The Kagerou Project (カゲロウプロジェクト Kagerō Purojekuto, lit. "Heat Haze Project"),

Also known as Kagerou Daze, is a Vocaloid song series created by Jin (also known as Shizen no Teki-P). The story revolves around the Mekakushi Dan (メカクシ団, lit. "Blindfold Gang"), a group of teenagers with unusual powers, dubbed Eye Abilities.

The series became popular on the video sharing website Niconico after the release of the song Kagerou Daze (カゲロウデイズ lit. Heat Haze Days), which also gave the series its name. The song has amassed over 3 million views and is the most popular song of the project. Four light novels have been released, written by Jin and illustrated by Shidu. A fifth novel has been announced.A manga adaptation with illustrations by Satou Mahirou, began serialization in the Monthly Comic Gene on August 28, 2012.

On August 15, 2013 it was announced that an anime adaptation of Kagerou Project, called Mekaku City Actors (メカクシティアクタース^?), had been greenlit.^[3] The anime will be directed by Akiyuki Shinbo at Shaft.