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The Empire of Corpses

The Empire of Corpses

The dead will inherit the Earth.

Part of Project Itoh Collection

2015•2h 0m•6.2/10
AnimationHorrorScience FictionThriller

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6.2/10(128)

The story takes place in 19th century Europe, and revolves around John Watson. He is scouted by the government to become a secret agent. However, Watson lives in a world where "Frankensteins"—human corpses that are re-purposed with a false soul in order to use them as laborers—are used to improve industrial development.

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Production

WIT STUDIO, Fuji Television Network, Aniplex, TOHO, Kansai Television, dentsu, Sony Music Entertainment (Japan), Kyoraku Industrial Holdings

Language

JA

Status

Released

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Cast

Yoshimasa Hosoya

Yoshimasa Hosoya

John H. Watson (voice)

Ayumu Murase

Ayumu Murase

Friday (voice)

Akio Otsuka

Akio Otsuka

M (voice)

Takayuki Sugo

Takayuki Sugo

The One (voice)

Taiten Kusunoki

Frederick Barnaby (voice)

Kana Hanazawa

Kana Hanazawa

Hadaly Lilith (voice)

Shin-ichiro Miki

Shin-ichiro Miki

Alexei Karamazov (voice)

Daiki Yamashita

Daiki Yamashita

Nikolai Krasotkin (voice)

Jiro Saito

Jiro Saito

Seigo Yamazawa (voice)

Koji Ishii

Koji Ishii

Ulysses Grant (voice)

Houko Kuwashima

Houko Kuwashima

Moneypenny (voice)

Kouji Takeda

Kouji Takeda

Thomas Edison (voice)

Yoshimitsu Takasugi

Yoshimitsu Takasugi

Sherlock Holmes (voice)

Issei Futamata

Issei Futamata

Narrator (voice)

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