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Recommendations from Iwamoto-Senpai (2026)

Name: Recommendations from Iwamoto-Senpai
Genre: Animation, Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Cast: Taito Ban, Yuki Sakakihara, Kent Ito, Akira Ishida, Masaya Fukunishi

★ 6.3 Animation · Mystery · Sci-Fi & Fantasy Latest: S1 E12

1910s, Japan. A town with mysterious black snow. Kodo Iwamoto, a student at a military school dedicated to studying the paranormal, is sent to investigate. There, he meets a boy who believes he’s sick, but Kodo recognizes the illness as something else: supernatural abilities. Kodo recruits the boy to the school and sets off across the country, chasing mysteries and searching for others like him.

Cast: Taito Ban, Yuki Sakakihara, Kent Ito, Akira Ishida, Masaya Fukunishi, Takuma Nagatsuka, Gen Sato, Shinnosuke Tokudome
Country: Japan
First aired: July 4, 2026

Seasons

Season 1 · 12 episodes

Season 1 Episodes

1. Black Snow
Iwamoto Kodo has a mission: finding special individuals to attend a special military school.
2. The Bond-Severing Sickles
Iwamoto joins up with another student from Seiho to investigate a mysterious shrine.
3. The Lad Who Loved Insects
A massive cocoon appears in the barracks, and Iwamoto has to discover where it came from.
4. The Legend of the Dead and the Gas Refinery
Iwamoto comes across a community where rumors of the walking dead lead to a disturbing discovery.
5. Deicidal Flame
Iwamoto is forced to unleash his powers against the mastermind behind the Ryugu Palace slaughter.
6. Invasion of the Witches
A new recruiting mission puts Iwamoto and Haramachi into conflict with witches from England.
7. Echoes of Destruction
The clash with the witches continue, with some unexpected assistance coming from Sazame Ryu's rain.
8. AKA The Box Man
Iwamoto is recruited by the person who recruited him, Okuaki Oni, to capture the elusive box man.
9. The Gap Man and the Box Man
Iwamoto's investigation into the box man brings him into conflict with one of his recruits.
10. The Simultaneous Shooting Stars & the Signal Man and the Spirit Photo Man
When mysterious meteor impacts start peppering the entire Japanese countryside, Iwamoto investigates.
11. The Poison Man
Iwamoto visits a girl's school with his classmates to search for the culprit behind a poisoning incident.
12. Star Anise
Iwamoto learns the past of the poison man in his time since he escaped the military.