# Night Head 2041 (2021)

> Two escaped psychic brothers are hunted across a cyberpunk future by the brothers sent to recapture them.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/93895

## Facts

- Seasons: 1
- Episodes: 12
- Episode runtime: 23 min
- Status: Ended
- Genres: animation, action, science fiction
- Network: Fuji TV
- Cast: Daisuke Ono, Nobunaga Shimazaki, Takahiro Sakurai, Kensho Ono
- TMDB rating: 6.1/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13405764/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: brutal
- Tone: dark, tense, bleak, psychological

## What critics say

Reception is mixed, with viewers praising the cyberpunk atmosphere and action while finding the overall response modest.

## Synopsis

Night Head 2041 is a Japanese anime science fiction series set in a distant future, where the Kirihara brothers, Naoto and Naoya, have been confined since childhood in a secure scientific facility because of their supernatural powers. When a barrier fails and they escape, the pursuit falls to the Kuroki brothers, Takuya and Yuuya, who are ordered to bring them back. The series is driven by this cat and mouse chase through a cyberpunk city, with escalating confrontations, shifting loyalties and the strain of powers no one can fully control. Its tone is dark and psychological, with a steady undercurrent of dread about the cost of being treated as a weapon. Action sequences are stylish and brisk, while the emotional weight rests on the bond between siblings who are on opposite sides. Fans of Psycho-Pass, Mob Psycho 100 and Akudama Drive will find resonance in its blend of anime action, psychic conflict and bleak futuristic atmosphere, though the series is short and its world is sketched more than fully explored.

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