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Karneval

Karneval

NR2013•24m•7.2/10
AnimationMysterySci-Fi & Fantasy

Ratings

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7.2/10(9)

Nai searches for someone important to him, with only an abandoned bracelet as a clue. Gareki steals and pick-pockets to get by from day to day. The two meet in a strange mansion where they are set-up, and soon become wanted criminals by military security operatives. When Nai and Gareki find themselves desperate in a hopeless predicament, they encounter none other than the country's most powerful defense organization - "Circus"!!

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Production

Manglobe

Language

JA

Status

Ended

First Aired

April 4, 2013

Last Aired

June 26, 2013

Created By

Touya Mikanagi

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Seasons & Episodes
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Season
Opus 1: Rainbow Colored Flower Fuse
E1
Opus 1: Rainbow Colored Flower Fuse
Air date: 2013-04-04
With Yotaka gone, Gareki and Tsubame are left to pick up the pieces and make sense of what has happened.
Opus 2: Fortune Cat
E2
Opus 2: Fortune Cat
Air date: 2013-04-11
Now that Nai knows Karoku's bracelet has something to do with Circus, he goes in search of answers, but he finds that his earlier brush with trouble is far from over.
Opus 3: Illusory Picnic
E3
Opus 3: Illusory Picnic
Air date: 2013-04-18
While under Circus's protection, a curious fact comes to light regarding Nai's true identity. With that clue in hand, Nai, Gareki, and several members of Circus pay a visit to where they believe Nai came from.
Opus 4: Evening Swallow
E4
Opus 4: Evening Swallow
Air date: 2013-04-25
After their trip to Rainbow Forest, Gareki asks to drop by Karasuna, where they run into an old acquaintance of his. From this enounter, Nai and Yogi learn more about Gareki's past.
Opus 5: Clown's Prescription
E5
Opus 5: Clown's Prescription
Air date: 2013-05-01
Yotaka has become a Varuga. Meanwhile Gareki feels very conflicted about his past with Yotaka and Tsubame.
Opus 6: Wing of Sunrise
E6
Opus 6: Wing of Sunrise
Air date: 2013-05-08
With Yotaka gone, Gareki and Tsubame are left to pick up the pieces and make sense of what has happened.
Opus 7: Three Knights And
E7
Opus 7: Three Knights And
Air date: 2013-05-15
Team Two is helping Team One put on their Circus parade and show, and Yogi gets Nai and Gareki to join the parade in an effort to cheer up Gareki. But a malfunctioning Team One rabbit throws a wrench into their festivities.
Opus 8: Silver Box
E8
Opus 8: Silver Box
Air date: 2013-05-22
Yogi and Tsukumo are sent on a mission to Rinole, the City of Ice, to follow-up an investigation started by Team One. Nai and Gareki are sent along with them, and the four of them find more than they bargained for.
Opus 9: Blue Rose
E9
Opus 9: Blue Rose
Air date: 2013-05-29
Yogi going berserk sends the bad guys running, but when Nai senses that something is wrong with him, Tsukumo turns back alone, only to run into trouble herself.
Opus 10: Beastmaster's Tears
E10
Opus 10: Beastmaster's Tears
Air date: 2013-06-05
With Yogi and Tsukumo out of commission, Nai and Gareki are put into the care of Airship One. Meanwhile Gareki learns more about special powers.
Opus 11: Ice-Cream Parade
E11
Opus 11: Ice-Cream Parade
Air date: 2013-06-12
Hirato and Tsukumo take a meeting with the CEO of the Lindain Group in Vantnum while the rest of the gang gets the day off. The CEO has disturbing news, but a boy they run into in the city has even more intriguing information.
Opus 12: The Rainbow Promise
E12
Opus 12: The Rainbow Promise
Air date: 2013-06-19
Nai is determined to go to the Kafka facility to rescue Karoku. Soon the Circus decides to use this as an excuse to raid the facility.
Opus 13: Karneval
E13
Opus 13: Karneval
Air date: 2013-06-26
As Nai and Gareki make their way towards the mysterious rainbow to see if Karoku is there, the rest of Circus work to wrap up what they can of the raid on the Kafka facility.

Cast

Hiro Shimono

Hiro Shimono

Nai Muhinyi (voice)

Eri Kitamura

Eri Kitamura

Young Gareki (voice)

Hiroshi Kamiya

Hiroshi Kamiya

Gareki (voice)

Aya Endo

Aya Endo

Tsukumo (voice)

Mamoru Miyano

Mamoru Miyano

Yogi (voice)

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