IRODUKU: The World in Colors Season 1

IRODUKU: The World in Colors Season 1 is currently streaming on major platforms, and it earns its premise rather than just borrowing genre trappings. A single, tightly-focused season means there is plenty to get through without ever feeling padded. A 7/10 rating says what the writing already makes obvious: this one works. Kaori Ishihara's performance is the anchor the more ambitious scenes need. There is no real reason to keep putting it off.

There is a reason IRODUKU: The World in Colors Season 1 keeps coming up in conversation. IRODUKU: The World in Colors Season 1 treats its concept seriously enough to follow it all the way through. Season 1 of IRODUKU: The World in Colors includes 13 episodes. It aired from October 2018 to December 2018. This season stars Kaori Ishihara, Kaede Hondo and Nao Toyama. Kaori Ishihara and Kaede Hondo lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was aired in 2018. The rules of IRODUKU: The World in Colors Season 1's world are consistent enough that the big swings never feel like cheating. It delivers reliably on what it promises, which is more than most of its competition manages.

IRODUKU: The World in Colors Season 1 is satisfying on multiple levels — something to watch and something to think about after. It does not lean on comparisons to make its case. A contained run means every episode is doing real work. Kaori Ishihara grounds the bigger ideas in something human. Once you are in, you will want to talk about it.

🎬 IRODUKU: The World in Colors Season 1 — Episode Guide

Where You Belong

2018-10-05

Hitomi Tsukishiro, a girl from a family of mages who lost the ability to see color when young, gets sent 60 years into the past when her grandmother Kohaku tells her one night to go back in time and visit her when she was a 2nd-year student in high school.

I Can't Stand Magic

2018-10-12

Hitomi sees the picture Yuito drew, and for a moment, her world regains its color. Now homestaying at Kohaku's house while Kohaku is abroad, Hitomi is urged to enroll at the nearby Minamigaoka High School by Kohaku's parents. A reluctant Hitomi comes to know an unexpected side of her young grandmoth...

No Rain, No Rainbow

2018-10-19

The hands-on "club introductions" for new students have begun. Unable to forget Yuito's drawing, Hitomi visits the Photography Arts Club. Hiding her inability to see color, she takes up a paint brush for the first time in her life, at Yuito's request. She is then roped into their photo shoot. Petiti...

Stop Calling Me "Granny"!

2018-10-25

Kohaku is back. Right away, she shows impressive magic to the class, and cozies up to the Photo-Arts Club members. Hitomi feels intimidated by her grandmother, who is her exact opposite. The club decides to present a combination of photos and drawings for the next cultural festival. They head to the...

A Modest Recipe

2018-11-01

The now school-approved approved 'Magic Photography Arts Club' decides to throw a party in celebration with their new member, Kohaku. Hitomi is entrusted with watching the Magic Shop, and wants to use the chance to try and face magic again. Through trial and error, she crafts her first star-sand to ...

Golden Fish

2018-11-08

When Yuito used the star-sand gifted to him by Hitomi, he saw the golden fish. It was the one from the picture he drew in grade school that won him his first award. For some reason, Hitomi is fascinated by it. Incidentally, the Magic Photography Arts Club is doing a photoshoot at Glover Garden when ...

The Burden of Venus

2018-11-15

Yuito and the inescapably awkward Hitomi charge into their summer break. The Magic Photography Arts Club begins preparations for their traditional annual training camp. Meanwhile, Kurumi laments over her less-than-favorable mock exam results. She receives advice from her sister, Ichika, a pastry che...

Fragile Fragments

2018-11-22

Summer is almost over, when one day on the way home, Kohaku is taken to the place where Hitomi had seen colors. Kohaku, who strongly desires to make people happy through magic, struggles to pin down the reason Hitomi's world lost its color. With assistance from Yuito, the three attempt to recreate t...

Wandering Words

2018-11-29

Hitomi seeks advice from president Sho with hopes of improving her photography skills. The two exchange a promise to go on a photo shoot together on their next day off. The day comes, and with cameras in hand, the two travel on foot to each location. After their full day together, just as they are p...

E10

Monochromatic Crayon

2018-12-06

Hitomi wants to make up with Asagi, and musters the courage to speak out. Asagi spills her heart, and after learning each other's true feelings, the air is cleared. Meanwhile, the Magic Photography Arts Club prepares for the Culture Festival. Kohaku suggests that the Magic Club perform a 'picture-en...

E11

The Waning Moon

2018-12-13

The whole Magic Photography Arts Club is busy preparing for the Culture Festival. Kurumi, Sho, and Asagi’s Photography Club are working on their display, Yuito's drawing for the Magic Club's event is progressing, and Kohaku and Hitomi are focused on magic practice. Then suddenly, Hitomi vanishes in ...

E12

On this Bright, Shining Day

2018-12-20

Two days until the new moon and Hitomi's return trip. Suddenly having to part, unease and loneliness linger as the curtain opens on the Culture Festival. The Club's 'Magical Art Illusion' gains fame, while Asagi delights at the enjoyment her photos bring, and Yuito learns the joy of drawing for othe...

E13

The World in Colors

2018-12-21

The time of parting has finally arrived. After the festival, Hitomi, Kohaku, and all of the club members gather in a nearby park. One by one, they share the feelings they've held close to their hearts with Hitomi as she prepares for her journey. Then, as she's expressing her gratitude, an anomaly oc...