Saint October
Saint October is a 2007 Japanese anime television series created by Konami Digital Entertainment. Animated by Studio Comet, it premiered on Chiba TV on January 4, 2007, in Japan. The series revolves around three girl detectives who use magical powers to solve mysteries. The series' portrayal of magic makes extensive use of tarot symbolism.
It was also adapted into a manga series by , which was serialized in the Japanese magazine Monthly Comic Blade published by Mag Garden in August 2006.
Plot
Saint October tells the story of a group of three girls, who work for the Kuroki Detective Agency in Alkana City. The story begins during a case to catch a mysterious masked kidnapper who has been kidnapping young boys for a strange man. Kotono, a member of the agency, was working hard on the case. One night after returning home late, Kotono runs into a young boy who's crying alone. With nowhere else to take him, Kotono brings him back to her home at Joshua's church where it is discovered that he has amnesia and cannot remember even his own name. While there, Natsuki Shirafuji, Kotono's friend and fellow detective, arrives to add further information to the kidnapping case. Suddenly, the masked kidnapper appears and successfully kidnaps the boy, but Kotono chases after him and gets the boy back after a short scuffle. Just when all looks lost, the boy uses a magical power to bestow to Kotono a similar power in order to defeat the kidnapper. After she won, he reveals that he remembered what his name is: Ewan. Now the focus has turned to who is the kidnapper's boss who has been pursuing Ewan.Characters
Protagonists
;Kotono Hayama;Natsuki Shirafuji
;Misaki Hijiri
;Joshua
;Kōshirō Kuroki
;Ewan
;Artista
;Eddie Tsukahara
Antagonists
;Kurtz;Ash
;Esmeralda
;Herlock
Others
;Richard;Ryōhei Mikado
Adaptations
Anime
The Saint October anime series, created by Konami Digital Entertainment, first aired in Japan on January 4, 2007, on Chiba TV and is set to contain 26 episodes. The first DVD will go on sale on March 21, 2007.Episodes
Theme songs
;Opening theme: "Wheel of fortune" by Azusa Kataoka, Yukari Fukui and Yu Kobayashi;Ending Theme 1: "Michi naru Basho e" by Yukari Fukui
;Ending Theme 2: "Sora no Kotoba" by Yu Kobayashi
;Ending Theme 3: "Melow Stereo" by Azusa Kataoka, Yukari Fukui and Yu Kobayashi