is a 2011 anime

Anime

is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....

 television series produced by Bones

Bones (studio)

is a Japanese anime studio. It has produced numerous series, including RahXephon, Wolf's Rain, Scrapped Princess, Eureka Seven, Angelic Layer, Darker than Black, Soul Eater, Ouran High School Host Club and two adaptions of the Fullmetal Alchemist manga along with Star Driver: Kagayaki no Takuto and...

 which began airing on Fuji TV's noitaminA

Noitamina

– "Animation" written backwards – is a Fuji Television programming block, devoted to anime, originally broadcast each Thursday night from 24:45 to 25:15 . It was launched with the intention of expanding the target audience beyond the typical young male demographic...

 program block from October 14, 2011. Based on the noted Japanese intellectual and novelist Ango Sakaguchi

Ango Sakaguchi

was a Japanese novelist and essayist. His real name was Heigo Sakaguchi .-History:From Niigata, Sakaguchi was one of a group of young Japanese writers to rise to prominence in the years immediately following Japan's defeat in World War II...

's novel , the series is being directed by Seiji Mizushima

Seiji Mizushima

is a Japanese anime director. He has directed such series as Slayers Next, Shaman King, Fullmetal Alchemist, and more recently, Mobile Suit Gundam 00 and Un-Go...

 and written by Shō Aikawa

Sho Aikawa (screenwriter)

is a Japanese screenwriter. His writing credits include Jikuu Senshi Spielban, Mister Ajikko, Dangaioh, and Urotsukidōji. He has recently written the anime adaptations of Love Hina and the first Fullmetal Alchemist series, as well Kamen Rider Blade and Kamen Rider Decade...

, who had earlier worked together on Fullmetal Alchemist

Fullmetal Alchemist

, is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiromu Arakawa. The world of Fullmetal Alchemist is styled after the European Industrial Revolution...

. Featuring character designs from pako and Yun Kouga

Yun Kouga

, better known by the pen name is a female Japanese manga artist. She is married to fellow manga artist Tatsuneko. She is a graduate of Mita Senior High School, Tokyo...

, the music for the series is composed by Narasaki, with the opening theme being "How to Go" by School Food Punishment

School Food Punishment

is a four member Japanese band. They are currently signed onto Sony Music Japan's Epic Records Japan record label. The lyrics of each of the band's songs are written by lead vocalist and guitarist Yumi Uchimura.-Band history:...

 and the ending theme being "Fantasy" by LAMA.

Un-Go is being simulcast with English subtitles by Crunchyroll

Crunchyroll

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 and Anime on Demand

Anime News Network

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. Sentai Filmworks has licensed the series in North America, while Siren Visual

Siren Visual

Siren Visual is an Australian company which specialises in the distribution of Japanese anime, documentaries and off-beat cinema in Australia and New Zealand....

 has licensed the series in Australia

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. A prequel film, , will run in Japanese theatres for two weeks from November 19, 2011.

Plot

Based on the works of Ango Sakaguchi

Ango Sakaguchi

was a Japanese novelist and essayist. His real name was Heigo Sakaguchi .-History:From Niigata, Sakaguchi was one of a group of young Japanese writers to rise to prominence in the years immediately following Japan's defeat in World War II...

, the story follows Shinjūrō Yūki, a detective who solves mysteries with his strange partner, Inga in a future Japan that has been affected by a major war and terrorist attacks after JSDF forces were deployed as peacekeepers abroad.

Characters

A detective, often nicknamed 'The Defeated Detective', who has keen insight on mysteries. He was saved from near death by Inga prior to the start of the series.

Shinjuro's assistant, who has a very strange personality. While normally appearing in the form of a young boy, he will sometimes take the form of a busty mature woman. In this form, he is able to eat the souls of others by forcing them to honestly answer any single question he asks them. He does this as the result of an agreement with Shinjuurou to not kill anyone.

A well known detective, who often monitors crime scenes at the comfort of his computer set-up.

Rinroku's daughter, who is often shown to be quite stubborn. She dislikes the way her father hides conspiracies.

A public prosecutor who does not think fondly of Shinjūrō.

Kazamori is a Real Artificial Intelligence program or R.A.I., that can exist in various compatible systems. After being involved in a murder case, she is taken in by Shinjuuro and Inga. She often inhabits one of two bodies, a robot in the shape of a human girl or a small stuffed panda toy.

Director of the Security Bureau and a part of the Metropolitan Police Department.

Episodes

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