Another
A school horror mystery set in 1998, following transfer student Koichi Sakakibara and Mei Misaki as they investigate a calamity caused by a dead person joining Yomiyama North Middle School's Class 3-3.
- Genre:
- ホラー / ミステリー / 学園 / サスペンス
- Medium:
- Light novel / Manga / Anime
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Another — Timeline12 events
Koichi transfers into Class 3-3 and notices Mei Misaki
After recovering from a pneumothorax, Koichi Sakakibara transfers into Yomiyama North Middle School's Class 3-3 one month late. He recognizes the eyepatched Mei Misaki from the hospital, yet no classmate will acknowledge her.
Vol.TVアニメ Another 第1話 Rough sketch〈素描〉Ch. — BS11's official Episode 1 synopsis. ↗
Koichi follows Mei into a doll studio
After Mei warns him to be careful, Koichi follows her after school in an effort to understand her. His pursuit through the evening streets leads to an old doll studio.
Vol.TVアニメ Another 第2話 Blueprint〈思惑〉Ch. — BS11's official Episode 2 synopsis. ↗
Koichi learns how the Class 3-3 phenomenon began, and Sakuragi dies
Mei tells Koichi that, twenty-six years earlier, Class 3-3 kept pretending a dead student was alive. Soon afterward class representative Yukari Sakuragi dies in an accident at school, making the current calamity undeniable.
Vol.TVアニメ Another 第3話 Bone work〈骨組〉Ch. — BS11's official Episodes 3–4 synopses. ↗
Nurse Sanae Mizuno dies in an accident
Sanae Mizuno, a nurse friendly with Koichi, dies in a hospital elevator accident while looking into information connected to Class 3-3. Tension within the class rises further.
Vol.TVアニメ Another 第4話 Put flesh〈輪郭〉Ch. — BS11's official Episodes 4–5 synopses. ↗
The class begins treating Koichi as nonexistent too
After Takabayashi collapses while trying to tell Koichi the secret, Class 3-3 strengthens its countermeasure. Koichi joins Mei as another person whom everyone must treat as nonexistent.
Vol.TVアニメ Another 第5話 Build limbs〈拡散〉Ch. — BS11's official Episodes 5–6 synopses. ↗
Mei explains the calamity and countermeasure to Koichi
Mei explains that a dead person joins the class during a calamity and that one student is ignored to balance the numbers. She and Koichi begin researching earlier Class 3-3 incidents in the library.
Vol.TVアニメ Another 第6話 Face to face〈二人〉Ch. — BS11's official Episode 6 synopsis. ↗
Koichi's group learns that the calamity stopped fifteen years earlier
Another tragedy strikes the classroom and the countermeasure is abandoned. Chibiki tells Koichi's group that fifteen years earlier was the one known year when the calamity stopped after a summer class trip.
Vol.TVアニメ Another 第7話 Sphere joint〈変調〉Ch. — BS11's official Episode 7 synopsis. ↗
Nakao dies in an accident outside Yomiyama
While visiting a neighboring town for clues about the earlier incident, Koichi's group meets Mei at the beach and briefly relaxes. Classmate Nakao then dies in an accident at sea, proving that leaving Yomiyama does not ensure safety.
Vol.TVアニメ Another 第8話 Hair stand〈紺碧〉Ch. — BS11's official Episodes 8–9 synopses. ↗
Koichi's group finds Matsunaga's tape in the old school building
Following Matsunaga's clue about a classroom, Koichi, Teshigawara, Mochizuki, and Mei search the old school building. They discover a cassette recording the method that stopped the calamity fifteen years earlier.
Vol.TVアニメ Another 第9話 Body paint〈連鎖〉Ch. — BS11's official Episodes 9–10 synopses. ↗
The tape reveals that the extra must be returned to death
During the class trip at Sakitani Memorial Hall, Koichi's group hears Matsunaga's recording in full. It says the calamity can be stopped only by identifying the dead person who joined the class and returning that person to death.
Vol.TVアニメ Another 第10話 Glass eye〈漆黒〉Ch. — BS11's official Episode 10 synopsis. ↗
Fire and paranoia engulf Sakitani Memorial Hall
As the recording's message that killing the extra will stop the calamity spreads, students suspect Mei of being dead. A fire breaks out and their mutual suspicion turns the class trip into cascading violence.
Vol.TVアニメ Another 第11話 Makeup〈惨劇〉Ch. — BS11's official Episode 11 synopsis. ↗
Reiko is revealed as the extra, ending the 1998 calamity
Mei's left eye identifies Koichi's aunt Reiko—also assistant teacher Ms. Mikami—as the dead person. After struggling with the truth, Koichi returns Reiko to death and ends Class 3-3's 1998 calamity.
Vol.TVアニメ Another 第12話 Stand by oneself〈死者〉Ch. — Conclusion corresponding to BS11's official Episode 12 listing and the final episode itself. ↗
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