B: The Beginning
2018 · TV Series · TV-MA · 26 min · ★ 7.6 · 55% critics
A brilliant investigator returns to the police as a serial killer known only by a single letter begins leaving a trail of fear. At the same time, a mysterious young man becomes entangled in the case, blurring the line between helper, suspect, and target.
Also known as B The Beginning · B: The Beginning Succession
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Streaming on Netflix.
8 hours to watch · 18 episodes.
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Details
- Years
- 2018–2021
- Release date
- 2018-03-02
- Network
- Netflix
- Language
- Japanese
- Rated
- TV-MA
- Runtime
- 26 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 55/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.6/10 (181 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you like dark anime mysteries with serial-killer tension and enigmatic characters, especially if ID:Invaded or Akudama Drive appeal to you; Not for you if you want light, straightforward stories.
Pros: intriguing central mystery; tense cat-and-mouse setup; mysterious lead dynamic | Cons: limited context here; potentially dark violence; may feel cryptic
Themes
- detective
- anti hero
- secret organization
- immortality
- police
- supernatural
- revenge
- brainwashing
- massacre
- dark fantasy
- alternative present
- anime
- +2 more
Cast & crew
Asami Seto
as Lily Hoshina (voice)
Hiroaki Hirata
as Keith Kazama Flick (voice)
- MI
Minoru Inaba
as Meyer Boris (voice)
- GA
Gotou Atsushi
as Richard Jean Henri (voice)
- YK
Yu Kitada
as Laica (voice)
- ST
Shintaro Tanaka
as Zurita Mario Luis (voice)
- NK
Nozomi Kameda
as Kukuri (voice) / Takeru (voice)
- SS
Satomi Sato
as Yuna (voice)
- MS
Mitsuki Saiga
as Izanami (voice)
- AK
Ami Koshimizu
as Kaela Yoshinaga (voice)
Directed by Takahiro Kawakoshi, Toshiya Niidome, Kenichi Matsuzawa +2 more
Episodes2 seasons · 18 episodes
Season 112 episodes
- S1E1Episode 127mNetflix
- S1E2Episode 225mNetflix
- S1E3Episode 325mNetflix
- S1E4Episode 425mNetflix
- S1E5Episode 526mNetflix
- S1E6Episode 625mNetflix
- S1E7Episode 726mNetflix
- S1E8Episode 827mNetflix
- S1E9Episode 926mNetflix
- S1E10Episode 1027mNetflix
- S1E11Episode 1126mNetflix
- S1E12Episode 1228mNetflix
Season 26 episodes
- S2E1Episode 125mNetflix
- S2E2Episode 223mNetflix
- S2E3Episode 324mNetflix
- S2E4Episode 424mNetflix
- S2E5Episode 523mNetflix
- S2E6Episode 623mNetflix