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忘却の旋律

Melody of Oblivion

A great war occurred in the 20th century between humans and monsters. Since that time, the monsters rule the world in fear but keep relatively hidden from public view. A boy named Bokka ponders the past and wonders what became of the Meros Warriors who defended the world so bravely against the demons. He soon meets Kurofune and learns of the power of the Meros and the I-bar machines they ride in battle. Warriors are the only ones who can see and hear the Melody of Oblivion, a phantom girl hidden away waiting to be rescued and be the savior of mankind. During a battle between Kurofune and a demon, Bokka discovers something only his wildest dreams could possibly imagine...he too can hear that melody. Throughout his journeys, Bokka meets many monsters and their agents, friends, and companions as he discovers the true extent of his new powers. He must continue to battle evil in the hope of releasing Boukyaku no Senritsu and free a world that has forgotten its once beautiful melody. (Source: Anime News Network)

Names

Original忘却の旋律 (japanese)
RomajiBoukyaku no Senritsu
EnglishMelody of Oblivion
Chinese忘却的旋律 (simplified · via bangumi)

Facts

FormatTV series · 24 ep · 23 min · 9h total
Aired2004-04-07 → 2004-09-22 (Spring 2004)
StatusFINISHED
StudioGainax, J.C.STAFF
SourceManga
OriginJapan (Anime)
DemographicShounen
GenresActionAdventureFantasyHorrorMechaSci-Fi
StreamingCrunchyroll

Reception

Community score6.03 / 10
Bayesian score6.99 / 10
Composite44.2
On lists4,195
Favourited29 (0.7%)
Completion69.7%
Drop rate12.6%
In backlog56.5%
Score spread σ2.00

Score distribution

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Where it places

CohortValueTierRank
StudioGainaxD27 of 37
Broadcast seasonSpring 2004E41 of 49
Year2004D139 of 178
GenreHorrorD166 of 272
StudioJ.C.STAFFE230 of 277
GenreMechaD358 of 484
EraEarly 2000sE551 of 687
LengthTwo-courE617 of 699
GenreSci-FiD1,050 of 1,409
DemographicShounenE1,067 of 1,219
GenreAdventureE1,231 of 1,534
Season (all years)SpringD1,409 of 1,868
GenreFantasyD1,643 of 2,142
GenreActionD2,140 of 2,765
Source materialMangaE2,438 of 3,025
FormatTV seriesD2,508 of 3,322
OriginJapanD5,307 of 7,157

Key staff

DirectorHiroshi Nishikiori, Shichirou Kobayashi, Youta Tsuruoka
Series compositionYouji Enokido
Character designShinji Katakura, Shinya Hasegawa
Original creatorGJK, Shinji Katakura

AniList id 159 · MAL id 159 · Bangumi 329 · record updated 2026-08-26