is an original Japanese

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television series produced by

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. It is directed by Chizuru Miyawaki and written by Hiroko Kanasugi, with Akiyuki Tateyama as music designer and Miyawaki as character designer, with Akane Hirota adapting the designs for animation. The series aired from January to March 2024.

Plot

In the town of Most City, a publishing company publishes the science magazine ''Monthly Moso Science'', which contains articles about supernatural events. Taro J. Suzuki, Jiro Tanaka, and his dog Saburo work at the publishing company under its editor-in-chief, Catherine Sue. After a visit from scientist Gorō Satō, they become involved in an investigation into the mysterious Mo Continent, which is said to have sunk long ago, and its inhabitants, the Motarians, as the White Pegasus Company seeks to collect the MOParts, which are said to raise the Mo Continent when gathered, before they do.

Characters

Monthly Moso Science

; : :A 28-year-old man and an editor for ''Monthly Moso Science''. Because of his frail body, he wishes to retire and become a

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; to this end, he is working for Moment Marriage to potentially find romance, but has been unsuccessful. He has the ability to see things that others cannot, and using a MOPart, he can transform into his Motarian form, which resembles a tiger. ; : :A 10-year-old boy who works as an assistant for the editorial department of ''Monthly Moso Science''. He has healing powers, and using a MOPart, he can transform into his Motarian form, which resembles a ram. It is later revealed that he was the prince of the Mo Continent and that his father, the king, was responsible for sinking the Continent to ensure that Ra Mo could not be activated, but not before arranging for its inhabitants to be reincarnated as humans. He has been reincarnated across time to ensure that Ra Mo is not activated. ; : :Jirō's

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dog, who can understand human speech and accompanies the staff of ''Monthly Moso Science''. Using a MOPart, he can transform into his Motarian form, which is a man who wears clothes resembling that of

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clothing and plays a harp. It is later revealed that he was once a bard of the Mo Continent. ; : :An 18-year-old man who once worked at a science research institute until he was fired and now works at the publishing company. ; : :A 29-year-old woman and the editor-in-chief of ''Monthly Moso Science,'' who recruited Taro and Jirō to work for her''.'' It is later revealed that she is the main antagonist, being a Motarian who seeks to activate the weapon Ra Mo to eradicate humanity, as her ancestors had planned. To this end, she recruited them to gather the MOParts for her.

White Pegasus Company

; : :A 34-year-old man who is the head of the . ; : :A 15-year-old boy who is an employee of White Pegasus and a subordinate to Edward Chi. He and Noin are identical twins. ; : :A 15-year-old boy who is an employee of White Pegasus and a subordinate to Edward Chi. He and Perch are identical twins.

Other

; : :A woman. ; : :The owner of the coffee shop "Rock".

Production

The series aired on

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and

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from January 11 to March 28, 2024. The opening theme song is , performed by the main cast ( Takahide Ishii,

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), while the ending theme song is "SCIENCE", performed by Shun'ichi Toki.

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streamed the series worldwide except Asia.

Episodes

Notes

References

External links

Anime official website
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