Gannibal
Taste attributes: dramacrimeaction & adventureadventurehorrorscience fictiondetectiveslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginarylineargrittyenclosedcomplex relationshipfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardyself destruction/implosion
"In this village, you will be eaten alive."
Boxlist takeA serious crime series that is morally murky, larger-than-life and inventive. Best if you like depth over escapism.
Taste details
Pace: slow · Originality: very fresh · Tone: very dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: gritty · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
Quality rating
7.5 /10
TMDB · 30 votes
Where to watch
Streaming data: JustWatch
Season
Season 1
· 2022 · 7 episodesEpisodes (7)
1Offering of Flowers28 Dec 2022
Daigo inspects the corpse of a supposed victim of a bear attack but finds something troubling.
2Attack28 Dec 2022
Daigo runs into Gin’s funeral procession and witnesses a shocking accusation.
3Fatal Bullet4 Jan 2023
Daigo wakes up in the hospital, but danger looms.
4Line of Sight11 Jan 2023
With the Kano case solved, village life is peaceful for the Agawas at least for now.
5Trace18 Jan 2023
Daigo is introduced to Utada, who sheds more light on Kano’s death and the Kuge Village.
6Premonition25 Jan 2023
Daigo discovers that Gin Goto suffered from symptoms similar to kuru disease before her death.
7Promise1 Feb 2023
Daigo is saved by the chief, who sets up a special task force in Kuge Village.
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What lines up
- Pace: Slow, just how this profile likes it
- Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
- Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism
- Emotional punch: Balanced emotional punch, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
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Synopsis
After causing a major incident, police officer Daigo Agawa takes his wife and daughter to live in the remote mountain village of Kuge. It seems the perfect place to recover from the ordeal, despite the mysterious disappearance of a previous officer posted there. One day, the body of an old woman is found on the mountain. The Goto family says she was attacked by a bear, but Daigo notices a human bite mark. It soon becomes clear that not all is as it seems in the village.
Synopsis: TMDB
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Details
- Genre
- Drama
- Year
- 2022
- Episode length
- 45 min
- Status
- Ended
- Studio
- The Walt Disney Company (Japan)
- Taste scores
- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
