Shiro, the Giant, and the Castle of Ice: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The story is set in Nagasaki prefecture in Minami Shimabara city, the fabled origin of the Shimabara Rebellion that sent shockwaves through all of Japan in the early Edo period. It is also where a third-year junior high school student named Shirou spends his days with his school friends.

One summer day, Shirou's older childhood friend Akane returns to Minami Shimabara from Tokyo. Shirou and Akane take a stroll around Minami Shimabara with another longtime friend, Tokiya. While these friends are dealing with nostalgia and more complex feelings, a mysterious creature named Goron suddenly appears before them. This encounter with a mere little creature causes great events to unfold once more in this city...

(Source: ANN)

Series details

• Title: Shiro, the Giant, and the Castle of Ice
• Format: Animation
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Drama, Anime, Mystery, Supernatural
• Premiere date: 2020-08-08
• Final broadcast date listed: 2020-12-19
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: YouTube
• Typical episode runtime: 1 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 49990

Cast and credited roles

• Ayumu Murase — Tokiya
• Minami Takahashi — Akane
• Yoshitsugu Matsuoka — Goron
• Yuki Otani — Shirō

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2020-08-08; final listed air date 2020-12-19; episode order: 4.

Source and licence

Adapted from Shiro, the Giant, and the Castle of Ice 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.