The SoulTaker
2001 • WOWOW
- Format
- TV
- Aired
- 2001
- Episodes
- 13
- Status
- Finished
- Studio
- WOWOW · Tatsunoko Production · Pioneer LDC · Toshiba Entertainment
- Genres
- Action · Horror · Science fiction · Supernatural
After the human colony on the moon was destroyed by disease, Kyousuke Date and his mother flee to Earth- separated from their family. They take refuge in a cathedral where his mother hides as a nun for reasons unknown to Kyousuke. After dangerous people find their sanctuary, his mother stabs him before she herself is murdered.
Days later, Kyousuke finds himself alive and in the house of a mysterious girl who claims to be his twin Runa- and she is not the only one! Runa suffered a similar fate at the hands of her adoptive mother; however her soul was divided into several pieces making "Flicker girls" who are being hunted by the evil Kirihara Group. The reason Kyousuke survived: his body's DNA conformed to the disease and he is able to transform into a fearsome alien mutant known as the SoulTaker.
Kyousuke begins his battle against a hospital of evil mutants and dangerous corporate assassins in order to save himself and the sister he has never known.
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The SoulTaker was produced by Tatsunoko Production and aired on WOWOW in 2001, emerging during a period of experimentation for Japanese dark fantasy animation. It served as a spiritual successor or thematic companion to the studio’s classic 1970s series The Kagaku Ninja-tai Gatchaman, though it departed significantly in tone and aesthetic by embracing a gothic, psychologically intense narrative centered on the protagonist Kyosuke Date and his transformation into the titular hero.
The series was directed by Akiyuki Shinbo, whose distinct visual style—marked by sharp angles, high-contrast lighting, and surreal composition—began to crystalize here. The design was intended to blend superhero tropes with brooding horror elements, resulting in a visceral, often cryptic visual language. While it garnered a dedicated following for its stylistic ambition and complex plot, it was also received as a polarizing work due to its non-linear storytelling and dense, sometimes overwhelming atmospheric density.
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