18if

18if is a Japanese anime television series produced by Gonzo.[2] It aired from July 7 to September 29, 2017.

It is part of the media franchise The Art of 18, which also includes a smartphone game by Mobcast titled 18: Kimi to Tsunagaru Puzzle (【18】キミトツナガルパズル) for Android and iOS.

Summary

Haruto Tsukishiro wakes up in a dream world dominated by strange and powerful entities called "Witches". To survive, he gets the assistance of research professor Katsumi Kanzaki and a mysterious white-haired girl called "Lily". With their help, Haruto must outsmart the witches and find a way to return to the real world.

Characters

Protagonists

Haruto Tsukishiro (月城遥人)

Witches

Yuko Sakurabe (桜部優子)

The first Witch Haruto encounters in the dream world. Nicknamed the "Witch of Thunder", Yuko uses Haruto for her games and attempts to kill him when he refuses. With Lily's help, Haruto realizes Yuko is actually a girl who had her heart broken after a cruel joke and went to the dream world to escape from her problems. Haruto helps Yuko move on from her suffering and allows her to return to the real world.

Mana Hayashida (林田真奈)

The second Witch Haruto encounters in the dream world. A survivor of a brutal home invasion/murder while she was 12, she wishes to bring justice to the three who killed her family who died protecting her even though she feels she did not deserve their affection. When facing the third killer (the brains), Haruto steps in and kills him as he discovers he was the most dangerous of the three. She wakes up wanting to meet her protector in the real world when she gets out of the hospital.

Kayo Sugisaki (杉崎佳世)

The third Witch Haruto encounters in the dream world. A terminally sick girl who desires to live a normal highschool life, but unable to do so due to her bad health and terminal stage, cursing her own state. Haruto encounters her in the dream world and the two enjoy normal life, affairs such as shopping or playing. She falls in love with Haruto and passes away grateful to him. Later on, it's revealed that a part of her soul remained behind in concern for Haruto. Kayo is key in finding Haruto's comatose body and finding out the truth behind his state. She and the other 10 witches return to help him save Eve's soul. She is also called the "Witch of First Love".

Airi Kojima (小嶋アイリ)

The fourth Witch Haruto encounters in the dream world. An amateur model who was dumped by her boyfriend over a slimmer underclassman model. She develops an unhealthy relationship with food, becoming bulimic following the event, putting her love of food against keeping a better figure at odds. Through Haruto's help, she's able to regain her joy of eating food normally and seeks a new love in Haruto. She is also called the "Witch of Gluttony".

Mirei Saegusa (三枝美玲)

The fifth Witch Haruto encounters in the dream world.

Natsuki Kamikawa (上川菜月)

The sixth Witch Haruto encounters in the dream world.

Nene Higashiyama (ネネ)

The seventh Witch Haruto encounters in the dream world.

Sono (ソノ)

The eighth Witch Haruto encounters in the dream world.

Misaki (美咲)

The ninth Witch Haruto encounters in the dream world.

Hanako Sumitomo (住友花子)

The tenth Witch Haruto encounters in the dream world.

Yurina Kanzaki (神崎ユリナ)

Katsumi's sister and the final Witch Haruto encounters in the dream world. A friend put her into an audition and as a result, she became a very famous idol, to the point that Misaki has stated that Yurina is the idol that she herself wanted to become. However, the pressures of stardom had worn her down until she was struck down with Sleeping Beauty Syndrome and chosen to be Eve's protector.

type	tv series
director	Various
producer	Atsushi Yoshikawa Hirotaka Kaneko Shinji Ōmori Hiroo Saitō Shunsuke Tsuburai Takaya Inoue Masahiro Saitō Yoshinori Takeeda Masayoshi Ozawa (#7)
writer	Atsuhiro Tomioka
music	Ryūdai Abe Hitoshi Sakimoto (#7) Hitomi Kuroishi (#7) Noriaki Kihara (#10)
studio	Gonzo
licensee	Crunchyroll
network	Tokyo MX, AT-X, BS Fuji
first	July 7, 2017
last	September 29, 2017
episodes	13

Summary

Characters

Protagonists

Witches

Others

Anime

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