The Lost Village | |
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迷家-マヨイガ- (Mayoiga) |
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Genre | Suspense, Mystery |
Anime television series | |
Directed by | Tsutomu Mizushima |
Written by | Mari Okada |
Music by | Masaru Yokoyama |
Studio | Diomedéa |
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Original network | WOWOW Prime, TBS, MBS, CBC, BS-TBS |
Original run | April 1, 2016 – June 18, 2016 |
Episodes | 12 |
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Mayoiga ~Tsumi to Batsu~ | |
Written by | Subaru Fuji |
Published by | Shogakukan |
Demographic | Shōnen |
Original run | April 8, 2016 – November 5, 2016 |
Volumes | 2 |
Novel | |
Written by | Tsukasa Tsuchiya |
Illustrated by | Kei |
Published | August 17, 2016 |
The Lost Village (迷家-マヨイガ- Mayoiga?) is a Japanese anime television series produced by Diomedéa, directed by Tsutomu Mizushima and written by Mari Okada, with character designs by Naomi Ide and music by Masaru Yokoyama. The series began airing on April 1, 2016 and finished airing on June 18, 2016. The title, Mayoiga (, "Illusion House"), originally stands for a Japanese folklore.
A group of 30 young men and women go on a bus tour to Nanaki Village, a shadowy village with an urban legend of being a utopia. Many seek either to start a new life or escape the troubles of their old one. Upon arrival, they discover the village has no inhabitants, with small signs of life that are slowly deteriorating. The truth of Nanaki Village has yet to be discovered.
The opening theme titled "Gensou Drive" (幻想ドライブ Gensō Doraibu) was sung by Ami Wajima, while the ending theme titled "Ketsuro" (結露) was sung by Rina Katahira.
A manga adaptation titled Mayoiga ~Tsumi to Batsu~ (迷家~ツミトバツ~) was drawn by Subaru Fuji. It was serialized online on Shogakukan's MangaOne app between April 8, 2016 and November 5, 2016. As of October 12, 2016, it has been published by Shogakukan in two tankōbon volumes.
A spin-off novel written by Tsukasa Tsuchiya and illustrated by Kei was released on August 17, 2016. The first volume, titled Mayoiga: Yami yori de Dete, Yami yori Kuroshi (迷家-マヨイガ- 闇より出でて、闇より黒し?) features an original story focuses on Lion while the second volume will features Koharun's past.