Kure-nai

A quiet, character-driven watch that balances gentle domestic warmth with an undercurrent of danger and melancholy.

Created by

Harume Kosaka, Ko Matsuo

Genres

Animation, Drama

Starring

Ryoko Shintani, Miyuki Sawashiro, Nozomi Masu

Overview

Shinkurou Kurenai is a 16-year-old student by day and a dispute mediator by night. Despite his unimposing appearance, he is a strong martial artist, who also possesses a strange power. While taking various jobs for his employer one assignment leads Shinkurou to live with Murasaki Kuhouin as her bodyguard. Murasaki is the seven-year-old daughter of a wealthy family, who escaped from her home under strange circumstances.

How it feels

Tense, warm, melancholic and dark. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Found family, family, isolation, identity

Content

Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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