Canaan: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Two years ago, Shibuya was ravaged by a biological terrorist attack using the deadly Ua virus. Maria Osawa was saved when her father inoculated her against the virus, but is left with partial amnesia from the shock. Now working as a cameraman, she reunited with her friend Canaan in Shanghai, China. Canaan is an assassin gifted with synaesthesia, and she's being targeted by the terrorist squad Snake. Meanwhile, numerous groups converge on Hong Kong, all after either Canaan or Maria.

Series details

• Title: Canaan
• Format: Animation
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Action, Anime, Crime
• Premiere date: 2009-07-04
• Final broadcast date listed: 2009-09-26
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Tokyo MX
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 25 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 8280
• IMDb ID: tt1480947
• TVDB ID: 102591

Cast and credited roles

• Miyuki Sawashiro — Canaan
• Kenji Hamada — Minorikawa, Minoru
• Akio Ohtsuka — Siam
• Hiroaki Hirata — Santana
• Mamiko Noto — Hakkou
• Rie Tanaka — Qi, Liang
• Tōru Ōkawa — Cummings
• Haruka Tomatsu — Yunyun
• Junko Minagawa — Natsume, Yuri
• Maaya Sakamoto — Al Shua, Alphard
• Yoshino Nanjō — Oosawa, Maria

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2009-07-04; final listed air date 2009-09-26.

Source and licence

Adapted from Canaan on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.