Shiki
Sotobamura is a small village with around 1300 residents; so small the village isn't even connected to a single highway. An isolated village in which old customs, such as the burial of the dead, are still practiced. One day, the bodies of three people are found dead. Although Ozaki Toshio, the village's lone doctor, feels uncertain, he treats the deaths as a normal occurrence. However, in the days following, the villagers start to die one after the other.
- 2010-2011
- 1 season
- FUNimation Entertainment
- Animation, Drama, Horror, Suspense
- TV-MA
Sotobamura is a small village with around 1300 residents; so small the village isn't even connected to a single highway. An isolated village in which old customs, such as the burial of the dead, are still practiced. One day, the bodies of three people are found dead. Although Ozaki Toshio, the village's lone doctor, feels uncertain, he treats the deaths as a normal occurrence. However, in the days following, the villagers start to die one after the other.
Season 1 Episode Guide
24 Episodes 2010 - 2011
Episode 1
First Blood
24 mins
Living in a small village, Megumi's two main interests are classmate Natsuno Yuuki and a European-style house on a hill. One day, when her fascination with the house leads her to climb the hill, she vanishes.
Episode 2
Second Decay
24 mins
As Toshio, the village doctor, seeks to uncover the exact cause of Megumi's demise, reports of even more deaths in the area surface. Desperate for answers, Toshio and the Junior Monk set out to discover a pattern to these mysterious deaths.
Episode 3
Third Tragedy
24 mins
Another villager displays the symptoms of the epidemic, but Toshio notices a new clue during a closer inspection. The family who just moved into the mansion on the hill make it around town, while their little girl shows a disturbing interest in Seishin.
Episode 4
Fourth Death
24 mins
Kaori?s father suddenly collapses. At the clinic, Toshio studies his wife?s corpse for clues on how to combat the vampires.
Episode 5
Fifth Deceit
24 mins
The Shiki are bent on keeping the outside world in the dark about the deaths in Sotoba. When Toshio threatens to expose them, a member of the Kanemasa mansion pays him a visit.
Episode 6
Sixth Skull
24 mins
No one in Sotoba - the village surrounded by death - is safe, as a frustrated Toshio fails to find a cure for the epidemic strangling his town. Convinced that Megumi has risen from the dead, Natsuno researches darker sources.
Episode 7
Seventh Killing Spirit
24 mins
As Shiki continue to rid the village of the living, Seishin finally makes a move. On another late night at the clinic, Toshio gets a visitor.
Episode 8
Eighth Night
24 mins
Natsuno?s return from death grants him a visit from Tatsumi. Hoping to enjoy his last days amongst the living, Toshio takes the mistress of Kanemasa to the village?s yearly festival.
Episode 9
Ninth Coffin
24 mins
The villagers band together to free their town from the grips of the Shiki. Meanwhile, Tatsumi decides what to do with Seishin.
Episode 10
Tenth Mourning
24 mins
Toshio and Natsuno's suspicions were true. Okiagari - creatures of legend that were once human that feed on the lives of others - are now stalking Natsuno.
Episode 11
Eleventh Slaughter
23 mins
While Sotoba's villagers are debating the cause of the frequent deaths, the town shaman points her finger at the residents of Kanemasa mansion.
Episode 12
Twelfth Decay
Thu, Oct 14, 2010 23 mins
After Toru's attack, Natsuno warns Kaori and her brother to escape the village before they fall victim to the vampires as well.
Episode 13
Thirteenth Tragedy
Thu, Oct 28, 2010 23 mins
The population of the village grows thin as the blood-sucking okiagari claim more victims, including Toshio's wife. With no strength left in his body, Natsuno invites Toru in for a last feeding.
Episode 14
Fourteenth Death
Thu, Nov 4, 2010 23 mins
Kaori's father suddenly collapses. At the clinic, Toshio studies his wife's corpse for clues on how to combat the vampires.
Episode 15
Fifteenth Deceit
Thu, Nov 11, 2010 23 mins
The Shiki are bent on keeping the outside world in the dark about the deaths in Sotoba. When Toshio threatens to expose them, a member of the Kanemasa mansion pays him a visit.
Episode 16
Sixteenth Skull
Thu, Nov 18, 2010 23 mins
Sunako calls Toru to Kanemasa to share a piece of her past with him. The Shiki's curse looms over Kaori as she finds her mother still in bed, pale and drained of energy.
Episode 17
Seventeenth Killing Spirit
Thu, Nov 25, 2010 23 mins
As Shiki continue to rid the village of the living, Seishin finally makes a move. On another late night at the clinic, Toshio gets a visitor.
Episode 18
Eighteenth Death
Thu, Dec 2, 2010 23 mins
Natsuno's return from death grants him a visit from Tatsumi. Hoping to enjoy his last days amongst the living, Toshio takes the mistress of Kanemasa to the village's yearly festival.
Episode 19
Nineteenth Coffin
Thu, Dec 9, 2010 23 mins
The villagers band together to free their town from the grips of the Shiki. Meanwhile, Tatsumi decides what to do with Seishin.
Episode 20
Twentieth Mourning
Thu, Dec 16, 2010 23 mins
Toshio leads those who haven't joined the Shiki - or fled the village - on a raging, blood-soaked hunt, but there's still one place they haven't looked. As the vampires strike back, Seishin continues his watch over Sunako.
Episode 21
Twenty-First Slaughter
24 mins
While Sotoba's villagers are debating the cause of the frequent deaths, the town shaman points her finger at the residents of Kanemasa mansion.
Episode 22
The Final Hunt
24 mins
The last of the Shiki try to escape the village, but one of their own kind stands in Tatsumi's way. What fate remains for the vampires and Sotoba"the village surrounded by death"
Episode 23
Twentieth Mourning and Offense
24 mins
In a flashback, a human Nao talks to Chiyomi Hasegawa and Hasegawa at their coffee shop. She happily tells them about her family and how happy that make her.
Episode 24
Twenty-First Blood and Offense
23 mins
Motoko's concerns for her father-in-law's health are brushed off as exaggerated worry, but soon her husband and children fall victim to the Shiki's curse. Wandering the bloodied streets alone amidst the panic, the shaken widow calculates her revenge.