Mitsuo Iso
Director
Den-noh Coil (2007)
Season 1
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.
Released May 12, 2007
Episode 25 min
7+
Genres: Adventure, Animation, Anime, Comedy, Science Fiction
Keywords: tmdb.anime, imdb.school-kids, imdb.virus, imdb.virtual-reality, imdb.pet, imdb.glasses, imdb.dog + 16 more, tmdb.japan, tmdb.cyber, tmdb.internet, tmdb.cyberspace, tmdb.cybernetic, tmdb.cyber-mecha, tmdb.near-future, tmdb.weird-internet, mdblist.ext.2k-blu-ray, mdblist.has-trailer, imdb.anime-animation, imdb.cyberpunk-sci-fi, tmdb.elementary-school, tmdb.kids, mdblist.anime-dub, imdb.hand-drawn-animation
Watch Providers: Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
Production Companies: Madhouse, Bandai Visual, NHK Enterprises, Tokuma Shoten
Network: NHK Educational TV
S1E1 - The Children with Glasses
When Yasako and Kyoko's virtual pet dog, Densuke, goes missing, Yasako procures the assistance of a detective.
May 12, 2007, midnight
S1E2 - COIL Cyber Detective Agency
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.
May 19, 2007, midnight
S1E3 - Yuko and Yuko
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.
May 26, 2007, midnight
S1E4 - Daikoku City Heike Club
A battle breaks out at school! During the commotion, Fumie steals a mysterious piece of data from Amasawa.
June 2, 2007, midnight
S1E5 - The Metabug Scramble Bus Tour
The Hackers' Club goes on a metabug expedition over the fringes of surrounding cyberspace lead by Isako.
June 9, 2007, midnight
S1E6 - The Red Automaton
Yasako and Fumie begin an investigation into Haraken and Searchmaton. Under pressure, Haraken reveals something huge to Yasako and Fumie.
June 16, 2007, midnight
S1E7 - In Action!! The COIL Detective Agency
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?
June 23, 2007, midnight
S1E8 - The Summer Festival and a Duel
Isako hatches a risky plan, and Daichi's newly rekindled friendship with Fumie may suffer as a result.
June 30, 2007, midnight
S1E9 - Michiko-san from the Other Side
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.
July 7, 2007, midnight
S1E10 - Kanna's Diary
Following clues left by Haraken's former research partner, Haraken, Fumie, and Yasako search for any new leads.
July 14, 2007, midnight
S1E11 - Sunken! Daikoku City
Daichi's plan to acquire metabugs via a fish-type illegal doesn't go as planned and may endanger everyone in the virtual vicinity.
July 21, 2007, midnight
S1E12 - Daichi Grows Hair
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?
July 28, 2007, midnight
S1E13 - The Last Plesiosaur
A docile illegal follows the kids on a hazardous journey through the city, driven to find more of its kind.
Aug. 4, 2007, midnight
S1E14 - Record of a Living Being
Akira, Fumie's little brother, recalls the events thus far from his own perspective. Later, Haraken is warned by Nekome to stop investigating.
Sept. 1, 2007, midnight
S1E15 - The Young Boy Beyond the Station
Yasako searches for the place she met 4423. Afterward, she deduces that the place was a virtual space that was deleted.
Sept. 8, 2007, midnight
S1E16 - Isako's Hospital Room
Haraken and Fumie discover early accounts from previous denno users. Later, Yasako visits her comatose brother.
Sept. 15, 2007, midnight
S1E17 - The Final Summer Vacation
Haraken asks Isako to take him to the so-called "other world" in an effort to see if Kanna Ashihara still exists.
Sept. 22, 2007, midnight
S1E18 - The Door to Another World
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.
Sept. 29, 2007, midnight
S1E19 - The Dark Visitors
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.
Oct. 6, 2007, midnight
S1E20 - Kanna and Yasako
Haraken uses Kanna's glasses to sneak to the "other side." Yasako also enters with the help is Isako and Tamako.
Oct. 13, 2007, midnight
S1E21 - The Dark Automaton
Megamass is doing research on the "other side" and the effects of the den-noh coil. Isako finds herself drawn into it.
Oct. 20, 2007, midnight
S1E22 - The Final COIL
Yasako and Isako are running from Megamass. While hiding, they discover that Densuke might be able to open a stable portal.
Oct. 27, 2007, midnight
S1E23 - The Granted Wish
For various reasons, Nekome wants to join her brother on the other side, and the only way is to somehow convince Densuke to help.
Nov. 10, 2007, midnight
S1E24 - The Children Who Throw Away Their Glasses
The events surrounding Isako frighten the other parents. In an effort to keep their children safe, they confiscate their glasses, but at what cost?
Nov. 17, 2007, midnight
S1E25 - The Kanazawa City Hazama Intersection
Desperate to save Isako, Yasako finds a pair of glasses that belonged to her grandfather and uses them to travel to the other side.
Nov. 24, 2007, midnight
S1E26 - Yasako and Isako
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?
Dec. 1, 2007, midnight
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NHK Educational TV
25 min/ep
650 min
May 12, 2007
Dec. 1, 2007, midnight
Ended
TV-Y7
7+
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