12 episodes • July 6, 2025 - September 28, 2025

Six months ago, Hikaru vanished for a week. Now, as his best friend Yoshiki senses something amiss and confronts him, the harrowing truth emerges.

12 episodes

1. 

   #1

   Replacement

   24 min • Jul 6, 2025 (1 year ago)

   Yoshiki confronts Hikaru about his suspicions and discovers the terrifying truth. Even though they try to live normally, eerie incidents begin to occur.

2. 

   #2

   Suspicion

   24 min • Jul 13, 2025 (1 year ago)

   While Yoshiki and Hikaru accompany their classmates to a creepy mountain trail, a mysterious man arrives at Kubitachi Village and begins investigating.

3. 

   #3

   Denial

   24 min • Jul 20, 2025 (1 year ago)

   Recalling childhood memories with Hikaru, Yoshiki continues to struggle with his complex emotions. Desperate, he reaches out to Kurebayashi.

4. 

   #4

   Summer Festival

   24 min • Jul 27, 2025 (1 year ago)

   As Yoshiki attends the summer festival with Hikaru, the village elders fret over the recent death and Tanaka ends up with more questions than answers.

5. 

   #5

   Wig Ghost

   24 min • Aug 3, 2025 (1 year ago)

   When Yoshiki's sister spots a creepy clump of hair in the bathroom, Hikaru visits the Tsujinaka home to investigate — but things take a deadly turn.

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   #6

   Asako

   24 min • Aug 10, 2025 (1 year ago)

   Yoshiki and his classmates discuss a story their teacher assigned them. Later, at a sleepover, Asako's sharp observations put her in grave danger.

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   #7

   Determination

   24 min • Aug 17, 2025 (1 year ago)

   After the sobering realization that Hikaru is truly dangerous, Yoshiki decides that he must act and invites his best friend to skip school together.

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   #8

   Contact

   24 min • Aug 24, 2025 (1 year ago)

   Yoshiki and Hikaru investigate Nonuki-sama and its link to Kubitachi's history. While at the library, they get an important lead from a surprising source.

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   #9

   Old Man Takeda

   24 min • Sep 7, 2025 (1 year ago)

   Kurebayashi shares her knowledge about impurities with the boys. Later, the elder Takeda loses his temper over Hikaru's ignorance of the Indo's history.

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    #10

    Truth

    24 min • Sep 14, 2025 (1 year ago)

    The boys' surprise encounter with Tanaka lands them in the hospital. When they return to school, Yoshiki pieces together the truth behind Nonuki-sama.

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    #11

    Indo's Sin

    24 min • Sep 21, 2025 (1 year ago)

    Though hesitant, Yoshiki asks his father about the Indo family's murky past and secret ritual. Later, Hikaru loses control at school and feels deeply shaken.

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    #12

    Its Place

    24 min • Sep 28, 2025 (1 year ago)

    While everyone else attends the school assembly, Asako finds Hikaru wandering the halls. Alone at the beach, Hikaru reveals his final plans to Yoshiki.