Babylon

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Japanese: バビロン
English: Babylon
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Type: TV
Episodes: 12
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Oct 7, 2019 to Jan 28, 2020
Premiered: Fall 2019
Broadcast: Mondays at 22:00 (JST)
Licensors: Sentai Filmworks
Studios: Revoroot
Source: Novel
Genres: MysteryMystery, SuspenseSuspense
Themes: Adult CastAdult Cast, DetectiveDetective, PsychologicalPsychological
Duration: 24 min. per ep.
Rating: R - 17+ (violence & profanity)

Statistics

Score: 6.741 (scored by 5696456,964 users)
1 indicates a weighted score.
Ranked: #56532
2 based on the top anime page. Please note that 'Not yet aired' and 'R18+' titles are excluded.
Popularity: #1537
Members: 163,092
Favorites: 705

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Synopsis

In the newly formed Shiniki district of Tokyo, Zen Seizaki is a diligent public prosecutor at the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office. Assigned to a case involving false advertisement, Zen—along with his assistant officer, Atsuhiko Fumio—investigate Japan Supiri, a pharmaceutical company that had provided fabricated clinical research on the company's new drug. While investigating the file of Shin Inaba, an anesthesiologist connected to the crime, the case takes a dark turn when Zen finds a page stained with a mixture of blood, hair and skin, along with the letter "F" scribbled all across the sheet. As he investigates further, the case goes beyond Zen's imagination and becomes vastly complex, challenging his sense of justice and his knowledge of the truth.

Digging deeper into the investigation, Zen begins to uncover a concealed plot behind the ongoing mayoral election and ties to many people of interest involved in the election and those closer than he thinks. The case grows more severe and propels Zen into an unforeseen hurricane of corruption and deceit behind the election, the establishment of the Shiniki district, and the mysterious woman associated with it all.

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Background

The broadcast for episodes 1-8 was Mondays at 22:00 JST (Tokyo MX) (Aired from October to December 2019)
The broadcast for episodes 9-12 was Tuesdays at 0:00 JST (BS11) (Aired in January 2020)

Characters & Voice Actors


Staff

Yamamoto, Kouji
Producer, Planning
Suzuki, Kiyotaka
Director, Episode Director, Storyboard
Aketagawa, Jin
Sound Director
Kitakubo, Hiroyuki
Episode Director


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Opening Theme

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"Echoing ft. Sysha" by Yamada Yutaka
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Ending Theme

1: "Live and let die" by Q-MHz feat. uloco (eps 1-3)
2: "Inochi Hamu Soul (イノチ食ム魂)" by Q-MHz feat. Mikako Komatsu (eps 4-6)
3: "Inochi Hamu Soul (requiem Ver.) (イノチ食ム魂 (requiem Ver.))" by Q-MHz feat. Mikako Komatsu (eps 7)
4: "The next new world that no one knows (blood stained ver.)" by Q-MHz feat. *Namirin (eps 8-12)




Reviews

Feb 22, 2024
Babylon is a political mystery thriller that centres on Zen Seizaki, a public prosecutor in the newly created Shiniki district near Tokyo. While investigating a pharmaceutical company for a defective drug, he stumbles upon a mysterious death that leads him to a deeper conspiracy involving mayoral elections and legislation to legalize suicide.

Considering the premise, the anime is naturally dialogue-centric. What starts as a story focused on a corruption investigation in local elections unravels into a deeper philosophical tale about the meaning of life and death, the benefits and pitfalls of legalized suicide on society and civilization, and the age-old battle between good and evil.

The anime ...
Feb 1, 2025
Mixed Feelings
The story begins with concepts that are genuinely thought-provoking: a deeply philosophical question and a villain that, at first, seems interesting and well-done.

Then the question is forgotten, the villain turns into a super-powered devil, and suspense and psychological horror vacant their seats in favour of not very exciting politics and… action?
Since the villain is arguably the main attraction of this series, that was the most upsetting part. Maybe it won't be, if you don't buy into the cool thing that seem to be going for at the beginning, and just expect a supernatural thing right from the start. Still, it seems unfitting, considering other ...
Jun 20, 2023
TW: This anime discusses suicide at length, so be prepared for that and avoid it if you can't handle it.

This was perhaps one of the most disappointing dumpster fires I've seen. The anime starts off alright. Art is fine, characters are believable and the story has some intrigue. However, as the story progresses, we start to lose track of the characters, and we get wrapped up in ethical discussions that try to appear deep, but ultimately sound like they were formulated by a child, and we end up with a somewhat expected conclusion. This could have been a much better story, but as one reviewer ...

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