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Uncle from Another World
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Takehito Koyasu
Uncle (voice)
13 eps
Jun Fukuyama
Takafumi (voice)
13 eps
Mikako Komatsu
Fujimiya (voice)
13 eps
Haruka Tomatsu
Elf (voice)
13 eps
Aoi Yuuki
Mabel (voice)
13 eps
Aki Toyosaki
Alicia (voice)
13 eps
Kenichi Suzumura
Edgar (voice)
13 eps
Nobuhiko Okamoto
Raiga (voice)
13 eps
Hisako Kanemoto
Sawae (voice)
13 eps
Yuka Nukui
Nurse (voice)
1 eps
Emiko Takeuchi
Older sister (voice)
1 eps
Misato Matsuoka
Younger brother (voice)
1 eps
Akira Kuwabara
Old woman (voice)
1 eps
Ryo Sugisaki
Village mayor (voice)
2 eps
Katsunori Okai
Deliveryman (voice)
2 eps
Yuki Ishikari
Citizen (voice)
1 eps
Taro Kiuchi
Citizen (voice)
1 eps
Kouichi Souma
Minotaur (voice)
2 eps
Junichi Yanagita
Villager (voice)
3 eps
You Taichi
Takafumi (Young) (voice)
3 eps
Mutsumi Tamura
Kacchan (voice)
1 eps
Yuki Arai
Citizen (voice)
2 eps
Risae Matsuda
Student (voice)
1 eps
Mayu Minami
Student (voice)
1 eps
Yukiko Motoyoshi
App voice (voice)
1 eps
Kenji Nomura
Shopkeeper (voice)
1 eps
Wataru Takagi
Chiaki (voice)
2 eps
Asuna Tomari
Moriyan (voice)
1 eps
Masashi Nogawa
Citizen (voice)
2 eps
Arisa Sekine
Student (voice)
1 eps
Hiroki Maeda
Citizen (voice)
2 eps
Ken Mizukoshi
Goblin (voice)
1 eps
Ryo Yawata
Villager (voice)
1 eps
Masayuki Sato
Mercenary (voice)
2 eps
Yuuki Hoshi
Villager (voice)
1 eps
Shota Yamamoto
Villager (voice)
4 eps
Soshiro Hori
Citizen (voice)
2 eps
Seira Ryu
God (voice)
1 eps
Tessyo Genda
Mr. Tabuchi (voice)
1 eps
Yuna Yoshino
Student (voice)
2 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Uncle from Another World actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Uncle from Another World reads strongest on World Building, Spectacle and Bingeability.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
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
After being in a coma for 17 years, Takafumi's middle-aged uncle suddenly wakes up speaking an unrecognizable language and wielding magical powers.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E12
Names Are Important, That's What (He/She) Said
Takafumi’s uncle reminisces about the time he was tasked with hunting down a mysterious singing demon. Meanwhile, he longs to find his way home.
- Directed by Shintaro Itoga
- Written by Kenta Ihara
S01E11
N-no, I Wasn't Looking at Anything Dirty...
Unable to wield his powers, Takafumi’s uncle finds himself helpless against magic-sealing birds. Later, he has a heart to heart with Alicia.
- Directed by Naomi Nakayama
- Written by Kenta Ihara
S01E07
As You Can See, Sega Games Are Very Helpful in Life!
Takafumi’s uncle recalls the time he almost made friends in the other dimension. Meanwhile, Fujimiya heads to her college campus to meet someone.
- Directed by Shintaro Itoga
- Written by Kenta Ihara
S01E09
The Ice Spirit Demands a Price for Its Cooler Magic
Stuck in an apartment without air conditioning in record breaking heat, Takafumi’s uncle negotiates with the Ice Spirits for help.
- Directed by Yoshitaka Nagaoka
- Written by Kenta Ihara
S01E04
You Helped Me Through Tough Times
Fujimiya tries to catch Takafumi’s attention. Takafumi’s uncle shares a seemingly romantic memory he experienced during his time in the other dimension.
- Directed by Naomi Nakayama
- Written by Kenta Ihara
S01E03
I'm Your Un—...Aunt, Dear
While Takafumi and his uncle strategize on how to increase their YouTube subscriber count, Fujimiya is worried about the well-being of her crush.
- Directed by Kazuomi Koga
- Written by Kenta Ihara
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S01E13
It's Thanks to All of You
- Directed by Ryuta Imaizumi
- Written by Kenta Ihara
S01E12
Names Are Important, That's What (He/She) Said
- Directed by Shintaro Itoga
- Written by Kenta Ihara
S01E11
N-no, I Wasn't Looking at Anything Dirty...
- Directed by Naomi Nakayama
- Written by Kenta Ihara
S01E10
Civility Only Comes After You're Seen as a Person
- Directed by Shigeki Kawai
- Written by Kenta Ihara
S01E09
The Ice Spirit Demands a Price for Its Cooler Magic
- Directed by Yoshitaka Nagaoka
- Written by Kenta Ihara
S01E08
I Got Through It by Transforming Into the Most Powerful Being I Know
- Directed by Kazuomi Koga
- Written by Kenta Ihara
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
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Hideyuki Hitomi
Executive producer
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Haruki Satomi
Executive producer
Shingo Kunieda
Executive producer
Sho Tanaka
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
Asuka Yamazaki
Executive producer
Tomoyuki Ohwada
Executive producer
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Fumihiko Shinozaki
Executive producer
Kenta Ihara
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Sojiro ArimizuProducer
- Hideyuki HitomiExecutive Producer
- Yuichi TadaProducer
- Haruki SatomiExecutive Producer
- Taiki AkasakaProducer
- Jotaro IshigamiProducer
Writing
- Kenta IharaWriter
Direction
- Ippei IchiiDirector
- Kazuomi KogaDirector
- Shintaro ItogaDirector
- Ryuta ImaizumiDirector
- Naomi NakayamaDirector
- Kuniyasu NishinaDirector
Cinematography
- Kentaro MinegishiDirector of Photography
Music
- Kenichiro SuehiroOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
- NetflixStreaming
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