Karas
2005 1 season · 6 ep live_tv Video Japan

Karas

鴉 -KARAS-

Synopsis

鴉 -KARAS-

In the city of Shinjuku, a conflict between a rouge Karas by the name of Eko and the "will of the city" rage in a conflict for dominance. A Karas brought about to fight the rouge has fallen, leaving the city and its inhabitants defenseless. Soon after, Otoha, a comatose patient, is chosen to become a new Karas to face off the rouge Karas Eko to decide the fate of the city and its inhabitants.

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The 2004–2006 Japan Window

In the crowded 2004-2006 Japan release window, Karas sits at #294 of 347. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.

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    #3

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    #4

    Welcome to the N.H.K.

    ★ 8.7 · 2006
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    #5

    Aria

    ★ 8.7 · 2005
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    #6

    Ninja Nonsense

    ★ 8.7 · 2004
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    #7

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    ★ 8.7 · 2004
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    #8

    Death Note

    ★ 8.6 · 2006

The 2000s Japan Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in Japan, 1020 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Karas premiered alongside 116 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 116 other Japan seriess in 2005.

The 1677th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).

Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (1,671 seriess).

Audience Engagement

15
Reviews
25th
Review-volume percentile
26th
Popularity percentile

15 audience reviews — more than 25% of Japan seriess in our index.

Popularity sits at the 26th percentile among Japan seriess.

Broadcast Timeline

First Air Date
March 25, 2005
Last Air Date
August 3, 2007
Broadcast Span
2.4 years
Total Episodes
6 across 1 season
Format
Video
Total Runtime
≈ 3 hours

Reception Benchmarks

5.8
TMDB Rating
15
Audience Reviews
Mixed
Critical Tier

Ranked #4,050 of 4,579 Japan seriess indexed here (12th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -1.1 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.

Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #2,361 of 2,532 (top 93%).

Production Details

Primary CountryJapan
Original LanguageJapanese
Production CompaniesTatsunoko Production
Series TypeVideo
Seasons / Episodes1 / 6
Release DateMarch 25, 2005
Official Sitewww.thekaras.net