Animazing!!!
Japanese late-night anime programming block
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Animazing!!! (Japanese: アニメイジング, Hepburn: Animeijingu),[1] stylized as ANiMAZiNG!!!, is a Japanese late-night anime programming block planned and produced by ABC Animation, a subsidiary of the Asahi Broadcasting Group Holdings (via production committee participation), and is launched in October 2020 by ABC Television with TV Asahi under the All-Nippon News Network affiliation. The block airs on Saturday nights from 26:00 to 26:30 JST (effectively Sunday mornings from 2:00 to 2:30 JST).[1]
History
The programming block was conceptualized when a single half-hour slot of late-night anime programming was broadcast in the October 2020 reorganization. In the same month, NUMAnimation, which originally aired locally on TV Asahi in the Kanto region, was expanded to other affiliate stations, thus becoming an hour-long anime slot on the ANN network.[2]
The name of the frame is a combination of the words "anime" and "Amazing", with the message of "Amazing anime from this block". The slogan of the block is "An anime frame that jumps out of the frame!".[3]
As an anime programming block produced by ABC, it went on to air on the network after the 8:30 a.m. Sunday anime programming (currently Pretty Cure) produced by the same station, and is the first late-night anime programming broadcast in 14 years since Glass Fleet. The "Anisata!!!" block was renamed to "Animazing²!!!" and began airing 20 minutes later than it did originally. As a result, an anime broadcasting slot of 1 hour and 30 minutes was formed in accordance with the Sunday morning time zone (Saturday midnight), and it is the first time in history that the network broadcasts three different anime blocks. Subtitle broadcasting is implemented in the NUMAnimation block, but is not implemented in this block.
When a network station is suspended due to special programs or maintenance of broadcasting equipment, the station responds with a delayed network, for example, before dawn the next day.
During the summer season, broadcasting time may be significantly reduced or suspended in conjunction with NUMAnimation, due to the Nekuto Koshien High School baseball recap program (produced by ABC, except when canceled due to rain) and live sports broadcasts.
Titles
| No. | Title | Start date | End date | Eps. | Studio | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iwa-Kakeru! Climbing Girls | October 4, 2020 July 7, 2024 (Rerun) |
December 20, 2020 September 29, 2024 (Rerun) |
12 | Blade | Based on the manga series by Ryūdai Ishizaka. | [4] |
| 2 | SK8 the Infinity | January 10, 2021 | April 4, 2021 | 12 | Bones | Original work. | [5] |
| 3 | Pretty Boy Detective Club | April 11, 2021 | June 27, 2021 | 12 | Shaft | Based on the Bishonen Series novels by Nisio Isin and Kinako. | [6] |
| 4 | The Great Jahy Will Not Be Defeated! | August 1, 2021 | December 19, 2021 | 20 | Silver Link | Based on the manga series by Wakame Konbu. | [7] |
| 5 | Miss Kuroitsu from the Monster Development Department | January 9, 2022 | April 3, 2022 | 12 | Quad | Based on the manga series by Hiroaki Mizusaki. | [8] |
| 6 | Shikimori's Not Just a Cutie | April 10, 2022 | July 10, 2022 | 12 | Doga Kobo | Based on the manga series by Keigo Maki. | [9] |
| 7 | The Maid I Hired Recently Is Mysterious | July 24, 2022 | October 9, 2022 | 11 | Silver Link Blade |
Based on the manga series by Wakame Konbu. | [10] |
| 8 | The Little Lies We All Tell | October 16, 2022 | December 25, 2022 | 11 | Studio Flad | Based on the manga series by Madoka Kashihara. | [11] |
| 9 | Saving 80,000 Gold in Another World for My Retirement | January 8, 2023 | March 26, 2023 | 12 | Felix Film | Based on the light novel series by FUNA and Tōzai. | [12] |
| 10 | Summoned to Another World for a Second Time | April 9, 2023 | June 25, 2023 | 12 | Studio Elle | Based on the light novel series by Kazuha Kishimoto and 40hara. | [13] |
| 11 | Am I Actually the Strongest? | July 2, 2023 | October 1, 2023 | 12 | Staple Entertainment | Based on the light novel series by Sai Sumimori and Ai Takahashi. | [14] |
| 12 | I Shall Survive Using Potions! | October 8, 2023 | December 24, 2023 | 12 | Jumondou | Based on the light novel series by FUNA and Sukima. | [15] |
| 13 | The Strongest Tank's Labyrinth Raids | January 7, 2024 | March 24, 2024 | 12 | Studio Polon | Based on the light novel series by Ryūta Kijima and Sando. | [16] |
| 14 | Tonari no Yōkai-san | April 7, 2024 | June 30, 2024 | 13 | Liden Films | Based on the manga series by noho. | [17] |
| 15 | The Healer Who Was Banished From His Party, Is, in Fact, the Strongest | October 6, 2024 | December 22, 2024 | 12 | Studio Elle | Based on the light novel series by Kagekinoko and Kakao Lanthanum. | [18] |
| 16 | Witchy Pretty Cure!! Mirai Days | January 12, 2025 | March 30, 2025 | 12 | Toei Animation Studio Deen |
Sequel to Witchy Pretty Cure!. | [19] |
| 17 | I'm the Evil Lord of an Intergalactic Empire! | April 6, 2025 | June 22, 2025 | 12 | Quad | Based on the light novel series by Yomu Mishima and Nadare Takamine. | [20] |
| 18 | Shūkan Ranobe Anime | July 13, 2025 | September 28, 2025 | 12 | Ziine Studio | Based on four original stories by popular light novel authors (Nigojū, Hyūganatsu, Tappei Nagatsuki and Shōko Amano). | [21] |
| 19 | Sound! Euphonium | October 5, 2025 | December 28, 2025 | 13 | Kyoto Animation | Based on the novels by Ayano Takeda and Nikki Asada. Rebroadcast of the first season. |
[22] |
| 20 | A Misanthrope Teaches a Class for Demi-Humans | January 11, 2026 | TBA | TBA | Asread | Based on the light novel series by Natsume Kurusu and Sai Izumi. | [23] |
| 21 | Ichijōma Mankitsu Gurashi! | April 12, 2026 | TBA | TBA | PRA | Based on the manga series by Kumako Hisama. | [24] |
See also
- Late-night anime programming blocks in Japan
- Other anime programming blocks by ANN
- NUMAnimation, airing on Sunday mornings
- IMAnimation, airing on Saturday evenings, and Wednesday evenings on the IMAnimation W block