Den-noh Coil (2007)

Name: Den-noh Coil
Rating: 7.5

Rating: 7.5

Synopsis

In 2026, eleven years after the introduction of internet-connected augmented reality eyeglasses and visors, Yūko Okonogi moves with her family to the city of Daikoku, the technological center of the emerging half-virtual world. Yūko joins her grandmother's "investigation agency" made up of children equipped with virtual tools and metatags. As their research turns up mounting evidence of children who have been whisked away to the mysterious "other side" of reality, they find themselves entangled in a conspiracy to cover up the dangerous true nature and history of the new technology.

First Air Date: 2007-05-12

Last Air Date: 2007-12-01

Number of Seasons: 1

Number of Episodes: 26

Networks: NHK Educational TV, NHK

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Top Cast

Fumiko Orikasa as Yuko "Yasako" Okonogi
Houko Kuwashima as Yuko "Isako" Amasawa
Akiko Yajima as Kyoko Okonogi
Romi Park as Ken'ichi "Haraken" Harakawa
Sachiko Kojima as Fumie Hashimoto
Junko Noda as Tamako Harakawa (voice)
Reiko Suzuki as Megabaa (voice)
Tomohisa Aso as Densuke (voice)
Rie Saitou as Daichi Sawaguchi (voice)
Koji Yusa as Sousuke Nekome (voice)

Seasons

Season 1 (2007)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: The Children with Glasses (2007-05-12)

When Yasako and Kyoko's virtual pet dog, Densuke, goes missing, Yasako procures the assistance of a detective.
Ep. 2: COIL Cyber Detective Agency (2007-05-19)

Yasako and Fumie ask Yasako's grandmother to cure Densuke of his potentially fatal illness. In return, Yasako must agree to an interesting, and dangerous, bargain.
Ep. 3: Yuko and Yuko (2007-05-26)

With Densuke back, the Mojos drop him off with Isako. After freeing him from the illegal, Isako makes an enormous mistake in trying to unlock the virtual being.
Ep. 4: Daikoku City Heike Club (2007-06-02)

A battle breaks out at school! During the commotion, Fumie steals a mysterious piece of data from Amasawa.
Ep. 5: The Metabug Scramble Bus Tour (2007-06-09)

The Hackers' Club goes on a metabug expedition over the fringes of surrounding cyberspace lead by Isako.
Ep. 6: The Red Automaton (2007-06-16)

Yasako and Fumie begin an investigation into Haraken and Searchmaton. Under pressure, Haraken reveals something huge to Yasako and Fumie.
Ep. 7: In Action!! The COIL Detective Agency (2007-06-23)

Isako once again summons an illegal with the help of the Daikoku Hackers. With Yasako and Fumie working on an unrelated case, will the virus take over?
Ep. 8: The Summer Festival and a Duel (2007-06-30)

Isako hatches a risky plan, and Daichi's newly rekindled friendship with Fumie may suffer as a result.
Ep. 9: Michiko-san from the Other Side (2007-07-07)

The kids spend a dark and stormy night telling ghost stories and playing spooky games at school. Meanwhile, Haraken has an interesting other worldly experience.
Ep. 10: Kanna's Diary (2007-07-14)

Following clues left by Haraken's former research partner, Haraken, Fumie, and Yasako search for any new leads.
Ep. 11: Sunken! Daikoku City (2007-07-21)

Daichi's plan to acquire metabugs via a fish-type illegal doesn't go as planned and may endanger everyone in the virtual vicinity.
Ep. 12: Daichi Grows Hair (2007-07-28)

Yasako finds a race of microscopic illegals growing on their faces that are on the brink of destruction. Can Yasako figure out a way to save them?
Ep. 13: The Last Plesiosaur (2007-08-04)

A docile illegal follows the kids on a hazardous journey through the city, driven to find more of its kind.
Ep. 14: Record of a Living Being (2007-09-01)

Akira, Fumie's little brother, recalls the events thus far from his own perspective. Later, Haraken is warned by Nekome to stop investigating.
Ep. 15: The Young Boy Beyond the Station (2007-09-08)

Yasako searches for the place she met 4423. Afterward, she deduces that the place was a virtual space that was deleted.
Ep. 16: Isako's Hospital Room (2007-09-15)

Haraken and Fumie discover early accounts from previous denno users. Later, Yasako visits her comatose brother.
Ep. 17: The Final Summer Vacation (2007-09-22)

Haraken asks Isako to take him to the so-called "other world" in an effort to see if Kanna Ashihara still exists.
Ep. 18: The Door to Another World (2007-09-29)

Haraken barely makes it back through Isako's gateway. Tamako, fearing for his life, takes his glasses away. Meanwhile, trouble begins as a space appears behind Megabaa's shop.
Ep. 19: The Dark Visitors (2007-10-06)

With Kyoko on the "other side", Fumie and Yasako get help from Densuke to help guide Kyoko's denno body back to her real one.
Ep. 20: Kanna and Yasako (2007-10-13)

Haraken uses Kanna's glasses to sneak to the "other side." Yasako also enters with the help is Isako and Tamako.
Ep. 21: The Dark Automaton (2007-10-20)

Megamass is doing research on the "other side" and the effects of the den-noh coil. Isako finds herself drawn into it.
Ep. 22: The Final COIL (2007-10-27)

Yasako and Isako are running from Megamass. While hiding, they discover that Densuke might be able to open a stable portal.
Ep. 23: The Granted Wish (2007-11-10)

For various reasons, Nekome wants to join her brother on the other side, and the only way is to somehow convince Densuke to help.
Ep. 24: The Children Who Throw Away Their Glasses (2007-11-17)

The events surrounding Isako frighten the other parents. In an effort to keep their children safe, they confiscate their glasses, but at what cost?
Ep. 25: The Kanazawa City Hazama Intersection (2007-11-24)

Desperate to save Isako, Yasako finds a pair of glasses that belonged to her grandfather and uses them to travel to the other side.
Ep. 26: Yasako and Isako (2007-12-01)

Yasako comes face to face with the true nature of the Coil Domain and Michiko. Even with the support of her friends, can she save Isako?