Den-noh Coil
2007 1 season · 26 ep live_tv Scripted Japan

Den-noh Coil

電脳コイル

Synopsis

電脳コイル

Den-noh Coil, Coil — A Circle of Children, is a Japanese science fiction anime television series depicting a near future where semi-immersive augmented reality technology has just begun to enter the mainstream. The series takes place in the fictional city of Daikoku, a hotbed of AR development with an emerging city-wide virtual infrastructure. It follows a group of children as they use AR glasses to unravel the mysteries of the half real, half Internet city, using a variety of illegal software tools, techniques, and virtual pets to manipulate the digital landscape.

Den-noh Coil, in development for over a decade, is the series director debut of Japanese animator Mitsuo Iso. It premiered on NHK Educational TV on May 12, 2007. Due to the animators involved in its production and its unusually high-profile television broadcast time slot, Den-noh Coil was highly anticipated.

The 2006–2008 Japan Window

372 Japan seriess released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Den-noh Coil sits at position #118.

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    #1

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    ★ 9.3 · 2008

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    #2

    Operation Love

    ★ 8.8 · 2007

  3. Akihabara@DEEP
    #3

    Akihabara@DEEP

    ★ 8.8 · 2006

  4. Welcome to the N.H.K.
    #4

    Welcome to the N.H.K.

    ★ 8.7 · 2006

  5. Naruto Shippūden
    #5

    Naruto Shippūden

    ★ 8.6 · 2007

  6. Death Note
    #6

    Death Note

    ★ 8.6 · 2006

  7. Planet Earth
    #7

    Planet Earth

    ★ 8.5 · 2006

  8. The Familiar of Zero
    #8

    The Familiar of Zero

    ★ 8.5 · 2006

Other Titles From Madhouse

Also On NHK Educational TV

Other series that aired on NHK Educational TV.

The 2000s Japan Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Den-noh Coil premiered. 1020 total titles in this decade from Japan.

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Broadcast Timeline

First Air Date
May 12, 2007
Last Air Date
December 1, 2007
Broadcast Span
7 months
Total Episodes
26 across 1 season
Total Runtime
≈ 10.8 hours

Reception Benchmarks

7.4
TMDB Rating
25
Audience Reviews
Highly Rated
Critical Tier

Ranked #1,470 of 4,579 Japan seriess indexed here (68th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +0.5 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.

Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #1,092 of 2,532 (top 43%).

Production Details

Primary Country Japan
Original Language Japanese
Production Companies Madhouse, Bandai Visual, NHK Enterprises, Tokuma Shoten
Series Type Scripted
Seasons / Episodes 1 / 26
Release Date May 12, 2007
Official Site www.tokuma.co.jp

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Questions Answered

When did Den-noh Coil end?

Den-noh Coil finished its run with its final episode airing on December 1, 2007.

Where did Den-noh Coil air?

Den-noh Coil aired on NHK Educational TV, which has broadcast 7+ other Asian series indexed in this catalog.