Caligula (TV)


Caligula

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Alternative Titles

Synonyms: The Caligula Effect
Japanese: カリギュラ
English: Caligula
German: Caligula
Spanish: Caligula
French: Caligula
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Type: TV
Episodes: 12
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Apr 8, 2018 to Jun 24, 2018
Premiered: Spring 2018
Broadcast: Sundays at 23:30 (JST)
Producers: Pony Canyon, FuRyu
Studios: Satelight
Source: Game
Genres: ActionAction, Sci-FiSci-Fi
Duration: 23 min. per ep.
Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

Statistics

Score: 5.991 (scored by 2643226,432 users)
1 indicates a weighted score.
Ranked: #97252
2 based on the top anime page. Please note that 'Not yet aired' and 'R18+' titles are excluded.
Popularity: #2449
Members: 76,679
Favorites: 109

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Synopsis

What is happiness? Ever the fan of psychology, questions such as this are ones that high school student Ritsu Shikishima likes to ponder as he spends his peaceful days with his friends. His perfect world, however, begins to unravel when he hears a strange voice obscured by static, pleading for help. This voice belongs to μ, a beloved pop idol, whose singing begins to have an adverse effect on the world. Before Ritsu's very eyes, the faces of his friends and family become distorted by glitches as the sound of μ's voice transforms them into Digiheads: berserk monsters bent on the extermination of all those who begin to awaken to the true nature of their existence.

Realizing that he is trapped in a virtual world created by μ called Mobius, Ritsu must now gather everyone else who has managed to realize the truth before they are all eliminated. Together, they will use their newfound powers and weapons granted by their emotions—known as the Catharsis Effect—to fight off the mysterious group known as The Ostinato Musicians as they struggle to escape.

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Characters & Voice Actors

Thorn

Supporting
Ootsubo, Yuka
Japanese

Mizuguchi, Marie

Supporting
Fuchigami, Mai
Japanese

Minezawa, Izuru

Supporting
Umehara, Yuuichirou
Japanese

Shadow Knife

Supporting
Uchida, Yuuma
Japanese

Sweet-P

Supporting
Nitta, Emi
Japanese

Staff

Andou, Seiji
Producer
Aijima, Gouta
Producer
Wada, Junichi
Director
Motoyama, Satoshi
Sound Director


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Opening Theme

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"Paradigm Box" by Ritsu Shikishima (Chiharu Sawashiro), Shougo Satake (Shunsuke Takeuchi)
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Ending Theme

1: "Paradigm Box" by Ritsu Shikishima (Chiharu Sawashiro), Shougo Satake (Shunsuke Takeuchi) (eps 1)
2: "HYPNO" by Kotono Kashiwaba (Rie Murakawa), Naruko Morita (Ari Ozawa), Mifue Shinohara (Rie Takahashi), Suzuna Kagura (Minami Tanaka)




Reviews

Jun 29, 2022
If you are wondering as to keep watching it, or if it'll be interesting enough, just give it a try. It's based on the JRPG developed by Aquria. Story was written by Tadashi Satomi, the same guy that has written the scenario for Digital Devil Saga and Persona


2. Story is the best part of the game, along with the astounding OST, so you'll sure be entertained or not , if you'll decide to watch it. For the confusing part....the whole episode I don't know how to put this but the anime have majority of things you don't understand which is too complicated ...
Dec 5, 2019
Mixed Feelings
For those who just want a quick and simple answer to the question "Should I watch this show?" I'll answer that right off the bat before expanding on it: Probably not unless you've played the game it was based on and really enjoyed it.

The Caligula Effect: Overdose has the advantage in terms of pacing, story structure, and character development simply by the virtue of being a game. The story is just a bit too dense to fit comfortably into a twelve-episode anime without losing a lot of great character moments and nuance. So, if this series interests you, I'd highly recommend picking up the ...
Sep 26, 2018
This is an anime which delved into some really interesting concepts and plot points, but in the end failed to truly explore the depth they had available. I'm a huge fan of vocaloids, so the plot premise hooked me instantly. However the characters were exceedingly lackluster past their visual design. I found myself struggling to keep up with the three separate white-haired bishounen, and the only female character of note was Naruko, and only because her personality was glaringly bad. They had so much room to work with using the theme of the Johari Window, but instead they just made it ...

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