Canaan
English title: Canaan
Japanese title: CANAAN
Alternative titles: 428: Fuusa Sareta Shibuya de Tokubetsu-hen, 428: Fuusasareta Shibuya de Special Chapter, 428 the animation
Type: TV
Source: Visual novel
Episodes: 13
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Jul 4, 2009 to Sep 26, 2009
Broadcast: Saturdays at 22:30 (JST)
Duration: 23 min per ep
Rating: R - 17+ (violence & profanity)
Studios: P.A. Works
Producers: Lantis, Pony Canyon, Magic Capsule, Bushiroad, Showgate, Good Smile Company
Licensors: Sentai Filmworks
Genres: Action, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Themes: Adult Cast

Oosawa Maria is a Japanese photographer currently working in Shanghai, China. Along with her partner Mino, she searches for potential newsworthy stories throughout the city. When strange events occur at a local festival, Maria and Mino immediately investigate. Quickly, the two are immersed in a battle between unknown masked men and a strange, white-haired woman. Just when Maria is about to be caught in the crossfire, an old friend by the name of Canaan appears and helps Maria escape. But a sinister plot over a deadly virus soon develops, and Canaan learns she must confront her past if she wants any chance at stopping the perpetrator and saving her friends.

[Written by MAL Rewrite]

Canaan is the sequel to the Canaan scenario created by Kinoko Nasu and Takashi Takeuchi that is unlocked in the visual novel video game 428: Shibuya Scramble. The scenario features Canaan, Alphard Alshaya, and Maria Oosawa, and takes place 2 years before 428: Shibuya Scramble while the anime takes place 2 years after.