Kimi Kei and the Five Spirits

Kimi Kei and the Five Spirits (령유 섯다 와 케이-키미) is a Sandian aenimo television series created by Songki Wa and produced by Tetrazone. Its story focuses on Kimi Kei, an introverted and emotionally disturbed teenage girl who has the ability to communicate with ghosts and befriends five ghosts who haunt her school and her neighborhood. The series is Tetrazone's first original project since the 2005 aenimo film Sky Four Zero.

The series was originally broadcast on YXN from July 2 to September 24, 2022 for thirteen episodes. It is distributed in English-language markets by Subcone, which began releasing an English dub version of the series in August 2022. The series was praised by critics for its unique animation style, wholesome subtext, and commentary on modern Sandian society. A hwaman novel adapting the series' entire story was published on October 1, 2022.

Plot
Kimi Kei is a beinchi girl living in the fictional city of Kururu, Gaemaki. Her inability to make friends has led to her choosing to live a life of loneliness. However, this changes one Friday morning when she meets five ghosts—subsequently referred to as Spirits—who haunt her school and her neighborhood and possess the ability to control the world around her. It is here that she learns about her ability to communicate with the dead, and gradually develops a strong friendship with these Spirits.

However, when Kimi wakes up one morning, the ghosts are gone from her house, and most of them are gone from her school. Kimi then begins searching for them, and begins to descend into madness over this, leading to her wondering if the Spirits ever existed at all or if they were figments of her imagination.

Kei family

 * Kimi Kei (, Kei-Kimi)
 * Voiced by: Kena Tori (Sandian), Katie Forage (English)
 * The series' title character and narrator who first meets the Spirits on her way home from school one afternoon. She is a beinchi teenage girl who chose to live a life of loneliness after attempts to communicate with peers failed numerously.


 * Kyori Kei (, Kei-Kyori)
 * Voiced by: Sora Hwai (Sandian), Karen Ocean Waters (English)
 * Kimi's insane older sister. Her trademarks include ending every sentence with a strange laugh-like noise and kicking Kimi's already broken bedroom door when she wants to come in. She frequently teases Kimi and hits her when things do not go her way.


 * Mora Kei (, Kei-Mora)
 * Voiced by: Yori Koi (Sandian), Kristen Coriano (English)
 * Kimi's indecisive, workaholic mother who speaks in a slurred manner and a strong Gaemaki accent.

The Five Spirits

 * Baeko
 * Voiced by: Kyogu Wen (Sandian), Logan Hurley (English)


 * Chaeko
 * Voiced by: Mio Yeong (Sandian), Jacob Forber (English)


 * Haeko
 * Voiced by: Keyo Heon (Sandian), Xavier Huang (English)


 * Jaeko
 * Voiced by: Wongki Chen (Sandian), Bobby Cheong (English)


 * Saeko
 * Voiced by: Kora Kono (Sandian), Senko Morgan (English)