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KILL BLUE
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How KILL BLUE actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
KILL BLUE reads strongest on Bingeability, Spectacle and Humour.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
The story
What it's about
Legendary hitman Juzo Ogami has never failed an assignment. But after a mission, he’s stung by a mysterious wasp and wakes up in the body of a 13-year-old boy! And to make things even weirder, he receives a bizarre new order: infiltrate a middle school. Now the once-feared assassin must balance the chaos of school life with his deadly work, all while searching for a way to regain his adult body!
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E01
Let's Go to School
Mysteriously transformed in a kid, legendary hitman Juzo poses as a student to investigate a middle school. Later, he encounters a suspicious intruder.
S01E02
Noren Mitsuoka
Juzo discovers Mitsuoka Pharmaceuticals created the wasp and befriends the president's aloof daughter Noren. As he slowly befriends her, she's kidnapped.
S01E03
Wipe Your Own Butt
Juzo turns to a classmate to catch up on his studies and joins the home economics club with Noren. Mitsuoka Pharmaceuticals makes a big announcement.
S01E04
The Pacifier Duel
Juzo's cover as Noren's boyfriend comes under fire when a young assassin transfers in and challenges Juzo to a duel in a bid to become Noren's fiancé.
- Directed by Atsuji Tanizawa
- Written by Hiro Kaburagi
S01E05
There's a Unicorn Up Ahead
While on an errand, the Home Economics Club runs into Tenma, a brash multi-sport ace who challenges Juzo to a futsal match. Will Juzo take him on?
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S01E12
Life Paths
S01E11
The First Hitman Summit
S01E10
DEATH OR KISS
S01E09
The Impossible Aftermath of an Impossible Game
S01E08
Versus the Rindou Brothers
S01E07
Doki-Doki Double Date
Behind the series
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The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Writing
- Hiro KaburagiWriter
Direction
- Atsuji TanizawaDirector
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