Kure-nai
Kure-nai
TV ShowEnded

Kure-nai

7.5 / 10
2008
1 season
12 episodes
AnimationDrama

Shinkurou Kurenai is a 16-year-old student by day and a dispute mediator by night. Despite his unimposing appearance, he is a strong martial artist, who also possesses a strange power. While taking various jobs for his employer one assignment leads Shinkurou to live with Murasaki Kuhouin as her bodyguard. Murasaki is the seven-year-old daughter of a wealthy family, who escaped from her home under strange circumstances.

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Seasons

  • Extreme Night

    1.Extreme Night

    03-04-200825m

    After approaching Benika to request more challenging and rewarding jobs, Shinkurō is assigned as a bodyguard to Murasaki. The next day, Shinkurō goes to school, leaving Murasaki al...

  • With a Drain and a Stream

    2.With a Drain and a Stream

    10-04-200825m

    While Shinkurō is at school, Murasaki meets the other inhabitants of the apartment building. In the evening, Shinkurō takes Murasaki to the public bathhouse, and then buys her a ne...

  • Face of an Imposter

    3.Face of an Imposter

    17-04-200825m

    Murasaki appears at Shinkuro's school and wanders around, investigating high school students' life and culture. She also ends up meeting Yūno Hōzuki, who she already dislikes. Late...

  • Clever One

    4.Clever One

    24-04-200825m

    After the incident at the yakuza's office, Yayoi demands to know why Shinkurō is given the job of protecting Murasaki. Shinkurō's background comes to light as well as the reason wh...

  • Wish

    5.Wish

    01-05-200825m

    Murasaki and Shinkurō go to the Hōzuki household so Shinkurō can train with Yūno Hōzuki. Murasaki interacts with Yūno's little sister. More is revealed about the Hōzuki family and...

  • I Think a Light is Shining Over Your Head

    6.I Think a Light is Shining Over Your Head

    08-05-200825m

    All four apartment tenants are practicing for a musical, which will be held during a community festival. Yūno is recruited but it turns out that she's tone deaf and has Shinkurō pr...

  • Women

    7.Women

    16-05-200825m

    Murasaki sneaks out of the apartment complex to join Tamaki at college. After being dumped by her boyfriend, Tamaki shares her insight on women with Murasaki while having juice at...

  • Taking Care of Oneself and Cowardice

    8.Taking Care of Oneself and Cowardice

    23-05-200825m

    The Kuhoin's make plans to return Murasaki to the Inner Sanctuary while Shinkurō, along with Yamie and Tamaki, bring Murasaki to visit a local temple. Murasaki tells Shinkurō how m...

  • You and Me

    9.You and Me

    30-05-200825m

    Hidden away at a hotel, Benika tells Shinkuro some shocking reasons behind what he learned from Ginko about Murasaki. At the risk of being discovered by the Kuhoins, Murasaki and S...

  • Accustomed Fear

    10.Accustomed Fear

    06-06-200825m

    With Murasaki's return to the Kuhoin mansion, Shinkurō is irresolute while in the company of Tamaki and Yamie. He decides to go grocery shopping and encounters Yayoi. After the two...

  • I Think

    11.I Think

    13-06-200825m

    Shinkuro, Yayoi, and Benika break into the Kuhoin mansion to rescue Murasaki but meet a lot of resistance. Yayoi meets up once again with the imperial bodyguard, Lin, and is once a...

  • I Exist

    12.I Exist

    19-06-200825m

    Shinkurō returns to Inner Sanctuary to rescue Murasaki while Benika rushes to his side. Once inside, Shinkurō meets up with Renjou, Murasaki's father, and they discuss Murasaki's f...

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