Night Head Genesis is a Japanese anime television series adapted from the 1992 TV drama Night Head. It began airing on the anime television network Animax on July 27, 2006.
Night Head Genesis | |
Created by | George Iida |
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Anime television series | |
Directed by | Yoshio Takeuchi |
Written by | George Iida |
Music by | Shigeru Umebayashi |
Studio | Bee Media Actas |
Licensed by | |
Original network | Animax, BS Japan |
English network | |
Original run | July 27, 2006 – December 31, 2006 |
Episodes | 24 |
The series was licensed for a North American release on February 14, 2008 by Media Blasters,[1] and premiered in January 2016 on Toku in the United States.
Due to their paranormal abilities, two young brothers are cast out by their parents and given into the custody of a research center. They escape fifteen years later, and soon learn that they will play a pivotal role in the coming "Upheaval".
On the outside, they are a network of IT Firm and in conjunction to this, they have many connections with politicians. But in reality, they are a group of people who are on a mission to stop the destruction of mankind, in this case, the destruction of the material world and its transition to spiritual world (Upheaval). And the people who have supernatural powers that they found were under Project Night Head.
From episodes 1 to 13, the first ending theme is Kotoba (言葉, lit. Words) by Under Graph. From Episodes 14 to 24, the second ending theme is Nemutte Ita Kimochi, Nemutte Ita Kokoro (眠っていた気持ち 眠っていたココロ) by Aya Kamiki.
No. | Title | Original air date |
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1 | "Memories" "Kioku" (記憶) | July 29, 2006[n 1] |
2 | "Touch" "Sesshoku" (接触) | July 29, 2006[n 1] |
3 | "Impatience" "Shōsō" (焦燥) | August 5, 2006 |
4 | "Trace" "Konseki" (痕跡) | August 12, 2006 |
5 | "Reminiscence" "Kaisō" (回想) | August 19, 2006 |
6 | "Connection" "Rensa" (連鎖) | August 26, 2006 |
7 | "Remorse" "Kaikon" (悔恨) | September 2, 2006 |
8 | "Recollection" "Tsuioku" (追憶) | September 9, 2006 |
9 | "Annihilation" "Senmetsu" (殲滅) | September 16, 2006 |
10 | "Providence" "Shin'i" (神意) | September 23, 2006 |
11 | "Nightmare" "Akumu" (悪夢) | September 30, 2006 |
12 | "Bewilderment" "Konwaku" (困惑) | October 7, 2006 |
13 | "Game" "Yūgi" (遊戯) | October 14, 2006 |
14 | "Incarceration" "Yūhei" (幽閉) | October 21, 2006 |
15 | "Surge" "Hadō" (波動) | October 28, 2006 |
16 | "Reunion" "Saikai" (再会) | November 4, 2006 |
17 | "Haze of Dust" "Sajin" (砂塵) | November 11, 2006 |
18 | "Ark" "Hakobune" (方舟) | November 19, 2006 |
19 | "Visions" "Mugen" (夢幻) | November 26, 2006 |
20 | "Conciliation" "Kaijū" (懐柔) | December 3, 2006 |
21 | "Funeral Attendance" "Sōsō" (葬送) | December 10, 2006 |
22 | "Judgement of God" "Shinpan" (神判) | December 17, 2006 |
23 | "Wandering" "Hōkō" (彷徨) | December 24, 2006 |
24 | "Hope" "Kibō" (希望) | December 31, 2006 |