Munou na Nana

Fifty years ago, horrific creatures dubbed as the "enemies of humanity" suddenly appeared around the world. To combat these threats, teenagers gifted with supernatural abilities called "Talents"—such as pyrokinesis and time travel—hone their powers at an academy on a secluded island.

Nanao Nakajima, however, is quite different from the others on the island: he has no Talent. With many "Talented" teenagers around him, Nanao is often a target for bullying, but even so, he still strives to complete his training. Soon after, two transfer students, the mysterious Kyouya Onodera and the mind-reading Nana Hiiragi, join the class. But just as everyone starts blending as comrades-in-arms, mysterious disappearances begin to threaten the class's entire foundation.

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Hiiragi, Nana Main

Ookubo, Rumi Japanese

Onodera, Kyouya Main

Nakamura, Yuuichi Japanese

Inukai, Michiru Main

Nakahara, Mai Japanese

Nakajima, Nanao Supporting

Shimono, Hiro Japanese

Tachibana, Jin Supporting

Yusa, Kouji Japanese

Hatadaira, Tsunekichi Supporting

Tamaru, Atsushi Japanese

Sorano, Fuuko Supporting

Kamakura, Yuna Japanese

Kazama, Shinji Supporting

Ninomiya, Aiko Japanese

Habu, Kirara Supporting

Tsutsumi, Yukina Japanese

Sasaki, Yuuka Supporting

Tomita, Miyu Japanese

Cook, Justin Producer

Ishihira, Shinji Director

Morishita, Hiroto Sound Director

Suzuki, Yuuji Episode Director, Storyboard, Key Animation

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Nov 12, 2024

He_Grenade

Recommended

Despite social acceptance, and government endorsement, the self-reflective and/or self-aware mind will always have trouble coming to terms with their own morality. For those conditioned to dehumanize others, they may only reintegrate into society if at all, through a long and difficult path. A terrifying thing is that humans are so moved by the beauty of character growth, that we seek out evil; at rock bottom, we can only progress upwards.

Monou no Nana elicits more explicitly, a question underlying Violet Evergarden. Why can personal loss, subsequent good deeds, changes of heart, character growth, and time, earn moral forgiveness for evil deeds? The viewer (they) ... feel immediately guilty and short-sighted (yet also catharsis) when they realize that they've been tricked into forgiving what the victims' friends/family would certainly (and rightfully) decry as murder.

Regardless, legally, there is no question. the characters' who kill have the full endorsement of the government and are in the "right".
Government sanctioned murder; war and/or assassination: Can you forgive a serial killer? What about a soldier who kills during war? What if these morally gray acts were rose tinted by the fact that it was a cute anime girl?

Why is it that pink haired girls are so evil and hot?

Reviewer’s Rating: 9

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Jan 10, 2025

El_Pezon

Mixed Feelings

Writing "intelligent" characters and plots of two "geniuses" trying to unmask each other requires the author to have a certain amount of cleverness so as not to seem forced, full of "Deus ex machina" and still understandable. That's not exactly how things happen here.
Everyone is a bit stupid, things don't make sense 90% of the time, the visuals are a bit lame, BUT I was actually entertained for most of the episodes, so it was worth the experience. I really liked the "girlmance" between Nana and the healing girl, it was fun to see things growing between them at the same time. In fact, the ... biggest low for me this season was exactly this attempt to "do the Light and the L" between Nana and the indestructible guy.

Reviewer’s Rating: 7

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Sep 15, 2023

tmunee

Not Recommended

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I have years of anime and hundreds of series under my belt. I speak Japanese, have lived in Japan, and have watched anime from 12 until my current age (almost 40). So, let me say with as much experience as a person can have, approaching anime from the multiple different angles it can be approached from, and having tons of experience - socially as well as linguistically- this is the single worste anime I have EVER seen. I got trapped into watching it because I thought there might be some clever way all the stupidity might tie into some big reveal. Spoiler* it doesn't. I ... can't even express how much I hate this anime. It might be the worst piece of trash ever made. Do not waste your time!

Reviewer’s Rating: 1

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