ZENSHU

TV-142025•24m•7.8/10

AnimationDramaAction & AdventureSci-Fi & Fantasy

Ratings

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7.8/10(54)

After graduating from high school, Natsuko Hirose starts her career as an animator. Her talent quickly flourishes, and she makes her debut as a director in no time. Her first anime becomes a massive hit, sparking a social phenomenon and earning her recognition as an up-and-coming genius director. Her next project is set to be a romantic comedy movie themed around first love! However, having never been in love herself, Natsuko struggles to understand the concept of first love, and as a result, she’s unable to create the storyboard, causing the movie production to come to a standstill. One day, she passes out while working on her storyboard and wakes up in the world of her favorite childhood anime movie "A Tale of Perishing."

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Production

MAPPA, Twin Engine, TV Tokyo, Bushiroad, Rakuten, movic

Language

Status

Ended

First Aired

January 5, 2025

Last Aired

March 23, 2025

Networks

TV Tokyo, TV Aichi, TVQ, TV Osaka, TVh, TSC

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Region US · Lang EN

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Seasons & Episodes

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Season

FIRST STROKE

Air date: 2025-01-05

An up-and-coming anime director, Natsuko Hirose, is busy trying to storyboard a rom-com themed feature film, but because she's never experienced first love, she can't seem to progress with her storyboards.

DEFEND

Air date: 2025-01-12

The prophet of the Last Town, Elder Baobab, decides that Natsuko should join the Nine Soldiers, but her and Luke are at odds. Natsuko tries to figure out a way back home, but then remembers what happens next in "A Tale of Perishing" and realizes everyone's in danger again.

DESTINY

Air date: 2025-01-19

The Last Town has their Harvest Festival and the Nine Soldiers get some time off. That's where Luke meets Destiny. In "A Tale of Perishing," the two fall in love, but Natsuko coming into the this world seems to be throwing off that destiny...