Midnight Occult Civil Servants (2019)

Animation · Fantasy · Mystery

Miyako Arata is newly assigned to the Shinjuku Ward Office's Nighttime Regional Relations Department. Each of Tokyo's 23 wards has one such department, established to mitigate paranormal and occult-related events. Arata's special skill is the understanding of non-human speech, and the story begins with him encountering a youkai at Shinjuku Gyoen park who refers to him as the legendary Heian-era exorcist, Abe no Seimei.

IMDb rating: 6.7 (344 votes)
Episode average: 7.4 +0.7 vs IMDb
Seasons: 1
Streaming (US): Crunchyroll
Language: JA
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 1 season indexed

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Seasons

Season 1 (2019)

7.43 avg 15 episodes 7.6 → 7.4 23 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Angels and Tengu Above the Shinjuku Skyline	7.6	25
2	The White Nekomata of Kagurazaka	7.8	19
3	The Trickster with Amber Eyes	7.6	17
4	Fixed-Point Observation in Kabukicho	7.5	16
5	The Parallel World Elevator of the City Hall Observation Deck	7.3	16
6	Devil and Sense of Loss	7.6	16
7	Sense of Loss and Proof of Despair	7.7	16
8	Old Coyote and the Garden of Falling Stars	7.5	16
9	The Dream Demon of the Haunted Apartment Block	7.0	16
10	White Cocoons and Blue Flames	7.1	16
11	The Ears of Sand and the Guts of a New Employee	7.4	16
12	Shinjuku Ward Nocturnal Community Relations Division	7.7	16
13	The Blind Alley, The Boy, and I	7.0	7
14	Lonely Vampire	7.2	10
15	Beneath the Cherry Tree Forest in Full Bloom	7.4	10