Kado: The Right Answer

Did You Know?

• Episode zero, telling events before Kōjirō and Shun take off on the plane, was exclusively distributed via Amazon Prime Video in Japan and Crunchyroll.
• The Kado is a cube of two kilometers length that enveloped a plane carrying 252 passengers and crew.

Characters

Kōjirō Shindō is a highly skilled negotiator for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He became the only person involuntarily induced with a sense of the anisotropic after being the first to exit the Kado before it fully processed human information. He resigned his position to become the anisotropic's negotiator, treating Yaha-kui zaShunina as a normal human and initially accepting the devices, but was later convinced otherwise by Saraka.

Yaha-kui zaShunina is a being from a separate spacetime called the anisotropic, aiming to accelerate human evolution. He chose Japan due to its strong sense of superiority and introduced four devices: Kado, Wam, Sansa, and Nanomis-hein. Though not initially threatening, he later reveals a forceful nature.

Saraka Tsukai is the International Negotiator for the Ministry acting for the Japanese government delegation. She disapproves of Yaha-kui's devices, which she believes impact humanity's dignity, and urges Kōjirō to reassess Yaha-kui's purpose. She is later revealed to be an anisotropic being and the administrator of humanity's universe.

Shun Hanamori is Kōjirō's co-worker who became the Japanese government's negotiator to the anisotropic after Kōjirō declined the role. Other characters include the Prime Minister of Japan; Assistant Secretary for National Public Safety Commission, a university classmate of Kōjirō; a Cabinet Secretariat of National Security Agency information team member who loves Shūhei but steps back; a genius researcher who can create her own Wam due to her childlike mind; and a reporter from NNK recruited by SETTEN CEO Adam Ward after his video gained billions of views.

Media

Toei Animation confirmed the original anime project Seikai Suru Kado in their Second Quarter 2016 financial results, with the official website launching at the end of August. Mado Nozaki wrote the series, Kazuya Murata directed, Ako Arisaka handled original character designs, and Kōichi Noguchi produced. The anime aired from April to June 2017 on Tokyo MX, MBS, BS Fuji, and AT-X, with streaming via Amazon Prime Video. M.A.O performed the opening theme under her character name Saraka Tsukai, HARUCA performed the ending theme, and Takaya Kamikawa narrated each episode. Crunchyroll holds online streaming rights, and Funimation licensed the series in North America.

A manga adaptation by Mutsumi Okuhashi launched on March 22, 2017 in Kodansha's Morning Two magazine, with Mado Nozaki credited for the original work. A spin-off manga by Kōki Ochiai began on North Star Pictures' Web Comic Zenyon website on April 29, 2017, set after episode 5 and following high school students affected by Kado and Wam.