Synopsis
While in search of his precious friend, a young boy named Nai falls captive to a beautiful woman, whose looks are matched only by her taste for human flesh. Meanwhile Gareki, a clever thief, is in the midst of robbing her luxurious home. After causing a distraction, Gareki agrees to help Nai escape, but they are discovered upon the woman's return. As she transforms into a ghoulish monster, the boys flee. On the run, Nai and Gareki are found by "Circus," a government defense agency that deals wi...
Background
Frontier Works Inc. released a drama CD titled Karneval Circus on March 25, 2010. An internet radio show premiered on animate.tv on January 25, 2013, with the character voice of Nai, Hiro Shimono, as the host.
Audience Guidance
AIRecommended age: 13+
moderate
ViolenceFantasy combat with blades and firearms; varuga monsters are sliced, shot, and blown apart with visible blood but no lingering gore.
moderate
Disturbing themesBody-horror transformations of humans into monstrous varuga; scenes of monsters devouring people implied or shown in shadow.
mild
LanguageOccasional swear words (damn, hell, bastard) in subtitles; no F-bombs.
mild
Sexual contentBrief bathhouse scene with non-sexual nudity (shoulders up); some BL-coded tension between male leads but no explicit romance.
Karneval is a supernatural action-mystery where two teens join a government circus troupe that hunts human-eating monsters. Expect stylized combat, creepy body-horror transformations, and a dark conspiracy plot, all wrapped in a shoujo/josei aesthetic that keeps the gore and language restrained.
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FAQ
Karneval has 13 episodes.
Karneval is currently finished airing.
Karneval was produced by Manglobe.
Karneval aired Apr 4, 2013 to Jun 27, 2013.
Karneval is based on a Manga.
Karneval is a supernatural action-mystery where two teens join a government circus troupe that hunts human-eating monsters. Expect stylized combat, creepy body-horror transformations, and a dark conspiracy plot, all wrapped in a shoujo/josei aesthetic that keeps the gore and language restrained.
