Taishou Mebiusline: Chicchai-san

大正メビウスラインちっちゃいさん

Genres: Historical, Supernatural
Themes: Historical
Studios: Studio A-CAT
Rating: 4.74 / 10
Rank: #13834
Popularity: #6147
Users Listed: 13,391
Users Scored: 4,109
NSFW: No
Last Updated: 02/25/2022
Aired: October 6, 2017 – December 22, 2017 (Fall)
Type: tv
Source: Visual Novel
Age Rating: PG 13
Episodes: 12
Broadcast: Friday at 21:54 (JST)

Synopsis:

Kyoichiro Hiiragi’s transition from his rural village home to Tokyo’s Imperial University is complicated by a hidden ability: he perceives the spectral realm. This unsettling gift accompanies him as he navigates university life, carrying his family's katana and harboring a quiet wish for the deceased to appear less frightening. His hopes are unexpectedly altered when he awakens to find himself physically transformed into a smaller, more childlike form. This personal upheaval coincides with Kyoichiro’s entanglement in a complex conflict involving rival factions within the Imperial Japanese Army pursuing necromantic research. He finds himself caught between enigmatic figures and a clandestine group known as the Five Katana, forced to confront not only supernatural threats but also the shifting nature of his own identity and purpose. The series explores themes of perception, responsibility, and the blurred lines between the living and the departed within a historical setting.

Streaming Platforms:

Crunchyroll

Episodes:

Episode 1: A Fateful Arrival in Tokyo
Episode 2: Souls of the Imperial Capital
Episode 3: The Army Reserve Corps
Episode 4: Noblesse Oblige
Episode 5: Path of the Root
... and 7 more episodes

Characters:

Hiiragi, Kyouichirou (Main) - Voice Actors: Takumi, Yasuaki
Ise, Kahoru (Main) - Voice Actors: Akabane, Kenji
Ise, Kaoru (Main) - Voice Actors: Akabane, Kenji
Misaki (Main) - Voice Actors: Hanada, Hikaru
Senge, Iori (Main) - Voice Actors: Okitsu, Kazuyuki
Shigure (Main) - Voice Actors: Miura, Hiroaki
Tatebayashi, Kai (Main) - Voice Actors: Hino, Satoshi
Omi (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Sakaguma, Takahiko
Yuuma (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Yamada, Hiroki

Staff:

Watanabe, Shuu (Director)
Kubozono, Mariko (Sound Director)
Mio, Kouji (Series Composition)
Miyake, Masakazu (Art Director)
Nakagawa, Akihiro (Color Design)
Nakano, Hito (Character Design)
Rokugen Alice (Music)
Shikida, Tose (Original Character Design)
Sudou, Hitomi (Editing)
Takahashi, Keisuke (Director of Photography)
Tome (Original Character Design)
minatsu (Character Design)

Reviews:

User fumekay (Score: 5/10):
This is other anime based on Visual Novel, actually have the sames problems of others adaptations like Togainu no Chi, Dramatical Murder or Enzai...Ever because: the censore removes the BL. The plot is twisted and unsense for all people that not played the game, because is not enough chapters for the development or in the case of this Taishou ML adaptation: without enough airtime. The art decrease in quality, the reason: animation house don´t have the money.... All of the mentioned are the reasons for a bad anime like this, that nobody understand and without decent plot...The case of this anime is very sad,because actually I played a most of the ends from TML and is a good game...If someone have the suspicious about how the original Visual Novel is I recommend a lot play the game!
User bufi_ (Score: 4/10):
This anime can be described in 2 words: cringy and uninspired. I haven't played the game, but from what I know it included BL, which wasn't present in the anime, so the plot didn't make much sense. Of course, this is because of the short duration of the anime as well (3 minutes and half per episode). That's why, in my opinion, if you don't have the money to make it worth it, you're better off not animating it in the first place. Speaking about the plot, there was literally NOTHING new or refreshing about it, maybe except the chibis, little cute versions of thecharacters. But even those did nothing to help the plot or make any sense and were probably just fillers. We have the main character who can see dead souls and goes to the capital to study, and yet involves himself like a fool in the Army's bussiness. So, the plot gets a 3/10 from me.nnThe art was mediocre at best, and the visual effects were bad. 4/10nnThe characters, another big fail. We have the weak protagonist that has a mysterious power so everyone wants him, and that has to be protected all the time by someone else. We have the mysterious powerful taoist (or something like that) who watches him all the time to protect him. We have the 'tyrant' big army figure that wants to use him for his power. We have another captain in the army that doesn't agree with the doings of the tyrant and wants to help the protagonist. We have the 'young master', that although powerful is kinda spoiled and insists on them calling him 'boss'. Overall, 1/10nnThe sound was surprisingly very good, the OP in special. The ED changed 3 times, and yet all of them were pretty good. Probably the show's only merit. 8/10nnFor enjoyment I gave it a 4/10. Didn't really enjoy it.nnOverall, what can I say? I don't recommend it. At all. And I think they could have done a better job, but obviously didn't have the money so that's what we got.

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