From time-to-time, Satoru Fijinuma, a 29-year-old hopeful manga artist, finds himself propeled through time in order to prevent tragedies. Usually, these are short trips in time, but when his mother is murdered, Satoru finds himself back at age ten where he must change things to prevent the far-future murder of his mother and the present-day murders of his classmates.

The eight-volume English version of the manga appeared in 2017-18 with the title Erased.

This 12-part anime adaptation of Kei Sambe’s manga felt more abbreviated than the 12-part live-action version, and the characters were not as captivating for me.

This faithful, 12-part adaptation of Kei Sambe’s manga provides a compelling story for all three ages of Satoru Fujinuma, although for me the most captivating and disturbing story was of ten-year-old Satoru.