Midnight Occult Civil Servants — Season 1
About this season
Miyako Arata is newly assigned to the Shinjuku Ward Office's Nighttime Regional Relations Department. Each of Tokyo's 23 wards has one such department, established to mitigate paranormal and occult-related events. Arata's special skill is the understanding of non-human speech, and the story begins with him encountering a youkai at Shinjuku Gyoen park who refers to him as the legendary Heian-era exorcist, Abe no Seimei.
Episodes (12)
1. Angels and Tengu Above the Shinjuku Skyline
8.0Aired 8 April 2019 • 24 min
Young Arata is ready for his first day on the job at the Shinjuku ward office. But when he gets there, he finds that it involves talking to supernatural entities!
2. The White Nekomata of Kagurazaka
8.0Aired 15 April 2019 • 24 min
Arata has been gifted with "Sand Ears", which give him the ability to understand the speech of the supernatural Anothers. With his new power he sets out on a new investigation: to solve a series of complex thefts involving magical items.
3. Trickster with Amber Eyes
9.0Aired 22 April 2019 • 24 min
Arata is now trapped in an abandoned hospital beneath the ground, while hordes of zombies are flooding Shinjuku park. What does his captor want?
4. Fixed-Point Observation in Kabukicho
8.0Aired 29 April 2019 • 24 min
It's time for Nocturnal Community Relations division to do its yearly check-up of several of the Anothers in Kabukicho. Most of them are fine, but one has awoken after a long slumber, and has big plans...
5. The Parallel World Elevator of the City Hall Observation Deck
9.0Aired 6 May 2019 • 24 min
People are disappearing and losing their memories in two elevators in City Hall. Arata and his co-workers go to investigate, but Arata finds himself trapped in another world...
6. Devil and Sense of Loss
8.0Aired 13 May 2019 • 24 min
Sakaki becomes convinced that he knows where his missing sister was taken. But his determination will find her will lead him to abuse his trust with the rest of the department.
7. Sense of Loss and Proof of Despair
8.0Aired 20 May 2019 • 24 min
The department descends into hell itself to get back Sakaki's sister and Miyako's friend. But when they get to their destination, they find there's nothing they can do.
8. Old Coyote and the Garden of Falling Stars
7.0Aired 27 May 2019 • 24 min
It's a non-workday, and Miyako is ready for some R&R. But Kohaku has other ideas, and drags him across the entire city.
9. The Dream Demon of the Haunted Apartment Block
8.0Aired 3 June 2019 • 24 min
Arata teams up with someone from city hall to work on the case of a monster that's putting children into eternal slumber.
10. White Cocoons and Blue Flames
8.0Aired 10 June 2019 • 24 min
A powerful yokai is laying silkworm eggs inside the stadium for the Tokyo 2020 olympics. City hall wants to take a brute force approach, but Arata isn't convinced.
11. The Ears of Sand and the Guts of a New Employee
8.0Aired 17 June 2019 • 24 min
The yokai, angry about its destroyed eggs, is laying waste to the occult public servants. It's up to Arata to stop it.
12. Shinjuku Ward Nocturnal Community Relations Division
Aired 24 June 2019 • 24 min
Arata and Kohaku enjoy a leisurely day off in Tokyo, but the rest of the yokai in the city aren't happy with having a powerful creature like Kohaku walking among them.