List of Kekkaishi episodes

This is a list of episodes for the anime television series Kekkaishi, based on the manga series of the same name by Yellow Tanabe. It was produced by Sunrise, directed by Kenji Kodama, with character designs by Hirotoshi Takaya and music by Taku Iwasaki. The opening theme for all episodes is "Sha la la -Ayakashi NIGHT-" by Saeka Uura. There are four different ending themes: "Akai Ito" (赤い糸, "Red Thread") by Koshi Inaba (episodes 1–15, 38, 40, 48, 52), "Sekaijuu Dokowo Sagashitemo" (世界中どこを探しても, Sekaijū Doko o Sagashite mo, "Looking for Another World") by Aiko Kitahara (episodes 16–23, 39, 44, 51), "My Mirai" (マイミライ, Mai Mirai, "My Future") by Saeka Uura (episodes 24–30, 41, 46, 49), and "Kyukei Jikan 10pun" (休憩時間10分, Kyūkei Jikan Jippun, "10 Minute Break") by Saeka Uura (episodes 31–37, 42–43, 45, 47, 50).

It was broadcast for 52 episodes in Japan between 16 October 2006 and 12 February 2008 on Nippon Television, Yomiuri TV, and Nippon Television Network System, in the "golden" timeslot of 7 p.m. Monday.[1] During its initial broadcast, episodes were frequently among the top ten rated anime television shows, sometimes as the only original (non-sequel) show to do so.[2][3][4] It was later rebroadcast in Taiwan on Taiwan Television, in Malaysia on Animax Asia also (Japanese Dub with English Subtitles) 8TV and NTV7, in Hong Kong on Cable TV Hong Kong, in Philippines on Hero TV (Tagalog dubbed) and on its Competitor Animax Asia (Japanese Audio), and on GMA Network, and in Indonesia on antv, and in India on Animax India.[5] The anime has been licensed in North America by Viz Media,[6] which began broadcasting episodes online through Hulu.com in January 2010. The English dub of the series started airing in the United States on Adult Swim on May 30, 2010, finishing its first run on May 29, 2011. All episodes were broadcast at 12:30 a.m. ET/PT.[7]

  1. ^ "Yatterman Remake to Take Kekkaishi's 'Golden' Timeslot (Updated)". Anime News Network. 2007-10-09. Retrieved 2008-08-28.
  2. ^ "Japanese Anime TV Ranking, April 16–22". Anime News Network. 2007-04-27. Retrieved 2008-08-28. Kekkaishi continues to shine as the only (relatively) new, non-sequel series on the list.
  3. ^ "Japanese Anime TV Ranking: April 30-May 20". Anime News Network. 2007-05-24. Retrieved 2008-08-28.
  4. ^ "Japanese Anime TV Ranking: May 21-May 27". Anime News Network. 2007-06-01. Retrieved 2008-08-28. [T]he only "new" series is Fall 2006's Kekkaishi from the pages of Weekly Shōnen Sunday.
  5. ^ "Kekkaishi - India Animax". Animax India. Archived from the original on 12 March 2011. Retrieved 25 March 2011.
  6. ^ "Viz Adds Inuyasha the Final Act, Kekkaishi Anime (Updated)". Anime News Network. 24 July 2009. Retrieved 25 July 2009.
  7. ^ "Viz Media to Debut Kekkaishi Anime Series on Hulu". Anime News Network. 19 January 2010. Retrieved 19 January 2010.