The Garden of Sinners: A Study in Murder (Part 1) (2007)

August 1995: Mikiya first meets Shiki in a white kimono during a snowing day. Later on, at the high school freshmen ceremony, Mikiya sees Shiki in the crowd and chases after her, introducing himself to her. But Shiki hides a big secret: A wave of bizarre murders occur around many loose ends, and no suspects. there are still many questions: Who to believe? Who is the murderer? What is the secret of Shiki? and especially: Who is SHIKI?

Released: Dec 29, 2007

Runtime: 60 minutes

Genre: Animation, Action, Crime

Stars: Maaya Sakamoto, Kenichi Suzumura, Jouji Nakata, Takako Honda, Hiroki Touchi, Makoto Yasumura

Crew: Manabu Kamino (Editor), Hikaru Kondo (Producer), Ryu Suzuki (Line Producer), Yuki Kajiura (Original Music Composer), Takashi Takeuchi (Character Designer), Tomonori Sudo (Character Designer)