Synopsis
The story takes place in 19th century Europe, and revolves around John Watson. He is scouted by the government to become a secret agent. However, Watson lives in a world where "Frankensteins"—human corpses that are re-purposed with a false soul in order to use them as laborers—are used to improve industrial development.
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Trailer
Director & Writers
Ryotaro Makihara
Director
Midori Goto
Screenplay
Hiroshi Seko
Screenplay
Koji Yamamoto
Screenplay
Satoshi Itō
Novel
Cast
Ayumu Murase
Friday (voice)
Akio Otsuka
M (voice)
Takayuki Sugo
The One (voice)
Taiten Kusunoki
Frederick Barnaby (voice)
Kana Hanazawa
Hadaly Lilith (voice)
Shin-ichiro Miki
Alexei Karamazov (voice)
Daiki Yamashita
Nikolai Krasotkin (voice)
Jiro Saito
Seigo Yamazawa (voice)
Koji Ishii
Ulysses Grant (voice)
Yoshimasa Hosoya
John H. Watson (voice)
