NIGHT HEAD GENESIS
2006 · 1 season · 24 eps · ★ 4.0 · Animation, Drama, Mystery
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It is said that 70% of the human brain capacity is unused. If humans possess incredible power, it is strongly believed to be lying dormant within this region. This unused 70% brain capacity is known as "Night Head". The famous work 'NIGHT HEAD' is going to break the silence. They were abandoned by their parents because of the psychic power they possessed. They are the Kirihara brothers, who lived in a laboratory within a barrier-protected forest. They have escaped from the laboratory, and a new wave of 'Revolution' is about to arise.
Directed by Yoshio Takeuchi · Written by George Iida
Network: ANIMAX
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Toshiyuki Morikawa 雾原直人(配音) -
Akira Ishida 雾原直也(配音) -
Hiroshi Yanaka 曾根崎道夫(配音) -
Akeno Watanabe 双海翔子(配音) -
Hidetoshi Nakamura 御厨恭二朗(配音)
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