is a Japanese
manga
Manga (Japanese: 漫画 ) are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. Most manga conform to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century, and the form has a long prehistory in earlier Japanese art. The term ''manga'' is u ...
series written and illustrated by Takatoshi Kumakura. The manga was first serialized in the Japanese
seinen manga magazine ''Afternoon Season Zoukan'' in August 2000. The magazine was suspended after its 14th issue, and the manga continued its serialization from the March 2003 issue of ''
Monthly Afternoon'' magazine. An
anime
is Traditional animation, hand-drawn and computer animation, computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside of Japan and in English, ''anime'' refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, in Japan and in Japane ...
adaptation by
Madhouse and
Tezuka Productions
is a Japanese animation studio founded by Osamu Tezuka in 1968. It is known for animating notable works such as '' Marvelous Melmo'', the 1980 and 2003 ''Astro Boy'' series, and '' Black Jack''. It is also the holder of the intellectual propert ...
premiered on October 7, 2007 and ended on March 25, 2008.
The
kanji
are the logographic Chinese characters taken from the Chinese family of scripts, Chinese script and used in the writing of Japanese language, Japanese. They were made a major part of the Japanese writing system during the time of Old Japanese ...
representation of the title (もっけ which is in
hiragana
is a Japanese syllabary, part of the Japanese writing system, along with ''katakana'' as well as ''kanji''.
It is a phonetic lettering system. The word ''hiragana'' literally means "flowing" or "simple" kana ("simple" originally as contrast ...
) is , which means "unexpected".
Plot
The series revolves around the Hibara sisters' encounters with Japanese
demons
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and
spirits. The older sister, Shizuru, has the ability to see these apparitions, while the younger sister, Mizuki, has a tendency to become possessed by them. They live in the countryside because their parents were unable to deal with their supernatural abilities; their grandfather is an expert in such affairs. Through their encounters with the supernatural, Mizuki and Shizuru learn about both themselves and the world at large.
Characters
;
:
:A girl who can see spirits.
;
:
:Shizuru's younger sister. She is easily possessed by spirits.
Media
Manga
Anime
An anime adaptation of ''Mokke'', directed by
Masayoshi Nishida
is a Japanese anime director. He worked at the Tatsunoko Animation Technical Institute before joining Tezuka Productions. He has directed '' Mokke'' and ''Allison & Lillia'' and drawn storyboards for all episodes. His favorite anime is ''Haguregu ...
and animated by
Madhouse, was aired in Japan between October 2, 2007 and March 25, 2008 on
Tokyo MX
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containing twenty-four episodes. The DVDs were released from January 25, 2008 to September 26, 2008.
Yoshihiro Ike
is a Japanese composer, Arrangement, music arranger, and bassist. He is best known for scoring and composing music for film, Television show, TV dramas, anime and video games. He has worked on more than 100 titles in the last 20 years. His most ...
was in charge of the music direction in the anime. is sung by
Riyu Kosaka
is a Japanese pop singer and lyricist. She is best known as a member of the Konami-produced Japanese teen pop girl group BeForU.
Biography
Early life
Kosaka was born in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan on January 17, 1985.
Career
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as the opening theme. Its
single
Single may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media
* Single (music), a song release
Songs
* "Single" (Natasha Bedingfield song), 2004
* "Single" (New Kids on the Block and Ne-Yo song), 2008
* "Single" (William Wei song), 2016
* "Single", by ...
was released on December 12, 2007 by
avex trax.
is sung by Mai Hashimoto as the ending theme.
Reception
References
External links
*
Official Web Site*
*
{{Tezuka Productions
Anime series
Kodansha manga
Madhouse (company)
Seinen manga
Tezuka Productions