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Karneval (TV)
2013 • Bandai Visual
- Format
- TV
- Aired
- 2013
- Episodes
- 13
- Status
- Finished
- Studio
- Bandai Visual · Manglobe · Funimation · DAX Production
- Genres
- Action · Fantasy · Mystery · Science fiction
Armed with only an abandoned bracelet as a clue, Nai searches for a missing loved one. After a run-in with a pick-pocket named Gareki, the two find themselves snagged in a government set-up that leaves them both wanted criminals. Desperate and on the run, Nai and Gareki turn to the country’s most powerful defense organization—“Circus”—for help.
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Karneval is a 2013 anime television series produced by the studio Manglobe, based on the long-running manga series by Touya Mikanagi. It was commissioned to capitalize on the success of the source material, which debuted in 2007 within the pages of Comic Zero Sum. The adaptation follows a young protagonist named Nai who wanders into a dangerous, surreal world in search of a lost companion, eventually joining the elite defense organization known as Circus.
The visual direction, overseen by director Eiji Suganuma, focused on replicating the ornate, high-fantasy aesthetic signature to Mikanagi’s original character designs. The production sought to balance the dark, action-oriented mystery of the plot with the whimsical, colorful art style that defined the manga’s appeal. Upon its release, the series was generally received as a faithful adaptation that leaned heavily into the visual flair of the source material, garnering a dedicated following among fans of supernatural josei and shonen-adjacent fantasy.
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