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About Japanese anime television series
Genres magical girl anime and manga, horror anime and manga, drama anime and manga, mystery anime and manga, supernatural anime and manga, coming-of-age anime and manga, time-travel anime and manga
Created by Akiyuki Shinbo, Yukihiro Miyamoto
Written by Gen Urobuchi
Length 12 episodes
Network TBS Television
Country Japan
Links TMDB · IMDb · Letterboxd · Wikipedia · Wikidata
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