Series synopsis
Un-Go is a Japanese animation mystery sci-fi & fantasy television series that premiered on Fuji TV on October 14, 2011. It ended on December 23, 2011. It stars Aki Toyosaki, Ryo Katsuji, Marika Matsumoto and Shin-ichiro Miki.
Un-Go is set in a war-torn Tokyo, in a near-future Japan. In response to Japan sending their military abroad as peacekeeping forces, terrorists launched multiple attacks on Japan, killing many people and destroying much of its cityscapes. Some time after the war receded to a period of uneasy peace, the Japanese Parliament passed the "Information Privacy and Protection Act", which gives the Japanese government control over the Internet. Detective Shinjuurou Yuuki and his strange partner Inga make ...
Premise
Un-Go is set in a war-torn Tokyo, in a near-future Japan. In response to Japan sending their military abroad as peacekeeping forces, terrorists launched multiple attacks on Japan, killing many people and destroying much of its cityscapes. Some time after the war receded to a period of uneasy peace, the Japanese Parliament passed the "Information Privacy and Protection Act", which gives the Japanese government control over the Internet. Detective Shinjuurou Yuuki and his strange partner Inga make a living in solving crimes and exposing human souls, all influenced in some way by the dystopian backdrop.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Aki Toyosaki as Inga (voice)
- Ryo Katsuji as Shinjuurou Yuuki (voice)
- Marika Matsumoto as Kazamori Sasa (voice)
- Shin-ichiro Miki as 海勝麟六 (voice)
- Miyu Irino as 速水星玄 (voice)
- Takako Honda as 虎山泉 (voice)
- Nozomi Yamamoto as Rie Kaisho (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 21 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 10 | October 5, 2011 | December 22, 2011 |
| Season 1 | 11 | October 14, 2011 | December 23, 2011 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Inga's Diary - 01 | October 5, 2011 |
| 2 | Inga's Diary - 02 | October 7, 2011 |
| 3 | Inga's Diary - 03 | October 9, 2011 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Murder at the Ball Kaoru Kanou, a corporate president who is under suspicion for arrest, holds a ballroom event. Among the invitees are Shinjūrō Yūki, a curious detective, his strange assistant, Inga, and Rie, the daughter of police detective Rinkako Kaishō. During the event, Kanou is mysteriously murdered by a knife in his back, with suspicions placed on a member of the SP police who was found shot dead in the hallway. However, thanks to Shinjūrō's detective work, along with the strange abilities of Inga, who transforms into an adult capable a forcing an answer to any one question she asks someone, they soon discover the culprit is Kanou's wife, who wanted him to die a hero. |
October 14, 2011 |
| 2 |
Pitiless Song A wealthy woman named Hisako Osada is found murdered in a briefcase that was delivered to her home. Whilst the police suspect Hisako's lover to be the culprit, her daughter, An, believes someone else is behind the murder and calls on Shinjūrō to investigate. Their investigation leads them to look into an idol group Hisako managed named Yonagahime 3+1, one of its members of which, Eri, was allegedly killed in a terrorist attack. Inga uses her powers on one of Yonagahime's members, who reveals that Eri never existed and was just used by Hisako to skyrocket the band's popularity during a war. |
October 21, 2011 |
| 3 |
Masked Mansion Rie calls on Shinjūrō and Inga to accept a request from Mitsuko Sasa, whose adopted brother Kazamori caught on fire and died, allegedly related to a curse from her father, Komamori, who died in a similar manner seven years ago. As Izumi's group conducts their own investigations on the cause of Kazamori's death, Inga uses her powers to reveal that Kazamori is actually a supercomputer. |
October 28, 2011 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Fuji TV |
|---|---|
| First aired | October 14, 2011 |
| Last aired | December 23, 2011 |
| Runtime | 24 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Thursday at 00:45:00 |