Phi Brain: Puzzle of God
Phi Brain: Puzzle of God
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Phi Brain: Puzzle of God

6.7 / 10
2011
3 seasons
75 episodes
AnimationComedy

Phi Brain: Puzzle of God is a 2011 Japanese anime television series produced by Sunrise. The first two series aired on NHK Educational TV between October 2011 and September 2012, with a third season to begin airing in October 2013. The series is directed by Junichi Sato with script supervision by Mayori Sekijima. Hajime Yatate, the collective penname for the creative staff at Sunrise, is credited with the original story. The anime has been licensed in North America by Sentai Filmworks. A manga adaptation by Yoshiki Togawa began serialization in Kadokawa Shoten's Newtype Ace magazine from November 2011. A PlayStation Portable video game by Arc System Works was released on May 31, 2012.

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Seasons

  • The Contract Hidden in the Maze

    1.The Contract Hidden in the Maze

    02-10-201125m

    Kaito Daimon, an average high schooler is a genius at solving puzzles. Apparently, Kaito went to did a table Puzzle route in his school for some "tests" which was referred on his D...

  • The Sage's Reward

    2.The Sage's Reward

    09-10-201125m

    In his powerful state known as 'Phi-Brain', Kaito manages to solve the puzzle, allowing them both to escape the ruins. Later, Kaito becomes annoyed by a puzzle solver named Gammon...

  • The Genius Boy Melancholy

    3.The Genius Boy Melancholy

    16-10-201125m

    Kaito meets a boy genius solver named Cubic Galois, who carries the title of 'Edison' and prefers mathematics other puzzles. He attaches a strange bracelet onto Kaito's arm, which...

  • The Girl in the Secret Room

    4.The Girl in the Secret Room

    23-10-201125m

    Kaito is given a Sage Puzzle to solve on the weekend, where he is to be partnered with Ana Gram, an art enthusiast who holds the title of 'Da Vinci'. They visit the mansion of a la...

  • Invitation to a Nightmare

    5.Invitation to a Nightmare

    30-10-201125m

    The POG extend an invitation to Kaito, who is accompanied by Nonoha and Gammon, to their headquarters. As the three make their way through the maze to meet with the POG's head, Kai...

  • Restoration Towards the Light

    6.Restoration Towards the Light

    06-11-201125m

    Kaito is still tormented by his memories and unable to solve puzzles. Cubic researches into the Orpheus bangle, theorizing Kaito's breakdown was a result of his brain power being c...

  • Nonoha`s Title

    7.Nonoha`s Title

    13-11-201125m

    As Nonoha visits some kindergarten students, their teacher, Madoka, gives Kaito a letter, which the others suspect to be a love letter. Suspicious about the contents, Nonoha and Ga...

  • Crabs! Hot Springs! Puzzle Kings!

    8.Crabs! Hot Springs! Puzzle Kings!

    20-11-201125m

    Kaito is contacted by Genius Okudera, a man he once saved from a ruin, who invites him, Nonoha and Ana to a puzzle-themed hotel resort in Hokkaido to solve an alleged Kenja Puzzle...

  • The Fallen Apple and the Continuing Road

    9.The Fallen Apple and the Continuing Road

    27-11-201125m

    As Root Academy prepares for a cultural festival, where Kaito finds himself reluctantly entered into a crossdressing contest, the principal, Baron Kaidou, agrees to install a Kenja...

  • Welcome to the Queen's Country

    10.Welcome to the Queen's Country

    04-12-201125m

    As Kaito dreams of appearing on a TV puzzle show hosted by Elena "Antoinette" Himekawa, Gammon, who had been Elena, jumps in to protect her when it looks like she is being cornered...

  • The Queen's Counterattack

    11.The Queen's Counterattack

    11-12-201125m

    Elena enlists the help of Kaito and his friends as extras in a new sentai show she is starring in. Later that night, Elena brings everyone together for a Kenja Puzzle in which they...

  • Puzzle Time Reunion

    12.Puzzle Time Reunion

    18-12-201125m

    Kaito is surprised to meet his childhood friend, Rook Banjou Crossfield, who unbeknownst to him is the head of POG Japan, and learns he is to become an exchange student at Crossfie...

  • The Tower of Parting

    13.The Tower of Parting

    25-12-201125m

    As Kaito pushes through the puzzle, believing Rook is in danger, Nonoha and the others decide to fly to England, learning the truth about Fool's Puzzles from Souji on the way. As K...

  • True Worth of a Friend

    14.True Worth of a Friend

    08-01-201225m

    As Kaito remains unconscious in hospital, Cubic is invited by Rook to take on a puzzle and accepts it, wanting to prove his friendship to Kaito. He comes to an abandoned military b...

  • Blue Sun, Red Moon

    15.Blue Sun, Red Moon

    15-01-201225m

    Kaito becomes angry when he notices Rook to have done something to Cubic. He and Nonoha go to one of Rook's old living quarters, where they learn of Rook's disturbing childhood. Af...

  • Exorcism Labyrinth

    16.Exorcism Labyrinth

    22-01-201225m

    With the planes back to Japan allegedly taken over by the POG, Kaito and the others travel to Venice instead. As Souji goes to see Rook concerning the Phi Brain project, Gammon ded...

  • Truth

    17.Truth

    29-01-201225m

    As Kaito and the others return to Japan, they find the principal, Baron Kaido, has gone missing. Later on, Kaito is summoned by the POG to the place where his parents died. As Kait...

  • Resistance to the Light

    18.Resistance to the Light

    05-02-201225m

    Following the incident, Cubic and Ana start avoiding Kaito, believing they can no longer follow him, much to the dismay of Nonoha. Meanwhile, Gammon, who is contemplating whether h...

  • Illumination of Betrayal

    19.Illumination of Betrayal

    12-02-201225m

    Kaito is visited by Gammon's little sister, Miharu, who is worried that she hasn't heard from Gammon. Meanwhile, Gammon arrives at the POG headquarters and is challenged by the Giv...

  • The Accelerating Challenger

    20.The Accelerating Challenger

    19-02-201225m

    As Miharu has dinner with Nonoha, Kaito faces a deadly puzzle against Gammon, who seeks something known as The God Scrolls in order to complete the Puzzle of God. As Kaito nears th...

  • Shining Tears

    21.Shining Tears

    26-02-201225m

    As Kaito experiences strange occurrences in which he loses focus of everything else when he glances at puzzles, Cubic reveals this is the result of Kaito's brain speed reaching abn...

  • The One to Carry on His Will

    22.The One to Carry on His Will

    04-03-201225m

    After finding Jin a complete wreck, Baron explains to Gammon about how POG's leader, Count Pythagoras, intends to bring about a conflict between Kaito and Rook in order to open the...

  • The Choice Remaining

    23.The Choice Remaining

    11-03-201225m

    After Kaito's encounter with Rook, he goes to see Ana, whose drawings and paintings resemble his visions, explaining that the future is yet to be determined. The next day, Gammon c...

  • Eternal Existence

    24.Eternal Existence

    18-03-201225m

    As the POG breaks apart following Rook's outburst, Kaito is contacted by Rook, who asks to spend some time with him in a surprisingly friendly manner. After a seemingly normal day...

  • Let's Start the Puzzle Time !

    25.Let's Start the Puzzle Time !

    01-04-201225m

    Rook presents a solar system based puzzle where, if Kaito reaches the Sun, Rook would fall to his death, with Rook simplifying the puzzle to make it easy for Kaito to solve. Kaito,...

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