The Killer

The Killer is a Japanese animated occult detective psychological thriller series created by Seiko Nagasaki. The show is animated by Studio Acesky, ToonIn, and post-production by Typewriter Productions West.

Development
Seiko Nagasaki commissioned the series to AnimeNation in the winter of 2014, and have been writing on and off for the next year, with animating starting in February of 2016. The budget for each episode was $200,000 USD, and the series length is 31 episodes.

Vision announced that the show will air on Sundown starting February of 2018.

Plot
Taeko Kagami was an ordinary Japanese boy visiting the United States, where he met another foreign exchange student, Takamoto Ao. He also befriends Timothy Weer, Sarah Webb, and Ash Wensley.

Music
The opening theme for episodes 1-16 is a portion of "Flavor Of The Week" by American Hi-Fi. Episodes 17 through 31 used a portion of "The Middle" by Jimmy Eat World. The ending theme is an original song by the voice actress of Takamoto Ao.