Monochrome Factor (2008)

Season 1

The story revolves around high school student Akira Nikaido, a typical slacker living a normal life. That is, until he meets the mysterious Shirogane, a man who suddenly appears and tells him that they have a destiny together. When Akira hears this, he is shocked and doesn't believe a word of it. Aya, a friend of Akira, forgets something in the school one night, and asks Akira to help her and go find it. He agrees, and while there, he gets attacked by a shadow monster. Shirogane convinces him that the balance between the human world and the shadow world has been distorted and that Akira must become a "shin"- a creature of the shadow world- in order to help restore the balance.

Released April 7, 2008 Episode 24 min None+

Genres: Action, Animation, Anime, Anime: Boys' Love (Yaoi), Anime: Supernatural, Mystery

Keywords: imdb.guys, imdb.gay, imdb.shounen-ai, imdb.shadow, imdb.yaoi, imdb.ego, imdb.anime-animation

Network: AT-X

Country: Japan
Languages: Japanese

IMDb

6.4

/80/

Trakt

/26/

TMDb

/6/

MAL

6.9

/22975/

Daisuke Ono
Akira Nikaido

Masumi Asano
Aya Suzuno

Katsuyuki Konishi
Kou

Hiroshi Kamiya
Kengo Asamura

Mitsuki Saiga
Haruka Kujo

Junichi Suwabe
Shirogane

Wataru Hatano
Shuichi Wagatsuma

Ami Koshimizu
Mayu Asamura

S1E1 - Silver-Coloured Shadow

Akira Nokaido is a typical slacker. On his way home from school, he meets a man named Shirogane. Although he has no interest in what Shirogane has to say, the strange man reveals they will meet again.

April 7, 2008, midnight

S1E2 - Shadow's Scar

While fighting off a Kokushi during school hours, Akira and Shirogane join forces yet again to defeat it, only Akira gets hurt in his shoulder and Shirogane is hurt badly from being bitten by the Kokushi. Shirogane then leads Akira to his "Master" at the Bar Still in order for the two to get healed. While they visit the Master, Akira demands more explanation from Shirogane and receives an item that will enable him to be seen by normal humans.

April 14, 2008, midnight

S1E3 - Violating Shadow

Kengo's sister, Mayu ,bumps into Akira at the Bar Still while he's there with Shirogane and notices Shirogane.

April 21, 2008, midnight

S1E4 - Sword of Shadow

None

April 28, 2008, midnight

S1E5 - Shadow's Back

Akira and Kengo have a fight that forms a rift in their friendship. Will they be able to patch things up or will the darkness within Kengo lead to him being possessed? And we learn more about the mysterious stranger with the eye patch who's been pulling the strings from the start, as well as Shirogane.

May 12, 2008, midnight