Canaan
Seen it?2009 | 1 seasons | 25 min | Animation, Drama, Action & Adventure
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a short run with a modest audience and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for action fans and animation lovers. If you loved Devil May Cry, start here.
- The mood
- 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).
Two years ago, Shibuya was ravaged by a biological terrorist attack using the deadly Ua virus. Maria Osawa was saved when her father inoculated her against the virus, but is left with partial amnesia from the shock. She works as a cameraman when she reunites with a girl named Canaan in Shanghai, China. A gifted assassin with synesthesia, she is under orders from an unknown organization for a yet unspecified mission
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Ran for 1 season and reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 26K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
- Miyuki SawashiroCanaan (voice)
- Maaya SakamotoAlphard Al Shua (voice)
- Yoshino NanjoMaria Oosawa (voice)
- Kenji HamadaMinoru Minorikawa (voice)
- Akio OtsukaSiam (voice)
- Hiroaki HirataSantana (voice)
- Rie TanakaLiang Qi (voice)
- Haruka TomatsuYunyun (voice)
- Junko MinagawaYuri Natsume (voice)
- Mamiko NotoHakkou (voice)