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Mieruko-chan (2025)

One day, high school girl Miko suddenly gains the ability to see spirits. Surrounded by terrifying and grotesque apparitions, Miko chooses the most unexpected survival strategy: pretending she can’t see them. Whether her best friend Hana becomes possessed or her classmate Yuria starts to suspect her secret, Miko sticks to her plan — ignore everything with all her might. But as Hana begins acting more and more strangely… can Miko really survive this ordeal by pretending she doesn’t see a thing!?

  • Horror
  • Comedy

Top billed cast

  • Photo of Nanoka HaraNanoka HaraMiko Yotsuya
  • Photo of Rinka KumadaRinka KumadaHana Yurikawa
  • Photo of NaenanoNaenanoYuria Niguredo
  • Photo of Yamashita CokiYamashita CokiGondo Akio
  • Photo of Taiga KyomotoTaiga KyomotoZen Tôno
  • Photo of Saki TakaokaSaki TakaokaTôko Yotsuya
  • Photo of Kenichi TakitohKenichi TakitohMamoru Yotsuya
  • Photo of Akane HottaAkane HottaMrs. Arai
  • Photo of Rei YoshiiRei YoshiiTono's Mother
  • Photo of Hatsune MatsushimaHatsune Matsushima

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