The Beheading Cycle: The Blue Savant and the Nonsense Bearer poster

The Beheading Cycle: The Blue Savant and the Nonsense Bearer (2016)

Animation · Drama · Mystery

The story revolves around the protagonist "I" and the murders and mysteries he encounters. He tries in vain to stay out of the story, but instead he always gets dragged into the center of everything. Even though it seems that he contributes a lot, he always finds out that whatever he did was meaningless in the end.

IMDb rating: 7.7 (122 votes)
Episode average: 8.2 +0.5 vs IMDb
Seasons: 1
Language: JA
Type: Mini-series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 1 season indexed

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Seasons

Season 1 (2016)

8.21 avg 8 episodes 7.3 → 8.7 30 min avg

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Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Kubikiri Cycle: Aoiro Savant to Zaregoto Tsukai	7.3	173
2	Kubikiri Cycle: Aoiro Savant to Zaregoto Tsukai: Vol 2	8.2	44
3	Kubikiri Cycle: Aoiro Savant to Zaregoto Tsukai - Vol 3	8.4	46
4	Kubikiri Cycle: Aoiro Savant to Zaregoto Tsukai - Vol 4	8.2	41
5	Kubikiri Cycle: Aoiro Savant to Zaregoto Tsukai - Vol 5	8.2	43
6	Kubikiri Cycle: Aoiro Savant to Zaregoto Tsukai - Vol 6	8.4	40
7	Kubikiri Cycle: Aoiro Savant to Zaregoto Tsukai - Vol 7	8.3	40
8	Kubikiri Cycle: Aoiro Savant to Zaregoto Tsukai - Vol 8	8.7	47