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A necromancer in a distant era incarnates himself into a young boy in modern Tokyo. But he gets caught in a mystery about the boy and his own past.
- 2023-2023
- 1 season
- Crunchyroll
- Animation, Action & Adventure, Fantasy
- TV-MA
A necromancer in a distant era incarnates himself into a young boy in modern Tokyo. But he gets caught in a mystery about the boy and his own past.
Season 1 Episode Guide
24 Episodes 2023
Episode 1
The Reincarnation
Tue, Apr 11, 2023 23 mins
A legendary necromancer known as the Corpse God is finally slain by a hero-only to wake up in the body of Polka Shinoyama, a newly assassinated boy in present-day Tokyo. Can the sorcerer survive in this strange new world?
Episode 2
The New World
23 mins
Polka scrambles to get his bearings while facing off against his would-be killer's colleagues. Is this the prelude to a new fight for survival or the start of an unlikely friendship?
Episode 3
The Necromancer
23 mins
Polka is settling into his new life when a man arrives begging Misaki to save him from gangsters. Polka sends her with him, but the job isn't what it seems. Meanwhile, other factions in Shinjuku investigate Polka's role in the fire.
Episode 4
The Mad Dog
23 mins
Polka's recent activities have caught the eye of a police unit dedicated to hunting down seemingly superhuman offenders. To a peace-seeking necromancer, these cops could be worse trouble than the criminals he's fallen in with.
Episode 5
The Monster
23 mins
Just when he thought the cops were bad enough, Polka comes face to face with Lemmings, Shinjuku's most legendary criminal. Will Polka reveal his necromancy to save his new friends?
Episode 6
The Firestarter
23 mins
Keeping his promise to a ghost, Polka returns to his family's mansion with Misaki in tow. Can the necromancer fool the people who know the real Polka best?
Episode 7
The Magician
23 mins
The Shinoyama family is out of danger, but the Corpse God must still explain himself to Polka's father, Rozan. How will the gruff tycoon react to his youngest son's fate? Meanwhile, an eccentric criminal stages a jailbreak.
Episode 8
The Assassin
23 mins
Polka is about to resume business as usual when he gets two unexpected house guests: his niece Sayo and her bodyguard. Do the pair just need a place to crash, or is something more sinister at play? And Inspector Iwanome is still on Polka's track.
Episode 9
The Signpost
23 mins
Inspector Iwanome pressures Polka into reading his fortune. What does the inspector hope to gain, and what will he do when the reading dredges up secrets from his past? Meanwhile, the date of the Phantom Solitaire's "performance" is fast approaching.
Episode 10
The Emblem
23 mins
Solitaire fills the skies of Shinjuku with blimps - all marked with the emblem of the Corpse God's home country. What is a symbol from another world doing in modern Japan, and who will take the magician's bait?
Episode 11
The Beginning
23 mins
While everyone scrambles to discover the secret of the emblem, Polka receives an unexpected visitor. The modern world's most dangerous individuals are starting to realize that the fortune teller is more than he appears.
Episode 12
The Sacred Place
23 mins
Amidst criminals, cops, and assassins gathering at his location, the Corpse God finally decides to take action. To protect his new home, the necromancer pushes his limits, attracting fresh attention in a world without magic.
Episode 13
The Invaders
23 mins
Polka's magical rampage has drawn even more unwanted attention to his new home; as if thrill-seeking magicians and underworld hitmen weren't bad enough, he now has a shrewd reporter to contend with.
Episode 14
The Corpse
23 mins
Fortune telling for Kochou is interrupted by a police raid on Polka's building, and Polka could find himself on the wrong end of a frame-up. Does he have a new enemy, or is he caught in the crossfire between underworld power brokers?
Episode 15
The Vampire
23 mins
One group of police officers leave empty-handed, but Polka and co. can't rest easy just yet, as Inspector Iwanome returns for answers; the duo who tried to frame them hasn't given up, and one shares history with Takumi.
Episode 16
The Fake
23 mins
Misaki and Xiaoyu team up to take on Momoya, but the two of them might not be a match for the gangly member of the Agakura clan; Iwanome gets a phone call from his past.
Episode 17
The Matriarch
23 mins
One Agakura assassin didn't go down easy, and now the head of the clan has come to settle the score; the Fire-Breathing Bug crashes Iwanome and Arase interrogation.
Episode 18
The Revenge
23 mins
Iwanome unmasks the traitor in the Metropolitan Police, but subduing them won't be easy; an enigmatic new arrival may make things unexpectedly personal for the Corpse God.
Episode 19
The Friends
23 mins
A surprise visit from an old friend prompts the Corpse God to rethink how he fits into his new world; an overdue confrontation with Xiaoyu; Iwanome, Clarissa and Solitaire pursue the same mystery in their own ways.
Episode 20
The Visitors
Mon, Nov 27, 2023 23 mins
The mysterious Civil visits the Corpse God to have his fortune told, and the encounter surprises both of them; the necromancer draws a step closer to the traces of his old world.
Episode 21
The Spirit
Mon, Dec 4, 2023 23 mins
A fight between a Shinoyama enforcer and Civil's bodyguard brings an abrupt end to the mysterious visitor's interview with the Corpse God.
Episode 22
The Karma
Mon, Dec 11, 2023 23 mins
Civil confronts Solitaire, hoping to provoke a confrontation with the Fire-Breathing Bug, but he may get his wish sooner than he planned; the Corpse God plots a rescue mission.
Episode 23
The Declaration
23 mins
The day of the showdown arrives. The Corpse God and friends prepare to rescue the real Polka while other forces maneuver in the shadows. But a surprise visit from the kidnapper himself takes events in a direction no one expected.
Episode 24
The Shinjuku War
23 mins
The Corpse God prepares to sacrifice himself to stop Civil, but his new friends have other ideas. Rescuing Polka's soul and regaining any shot at a peace will take two lifetimes worth of connections.