24 minSeason 1 • Episode 13
LatestWith Byakuroku leading the way, Lieutenants Agemaki, Yoshinokazura, and Hanakiri and the half-spirits Susukihotaru, Bonbori, and Hozuki arrive Will the unconscious Zakuro remain in Omodaka's hands. The time of reckoning is at hand. A brilliant final episode to provide stirring and emotional closure!
The story takes place during the Westernization Movement in an alternate world where humans and spirits coexist. To solve the problems that arise between the two, human lieutenants are partnered with half-spirit girls to form the Ministry of Spirit Affairs.
Production
J.C.Staff's lush Meiji-era backgrounds and dreamy color palette
Score
Yoshihisa Hirano's orchestral themes hit different
Costume
Western military uniforms vs. traditional spirit garb — *chef's kiss*
Mai Nakahara
Zakuro (voice)
Takahiro Sakurai
Kei Agemaki (voice)
Kana Hanazawa
Susukihotaru (voice)
Satoshi Hino
Riken Yoshinokazura (voice)
Aki Toyosaki
Bonbori (voice)
Yui Horie
Hōzuki (voice)
Yuki Kaji
Ganryū Hanakiri (voice)
Akihiko Ishizumi
Amaryōju (voice)
Haruka Tomatsu
Byakuroku (voice)
Kazue Komiya
Kushimatsu (voice)
Kikuko Inoue
Rangui (voice)
Mutsumi Tamura
Kiri (voice)
Nobuhiko Okamoto
Mamezō (voice)
Takayuki Kondo
Takatoshi Hanadate (voice)
Yuka Iguchi
Sakura (voice)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The 'Westernization vs. tradition' tension mirrors actual Meiji-era anxieties, but makes literal with youkai as marginalized citizens. The Ministry itself is a fantasy version of real assimilation bureaus.
Chiaki Kon also directed Sailor Moon Crystal and Golden Time — she's got a thing for emotional disasters in pretty packages. The manga ran for only 2 years; the anime covers almost everything.
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