Karas: The Prophecy(2005)

Name: Karas: The Prophecy
Director: Keiichi Sato
Released: 2005-05-25
Rating: 6.1
Cast: Soko Wada, Takahiro Sakurai, Hitomi Nabatame, Keiji Fujiwara, Kasumi Suzuki

05/25/2005 (US)Action, Animation, Fantasy1h 20m

6.1

"The old laws have a new hero."

Overview

Tokyo: a city populated by both humans and ghostly beings. They exist in both dimensions, seen and unseen: spirits, apparitions, demons. The balance between these two dimensions has long been upheld by the city's guardian crow Karas and his masters. But that balance has been thrown into disarray as Eko, a former Karas, has attempted to seize power and bring order to the streets through force. The entity Yurine, who represents the will of the people, stands in his way with her newly risen Karas. Now an ageless battle stretching across both dimensions and killing humans and spirits alike is in progress. Karas is humanity's last hope.

Keiichi Sato

Director

Shin Yoshida

Writer

Hiroshi Yamazaki

Director

Masaya Honda

Writer

Top Billed Cast

Soko Wada

Otoha (voice)

Takahiro Sakurai

Hoshunin Eko (voice)

Hitomi Nabatame

Homura (voice)

Keiji Fujiwara

Nue (voice)

Kasumi Suzuki

Yurine (voice)

Kiyoyuki Yanada

Suiko (voice)

Asuka Shibuya

Hinaru (voice)

Hiroto Torihata

Kure Narumi (voice)

Tetsuo Goto

Minoru Sagisaka

Tetsuo Goto

Minoru Sagisaka (voice)

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Part of the Karas Collection

Karas tells the story of Yousuke Otoha, a former yakuza, living in a fictional version of Shinjuku, Tokyo populated by humans and yōkai (Japanese spirits). He is one of the titular karas, humans appointed as superpowered agents of the land. Able to transform into a car, an aircraft, and an armored crusader; the skilled swordsman is to stop his corrupt predecessor, Eko, from taking over Tokyo. Supporting characters such as Eko's former henchman, Nue; the yōkai; and Homura, the karas of another city, help Otoha in his quest. A concurrent side story focuses on humans affected by Eko's scheme.