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Myriad Colors Phantom World

Myriad Colors Phantom World

TV-142016•24m•7.7/10
AnimationSci-Fi & FantasyComedy

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7.7/10(133)

In the near future, in a world born of human imagination, what humans would call ghosts or monsters appear, and they come to be called "phantoms." Haruhiko Ichijō, is a first year at Hosea Academy along with his upperclassman Mai Kawakami, who fights phantoms with the ability "Spirit of Five Elements," Reina Izumi, who has the ability "Phantom Eater," and Koito Minase, who fights phantoms in solitude. They experience the ups and downs of high school life before a certain incident leads them to the truth of this world.

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Production

Kyoto Animation, Pony Canyon, Lantis, Asahi Broadcasting Corporation

Language

JA

Status

Ended

First Aired

January 7, 2016

Last Aired

March 31, 2016

Networks

Tokyo MX

Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
US
No providers available for this region.
Seasons & Episodes
Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.
Season
Age of Phantoms
E1
Age of Phantoms
Air date: 2016-01-07
Clumsy Haruhiko and violent Mai need more people on their Phantom-fighting team. They meet a Phantom Eater, Reina.
Take Out the Annoying UFO!
E2
Take Out the Annoying UFO!
Air date: 2016-01-14
The team sets out to deal with security robots turned Phantom. But it turns out that Minase Koito was already there, fighting the haywire robots with her beautiful voice.
Operation Copy-Paste Memories
E3
Operation Copy-Paste Memories
Air date: 2016-01-21
A pair of Phantoms terrify people as they try to cross a bridge. The team goes to investigate, and Mai begins to remember something odd about the place.
Fake Family
E4
Fake Family
Air date: 2016-01-28
After a huge victory feast with the team, Reina vanishes on a mysterious bus, hypnotized.
I Can't Use My Special Abilities
E5
I Can't Use My Special Abilities
Air date: 2016-02-04
A vicious Phantom attacks the rabbit hutch at school. Koito is tasked with hunting it down, but she hurts her throat, shutting down her abilities.
Kurumi and the Teddy Bear Kingdom
E6
Kurumi and the Teddy Bear Kingdom
Air date: 2016-02-11
Kumamakura Kurumi sucks Haruhiko and the gang into a fantasy world inside her own mind, filled with talking bears and giant mushrooms.
Schrödinger's Cat Mansion
E7
Schrödinger's Cat Mansion
Air date: 2016-02-18
The team investigates the spontaneous cat-ification of the school's students.
Break Through the Monkey Hot Spring!
E8
Break Through the Monkey Hot Spring!
Air date: 2016-02-25
Hosea Academy is invaded by a band of pervy hot spring monkeys.
The Strange Tale of the Bakumatsu Phantom
E9
The Strange Tale of the Bakumatsu Phantom
Air date: 2016-03-03
The team gets recruited to perform in a play about a Phantom in medieval Japan. As they're rehearsing, Koito notices the presence of a real Phantom nearby.
Little Ruru's Big Dream
E10
Little Ruru's Big Dream
Air date: 2016-03-10
A witch Phantom grants Ruru's wish to become human. She gets her wish, but...
Tiny Haruhiko-kun
E11
Tiny Haruhiko-kun
Air date: 2016-03-17
Haruhiko returns to his childhood -- literally -- and he doesn't remember ever being any older.
The Mother Hath Returned
E12
The Mother Hath Returned
Air date: 2016-03-24
Reports abound of a Phantom attacking students and taking their special abilities. Meanwhile, Haruhiko is reunited with his mother.
The Eternal Phantom World
E13
The Eternal Phantom World
Air date: 2016-03-31
Enigma storms the Alayashiki research facility.

Cast

Hiro Shimono

Hiro Shimono

Haruhiko Ichijo (voice)

Sumire Uesaka

Sumire Uesaka

Mai Kawakami (voice)

Saori Hayami

Saori Hayami

Reina Izumi (voice)

Azusa Tadokoro

Azusa Tadokoro

Ruru (voice)

Maaya Uchida

Maaya Uchida

Koito Minase (voice)

Misaki Kuno

Misaki Kuno

Kurumi Kumamakura (voice)

Kikuko Inoue

Kikuko Inoue

Arisu Himeno (voice)

Daisuke Sakaguchi

Daisuke Sakaguchi

Shosuke Morohashi (voice)

Omi Minami

Omi Minami

Marchosias (voice)

Kouichi Souma

Kouichi Souma

Demonic Phantom (voice)

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