In/Spectre

Season 1

TV-14

Kotoko Iwanaga became the god of wisdom to the supernatural beings and spends her days solving problems for them. However, the boy who she fell head over heels for, Kuro Sakuragawa, is someone that is feared by all supernatural creatures. The two of them face various mysterious incidents involving the supernatural in this love x romance x mystery series. Where will these fantastical incidents lead them and what will happen with Kotoko’s crush?

Where to Watch Season 1

24 Episodes

One Eye, One Leg
E1
One Eye, One LegShortly after her hospital visit, Kotoko meets Kurou, the young man she helped two years prior. She takes the opportunity to confess, she who has the appearance of a schoolgirl, who has one leg, a glass eye, and who communicates with spirits…
What the Guardian Serpent Heard
E2
What the Guardian Serpent HeardKotoko receives a request for help from a giant snake, who is the guardian spirit of Tsukuna Swamp. It appears that a murderer named Tanio Aoi disposed of a body in the snake’s swamp, but there’s something that’s just not sitting right with the snake. After learning about Kuro’s powers, Kotoko asks Kuro to accompany her on this journey, but Kuro declines for a certain reason…
The Rumors of the Steel Lady
E3
The Rumors of the Steel LadyKotoko is asked why a suspect had thrown a dead body into the Guardian’s swamp and she starts constructing a story. This ends up being a rather tragic tale about Tanio Aoi filled with love and regret that the Guardian is also shocked to hear. Two years later, random acts of violence were happening in Makurazaka City. The suspect seems to be the ghost of the former idol, Nanase Karin…
Idol Dies by Steel Beam
E4
Idol Dies by Steel BeamKotoko arrived in Makurazaka City to take care of the incidents with Steel Lady Nanase and happens to run into Saki, who had become a police officer. Saki decides to research Nanase Karin a bit more and learns that the former idol had died a mysterious death. In order to defeat Steel Lady Nanase, they would need more details, but…
A Monster of the Imagination
E5
A Monster of the ImaginationKotoko spots Kuro fighting with Steel Lady Nanase. With Saki in tow, Kotoko reveals Kuro's childhood and beginning as an immortal. Kuro takes the upper hand in the fight against Nanase but she isn't defeated. Kotoko realizes they're need a special method to defeat her because she is no ordinary spectre.
Logical Fiction
E6
Logical FictionKotoko realizes that Steel Lady Nanase was born from a wiki site about the spectre. In order to defeat her, who is only alive from people's imaginations, Kotoko has to come up with a story more interesting than Steel Lady Nanase. With the help of another spectre, who witnessed the death of Nanase, and Officer Saki's case info they learn more of the real story.
Preparing to Conquer the Steel Lady
E7
Preparing to Conquer the Steel LadyDetective Terada is killed by Steel Lady Nanase. The Internet goes crazy about the fact that Steel Lady Nanase killing a person. Kotoko and Kuro discuss the matter and figure out the person who is truly behind all of this. So that there are no more victims, Kotoko decides to finish off Steel Lady Nanase that night.
She Who Spins Fiction
E8
She Who Spins FictionSaki remembers the first time she met Kuro's cousin, Rikka. She heard rikka had passed and tries to get more information from Kotoko. Meanwhile, Steel Lady Nanase presence gains strength as the wiki site become active again.
The Committee to Conquer Steel Lady Nanase
E9
The Committee to Conquer Steel Lady NanaseEverything in place now, the plan to conquer Steel Lady Nanase can commence! Does she actually exist? Maybe she's just an invented urban legend. A battle between truths and lies begins to figure out her existence. With Kotoko weaving her web of lies to the wiki site, what will the outcome be?
Dueling Fictions
E10
Dueling FictionsJust as it looked like the site readers accepted Kotoko’s solution, it ends up getting shot down. However, Kotoko had another solution ready. In order to defeat Steel Lady Nanase, she unleashes a second and third solution, but Sakuragawa Rikka and Steel Lady Nanase continue to get in her way. Will they be able to vanquish the ghost?
The Ultimate Fiction
E11
The Ultimate FictionKotoko came up with three solutions, but they all got shot down. Kuro keeps trying to grasp the future where they can defeat Steel Lady Nanase, but Rikka made it disappear once again. But Kotoko wasn’t done yet. Steel Lady Nanase is not a ghost. What is Kotoko’s 4th solution that may finally put an end to Steel Lady Nanase’s existence once and for all?
She Who Defends Order
E12
She Who Defends OrderYokai, ayakashi, spectres, demons, mononoke, and ghosts... Everything has order, and you must never go against the order. Kotoko's fourth solution is accepted by the users on the wiki site and Kuro is able to give the final blow to Steel Lady Nanase. Will that be enough to finish her off?! And what exactly was Rikka's motive?
That God's Name Is
E13
That God's Name IsA bound spirit asks Kotoko for some advice about a mysterious supernatural presence that showed up at its apartment complex. Every night, strange sounds can be heard from an empty apartment, and a doll with four arms was found in the room. In order to find out what's behind this, Kotoko and Kuro go to investigate. Kotoko begins her inference yet again so she can protect the order among the supernatural beings!
The Yuki-Onna's Dilemma
E14
The Yuki-Onna's DilemmaEleven years ago, Muroi Masayuki's life was saved by a Yuki-Onna up in the snowy mountains. Betrayed by his friends and his wife, he ended up anti-social and unable to trust anyone and eventually moved to the town at the base of the mountains where he met the Yuki-Onna. As he was wandering around town, he coincidentally runs into a woman who looks just like the Yuki-Onna...?!
The Yuki-Onna's Alibi
E15
The Yuki-Onna's AlibiMasayuki is suspected of killing his ex-wife when the police find her dead. There was a message written in blood on her hand that put Masayuki at a great disadvantage. The only one who can vouch for his innocence with an alibi was Yuki-Onna, who was with him at the time of the murder. But there's no way he can let a yokai provide a statement for him. Yuki-Onna asks Kotoko for help to track down the real killer.
The Yuki-Onna's Innocence
E16
The Yuki-Onna's InnocenceKotoko presents the case's resolution to an astonished Yuki-Onna and Masayuki, and makes an important decision about their future.
Rikka Returns
E17
Rikka ReturnsKotoko and Kuro discover where Rikka, his cousin with the same powers, has been living since their last encounter. They go to investigate the apartment, which has a grisly history.
Electroshock Pinocchio
E18
Electroshock PinocchioTae is an active octogenarian who lives with an unusually talkative cat. Why do the fishermen in her seaside town find dead fish coming in with the tide every morning?
Or You Could Wish Upon a Star
E19
Or You Could Wish Upon a StarTae talks about her past and Kotoko figures out a way they can defeat the Electroshock Pinocchio.
And So, the Ruler Disappeared
E20
And So, the Ruler DisappearedA hotel chain magnate asks Kotoko for help in solving a murder… that he may have committed.
The Silenced Children
E21
The Silenced ChildrenThe heirs to the hotel chain begin discussing what they're going to tell Kotoko, but some unexpected details come to light.
Uninvited Judge
E22
Uninvited JudgeRion talks to her father and, realizing something important about her grandmother, proposes an answer to the president's assignment to her relatives.
Sleeping Murder
E23
Sleeping MurderKotoko offers her own explanation of Sumi's death, which awakens the memory of a crime that had slept for decades.
A Lucky Day at the Unagi Restaurant
E24
A Lucky Day at the Unagi RestaurantTwo friends meet for dinner in a classy unagi restaurant, and get distracted by an apparently young girl who is confidently dining there alone. Somehow, this leads to talk of murder...