Den-noh Coil

25min

Animation

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Den-noh Coil, Coil — A Circle of Children, is a Japanese science fiction anime television series depicting a near future where semi-immersive augmented reality technology has just begun to enter the mainstream. The series takes place in the fictional city of Daikoku, a hotbed of AR development with an emerging city-wide virtual infrastructure. It follows a group of children as they use AR glasses to unravel the mysteries of the half real, half Internet city, using a variety of illegal software tools, techniques, and virtual pets to manipulate the digital landscape. Den-noh Coil, in development for over a decade, is the series director debut of Japanese animator Mitsuo Iso. It premiered on NHK Educational TV on May 12, 2007. Due to the animators involved in its production and its unusually high-profile television broadcast time slot, Den-noh Coil was highly anticipated.

Production Companies

Madhouse

Bandai Visual

NHK Enterprises

Tokuma Shoten

Episodes

Cast

The Children with Glasses

1. The Children with Glasses

25min

12th May 2007

When Yasako and Kyoko's virtual pet dog, Densuke, goes missing, Yasako procures the assistance of a detective.

COIL Cyber Detective Agency

2. COIL Cyber Detective Agency

25min

19th May 2007

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.

Yuko and Yuko

3. Yuko and Yuko

25min

26th May 2007

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.

Daikoku City Heike Club

4. Daikoku City Heike Club

25min

2nd Jun 2007

A battle breaks out at school! During the commotion, Fumie steals a mysterious piece of data from Amasawa.

The Metabug Scramble Bus Tour

5. The Metabug Scramble Bus Tour

25min

9th Jun 2007

The Hackers' Club goes on a metabug expedition over the fringes of surrounding cyberspace lead by Isako.

The Red Automaton

6. The Red Automaton

25min

16th Jun 2007

Yasako and Fumie begin an investigation into Haraken and Searchmaton. Under pressure, Haraken reveals something huge to Yasako and Fumie.

In Action!! The COIL Detective Agency

7. In Action!! The COIL Detective Agency

25min

23rd Jun 2007

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?

The Summer Festival and a Duel

8. The Summer Festival and a Duel

25min

30th Jun 2007

Isako hatches a risky plan, and Daichi's newly rekindled friendship with Fumie may suffer as a result.

Michiko-san from the Other Side

9. Michiko-san from the Other Side

25min

7th Jul 2007

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.

Kanna's Diary

10. Kanna's Diary

25min

14th Jul 2007

Following clues left by Haraken's former research partner, Haraken, Fumie, and Yasako search for any new leads.

Sunken! Daikoku City

11. Sunken! Daikoku City

25min

21st Jul 2007

Daichi's plan to acquire metabugs via a fish-type illegal doesn't go as planned and may endanger everyone in the virtual vicinity.

Daichi Grows Hair

12. Daichi Grows Hair

25min

28th Jul 2007

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?

The Last Plesiosaur

13. The Last Plesiosaur

25min

4th Aug 2007

A docile illegal follows the kids on a hazardous journey through the city, driven to find more of its kind.

Record of a Living Being

14. Record of a Living Being

25min

1st Sep 2007

Akira, Fumie's little brother, recalls the events thus far from his own perspective. Later, Haraken is warned by Nekome to stop investigating.

The Young Boy Beyond the Station

15. The Young Boy Beyond the Station

25min

8th Sep 2007

Yasako searches for the place she met 4423. Afterward, she deduces that the place was a virtual space that was deleted.

Isako's Hospital Room

16. Isako's Hospital Room

25min

15th Sep 2007

Haraken and Fumie discover early accounts from previous denno users. Later, Yasako visits her comatose brother.

The Final Summer Vacation

17. The Final Summer Vacation

25min

22nd Sep 2007

Haraken asks Isako to take him to the so-called "other world" in an effort to see if Kanna Ashihara still exists.

The Door to Another World

18. The Door to Another World

25min

29th Sep 2007

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.

The Dark Visitors

19. The Dark Visitors

25min

6th Oct 2007

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.

Kanna and Yasako

20. Kanna and Yasako

25min

13th Oct 2007

Haraken uses Kanna's glasses to sneak to the "other side." Yasako also enters with the help is Isako and Tamako.

The Dark Automaton

21. The Dark Automaton

25min

20th Oct 2007

Megamass is doing research on the "other side" and the effects of the den-noh coil. Isako finds herself drawn into it.

The Final COIL

22. The Final COIL

25min

27th Oct 2007

Yasako and Isako are running from Megamass. While hiding, they discover that Densuke might be able to open a stable portal.

The Granted Wish

23. The Granted Wish

25min

10th Nov 2007

For various reasons, Nekome wants to join her brother on the other side, and the only way is to somehow convince Densuke to help.

The Children Who Throw Away Their Glasses

24. The Children Who Throw Away Their Glasses

25min

17th Nov 2007

The events surrounding Isako frighten the other parents. In an effort to keep their children safe, they confiscate their glasses, but at what cost?

The Kanazawa City Hazama Intersection

25. The Kanazawa City Hazama Intersection

25min

24th Nov 2007

Desperate to save Isako, Yasako finds a pair of glasses that belonged to her grandfather and uses them to travel to the other side.

Yasako and Isako

26. Yasako and Isako

25min

1st Dec 2007

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?

First air date

12th May 2007

Last air date

1st Dec 2007

Status

Ended

Type

Scripted

Original language

ja

Networks