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Midnight Occult Civil Servants

2019 · 1 season

A gentle, slightly eerie procedural where office work meets folklore, blending mystery and warmth with a touch of whimsy.

Created by
Teru Ishii
Genres
Animation, Mystery
Starring
Kazutomi Yamamoto, Tomoaki Maeno, Takahiro Sakurai
Overview
Miyako Arata is newly assigned to the Shinjuku Ward Office's Nighttime Regional Relations Department. Each of Tokyo's 23 wards has one such department, established to mitigate paranormal and occult-related events. Arata's special skill is the understanding of non-human speech, and the story begins with him encountering a youkai at Shinjuku Gyoen park who refers to him as the legendary Heian-era exorcist, Abe no Seimei.

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Stream in the UK
  • Crunchyroll
More options Data from JustWatch
Created by
Teru Ishii
Genres
Animation, Mystery
Starring
Kazutomi Yamamoto, Tomoaki Maeno, Takahiro Sakurai
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Tone
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • mystery
  • identity
  • friendship
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror3
Humour4
Realism3
Romance1
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
animation, mystery
Created by
Teru Ishii
Starring
Kazutomi Yamamoto, Tomoaki Maeno, Takahiro Sakurai, Miyu Irino, Koji Yusa, Shunichi Toki, Jun Fukuyama
Music
Evan Call
Cinematography
Megumi Himeno, Hitoshi Tamura
Length
1 seasons, 12 episodes, 24 min each
Network
TOKYO MX, Sun TV, BS11, Hikari TV
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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