Karafuru

Aug 21 2010 TV-14 2h 6m
Animation, Drama, Fantasy

Upon reaching the train station to death, a dejected soul is informed that he is lucky and will have another chance at life. He is placed in the body of a 14-year-old boy named Kobayashi Makoto, who has just committed suicide. Watched over by a neutral spirit named Purapura, the soul must figure out what his greatest sin and mistake in his former life was, before his time limit in Makoto's body runs out. He also has a number of other lesser duties he must complete, such as understanding what led Makoto to commit suicide in the first place and learning how to enjoy his second chance at life.

Plot

There is a train station on the other side of death, yet not all who arrive on the platform will be judged ready for passage onwards. For one unready soul, there will be both a test and a second chance. Rather than be reborn, this soul will awake in the body of 14-year-old suicide Makoto Kobayashi where it must not only find a way to fit into Makoto's existence, but also unravel two mysteries. What is the secret of the great sin it committed in its own previous life and what were the reasons that led to Makoto's suicide? While some may believe the truth to be as plain to see as black and white, "Makoto" soon finds that the real world is overlaid with so many shades of grey and rainbows of colors that even the most obvious of "facts" are not what they seem. With the soul's time in Makoto's body quickly running out, the answers to all life's mysteries await discovery.

Written by

Eto Mori, Miho Maruo

Directed by

Keiichi Hara

Cast

Kumiko Asô, Chris Ayres, Greg Ayres

Crew

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Production Countries

Japan

Production Companies

Ascension, SUNRISE

Languages

Awards

3 wins & 4 nominations

Trailers
Colorful Anime Trailer
Scores
# of Votes
7,409
Average Rating
7.3 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA