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The Fable
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Score

7.8 / 10

Status

Finished Airing

Episodes

25

Studio

Tezuka Productions

Official Streams

Disney PlusHuluHulu

The Fable

Also known as ザ・ファブル

TVSpring 2024Source MangaR - 17+ (violence & profanity)
ActionComedyDramaRomanceThrillerSuspense

7.8/10

Community score

#514

Rank

110K

Members

851

Favorites

Synopsis

When you're the infamous prodigy hitman known only as “Fable,” many things come easy. Being a normal person, however, isn't one of them. In fact, being told that he can't kill anyone for a while may just be the hardest job Fable’s ever taken...

(Source: Kodansha USA)

Cast Highlights

Satou, Akira

Satou, Akira

Main

Voice: Okitsu, Kazuyuki (Japanese)

Announcer

Announcer

Supporting

Voice: Matsumoto, Kouhei (Japanese)

Boss

Boss

Supporting

Voice: Komura, Tetsuo (Japanese)

Call Girl

Call Girl

Supporting

Voice: Aikawa, Natsuki (Japanese)

Chef

Chef

Supporting

Voice: Ueda, Youji (Japanese)

Christmas Announcer

Christmas Announcer

Supporting

Voice: Nakanishi, Naoya (Japanese)

Cord

Cord

Supporting

Voice: Egashira, Hiroya (Japanese)

Ebihara, Takeshi

Ebihara, Takeshi

Supporting

Voice: Ootsuka, Akio (Japanese)

Core Staff

Iwasa, Naoki

Iwasa, Naoki

Producer

Onoue, Taiki

Onoue, Taiki

Producer

Shibata, Momo

Shibata, Momo

Producer

Udagawa, Sumio

Udagawa, Sumio

Producer

Wakabayashi, Hirokazu

Wakabayashi, Hirokazu

Producer

Yoshio, Souta

Yoshio, Souta

Producer

Theme Songs

Openings

1: "Professionalism" by ALI feat. Hannya (般若)

2: "Switch (スイッチ)" by UmedaCypher (梅田サイファー)

Endings

1: "Odd Numbers" by UmedaCypher (梅田サイファー)

2: "BEYOND feat. MaRI" by ALI

Latest Updates

'The Fable' Gets Second Season
MyAnimeList61d ago

'The Fable' Gets Second Season

'The Fable' Reveals Additional Cast, Theme Songs, Third Promo for Second Cour
MyAnimeList708d ago

'The Fable' Reveals Additional Cast, Theme Songs, Third Promo for Second Cour

Spring 2024 Simulcast List [Update 6/10]
MyAnimeList787d ago

Spring 2024 Simulcast List [Update 6/10]

Spring 2024 Preview
MyAnimeList794d ago

Spring 2024 Preview

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Related Titles

Sequel

The Fable 2nd Season

anime

Adaptation

The Fable

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Episode 2

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4.14/5
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Episode 3

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4.18/5
Aired 4/21/2024

Episode 4

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4.37/5
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Episode 5

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4.24/5
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Episode 6

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4.35/5
Aired 5/12/2024

Episode 7

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4.32/5
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Episode 8

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4.36/5
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Full episode listing

Quick Facts

FormatTV
Episodes25
Duration22 min per ep
SourceManga
RatingR - 17+ (violence & profanity)
SeasonSpring 2024
AiredApr 7, 2024 to Sep 29, 2024
StatusFinished Airing
Recommended
Monetizing Content

Ranking And Reach

Popularity#2243
Scored by41.2K
BroadcastSundays at 00:55 (JST)
ApprovedYes

Title Variants

English title

The Fable

Romaji title

The Fable

Japanese title

ザ・ファブル

Synonyms

Unknown

Production Team

Main studio

Tezuka Productions

Producers

VAP, Kodansha, Nippon Television Network, Audio Planning U

Licensors

Unknown

Japanese title

ザ・ファブル

Themes And Audience

Adult CastOrganized CrimeSeinen