Kyousougiga

Kyousougiga

京騒戯画
Ended First aired 10/Oct/2013 Japan Japanese 2 season(s) 13 episode(s)
Hidden within Kyoto is the "mirror capital" where youkai and humans live together and no one ever dies. It is protected by three people - Kurama, Yase, and Myoue - as they await the return of their parents, Myoue Jonin and Koto. One day a young girl named Koto (same name, different spelling) and her little brothers A and Un wander into the city from a different dimension looking for her mother. A mecha-geek with red eyes, it's not immediately clear whether she's human or youkai. Her arrival upsets the long peace that had ruled the city.

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Season 1 · Season 1
10 episode(s) · Air date: 10/Oct/2013
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S1E10
A Manga Movie About People Who Have a Fun, Busy Life
Air date: 19/Dec/2013 · Time: 01:30 · Runtime: 25 min
Summary

Inari asks Koto why he exists, and tells her to live because he's going to disappear. Myoue and Koto use the prayer beads to try and restore the city, but are sent to heaven where they meet God and are told to become the new masters of the Looking Glass City. Koto confronts Inari in the Holy Grounds to find his true intentions and the answer to everything.

Summary

Inari asks Koto why he exists, and tells her to live because he's going to disappear. Myoue and Koto use the prayer beads to try and restore the city, but are sent to heaven where they meet God and are told to become the new masters of the Looking Glass City. Koto confronts Inari in the Holy Grounds to find his true intentions and the answer to everything.

S1E9
Let's All Think About What We Can Do!
Air date: 12/Dec/2013 · Time: 01:30 · Runtime: 25 min
Summary

Inari is moved by Koto's desire to know the truth of the looking glass city, and starts to tell her the secrets of the universe. When he's done he stabs her with his sword. The others are shocked. Koto's Aratama explodes and the world is destroyed. Myoue confronts Kurama and Yase amidst the rubble. Myoue awakens as the true king of the city, and runs to stop the end of the world.

Summary

Inari is moved by Koto's desire to know the truth of the looking glass city, and starts to tell her the secrets of the universe. When he's done he stabs her with his sword. The others are shocked. Koto's Aratama explodes and the world is destroyed. Myoue confronts Kurama and Yase amidst the rubble. Myoue awakens as the true king of the city, and runs to stop the end of the world.

S1E8
A Story of a Fight Between Here and There
Air date: 05/Dec/2013 · Time: 01:30 · Runtime: 25 min
Summary

A shock wave and asteroid strike the Looking Glass City as the people run and the town beguns to collapse. This was caused by Koto's use of Aratama. The Shrine and Chief Priest appear, and the truth of the city is revealed... Koto says that if they don't save the city and the people, she'll destroy everything.

Summary

A shock wave and asteroid strike the Looking Glass City as the people run and the town beguns to collapse. This was caused by Koto's use of Aratama. The Shrine and Chief Priest appear, and the truth of the city is revealed... Koto says that if they don't save the city and the people, she'll destroy everything.

S1E7
Mom's Back, and oh, Dad's Back, Too
Air date: 28/Nov/2013 · Time: 01:30 · Runtime: 25 min
Summary

Chapter 19: Koto takes her mother from the Shrine's Holy Grounds to the Looking Glass City. Chapter 20: The three siblings enjoy their time with their mother, but... Chapter 21: Koto tries to find out the secret of her birth from her mother, but instead she's asked to save her poor father. With no place for her feelings to go, she takes them out on Myoue.

Summary

Chapter 19: Koto takes her mother from the Shrine's Holy Grounds to the Looking Glass City. Chapter 20: The three siblings enjoy their time with their mother, but... Chapter 21: Koto tries to find out the secret of her birth from her mother, but instead she's asked to save her poor father. With no place for her feelings to go, she takes them out on Myoue.

S1E6
A Story Where Two Plan and One Worries
Air date: 21/Nov/2013 · Time: 01:30 · Runtime: 25 min
Summary

Chapter 16: Yakushimaru was saved by the Priest Myoue from the flames, and became a member of his family, but... Chapter 17: As time passed, Myoue began to believe that Koto really was their younger sister, but when he sees the picture of Inari he's struck by how little it looks like the Priest he knows. Chapter 18: Meanwhile, Kurama and Yase have Koto fight Bishamaru, hoping to use Aratama's energy to summon their mother.

Summary

Chapter 16: Yakushimaru was saved by the Priest Myoue from the flames, and became a member of his family, but... Chapter 17: As time passed, Myoue began to believe that Koto really was their younger sister, but when he sees the picture of Inari he's struck by how little it looks like the Priest he knows. Chapter 18: Meanwhile, Kurama and Yase have Koto fight Bishamaru, hoping to use Aratama's energy to summon their mother.

S1E5
The Worries, Beginning, and Ending of the Young Third Son
Air date: 07/Nov/2013 · Time: 01:30 · Runtime: 25 min
Summary

Chapter 13: Myoue has been skipping out on the Council of Three meetings, and now he feels irritated at the fun Koto is having. Chapter 14: But his anger isn't really directed at her, it's at himself, and how he acted when he was still called Yakushimaru. Chapter 15: He takes Koto to the no-go zone on his bike, and offers her a plan.

Summary

Chapter 13: Myoue has been skipping out on the Council of Three meetings, and now he feels irritated at the fun Koto is having. Chapter 14: But his anger isn't really directed at her, it's at himself, and how he acted when he was still called Yakushimaru. Chapter 15: He takes Koto to the no-go zone on his bike, and offers her a plan.

S1E4
The Second Daughter and Her Wonderful Monsters
Air date: 31/Oct/2013 · Time: 01:30 · Runtime: 25 min
Summary

Chapter 10: The Station Opening, the day when everyone in the city gets rid of what they don't need, begins, and a cup that is very important to Yase is thrown away. Chapter 11: Yase has lived her whole life surrounded by things that remind her of her mother, and Koto tries to get her cup back, but... Chapter 12: Koto tries to fix things between Kurama and Yase, and feels a connection to her mother between them.

Summary

Chapter 10: The Station Opening, the day when everyone in the city gets rid of what they don't need, begins, and a cup that is very important to Yase is thrown away. Chapter 11: Yase has lived her whole life surrounded by things that remind her of her mother, and Koto tries to get her cup back, but... Chapter 12: Koto tries to fix things between Kurama and Yase, and feels a connection to her mother between them.

S1E3
The Eldest and His Happy Science Team
Air date: 24/Oct/2013 · Time: 01:30 · Runtime: 25 min
Summary

Chapter 7: Kurama, the de-facto ruler of Looking Glass City, tells Koto that their mother is the black rabbit. Chapter 8: Kurama has been intellectually curious from a young age, and loved it when his father praised his inventions. He wants to find what he can do outside of the Looking Glass City. Chapter 9: The identities of Doctor Shouko and Fushimi are revealed...

Summary

Chapter 7: Kurama, the de-facto ruler of Looking Glass City, tells Koto that their mother is the black rabbit. Chapter 8: Kurama has been intellectually curious from a young age, and loved it when his father praised his inventions. He wants to find what he can do outside of the Looking Glass City. Chapter 9: The identities of Doctor Shouko and Fushimi are revealed...

S1E2
What Came Was a Little Sister
Air date: 17/Oct/2013 · Time: 01:30 · Runtime: 25 min
Summary

Chapter 4: In the past, Koto lived with Inari, who worked for the Chief Priest of the shrine and was also her teacher. Chapter 5: She realized that Inari may be her real dad, and that the black rabbit in the picture may really be her mother, but kept it a secret. Chapter 6: In the present Looking Glass City, the Council of Three thinks that Koto's red eyes may be a sign of their mother's return.

Summary

Chapter 4: In the past, Koto lived with Inari, who worked for the Chief Priest of the shrine and was also her teacher. Chapter 5: She realized that Inari may be her real dad, and that the black rabbit in the picture may really be her mother, but kept it a secret. Chapter 6: In the present Looking Glass City, the Council of Three thinks that Koto's red eyes may be a sign of their mother's return.

S1E1
A Family's Circumstances and Its Background
Air date: 10/Oct/2013 · Time: 01:30 · Runtime: 25 min
Summary

Chapter 1: Priest Myoue and his wife, Koto, and three children, live in Enzanji temple in Kyoto. The people around them find them creepy, so they decide to move to the Looking Glass City. Chapter 2: The family is happy, but Koto has a dream where disaster strikes the city, so the parents leave their children behind. Chapter 3: With the parents gone, the children are left to run the city for themselves. One day, a girl called Koto appears.

Summary

Chapter 1: Priest Myoue and his wife, Koto, and three children, live in Enzanji temple in Kyoto. The people around them find them creepy, so they decide to move to the Looking Glass City. Chapter 2: The family is happy, but Koto has a dream where disaster strikes the city, so the parents leave their children behind. Chapter 3: With the parents gone, the children are left to run the city for themselves. One day, a girl called Koto appears.

Season 0 · Specials
3 episode(s) · Air date: 03/Oct/2013
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S0E3
Review
Air date: 26/Dec/2013 · Time: 01:30 · Runtime: 25 min
Summary

Koto's VA, Rie Kugumiya and Myoue's VA, Ken'ichi Suzumura, narrate this episode that goes over the events of the series. They're meeting, the introduction and role of Council of Three, and the return of their mother Koto and father Inari. They look back on the story of the family of a man who is reborn as a God, and their love and rebirth.

Summary

Koto's VA, Rie Kugumiya and Myoue's VA, Ken'ichi Suzumura, narrate this episode that goes over the events of the series. They're meeting, the introduction and role of Council of Three, and the return of their mother Koto and father Inari. They look back on the story of the family of a man who is reborn as a God, and their love and rebirth.

S0E2
The Kyoto Live Action Chapter
Air date: 24/Nov/2013 · Time: 01:30 · Runtime: 25 min
Summary

The Voice Actors visit the spots in Koto that are the model for Kyousougiga, and give a detailed introduction to the motifs and episodes that inspired the show. They visit Kurama Temple, and the real Enzanji where where the Choujuugiga and picture of Koto's mother are held.

Summary

The Voice Actors visit the spots in Koto that are the model for Kyousougiga, and give a detailed introduction to the motifs and episodes that inspired the show. They visit Kurama Temple, and the real Enzanji where where the Choujuugiga and picture of Koto's mother are held.

S0E1
Preview
Air date: 03/Oct/2013 · Time: 01:30 · Runtime: 25 min
Summary

Koto falls into the Looking Glass City, a place that is and isn't Kyoto, in search of the black rabbit. She faces liquid crystal pursuers and strange monsters, but with the help of her massive hammer Aratama, she fends them off and turns every day into a big party.

Summary

Koto falls into the Looking Glass City, a place that is and isn't Kyoto, in search of the black rabbit. She faces liquid crystal pursuers and strange monsters, but with the help of her massive hammer Aratama, she fends them off and turns every day into a big party.

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