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Live-Action ERASED TV Show Hits Netflix USA


Trust me – you won’t want to erase this one from your queue!

Anime News Network reports that the live-action ERASED (Boku dake ga Inai Machi) TV series is avaialble on Netflix’s United States service. The twelve-episode is available in its entirety in subtitled format.

The show, which premiered on December 15, will stream in 190 countries this winter. The series also adapts the manga’s epilogue story for the first time.

ERASED is based on Kei Sanbe’s Boku dake ga Inai Machi manga series. The title was directed by Ten Shimoyama, with Tomomi Ōkubo writing the scripts. The production team at Kansai TV/Cocoon filmed ERASED in 4K on-locatoin in Tomakomai City.

The ERASED manga also spawned a 2016 anime adaptation. Tomohiko Ito (Sword Art Online, Silver Spoon) directed the project at A-1 Pictures, with Keigo Sasaki (Blue Exorcist, Night Raid 1931) providing character designs. Yuki Kajiura (Fate/Zero, Puella Magi Madoka Magica) composed the show’s musical score, while Taku Kishimoto (Bunny Drop) wrote the scripts.

Netflix describes the ERASED TV series as:

After finding his mom killed, Satoru’s time-traveling ability takes him back 18 years for a chance to prevent her death and those of three classmates.

Source: Anime News Network

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