MAO

A slow, eerie mystery that slips between eras, asking you to piece together fractured memories alongside its haunted characters.

Created by

Kenichi Domon, Mitsuhiro Yoneda

Genres

Animation, Action & adventure, Sci-fi & fantasy

Starring

Yuki Kaji, Natsumi Kawaida, Hiro Shimono

Overview

Eight years ago, Nanoka Kiba was saved from the wreckage of a fatal accident at Gogyō Town Shopping Center. Drawn to the abandoned passage of storefronts on her walk home from school in present day, she becomes inexplicably transported to Japan's Taishō period where she meets the mysterious Mao, a fellow traveler whose arrival at a ghost-inhabited village is simultaneous with hers. Together, they investigate the bizarre events that begin to occur around them, and Nanoka soon pieces together her broken memories of the accident and how she and Mao may have something more sinister in common.

How it feels

Eerie, dark, tense and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Mystery, memory, identity, isolation

Content

Mild violence, gore and language. No sexual content.

Note

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

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