Series synopsis
The Night Beyond the Tricornered Window, also known as さんかく窓の外側は夜 is a Japanese animation drama mystery television series that premiered on Tokyo MX on October 3, 2021. It ended on December 19, 2021. It stars Nobunaga Shimazaki, Wataru Hatano, Soma Saito and Chika Anzai.
Shy bookstore clerk Kosuke Mikado has the ability to see ghosts and spirits, an ability he wishes he didn't have, since what he sees usually terrifies him. Rihito Hiyakawa, an exorcist whose supernatural powers are as strong as his social graces are weak, doesn't seem to fear anything, mortal or otherwise. When this odd couple gets together to solve the bizarre cases that come their way, their work methods may not be entirely safe for work!
Premise
Shy bookstore clerk Kosuke Mikado has the ability to see ghosts and spirits, an ability he wishes he didn't have, since what he sees usually terrifies him. Rihito Hiyakawa, an exorcist whose supernatural powers are as strong as his social graces are weak, doesn't seem to fear anything, mortal or otherwise. When this odd couple gets together to solve the bizarre cases that come their way, their work methods may not be entirely safe for work!
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Nobunaga Shimazaki as Kosuke Mikado (voice)
- Wataru Hatano as Rihito Hiyakawa (voice)
- Soma Saito as Keita Mukae (voice)
- Chika Anzai as Erika Hiura (voice)
- Satoshi Mikami as Hiroki Hanzawa (voice)
- Junichi Suwabe as Sakaki (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 12 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 12 | October 3, 2021 | December 19, 2021 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Encounter Mikado Kousuke, a young man working at a bookshop who seems normal at first glance is actually the owner of a peculiar ability to see eerie things. One day, Hiyakawa Rihito appears in the shop where Mikado works. Hiyakawa declares that it must be destiny as the job he has come to do is none other than an exorcism! When Hiyakawa discovers that Mikado can see spirits, he forces Mikado to help with the exorcism. He then requests that Mikado continue to work with him, but... |
October 3, 2021 |
| 2 |
Binding Mikado, now working for Hiyakawa's property appraisals and special cleaning services company, COOLEAN, has been asked by a coworker at the bookstore to investigate a fortune-teller who is right too much. When Hiyakawa and Mikado meet the fortune-teller, Mukae Keita, they find that he, like they, is possessed of unique abilities. Left at the scene of many, many curses, is a mysterious name—Hiura Erika. Mukae has seen a curse that seemed to be the work of this Hiura Erika, but it was so strong that... |
October 10, 2021 |
| 3 |
Malediction Mikado and Hiyakawa go to investigate a pond at a house. Their client, the woman who owns the house, has the same dream every night of a corpse floating in the pond. Mikado dives down into the pond to have a look, and there at the bottom, in the murk, he sees its core. On their way home that day, Mikado and Hiyakawa stop to eat and Hiura Erika appears before them. Erika reveals to the two of them that she is a curse peddler and a necromancer. |
October 17, 2021 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Tokyo MX |
|---|---|
| First aired | October 3, 2021 |
| Last aired | December 19, 2021 |
| Runtime | 24 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Sunday at 22:00:00 |