K

K

***K*** (also called ***K Project***) is a 2012 anime series created by the animation studio GoHands and GoRA, a group consisting of seven anonymous authors known as Kōhei Azano, Tatsuki Miyazawa, Yukako Kabei, Yashichiro Takahashi, Hideyuki Furuhashi, Suzu Suzuki, and Rei Rairaku. The series is directed by Shingo Suzuki, who also serves as its character designer. It began airing on MBS on October 5, 2012. The anime has been licensed by Viz Media in North America and by Madman Entertainment in Australia. The series is set when Japan is secretly being ruled by seven Kings of psychic clans called the Seven Clans of Color. Yashiro Isana, a seemingly normal student of Ashinaka High School, is targeted by HOMRA of the Red Clan and Scepter 4 of the Blue Clan, following the murder of pacifist Tatara Totsuka from HOMRA. With the help of a highly skilled swordsman named Kuroh Yatogami and a feline Strain with the ability of sensory interference named Neko, Yashiro rediscovers his true identity as Adolf K. Weismann the First and Silver King.

A manga prequel called *K: Memory of Red*, drawn by Yui Kuroe was serialized in Kodansha's Aria between May 28, 2012 and August 15, 2013. Another prequel manga, *K: Stray Dog Story*, ran in Kodansha's good! Afternoon between November 2012 and March 2013. A third manga *K: Days of Blue*, was serialized in Kodansha's Aria between November 2013 and July 2014, and a fourth, *K: Countdown*, ran in *Aria* from December 2014 to July 2015, while a fifth, *K: Missing Kings*, ran in *Monthly G Fantasy* from April to August 2015. Five more manga series; *K: The First*, *Gakuen K*, *K: Lost small world*, *K: Dream of Green*, and *K: Return of Kings*, are also still ongoing. Furthermore, two light novels, called *K Side:Blue* and *K Side:Red*, were released in October and November 2012. A third light novel called *K Side:Black and white* was released in May 2013 and another one, *K - Lost small world* was released in April 2014.

A sequel film was released on July 12, 2014. A visual novel is also in development by Otomate.

A sequel anime project was announced on the official Twitter account of the series. The new anime series, *K: Return of Kings*, aired from October 3, 2015 to December 26, 2015, rounding up the anime series and delivering its ending.

A new anime project featuring an original story by GoRA and GoHands, titled *K: Seven Stories*, has been green-lit. GoHands and Shingo Suzuki are returning to produce and direct the anime, respectively.

## Synopsis

Season 1:Yashiro Isana has lived a relatively ordinary, simple life. He lives in the technologically advanced Shizume City and attends Ashinaka High School, a notable high school that is located on an island just outside the areas. Yashiro is friendly with everyone. Nothing seems wrong about him, except perhaps his habit of forgetting where his school-issued PDA is.

However, nothing normal has been happening since the recent murder of Tatara Totsuka, prominent member of the infamous HOMRA. No one knows who exactly killed him but the man responsible bears an uncanny, identical appearance to Yashiro. Seeking vengeance, the Red Clansmen of HOMRA set out to get Yashiro and kill him. Everyone suspects that Yashiro is the murderer.

### Movie:

Ever since the School Island Incident, in which the four Kings were involved, the Silver Clansman, Kuroh Yatogami and Neko were on their search for their master Shiro. Unable to find any leads to Shiro, the two were in a gloomy mood until they ran into Homura members, Rikio Kamamoto and Anna Kushima, who were apparently being chased by someone.

### Season 2:

In modern Japan, where history has strangely overlapped with reality. There, seven "Kings" with great superpowers existed. Along with their clansman to whom they shared their own power with, the kings each formed clans. Order bound by blue, red flames that cause chaos, irregularities that shine in white, and reforms branched off into green. The Kings, each with their own abilities, now...

With "jungle" once again jumping back into action, the fates of the various Kings are brought together.

## MAL Info

Score:(Season 1) 7.53; (Season 2) 7.65

Ranked:(Season 1) #1508; (Season 2) #1158

Popularity:(Season 1) #165; (Season 2)#549

Studios:GoHands

Source:Original

Duration:24 min. per ep.

Rating:PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

Producers:Starchild Records, Mainichi Broadcasting System, KlockWorx