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カルルとふしぎな塔

Karl to Fushigi na Tou

Unranked — only 45 ratings (needs 400)

The story centers around a mysterious tall tower built from an (unsteady) stack of building blocks. Every morning, noon, and evening, an old timekeeping man rings the bell in the tower to confirm the time for the local townspeople. However, one day at noon, the tower bell fails to ring — leaving the townspeople confused about when to eat lunch. The fantasy adventure begins when Karl, an inquisitive boy living in the town, decides to go to the tower's plaza to see what is the matter. (Source: Anime News Network)

Names

Originalカルルとふしぎな塔 (japanese)
RomajiKarl to Fushigi na Tou
English
Chinese卡魯魯與不可思議之塔 (traditional · via wikidata)
Also known asKarl and Curious Tower

Facts

FormatTV short · 26 ep · 5 min · 2h total
Aired2010-10-08 → 2011-04-15 (Autumn 2010)
StatusFINISHED
StudioNippon Animation
SourceOriginal work
OriginJapan (Anime)
DemographicKids
GenresAdventureFantasyMystery
ThemesKids

Reception

Community score5.78 / 10
Bayesian score— / 10
Composite
On lists272
Favourited0 (0.0%)
Completion44.4%
Drop rate29.8%
In backlog44.5%
Score spread σ2.47

Score distribution

142233566197295104

Key staff

DirectorJun Takagi, Yuuji Umoto
Series compositionMiho Maruo
MusicCher Watanabe

AniList id 9371 · MAL id 9371 · record updated 2026-08-25