Series synopsis
K is a Japanese animation comedy television series that premiered on TBS on October 5, 2012. It ended on December 28, 2015. It stars Daisuke Namikawa, Mikako Komatsu, Kenjiro Tsuda and Tomokazu Sugita.
Shiro is an easygoing teenager content with just being a student—until his seemingly perfect life is halted when a bloodthirsty clan, glowing red with fire, attempts to kill him in the streets. Unbeknownst to Shiro, he is suspected of murdering a member of their clan and will need a miracle to escape their vengeance. Miraculously, a young man named Kurou Yatogami swings in and aids Shiro in his getaway, only to reveal he's also after Shiro's life. Now a hunted man, Shiro will have to evade the c ...
Premise
Shiro is an easygoing teenager content with just being a student—until his seemingly perfect life is halted when a bloodthirsty clan, glowing red with fire, attempts to kill him in the streets. Unbeknownst to Shiro, he is suspected of murdering a member of their clan and will need a miracle to escape their vengeance. Miraculously, a young man named Kurou Yatogami swings in and aids Shiro in his getaway, only to reveal he's also after Shiro's life. Now a hunted man, Shiro will have to evade the clans of seven powerful kings and desperately try to prove his innocence—before it’s too late!
Premise: Reading, Writing, Rock & Roll!
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Daisuke Namikawa as Yashiro "Shiro" Isana (voice)
- Mikako Komatsu as Neko (voice)
- Kenjiro Tsuda as Mikoto Suou (voice)
- Tomokazu Sugita as Reishi Munakata (voice)
- Daisuke Ono as Kurou Yatogami (voice)
- Yui Horie as Anna Kushina (voice)
- Kouji Takahashi as Himori Akiyama (voice)
- Miyuki Sawashiro as Seri Awashima (voice)
Supporting cast
- Satomi Sato as Kukuri Yukizome (voice)
- Takahiro Sakurai as Izumo Kusanagi (voice)
- Tetsuya Kakihara as Adolf K. Weissmann (voice)
- Mamoru Miyano as Saruhiko Fushimi (voice)
- Jun Fukuyama as Misaki Yata (voice)
- Shozo Iizuka as Daikaku Kokujouji (voice)
- Yuki Kaji as Tatara Totsuka (voice)
- Kanami Satou as Sumika Inaba (voice)
- Yuichi Nakamura as Rikio Kamamoto (voice)
- Maaya Uchida as Chiho Hyuuga (voice)
- Nozomi Yamamoto as Sakura Asama (voice)
- Shingo Onitsuka as Andy Doumyouji (voice)
Guest cast
- Daisuke Ono as Kurou Yatogami (voice)
- Yui Horie as Anna Kushina (voice)
- Kouji Takahashi as Himori Akiyama (voice)
- Miyuki Sawashiro as Seri Awashima (voice)
- Satomi Sato as Kukuri Yukizome (voice)
- Takahiro Sakurai as Izumo Kusanagi (voice)
- Tetsuya Kakihara as Adolf K. Weissmann (voice)
- Mamoru Miyano as Saruhiko Fushimi (voice)
- Jun Fukuyama as Misaki Yata (voice)
- Shozo Iizuka as Daikaku Kokujouji (voice)
- Yuki Kaji as Tatara Totsuka (voice)
- Kanami Satou as Sumika Inaba (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 3 seasons with 34 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 8 | July 12, 2014 | December 1, 2018 |
| Season 1 | 13 | October 5, 2012 | December 28, 2012 |
| Season 2 | 13 | October 3, 2015 | December 28, 2015 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | K: Missing Kings - Manner Movie | July 12, 2014 |
| 2 | K: Seven Stories - The Idol K #01 | July 7, 2018 |
| 3 | K: Seven Stories - The Idol K #02 | August 4, 2018 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Knight Ashinaka High School is known for its unique setting: the entire campus is built on an island. Yashiro Isana, aka Shiro, is having lunch with a cat on one of the school rooftops. After his lunch break, Shiro goes on an errand for his classmate Kukuri to prepare for their upcoming school festival, only to be chased by some intimidating-looking men. |
October 5, 2012 |
| 2 |
Kitten Shiro manages to outrun HOMRA with help from a young man named Kurou Yatogami. But Shiro learns that Kurou is after his life as well, and so he uses his wits to flee the scene. Meanwhile, unknown to Shiro, his cat has suddenly turned into a beautiful girl. |
October 12, 2012 |
| 3 |
Kitchen After an all-night chase, an exhausted Shiro, Kurou, and Neko decide to make a temporary truce to have breakfast. As they eat, Kurou gives Shiro more background about the seven Kings and the Clans they lead. Kurou then adds that Shiro is suspected of murdering one of HOMRA’s Clansman, which Shiro strongly denies doing. |
October 19, 2012 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Knave A year has passed since the School Island incident, where four of the seven kings fought for their lives to stop the evil Colorless King. Since then, Silver King Yashiro Isana has gone missing and the Green Clan JUNGLE has become more active in spreading their influence over the community, much to the annoyance of Blue Clan SCEPTER 4 and Red Clan HOMRA. |
October 3, 2015 |
| 2 |
Kindness Hoping to learn more about his recent encounter with JUNGLE, Blue King Reisi Munakata summons Kuro to SCEPTER 4; Neko waits at HOMRA's home base for her partner. |
October 12, 2015 |
| 3 |
Kismet In a flashback, Mikoto surrenders to Reisi rather than fight him. As Reisi interrogates Mikoto, he wonders why the Red King has yet to choose his successor. Meanwhile Shiro asks Kuroh who were the people with powers chasing him and the "Kings". Kuroh reveals Japan is secretly being ruled by seven psychic clans called the Seven clans of Color, each ruled by a King. Unlike the Red Clan Homura and Blue Clan Scepter 4, whose clans posses the power of fire and ice respectively, his late master's clan, the Colorless Clan, have the power of premonition. Before his master, Ichigen Miwa passed away, he had a vision that his successor, Shiro, might become evil, which Kuroh is tasked to kill him if there is proof. Shiro convinces Kuroh the video released by Homura might be a fake and he shouldn't use that to quickly judge him that he is evil without knowing him first. Kuroh agrees to stop attacking him and get know to Shiro but if he ever turns evil, he will kill him. |
October 19, 2015 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | TBS |
|---|---|
| First aired | October 5, 2012 |
| Last aired | December 28, 2015 |
| Runtime | 25 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Saturday at 01:55:00 |