▁Kin oko ▁Nas u ▁being ▁the ▁scenario ▁director ▁P . A . Work s ▁did ▁the ▁animation ▁for ▁C ana an . ▁The ▁show ▁officially ▁broadcast ▁its ▁first ▁episode ▁on ▁July ▁ 4 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁to ▁September ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁on ▁the ▁AT - X , ▁Ch iba ▁TV , ▁K ans ai ▁TV , ▁Tok ai ▁TV , ▁Tokyo ▁M X ▁TV , ▁TV ▁Kan ag awa ▁and ▁TV ▁S ait ama ▁television ▁stations . ▁ ▁Based ▁on ▁a ▁bonus ▁scenario ▁created ▁by ▁Type - M oon ▁for ▁the ▁game ▁ 4 2 8 : ▁Sh ib u ya ▁Sc ram ble , ▁C ana an ''' s ▁story ▁is ▁based ▁on ▁its ▁e pon ym ous ▁protagon ist . ▁A ▁Middle ▁Eastern ▁te en aged ▁girl ▁and ▁a ▁mer cen ary , ▁C ana an ▁is ▁dispatch ed ▁by ▁her ▁unknown ▁super iors ▁to ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Shang hai ▁in ▁the ▁People ' s ▁Republic ▁of ▁China ▁where ▁she ▁meets ▁up ▁with ▁Maria ▁ Ō s awa . ▁Now ▁a ▁photograph er , ▁Maria ▁reun ites ▁with ▁her ▁friend ▁C ana an ▁after ▁being ▁saved ▁from ▁har ass ment ▁during ▁a ▁trip ▁to ▁the ▁Middle ▁East ▁years ▁ago . ▁Un known ▁to ▁her , ▁Maria ▁suff ers ▁from ▁partial ▁am nes ia ▁since ▁she ▁had ▁been ▁the ▁target ▁of ▁an ▁attack ▁by ▁myster ious ▁terror ists ▁in ▁Sh ib u ya , ▁Tokyo ▁who ▁plant ed ▁with ▁the ▁U a ▁virus