Eden of the East

When Saki Morimi gets into trouble with the police while in Washington D.C., she is helped by a Japanese man who calls himself, Akira Takizawa. Akira has only two things, a gun and a cell phone loaded with 8.2 billion yen in digital money.

Eden of the East (2009) is a Japanese animated conspiracy thriller series created for Fuji TV and produced by Production I.G. Saki Morimi, a young woman caught in trouble with the police in Washington D.C., is rescued by Akira Takizawa, a man who remembers nothing of his past and carries only a gun and a cell phone loaded with 8.2 billion yen in digital money. Voiced by Ryohei Kimura and Saori Hayami, the two pair up as Akira tries to recover his identity while the mysterious forces that gave him the money close in. The engine of the story is the hunt for answers: each episode peels back another layer of surveillance, cybercrime and a hidden social experiment, with Akira and Saki forced to decide whom to trust. Across eleven episodes this single-season serialized series builds a tense, cerebral atmosphere of cold digital paranoia and political intrigue, moving between Tokyo and the American capital. Its mood is melancholic and tense, with a sense of isolation and a question about who controls ordinary lives. Fans of Serial Experiments Lain, Psycho-Pass and Death Note will find resonance in its blend of anime style, mystery and moral unease.

Viewers rate it positively as a stylish, puzzling anime thriller, with its audience score reflecting appreciation for its conspiracy premise.

• Serial Experiments Lainserialized conspiracy mystery, amnesia protagonist, surveillance paranoia, cyber thriller tone
• Psycho-Passpolitical thriller tone, shadowy state surveillance, mystery-driven serialized plot
• Death Noteanimated conspiracy thriller with a mysterious protagonist and a cat-and-mouse pursuit of hidden truths
• Ergo ProxyJapanese anime conspiracy thriller with a Tokyo-based ensemble and a mysterious central figure

Release Date

2009-04-09

Episode runtime

25 min

Rating

7.4 / 10 (128)

What is Eden of the East about?

A man with amnesia and a phone holding billions in digital money races through Tokyo and Washington D.C. to uncover a conspiracy about his own past.

What is Eden of the East like to watch?

Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Eden of the East as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as layered.

Is Eden of the East violent?

Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Eden of the East as mild.

What did critics think of Eden of the East?

Viewers rate it positively as a stylish, puzzling anime thriller, with its audience score reflecting appreciation for its conspiracy premise.

Which shows are like Eden of the East?

Shows with a similar feel include Serial Experiments Lain, Psycho-Pass, Death Note, and Ergo Proxy.

How long is Eden of the East?

Eden of the East: 1 season, 11 episodes.

Is Eden of the East still running?

No, Eden of the East has ended.

Where can I watch Eden of the East?

In United States, Eden of the East streams on Crunchyroll, Crunchyroll Amazon Channel.