The Blood Sphere

Operation: Mystery - Mystery File, episode 1

Information

Airdate

October 5, 2013

Directed by

Kiyotaka Taguchi

Written by

Hirotoshi Kobayashi

Continuity
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Ground-Crawling Queen

The Blood Sphere (血の玉, Chi no Tama) is the first episode of Operation: Mystery - Mystery File.

Synopsis[]

The police brought in a request for investigation into a case of human mummification. SRI encountered a mysterious flying object in the forest. This flying entity extracted blood from humans and flew away.

While tracing its traces, the flying entity reappeared. Based on the characteristics of the victims and the collected evidence from the scene, it was determined that some form of fungi was utilized in the commission of the crime. Furthermore, the true identity of the flying entity was also revealed...

Cast[]

Shiro Maki (牧史郎, Maki Shirō): Takaya Kamikawa (上川隆也, Kamikawa Takaya)
Kyosuke Misawa (三沢京助, Misawa Kyōsuke): Taizo Harada (原田泰造, Harada Taizō)
Saori Ogawa (小川さおり, Ogawa Saori): Mai Takahashi (高橋真唯, Takahashi Mai)
Hiroshi Nomura (野村洋, Nomura Hiroshi): Ryota Murai (村井良大, Murai Ryōta)
Chikage Matoya (的矢千景, Matoya Chikage): Mieko Harada (原田美枝子, Harada Mieko)
Risa Shimada (島田梨沙, Shimada Risa): Tomoko Tabata (田畑智子, Tabata Tomoko)

Guest Actors[]

Takahiko Sakisawa (佐喜沢尊彦, Sakisawa Takahiko): Leo Morimoto (森本レオ, Morimoto Reo)
Koichirō Matsudo (松戸浩一郎, Matsudo Kōichirō): Ken Yasuda (安田顕, Yasuda Ken)
Kenji Katsuragi (葛城健二, Katsuragi Kenji): Yosuke Asari (浅利陽介, Asari Yōsuke)
Miki Matsudo (松戸ミキ, Matsudo Miki): Rio Yoshizawa (吉澤里桜, Yoshizawa Rio)
Aya Matsudo (松戸アヤ, Matsudo Aya): Misato Yoshizawa (吉澤実里, Yoshizawa Misato)
Yohei Kitagawa (北川洋平, Kitagawa Yōhei): Toru Kamitsuru (上鶴徹, Kamitsuru Tōru)
Haru Kazusa (一紗晴, Kazusa Haru)
Takamasa Tamaki (玉置孝匡, Tamaki Takamasa)
Soryu Kawakami (川上奏龍, Kawakami Sōryū)
Keishi Hirata (平田敬士, Hirata Keishi)
Masayuki Haruhara (春原雅之, Haruhara Masayuki)
Akito Kishida (岸田瑛音, Kishida Akito)
Hayato Watanabe (渡辺隼斗, Watanabe Hayato)
Jun Iwamoto (岩本淳, Iwamoto Jun)
Ellie Hasegawa (長谷川エリー, Hasegawa Erī)
Yusaku Kawashima (川島雄作, Kawashima Yūsaku)
Kenta Imanishi (イマニシケンタ, Imanishi Kenta)
Ayako Koito (小糸綾子, Koito Ayako)
Tomoaki Tatsumi (辰巳智秋, Tatsumi Tomoaki)
Wakaba Nagai (永井若葉, Nagai Wakaba)
Tadayasu Sato (佐藤匡泰, Satō Tadayasu)
Hiroaki Tokoro (所博昭, Tokoro Hiroaki)

Home Media[]

Operation: Mystery - Mystery File Blu-ray BOX features all episodes.

Operation: Mystery Episodes
Operation: Mystery	1. Man Through the Wall \| 2. Man-Eating Moths \| 3. White Face \| 4. Fearful Phone Calls \| 5. The Grim Reaper's Lullaby \| 6. Vampire Hell \| 7. The Woman With Blue Blood \| 8. The Shining Street Killer \| 9. The Strolling Head \| 10. Radio Waves Summoning Death \| 11. The Jaguar's Eyes Are Red \| 12. Fairy Tale of Fog \| 13. Gallows of Ice \| 14. Good Night \| 15. 24th Year of Revenge \| 16. Kamaitachi \| 17. The Phantom Grim Reaper \| 18. The Dead Whispers \| 19. Bat Man \| 20. Murderous Circuit \| 21. Beauty and Pollen \| 22. Endless Rampage \| 23. The Cursed Jar \| 24. Mad Humans \| 25. I Will Buy Kyoto \| 26. The Snow Woman
Operation: Mystery - Second File	1. Zeus Trigger \| 2. Showa Koji Gento \| 3. Man-Eating Trees
Operation: Mystery - Mystery File	1. The Blood Sphere \| 2. Ground-Crawling Queen \| 3. Beautiful Girl Creeping in Darkness \| 4. He Who Peers Into the Abyss