Kubikiri Cycle: The Blue Savant and the Nonsense User English Sub & Dub

About Kubikiri Cycle: The Blue Savant and the Nonsense User

Looking for background on Kubikiri Cycle: The Blue Savant and the Nonsense User (クビキリサイクル 青色サヴァンと戯言遣い)? This drama, mystery and psychological series by Shaft (2016) starts out like this. The setup: It's the vacation of a lifetime, a trip to a remote island filled with geniuses–and murder. On Wet Crow's Feather Island, a tiny speck in the Sea of Japan, lives Akagami Iria, the exiled daughter of a powerful family.

Next up: Born into great wealth, she was a princess of the highest pedigree–until she was cut off by the leader of the Akagami Foundation. For the last five years, she's lived on Feather Island with her maids. She hasn't been alone.

As a drama title, character writing and emotional payoff matter more than spectacle. Voice work is led by Yuuki Kaji as Ii and Aoi Yuuki as Tomo Kunagisa. This one is best suited to viewers who prefer story and feelings over flashy action. The run is 8 episodes in total, so you know what you are signing up for.

Production & Appeal

Shaft is the studio behind Kubikiri Cycle: The Blue Savant and the Nonsense User, and its direction shapes everything from character design to motion. The drama focus matters here: character writing and emotional payoff matter more than spectacle. At 7.7/10 it earns a solid reception, a safe pick for fans of the genre. On the casting side, Yuuki Kaji voicing Ii gives the lead role a recognizable voice. Released in 2016, it competed with that season's other new series for attention.