Dekin no Mogura: The Earthbound Mole (2025)

Name: Dekin no Mogura: The Earthbound Mole
Rating: 7.7

Rating: 7.7

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Synopsis

A shady self-proclaimed hermit named Momoyuki Mogura, AKA: Mogura, is banned from the afterlife due to an incident. Now he collects spirit possessed will-o'-wisps in his lantern, hoping to make a comeback.

First Air Date: 2025-07-07

Last Air Date: 2025-09-22

Number of Seasons: 1

Number of Episodes: 12

Networks: Tokyo MX

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Top Cast

Yuichi Nakamura as Momoyuki Mogura (voice)
Genki Okawa as Kuriaki ‌Magi (voice)
Yukiyo Fujii as Yaeko ‌Kirihara (voice)
Shunsuke Takeuchi as Toshiro Nekozuku (voice)
Genta Nakamura as Yuichi Fujimura (voice)
Misaki Akiyama as Mayu Sato (voice)
Shinnosuke Musashi as Middle-aged Ghost
Takayuki Nakatsukasa as Announcer (voice)
Akane Fujita as Shio Inukai (voice)
Ayumu Murase as Kyoshiro Nekozuku (voice)

Seasons

Season 1 (2025)

One day, university students Magi and Yaeko witness a Kōjien dictionary falling on the head of a man and hurting him. However, despite bleeding from his head, the man expresses that he does not want them to call an ambulance or the police for him, which seems suspicious. In addition, after this encounter, both Magi and Yaeko start seeing strange things.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: At a Certain Location in Tokyo (2025-07-07)

Magi and Yaeko, two liberal arts students, have a fateful encounter with the strange Mogura.
Ep. 2: Spirit = Human (2025-07-14)

Mogura describes the hell on Earth he experienced when he was drafted.
Ep. 3: The Gathered Crew (2025-07-21)

Magi and Yaeko are introduced to true exorcisms.
Ep. 4: The Mystery of the Mad Dog and the Red Panda (2025-07-28)

Magi's workplace becomes infested with spirits.
Ep. 5: Trigger (2025-08-04)

Magi's younger brother is disturbed to discover his friend's family doting on an old child's doll.
Ep. 6: Brothers and Sisters (2025-08-11)

Shio learns that Kyoshiro's mother Kyoko has her own unique supernatural ability.
Ep. 7: The Trap of Only Seeing Results (2025-08-18)

Sakurako takes home a maneki-neko in accordance with Kyoko's vision, but her problems remain unresolved.
Ep. 8: The Merfolk (2025-08-25)

Yaeko invites Mogura and the others to visit her hometown during its merfolk festival.
Ep. 9: The Great Mother's Love (2025-09-01)

Mogura and his companions uncover the underbelly of Yaeko's island.
Ep. 10: True Worth (2025-09-08)

Yaeko's friend Mori describes the psychological abuse he suffered at the hands of the island's "Royal Family."
Ep. 11: The Merfolk and the Bakeneko (2025-09-15)

Mogura and his companions uncover the truth about the Samejima family, the island's legend, and the merfolk.
Ep. 12: During the Rainy Season (2025-09-22)

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