A Certain Dark Item
Toaru Anbu no ITEM / A Certain Dark Side's ItemSummary
This is a story of four girls living in the "Dark Side" of Academy City.
In Academy City where "ESP" has been recognized as a general science. Behind the peace, there is a Dark Side organization that undertakes missions that cannot be made public.
"ITEM" is an elite unit consisting of four girls. Takitsubo Rikou is able to read and track the AIM fields emitted by those with abilities. Frenda Seivelun, who excels in combat using explosives and traps.
Kinuhata Saiai, who can manipulate nitrogen at will and plays a defensive role. And one of the 7 Espers that Academy City is proud of: Mugino Shizuri. They live freely in the darkness of the Academy City, and quietly set their sights on their target...!
This is a story of encounter, friendship, and darkness that eventually leads to a terrible incident!
(Source: Kadokawa, translated)
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Details
- Format
- TV series
- Episode length
- 23 min
- Season
- Fall 2026
- Start date
- October 9, 2026
- Status
- Airing
- Source
- Light novel
- Country of origin
- Japan
- Studios
- J.C.STAFF
- Romaji title
- Toaru Anbu no ITEM
- English title
- A Certain Dark Item
- Native title
- とある暗部の少女共棲
- Other titles
- A Certain Dark Side's Item
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Characters 5
Main characters
- Saiai Kinuhata絹旗 最愛Main
Profile
- Age
- 12
- Gender
- Female
She is a member of ITEM, led by Mugino Shizuri. Despite being a powerful Psychic, Saiai is one of the most mellowed-out characters in the group; she isn't a screw-up like Frenda, nor is she as frightful as her leader, Mugino. She enjoys bad movies and likes to tease others, Shiage in particular because of his reaction to anything sexually suggestive. She…
- Shizuri Mugino麦野 沈利Main
Profile
- Gender
- Female
Height: 163 cm Classification: Esper Esper Power: Meltdowner Power Level: 5 Mugino is one of Academy City's Level 5 espers. She is ranked #4th and has the ability "Meltdowner". She can retain "pure" form of electrons (fix them in an ambiguous state which is neither a particle or a wave), and manipulate them into a beam which can melt down pretty much…
- Rikou Takitsubo滝壺 理后Main
Profile
- Gender
- Female
She is the member of underground organization ITEM. Her power is the LV4 AIM Stalker. She can detect and memorize the AIM of any esper on earth. She usually use it to locate the target person for her team. Rikou has a potential to become Level 5 !~
- Frenda Seivelunフレンダ・セイヴェルンMain
Profile
- Gender
- Female
Height: 155 cm Classification: Esper Affiliation: ITEM (Defected) Power Level: 0 Frenda Seivelun is a member of team ITEM. She is one of the main combatants of the team, and though not having any apparent esper ability of her own, she makes up for it with her incredible prowess in close combat, as well as expertise in traps and concealed weaponry. It is…
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- Choubi Hanano華野超美Supporting
Profile
- Gender
- Female
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Key staff
- Tatsuyuki NagaiDirector
- Kiyotaka HaimuraOriginal Character Design
- NilitsuOriginal Character Design
- Kazuma KamachiOriginal Story
- Shigeki KimotoCharacter design
- Maiko IuchiMusic
- Teruhiko NiitaArt director
- Jin AketagawaSound director
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- Tomomi AndouColor Design
- Shingo FukuyoDirector of Photography
- Shigeru NishiyamaEditing
- East Of EdenTheme Song Performance (OP)
- KISIDA KYOUDAN & THE AKEBOSI ROCKETSTheme Song Performance (ED)
- KISIDA KYOUDAN & THE AKEBOSI ROCKETSTheme Song Arrangement (ED)
- KishidaTheme Song Composition (ED)
- Ryuutarou FujinagaTheme Song Composition (OP)
- KishidaTheme Song Lyrics (ED)
- Ryuutarou FujinagaTheme Song Lyrics (OP)