Id – Invaded
Id: Invaded is a Japanese anime television series produced by NAZ, directed by Ei Aoki and written by Ōtarō Maijō. It aired from January to March 2020. A manga sequel by Yūki Kodama was serialized in Kadokawa Shoten's seinen manga magazine Young Ace from October 2019 to November 2020.
Synopsis
The story follows the investigations of Narihisago, a renowned detective now in prison, who is tasked with diving into the id wells of various serial killers. Two years prior to the current events, Narihisago's daughter Muku was brutally murdered by a serial killer, leading Narihisago's wife to commit suicide. These deaths prompted him to hunt down and murder the killer, earning him his prison sentence. He is still depressed and haunted by his wife and daughter's deaths, but also uses this as motivation to take his work seriously and help stop serial killers; however, as a result of the deaths of his family, he bears a grudge against all serial killers, which occasionally manifests as an uncontrollable urge to kill. Despite this, however, it is shown that the majority of Narihisago's colleagues have great respect for his work.Rookie field analyst Hondomachi becomes an important character during the series after having a brush with death in a serial killer case.
Events take place in a world where investigators have the power to tap into a killer's unconscious and see fragmented parts of their psyche. This is referred to as an "id well", a mental plane that can be digitally entered to collect clues regarding a killer's victims, crime scenes, and motives. As one traverses through an id well, their sights and actions appear as digital projections in the real world for investigators to analyze in real-time. Since a person's unconscious thoughts are rarely organized, everything within an id, including people and locations will appear in a fractured or symbolic state and can only be temporarily put together by someone investigating the id well. Additionally, id wells can only be entered by victims or other killers. While it is possible to get hurt or die in an id well, the well traveler can simply be removed and re-injected into the well again, though all previous memories from their time in there will be lost.
Field analysts assist well investigators using a tool called "Wakumusubi ", a sort of handheld radar gun that detects and collects delicate "cognition particles", given off by a person's intent to kill. The scanner can be programmed to collect the killing intent of a specific criminal and add that information to their id well. This helps flesh out the killer's well for a more thorough investigation. Additionally, the memories of victims encountered in id wells can also add important information to the environment.
Characters
; Akihito Narihisago;Funetaro Momoki
;Tamotsu Fukuda
;Koharu Hondomachi
;Kaeru
;John Walker
Kura Department
;Takuhiko Hayaseura;Nishio Shirakoma
;Sarina Togo
;Sennosuke Shiratake
;Masamune Habutae
;Kazuo Wakashika
;Shirou Kokufu
;Tsukimaru Nishimura
;Kokuryu Matsuoka
Others
;Muku Narihisago;Ayako Narihisago
;Denshin Katsuyama
;Nahoshi Inami
Media
Anime
On July 4, 2019, Kadokawa announced a new original anime television series directed by Ei Aoki and written by novelist Ōtarō Maijō. Atsushi Ikariya designed the characters, while Atsushi Umebori and Slavek Kowalewski composed the series' music under the artist collective U/S. NAZ animated the series. The series aired from January 5 to March 22, 2020, on Tokyo MX, BS11, TVA, KBS, and SUN, with the first episode listed as a one-hour special. Sou performed the opening theme song "Mister Fixer", while Miyavi performed the ending theme song "Other Side". His songs "UP", "Samurai 45", and "Butterfly" were also included in the first, fourth, twelfth, and thirteenth episodes, respectively. The anime also contains several insert songs throughout the series, including "Eternal Rail" from Kenmochi Hidefumi of Wednesday Campanella in the sixth episode, a song from Kazuya Nagami in the ninth episode, and the song "Memories of Love" composed by Hiroshi Suenami & Soundbreakers and sang by Liz Sarria II in the tenth episode.The first two episodes were given special preview screenings on December 15, 2019, on Funimation, Hulu, and Wakanim, and on December 16, 2019, on AnimeLab due to time differences. Funimation licensed the series for a SimulDub. It ran for 13 episodes.