Series synopsis
Den-noh Coil, also known as 電脳コイル is a Japanese animation sci-fi & fantasy television series that premiered on NHK Educational TV on May 12, 2007. It ended on December 1, 2007. It stars Houko Kuwashima, Akiko Yajima, Romi Park and Sachiko Kojima.
Den-noh Coil, Coil — A Circle of Children, is a Japanese science fiction anime television series depicting a near future where semi-immersive augmented reality technology has just begun to enter the mainstream. The series takes place in the fictional city of Daikoku, a hotbed of AR development with an emerging city-wide virtual infrastructure. It follows a group of children as they use AR glasses to unravel the mysteries of the half real, half Internet city, using a variety of illegal software t ...
Premise
Den-noh Coil, Coil — A Circle of Children, is a Japanese science fiction anime television series depicting a near future where semi-immersive augmented reality technology has just begun to enter the mainstream. The series takes place in the fictional city of Daikoku, a hotbed of AR development with an emerging city-wide virtual infrastructure. It follows a group of children as they use AR glasses to unravel the mysteries of the half real, half Internet city, using a variety of illegal software tools, techniques, and virtual pets to manipulate the digital landscape.
Den-noh Coil, in development for over a decade, is the series director debut of Japanese animator Mitsuo Iso. It premiered on NHK Educational TV on May 12, 2007. Due to the animators involved in its production and its unusually high-profile television broadcast time slot, Den-noh Coil was highly anticipated.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Houko Kuwashima as Yuko "Isako" Amasawa
- Akiko Yajima as Kyoko Okonogi
- Romi Park as Ken'ichi "Haraken" Harakawa
- Sachiko Kojima as Fumie Hashimoto
Guest cast
- Fumiko Orikasa as Yuko "Yasako" Okonogi
- Junko Noda as Tamako Harakawa (voice)
- Rie Saitou as Daichi Sawaguchi (voice)
- Mami Kingetsu as Yasako's Mother (voice)
- Tomohisa Aso as Densuke (voice)
- Yoshiko Takemura as Relative's Grandmother (voice)
- Reiko Suzuki as Megabaa (voice)
- Michio Nakao as Yasako's Father (voice)
- Kyoko Donowaki as Ms Maiko (voice)
- Ryuji Mizuno as Vice Principal (voice)
- Yusuke Numata as Namecchi (voice)
- Mayumi Yamaguchi as Gachagiri (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 29 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 3 | August 25, 2007 | November 25, 2011 |
| Season 1 | 26 | May 12, 2007 | December 1, 2007 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dennou Coil Free Research | August 25, 2007 |
| 2 | Dennou Coil Comprehensive Recap | November 3, 2007 |
| 3 | Dennou Coil Total Summary Special | November 25, 2011 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Children with Glasses When Yasako and Kyoko's virtual pet dog, Densuke, goes missing, Yasako procures the assistance of a detective. |
May 12, 2007 |
| 2 |
COIL Cyber Detective Agency Yasako and Fumie ask Yasako's grandmother to cure Densuke of his potentially fatal illness. In return, Yasako must agree to an interesting, and dangerous, bargain. |
May 19, 2007 |
| 3 |
Yuko and Yuko With Densuke back, the Mojos drop him off with Isako. After freeing him from the illegal, Isako makes an enormous mistake in trying to unlock the virtual being. |
May 26, 2007 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | NHK Educational TV |
|---|---|
| First aired | May 12, 2007 |
| Last aired | December 1, 2007 |
| Runtime | 25 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Saturday |