who resembles a wolf. This encounter proves to be the impetus in casting a light of change that dispels the shadows that have become Mifuse's reality.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 46 sampled reviews
What 46 viewers settled on.
Polarized
σ 2.21 · split reception
4.8 pts
Recommenders 8.1 · others 3.3
↓ 1.52
Running avg · Nov 2023 → Apr 2026
- 7 “MAPPA’s animation is predictably stellar, and the time-bending premise scratches my itch for wild, twisty adventures. Yet the plot is undeniably hard to follow, cramming too much into a single film...”
- 9 “This is a solid movie with beautiful art style featuring incredible attention to detail in minor elements, awesome sound design, and great characters that make the unpredictable, feel-good...”
- 8 “Maboroshi is an extremely odd movie. I very much felt the emotions it was trying to convey and I find the message it wants to communicate very beautiful and well executed. There are a few plot...”
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- Format 1 × 110′ eps × min
- Total runtime 1h 50m all episodes
- Aired Sep 2023 – ongoing
- Source Movie media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-20888 catalog
Produced by
- Dentsu Producer
- Movic Producer
- Warner Bros. Japan Producer
- Bushiroad Producer
- Lawson Producer
- Cygames Producer
- Mainichi Shimbun Producer
- Kadokawa Producer
- Legs Producer
- Studio Easter Producer
- NatureLab Producer