Night Head Genesis

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Night Head Genesis
ナイトヘッドジェネシス
Genre Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction
TV anime
Director Yoshio Takeuchi
Studio Foursome Co., Ltd.
Network Flag of Japan Animax, BS Japan, GyaO
Original run July 27, 2006 – December 31, 2006
Episodes 24

Night Head Genesis (ナイトヘッドジェネシス?) is an anime television series adapted from a 1992 Japanese TV drama, Night Head (ナイトヘッド?). It began airing on the anime television network Animax on July 27, 2006.

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[edit] Premise

Due to their paranormal abilities, two young brothers (Naoto and Naoya) 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".

[edit] Cast

[edit] Characters

[edit] Kirihara brothers

[edit] Naoto

Kirihara Naoto is a powerful psychokinetic. Naoto can exhaust himself, physically, by using his psychokinetic power. He also possesses the ability to communicate telepathically with his younger brother, Naoya. Naoto is fiercely protective of Naoya. Naoto is the more self-assured of the two and has a more fiery temper. When angered, Naoto often strikes out with his psychokinesis - most often destroying nearby objects. With his psychokinesis, Naoto also has the ability to act on Naoya's visions to stop the suffering that Naoya has witnessed. Naoto fears the destructive potential of his abilities.

Voiced by Toshiyuki Morikawa

[edit] Naoya

Kirihara Naoya is a clairvoyant, telepath, seer and also has the power to heal. Naoya's abilities are a source of great suffering to him - physical contact with people or objects can trigger traumatic visions. Naoya is sometimes left in a state of catatonia after particularly shocking visions. The only person who does not have this effect on Naoya is his elder brother, Naoto. He calls Naoto "Nii-san" - meaning "elder brother". Naoya relies on Naoto in many ways. Naoya often stands behind Naoto, using him as a shield to discourage physical contact with others. As a child, Naoya would go so far as to follow behind Naoto - holding onto the back of his jacket. Shinji Takeda, who played Naoya in the original "Night Head", provides the opening narration.

Voiced by Akira Ishida

[edit] Research center staff

[edit] Mikuriya

Mikuriya is head of the research center where the Kirihara brothers were raised. Naoto holds strong resentment toward Mikuriya for taking Naoya and him from their parents and keeping them captive. However, the brothers maintain contact with Mikuriya following their escape, and come to his aid in episode 14. Mikuriya considers himself the guardian and protector of the brothers during their 15 years at the research center.

[edit] Elder Misaki

Elder Misaki is a mysterious presence at the research center. He is a very powerful psychic with unspecified abilities. He erected the mystical barrier around the research center. This barrier was sensitive to individuals and kept specific people out and others inside its limits. The barrier disappeared upon his death at the beginning of the series. It is certain that Elder Misaki had the power of foresight and Mikuriya, the Kirihara brothers and Shouko hold him in high regard.

[edit] Other characters

[edit] Shouko

Futami Shouko possesses such power that she has transcended her physical being. She exists outside of space and time. Even before losing her physical form, Shouko was able to travel in both time and space at will. Shouko has foreseen the upcoming “Upheaval” and that the Kirihara brothers will play a pivotal role. She has been watching over them and guiding them. She always appears in her school uniform.

[edit] Masayuki

Masayuki was a lonely boy who had no friends except his beloved dog. When the dog was run over by a bunch of teenage bikers he was devastated and took revenge on the teenagers by making them commit suicide via mind control. The Kirihara brothers eventually track him down and stop his rampage. They sent him to the research center, where they themselves were sent once, to help him learn to control his powers. He reappears in episode 12 where he apparently makes a middle-aged woman commit suicide by jumping off a building. It is later revealed that he was actually being controlled by Sonezaki Michio.

[edit] Michio Sonezaki

Sonezaki, an evil madman who can control people and make them do his bidding. He was controlling the minds of the waitress and customer of the restaurant, thus he had them attack Takashi, Naoya, and Naoto. However, it turns out that he's merely taking out the short-comings and failures of his own horrible life on others. As such, he's confronted by those he killed previously and has a mental breakdown to the point of running down a street screaming in fear.

[edit] Episode list

# English Title Japanese Romaji Title Japanese Kanji Title Original airdate
01 Memories Kioku 記憶 2006-07-29
02 Touch Sesshoku 接触 2006-07-29
03 Impatience Shōsō 焦燥 2006-08-05
04 Trace Konseki 痕跡 2006-08-12
05 Reminiscence Kaisō 回想 2006-08-19
06 Connection Rensa 連鎖 2006-08-26
07 Remorse Kaikon 悔恨 2006-09-02
08 Recollection Tsuioku 追憶 2006-09-09
09 Annilhilation Senmetsu 殲滅 2006-09-16
10 Providence Shin'i 神意 2006-09-23
11 Nightmare Akumu 悪夢 2006-09-30
12 Bewilderment Konwaku 困惑 2006-10-07
13 Game Yūgi 遊戯 2006-10-14
14 Incarceration Yūhei 幽閉 2006-10-21
15 Surge Hadō 波動 2006-10-28
16 Reunion Saikai 再会 2006-11-04
17 Haze of Dust Sajin 砂塵 2006-11-11
18 Ark Hakobune 方舟 2006-11-19
19 Visions Mugen 夢幻 2006-11-26
20 Conciliation Kaijuu 懐柔 2006-12-03
21 Funeral Attendance Sousou 葬送 2006-12-10
22 Judgement of God Shinpan 神判 2006-12-17
23 Wandering Houkou 彷徨 2006-12-24
24 Hope Kibou 希望 2006-12-31

Episode 1 and 2 are aired together as a one-hour special.

[edit] Theme songs

[edit] Ending themes
Title Transcription/Translation Artist Episodes
言葉 Kotoba (Words) Under graph 1-12
眠っていた気持ち 眠っていたココロ Nemutte Ita Kimochi, Nemutte Ita Kokoro Aya Kamiki 13-24

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