A N I M E / O T A K U : PART 2

Another: Anime

Other Title:

Another

Type:

TV

Aired:

January 10, 2012 to March 27, 2012

Source:

Novel

Genres:

Horror, Mystery, School, Supernatural, Thriller

Synopsis:

In 1972, a popular student in Yomiyama North Middle School's class 3-3 named Misaki passed away during the school year. Since then, the town of Yomiyama has been shrouded by a fearful atmosphere, from the dark secrets hidden deep within.

Twenty-six years later, 15-year-old Kouichi Sakakibara transfers into class 3-3 of Yomiyama North and soon after discovers that a strange, gloomy mood seems to hang over all the students. He also finds himself drawn to the mysterious, eyepatch-wearing student Mei Misaki; however, the rest of the class and the teachers seem to treat her like she doesn't exist. Paying no heed to warnings from everyone including Mei herself, Kouichi begins to get closer not only to her, but also to the truth behind the gruesome phenomenon plaguing class 3-3 of Yomiyama North.

Another follows Kouichi, Mei, and their classmates as they are pulled into the enigma surrounding a series of inevitable, tragic events—but unraveling the horror of Yomiyama may just cost them the ultimate price.

Characters and Voice Actors:

- Main:

Mei Misaki

Age: 15

Occupation: Middle school student

Grade: 3rd year, 3rd class

Height: 152 cm (5'0'')

A mysterious and isolated girl in Yomiyama North Middle School's third year's third class. Her left eye is covered by an eye patch. The girl with a mysterious presence and is always sketching alone. She is labelled as the one that "does not exist".

Spoiler:

Her left eye is a doll's eye. It can see things that should remain unseen, that's why she keeps it covered. It can see people close to death or that are dead.

- Rial, Monica (English)

- Takamori, Natsumi (Japanese)

- Yeo, Min Jeong (Korean)

- Fölster, Linda (German)

Kouichi "Sakaki, Horror Teen" Sakakibara

Age: 15 years old

Occupation: Middle School Student

Grade: 3rd year, 3rd class

Height: 167 cm (5'6")

Weight: 55 kg

The new transfer student into Yomiyama North Middle School's third year's third class (in May, 1998). He is 15 years old and the only son in the Sakakibara family. His mother supposedly passed away 15 years ago after giving birth to him.

He becomes very interested and curious about Mei Misaki and attempts to pursue a friendship with her, but little does he know of the trouble this is going to cause...

Spoiler:

He has pneumothorax (collapsed lung), which is the reason why he is absent from the school for a month at the start of the story. This is also the reason why he doesn't know Misaki was treated as 'one who does not exist' that year.