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Night Head Genesis

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2006
1 Season
6.0 (146)

Night Head Genesis is a science-fiction anime television series that aired on Animax from July to December 2006. The series is directed by George Iida and produced by Tomoyuki Åshita, and features a talented cast of voice actors including Toshiyuki Morikawa, Akira Ishida, and Atsuko Yuya.

The story of Night Head Genesis revolves around two brothers, Naoto and Naoya Kirihara, who possess psychic powers that enable them to read the thoughts of others and move objects with their minds. However, due to their abilities, they are ostracized by society and forced to live in seclusion.

Several years later, the Kirihara brothers are approached by a shadowy organization known as Kihara Nouvelle, which seeks to exploit their powers for their own purposes. Naoya is convinced that joining the organization will be the best way to ensure their safety and security, while Naoto is more skeptical of their motives.

As the brothers navigate the dangerous world of Kihara Nouvelle, they encounter other individuals with psychic abilities, some of whom are also aligned with the organization and others who are fighting against it. Together, they must uncover the truth behind Kihara Nouvelle's plans and decide where their loyalties lie.

Throughout the series, the Kirihara brothers face numerous challenges and dangers, both from within and outside the organization. They must also confront their own fears and insecurities, as well as their complicated relationship with each other.

One of the key themes of Night Head Genesis is the ethical implications of psychic powers and their impact on society. The series raises important questions about the use and abuse of power, as well as the potential for individuals to use their abilities for both good and evil.

The animation and visuals of Night Head Genesis are top-notch, with stunningly detailed character designs and backgrounds. The use of special effects to portray psychic powers is particularly impressive, and adds an extra layer of excitement and intrigue to the action sequences.

Overall, Night Head Genesis is a gripping and thought-provoking science-fiction anime that is sure to captivate viewers with its complex characters, thrilling plot, and stunning visuals. It is a must-watch for fans of the genre and anyone looking for a compelling and engaging story.

Night Head Genesis is a series that ran for 1 seasons (24 episodes) between July 27, 2006 and on Animax

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Seasons

1

Hope

24. Hope

December 31, 2006

It is said that 70% of the human brain capacity is unused and can posses incredible power, this is known as "Night Head". A new "Night Head" is about to be awakened, they are the Kirihara brothers.

Variation

23. Variation

December 24, 2006

It is said that 70% of the human brain capacity is unused and can posses incredible power, this is known as "Night Head". A new "Night Head" is about to be awakened, they are the Kirihara brothers.

Divine Judgement

22. Divine Judgement

December 17, 2006

It is said that 70% of the human brain capacity is unused and can posses incredible power, this is known as "Night Head". A new "Night Head" is about to be awakened, they are the Kirihara brothers.

Mourning

21. Mourning

December 10, 2006

It is said that 70% of the human brain capacity is unused and can posses incredible power, this is known as "Night Head". A new "Night Head" is about to be awakened, they are the Kirihara brothers.

Concilation

20. Concilation

December 3, 2006

It is said that 70% of the human brain capacity is unused and can posses incredible power, this is known as "Night Head". A new "Night Head" is about to be awakened, they are the Kirihara brothers.

Visions

19. Visions

November 25, 2006

It is said that 70% of the human brain capacity is unused and can posses incredible power, this is known as "Night Head". A new "Night Head" is about to be awakened, they are the Kirihara brothers.

Ark

18. Ark

November 18, 2006

After being blackmailed, the brothers meet with a man convinced humanity is heading towards it's end. On their way out the three who ambushed them before show up to kill them. But they aren't too much of a threat because Naoto's power has become much stronger. He's able to block all of their attacks without any wasted effort. Shouko shows up, but only to say goodbye because hse isn't able to keep her form any more. After returning to the other world they find Futami's message. It's a list of people found by the Ark, including those who were eliminated by them.

Haze of Dust

17. Haze of Dust

November 11, 2006

When Sonezaki shows up at the kirihara's clock shop, things get way out of hands. Sonezaki destroyed almost every clock and made it seem like Naoto was responsible, turning his own parents against him. The brothers ended up leaving their parents without ever telling them that they were their children.

Reunion

16. Reunion

November 4, 2006

Naoya has started disappearing more and more, and he even asks if he'll become like Shouko. Naoto tells him he'd never let that happen. After realizing he can understand the language in Shouko's notebook, Naoya explains it and disappears again. Only this time he didn't return right away. Naoya see's Shouko, but when they touch hands he is sent away from the different world. After desperately searching for his brother, Naoto comes back to the room only to find him there. They finally are reunited with their parents, but find out that their parents think they're dead. To make matters worse, Sonezaki shows up.

Surge

15. Surge

October 28, 2006

Both brothers, along with Mikuriya, slowly make there way away from the watched area. It's not easy though- the enemy's power is so overwhelming that Naoya can barely go any further. As their distance between the lab grows, Mikuriya tells them about the past and even information about Shouko. She became so powerful, that she chose to become pure consciousness and help other beings with special powers. The brothers learn that if they strengthen their powers, they too can become pure consciousness like Shouko did. Then the people who destroyed the lab attack Naoto. While rushing to help his brother, Naoya notices that the powers seize, but only to combine and become one. Naoya and Naoto reactivate the barrier with their powers are repel the trespassers. After their ordeal, they return back to the city. Mikuriya decides to leave Japan and says goodbye. Noaya suddenly disappears before Naoto even has the chance to help him.

Incarceration

14. Incarceration

October 21, 2006

Flashbacks show how Naoto and Naoya grew to trust Mikuriya. They went back to the research center to see if it really had burned down, and it had. After searching through the building's rubble, Naoto and Naoya find Mikuriya in a cabin close to where the research center was. Naoya found out that the three people who invaded and destroyed the lab have imprisoned Mikuriya to the cabin, and if he was to try and leave he'd be killed on the spot.

Game

13. Game

October 14, 2006

Naoya and Naoto catch up to the man messing around with their memories and figure out that he was the same person controlling Masayuki and his mother. The man's name is Sonezaki, and the two brothers confront him about all the horrible thing's he's done. Naoya see's a vision of the research center burning.

Bewilderment

12. Bewilderment

October 7, 2006

The brothers receive a strange note about Naoto's future that brings up the upheaval that Shouko briefly talked to them about. Later on, a random woman on the streets comes up to them and desperately tries to get Naoto and Naoya to work with her, but they decline. After that the two sit down for some coffee when a man starts calling for help. The same woman was prepared to jump off the ledge of a building, and she ended up doing it. At the scene of the crime, Naoya saw Masayuki, the little boy with powers whose dog was killed. Masayuki explained that it was his job to dispose of the bad people in the world, implying that he killed the woman. It wasn't his fault though because he was under mind control. When the brothers caught up with Masayuki, they began seeing horrible visions of the people they had encountered and tried to help in the past. Someone was inside their memories.

Nightmare

11. Nightmare

September 30, 2006

Kurahashi finally believes Naoto and Naoya so she deltes all the data. Her assistant doesn't though. He starts recovery the data as soon as they leave, then tries to assault her. One of Kumiya's followers shows up and kills him, then tries to kill Kurahashi. The brothers get there just in time to save her. Since she stopped her research, the visions of the destruction of mankind disappear. Predictions of Naoto and Naoya reuniting with their parents are seen, but there's no gold elephant as Kamiya predicted before. That is, until two strange men showed up at his apartment to poisen him. The gold elephant was an illusion set up by them to trick Kamiya to his death.

Providence

10. Providence

September 23, 2006

After saving Kurahashi, Naoto tells her to quit her research and find somewhere safe to stay. That same night, Naoto has a dream where he's married to her, but Naoya's nowhere to be seen. When he wakes up he hears soemthing outside. It's Kurahashi. She tells him that she needs someone strong like him in her life, and asks him to live with her. But Naoto couldn't part with Naoya so he tells her he can't. The nest day Kurahashi lies and tells them that she stopped her research. Naoto see's right through it and confronts her. Kurashai's assistant goes to get them drinks, but something's wrong with him. He poisens the drinks.

Annihilation

9. Annihilation

September 16, 2006

A foreseer named Kamiya predicted that Naoto and Naoya would have something to do with the extinction of man kind, and as he tells a woman, who is one of his fanatics, about it, she gets the idea to kill them. The woman attacks Naoya as he's getting coffee, and luckily Naoto stops her in time. The brothers go to Kamiya's office to confront him about the incident. Naoya and Kamiya look into the future at the same time, and the prediction becomes much clearer. They figure out that the end of mankind will be because of a fatal viral epidemic, and the person responsible is a young scientist trying to find a cure for HIV. Will they make it in time to stop her?

Recollection

8. Recollection

September 9, 2006

The brothers figure out that the mysterious girl's name is Shouko. Miki, one of her friends ends up waiting for them as Shouko said. Miki tells them about how Shouko had known about them and the barrier. Suddenly, Miki is possessed by a strange man who tells the brothers that they're existence is meaningless, and that they're nothing but monsters. Having a short temper, Naoto goes after him but his attacks have no effect. When Miki regains consciousness she tells Naoya that his memories are true. Later, Shouko appears and asked the brothers to protect Miki from the man who possessed her. They get to the hospital just in time to save her, but in doing so the man shows them their lost past. Naoto quickly sees through it and knows that it's a fake memory. Than man tells them that they have to power to alter the past and that they wished their parents didn't ever exist, he claimed that he was simply granting their wish. Naoto uses his powers to get rid of the man once and for all.

Remorse

7. Remorse

September 2, 2006

Naoto and Naoya finally track down the person responsible for mind controlling the students to commit suicide. It turns out that the culprit is a little boy. The students accidently ran over his dog, his only friend. Naoya and Naoto can relate to how he feels, so instead of punishing him, they decide to call Mikuriya to come pick him up. In the end, they see a picture in the boys room with the mysterious woman who keeps helping them.

Connection

6. Connection

August 26, 2006

Naoto and Naoya get in touch with Mikuriya to find out what happened to their house, but instead are told about a series of suicuides a a local highschool. As they're investigating, the brothers talk with one of the dead girl's friend, and find out disturbing things about two of the teachers. Are the suicides actual suicides, or is someone else controlling what the victims do?

Reminiscence

5. Reminiscence

August 19, 2006

As they're on their way home, Naoto and Naoya talk about when their powers were first awakened. Thanks to their powers, they ended up saving their parents from a family out to steal their money, and even a little girl's life. When the brothers finally get there all they find is an empty lot. An elderly woman passes by and Naoto asks her when the house was taken down. In response, she tells them that there hasn't been a house there since she was born.

Trace

4. Trace

August 12, 2006

Naoya was still able to see the murders, but this time it was a vision of what was going to happen. The brothers decided to save the next victim's life. The girl was supposed to be thrown off of a roof by the killers, but luckily Naoto and Naoya got there in time to save her. Reiko, the murderer, said that she was being chased by "the Ark," and she was killing to get away from them. But neither Naoya or Naoto have heard of the Ark.

Impatience

3. Impatience

August 5, 2006

In the bar, a woman touched Naoya causing him to see in her mind. She had killed 5 women all because they were wearing the color purple. Scenes of the cruel murders have been replaying in his mind, and he even see's the victims bodies in the hotel room they're staying at. Naoto tries to help his little brother in any way he can.

Touch

2. Touch

July 29, 2006

Naoto and Naoya were finally free from the lab. As they were driving away though, they got a flat tire. There was a bar nearby so the two brothers stopped to get help and rest. A tv show about super natural powers was on, and as one thing led to another, Naoto let his anger get the best of him. Some of the people in the bar touched Naoya and he saw so many horrible things that he broke down.

Memories

1. Memories

July 29, 2006

When Naoto and Naoya were just kids, their parents knew something was different about them. If Naoto ever got too angry, he could seriously harm someone with his mind, and Naoya had the ability to hear the thoughts of another person by simply touching them. One night, the two brothers were drugged and taken away to a special lab surrounded by an unbreakable barrier. They knew that they would have to live there from now on. 15 years passed, and the man controlling the barrier passed away. The barrier disappeared along with him. Naoto and Naoya escaped that night. They could finally live their lives the way they wanted to.

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Where to Watch Night Head Genesis

Night Head Genesis is available for streaming on the Animax website, both individual episodes and full seasons. You can also watch Night Head Genesis on demand at Vudu and Tubi TV.

Genres

Anime Science Fiction
Cast

Toshiyuki Morikawa, Akira Ishida, Atsuko Yuya
Channel

Animax

Premiere Date

July 27, 2006
IMDB Rating

6.0 (146)

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