Mieruko-chan
A girl suddenly starts seeing monsters around her but nobody else can see them. Rather than trying to run away or face them, she instead musters all of her courage and ignores them. Join in on her day-to-day life as she keeps up her best poker face despite being surrounded by monsters.
- 2021-2021
- 1 season
- FUNimation Entertainment
- Animation, Comedy, Fantasy, Horror, Suspense
- TV-14
A girl suddenly starts seeing monsters around her but nobody else can see them. Rather than trying to run away or face them, she instead musters all of her courage and ignores them. Join in on her day-to-day life as she keeps up her best poker face despite being surrounded by monsters.
Season 1 Episode Guide
12 Episodes 2021
Episode 1
Can You See Them?
It's just another ordinary day at school for Miko - or is it? Between the scary noises, randomly moving objects and flickering lights, something's just not right. Maybe it's the monsters she sees all around her?
Episode 2
She Totally Sees Them
Following her terrifying revelation that she can see ghosts, Miko does her best to live as normal a life as possible. She soon finds out that it's somewhat impossible when the dead are everywhere and start to harass Hana. She eventually finds her place though by helping a haunted kitten find a new home. The dead wife of the new owner looks suspiciously like her though and Miko also rebuts a suspicious man surrounded by "dark ghost energy" - who has the same red eyes as Yuria.
Episode 3
She Still Sees Them
Miko heads out to meet Hana at a cafe, but is haunted by a chatty ghost on the bus ride there. At the cafe, she sees a handsome young man haunted by the spirit of a clingy jealous woman and has to covertly convince the ghost she's not interested in the man. After Hana arrives, Miko sees the handsome man is dating a woman who is haunted by numerous spirits of clingy jealous men, giving her the impression that they are both unfaithful lovers. Miko then buys some prayer beads to try and ward away the ghosts, and while they initially work, the prayer beads immediately break when she encounters a much more powerful ghost. Seeing Miko's prayer beads break, Hana takes Miko to a local fortune teller called the Godmother. The Godmother initially tests a cheap prayer bead on Miko in an effort to scam her, but realizes Miko is haunted when the prayer bead breaks, and she can see the faint shape of a ghost behind Miko. She also sees Hana radiating a powerful energy aura, which protects her from ghosts but also serves to attract them. In order to help Miko, the Godmother gives Miko her most powerful prayer beads. However, the prayer beads also break. Miko gives up on trying to use prayer beads, and the Godmother, whose real name is Mitsue Takeda, decides to retire from fortune telling and live with her son in the countryside.
Episode 4
Yep, She Sees Them
Miko continues trying to cope with a life of being able to see ghosts as she starts seeing them in bookstores and around vending machines. While shopping with Hana, she picks up a special seasonal chestnut pudding. Meanwhile, Miko's brother Kyousuke notices her strange behavior and comes to suspect that she's in an abusive relationship with a boyfriend. Want to protect Miko, Kyousuke secretly follows Miko around, but is unaware of the ghosts haunting her. Later that night, Miko welcomes Kyousuke to take a bath with her to ward away a ghost haunting the bathroom. Kyousuke doesn't see any marks like hickeys on her body and starts to relax. The next day, Miko tries to eat breakfast with her family but a large ghost appears. Miko excuses herself and leaves the chestnut pudding on her father's funeral altar. It's then revealed that Miko's father has been a ghost all this time. Her father apologizes for eating her pudding last year without permission. He never got the chance to do so before dying in an accident. Miko takes happiness in that she was able to have closure with her father. An after credits scene reveals she can see ghosts through television broadcasts, as well.
Episode 5
I Can Also See Them
Miko's schoolmate, Yulia is shocked to see the Godmother has closed down. Yulia faces Miko at school, telling her that she can see ghosts as well, but Miko continues to deny it, which leads to a confrontation between the two girls.
Episode 6
She Incredibly Sees Them
Miko takes Hana to Miketsudani Shrine in hopes of finding a way to get rid of the ghost they met before. They make a prayer at the shrine and as if in response, a pair of shrine maiden spirits and a massive spirit arrive.
Episode 7
Did You See That?
Yulia's determined to get Miko to reveal her true powers to her -- and accept that Yulia's a seer, just like her. Maybe a trip to a haunted tunnel will do the trick?
Episode 8
The Things She Sees
There's no such thing as a normal shopping trip, as far as Miko's concerned. Later, a misunderstanding on Miko's part causes her to rethink her non-approach to ghosts.
Episode 9
Things She's Seen Before
Miko's new homeroom teacher--and his host of ghosts--forces Miko's hand. A trip to a haunted house turns out to be good for Miko's psyche.
Episode 10
Don't Look
When Hana's hunger spirals out of control, Miko comes to a frightening conclusion about the cause. But how can she help when that same cause makes it impossible for her to focus?
Episode 11
She Looks
Miko bolsters her resolve and takes action. The horrifying truth behind her teacher's spirits comes to light.
Episode 12
The Girl Who Can See
After incurring spiritual debt, Miko seeks out her benefactor to show gratitude. Life seems to return to normal for Miko--whatever normal means for her.
