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6.36Community score
from 2,214 ratings

EWeak · #5,947

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モノクローム・ファクター

Monochrome Factor

The story revolves around high school student Akira Nikaido, a typical slacker living a normal life. That is, until he meets the mysterious Shirogane, a man who suddenly appears and tells him that they have a destiny together. When Akira hears this, he is shocked and doesn't believe a word of it. Aya, a friend of Akira, forgets something in the school one night, and asks Akira to help her and go find it. He agrees, and while there, he gets attacked by a shadow monster. Shirogane convinces him that the balance between the human world and the shadow world has been distorted and that Akira must become a "shin"- a creature of the shadow world- in order to help restore the balance. The anime has shonen-ai themes which are completely absent from the manga. (Source: Wikipedia)

Names

Originalモノクローム・ファクター (japanese)
RomajiMonochrome Factor
English
Chinese幻影少年 (simplified · via bangumi)

Facts

FormatTV series · 24 ep · 24 min · 10h total
Aired2008-04-08 → 2008-09-30 (Spring 2008)
StatusFINISHED
StudioA.C.G.T.
SourceManga
OriginJapan (Anime)
DemographicShoujo
GenresActionSupernatural
ThemesMale ProtagonistSlapstickShoujoUrban Fantasy

Reception

Community score6.36 / 10
Bayesian score6.86 / 10
Composite43.0
On lists8,337
Favourited65 (0.8%)
Completion70.6%
Drop rate13.9%
In backlog45.1%
Score spread σ2.13

Score distribution

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Where it places

CohortValueTierRank
StudioA.C.G.T.D20 of 28
Broadcast seasonSpring 2008E54 of 61
Year2008E198 of 231
DemographicShoujoE263 of 297
LengthTwo-courE634 of 699
EraLate 2000sE979 of 1,149
GenreSupernaturalE1,027 of 1,234
Season (all years)SpringE1,511 of 1,868
GenreActionE2,266 of 2,765
Source materialMangaE2,586 of 3,025
FormatTV seriesD2,654 of 3,322
OriginJapanD5,706 of 7,157

Key staff

DirectorYuu Kou, Youta Tsuruoka
Series compositionYuuji Kawahara
Character designShigeyuki Suga
MusicTakeshi Abo, Jun Murakami
Original creatorKairi Sorano

AniList id 3656 · MAL id 3656 · Bangumi 7244 · record updated 2026-08-26