The ominous rumors revolve around a former student of the class 3-3. However, no one will share the full details of the grim event with Kouichi. Engrossed in the curse that plagues his class, Kouichi sets out to discover its connection to his new friend. As a series of tragedies arise around them, it is now up to Kouichi, Mei, and their classmates to unravel the eerie mystery—but doing so will come at a hefty price. Adaptational Hairstyle Change: In the anime, his hair reaches past his shoulders. In the manga, his hair is much shorter. The styles are very different. While in the manga the characters design is soft and clean, in the anime the chief animation director based the character design used in the anime on Noizi Ito's original concept.

Dies Differently in Adaptation: In the original novel and manga, Nakao is Killed Offscreen in the fire at the Sakitani Kinenkan. In the anime, he dies in the Beach Episode where he suffers an aneurysm, which bursts when he's swimming and kills him. Adaptational Villainy: The anime turns her villainous by making her try to kill Mei when Takako claims that Mei is the extra.

Summary: 1000s of years of history lies dormant in the hidden world of martial arts. Yet the struggles have n... Plot-Triggering Death: His death was what triggered the Calamity, when everyone pretended he still existed and ended up attracting the dead to their class. MVM to Release Another on Blu-ray and DVD". Anime News Network. March 20, 2013 . Retrieved March 20, 2013. a b "Anime Another with Noizi Ito, P.A. Works Debuts in January". Anime News Network. August 27, 2011 . Retrieved August 27, 2011. Another (下)" (in Japanese). Kadokawa Shoten. Archived from the original on June 3, 2016 . Retrieved August 18, 2023.

Mei first meets Kouichi Sakakibara in the hospital's elevator and tells him that she's going to the morgue since her lesser "other half" is waiting for her. She is later seen on the school roof sketching. Kouichi asks many questions and Mei implies that she hates being questioned. She is seen talking with him many times. Canon Foreigner: She's an anime-exclusive character, although her first line of dialogue in the anime comes from the novel. Elevator Failure: She falls victim to one of these, as the cords of an hospital elevator give in due to material fatigue and make it fall to the bottom... with poor Sanae inside it. Kill the Ones You Love: He's forced to kill his dear aunt and mother figure after Mei reveals Ms. Mikami is the dead person of the class. Another (1)" (in Japanese). Kadokawa Shoten. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016 . Retrieved July 30, 2011.More than thirty years ago, Misaki and Mei's mother, Mitsuyo Fujioka, was born with a twin sister named Yukiyo . They both became married and Mitsuyo became pregnant with twins. These twins were Misaki and Mei. Yukiyo also became pregnant, but she lost her baby, leaving her devastated. At that time, the Fujioka family was experiencing financial problems. Because of this and the fact that Yukiyo was still trying to cope with the loss, Misaki and Mei were separated at their birth, Mei was given to Yukiyo. Even though Kirika didn't allow Mei to see her sister and mother, Misaki and Mei were meeting each other secretly. After this, Misaki needed a kidney transplant. In the manga, Mei said that she wanted to donate one of her kidneys to Misaki, but she could not do so because the rules said that children below 15 years of age were not allowed to. In the end, the donor was their mother, Mitsuyo. The transplant was a success. This information is never revealed in the anime, since in the adaptation, Misaki had leukemia and died instead of needing a kidney transplant. Despair Event Horizon: The turning moment for Yumi is her brother Atsushi's death, thanks to the Calamity. Only Friend: To Mei. Since her classmates have to pretend she doesn't exist, Kouichi is the only one who gets close to her and befriends her. This eventually makes him a "sacrifice" as well, but he doesn't mind since he can still hang out with Mei.