The TV anime series Another is created by studio P.A. Works, based on a school horror mystery novel by Yukito Ayatsuji, and features original character designs by Noizi Ito (Shana, Suzumiya Haruhi). The story centers around a school class that has a curse, and the string of unavoidable deaths that befall the boys and girls in that class. 26 years ago, in a third-year classroom of a middle school, there was a student named Misaki. As an honors student who was also good at sports, the charming girl was popular with her classmates. When she suddenly died, her classmates decided to carry on as if she was still alive until graduation. Then, in the spring of 1998, a boy named Kouichi Sakakibara transfers to that classroom, and he grows suspicious of the fearful atmosphere in that classroom. In particular, there is a beautiful, aloof girl named Misaki Mei who wears an eyepatch and is always alone drawing pictures. The anime is airing in Japan from January 9, 2012, followed in May 2012 by an "Episode 0" OVA - depicting a part of the story that is not in the original novel: that of Mei Misaki, leading up to the main anime series.