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Seen it?2011 | 1 seasons | 24 min | Action & Adventure, Animation, Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Sunday Safe BetWhy it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
Solid across the board without standing out anywhere. A safe bet when you want something reliable.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing, sci-fi fans and action fans.
- The mood
- Tense, feel-good.
- The pace
- 1 season: a few weeks of evenings, short, snackable episodes, about 5 hours in all.
- What might put you off
- No age rating on record, so check it first for young kids.
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
Saya Kisaragi is an outwardly normal girl who serves as the shrine maiden to a country town; in reality, she is a skilled swordswoman charged by her father to defeat Elder Bairns, monsters who feed on human blood. As her battles grow more desperate and more people she cares for fall victim to the Elder Bairns, Saya begins finding faults in her reality, and eventually uncovers a disturbing truth about herself, the town and her surviving friends.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsSolid
Generally positive reviews
- AudiencesSolid
7.9 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerSolid
Limited series that reached a modest audience; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 111K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
- Nana MizukiSaya Kisaragi (voice)
- Kenji NojimaFumito Nanahara (voice)
- Keiji FujiwaraTadayoshi Kisaragi (voice)
- Masumi AsanoYūka Amino (voice)
- Misato FukuenNene Motoe / Nono Motoe (voice)
- Atsushi AbeItsuki Tomofusa (voice)
- Tatsuhisa SuzukiShinichirō Tokizane (voice)
- Miho MiyagawaKanako Tsutsutori (voice)
- Jun FukuyamaDog (voice)