Scarlet Nexus is a Japanese anime television series adaptation of the video game of the same name. It is produced by Sunrise (now Bandai Namco Filmworks) and aired from July to December 2021.
Scarlet Nexus | |
Genre | Sci-fi |
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Created by | Bandai Namco Studios |
Anime television series | |
Directed by | Hiroyuki Nishimura |
Produced by | Keita Iizuka Kiyoshi Tsukamoto |
Written by | Yōichi Katō Toshizō Nemoto Akiko Inoue |
Music by | Hironori Anazawa |
Studio | Sunrise |
Licensed by | Crunchyroll |
Original network | Tokyo MX, BS11, SUN |
English network | |
Original run | July 1, 2021 – December 23, 2021 |
Episodes | 26 |
Set in the near future and an alternate reality where humanity develops technology and forms society based on the substances found in human brains. These substances also grant humans extrasensory superpowers. The Other Suppression Force (OSF) recruits members with supernatural abilities to protect humanity from the Others, mindless mutants descending from the Extinction Belt.[1]
On March 18, 2021, an anime television series adaptation produced by Sunrise was announced and licensed by Funimation outside of Asia.[6] Following Sony's acquisition of Crunchyroll, the series was moved to Crunchyroll.[7] Medialink licensed the anime in South and Southeast Asia.[8] Hiroyuki Nishimura directed the series and Yōichi Katō, Toshizō Nemoto and Akiko Inoue wrote the series' scripts, with Nishimura and Yuji Ito designing the characters, and Hironori Anazawa composing the series' music.[4] The series aired from July 1 to December 23, 2021.[6][2] From episodes 1–13, the first opening theme is "Red Criminal" by The Oral Cigarettes, who previously performed the game's theme song, "Dream In Drive",[9] while the first ending theme is "Fire" by Yamato(.S).[10] From episodes 14–26, the second opening theme is "MACHINEGUN" by The Oral Cigarettes, while the second ending theme is "Stranger" by Ayumu Imazu.[11]
On August 5, 2021, Funimation premiered an English dub of the series on their streaming service.[3]