List of SSSS.Gridman episodes
SSSS.Gridman is a 2018 anime television series co-produced by Tsuburaya Productions and Trigger. The series aired from October 7 to December 23, 2018.[1][lower-alpha 1] The series is directed by Akira Amemiya, written by Keiichi Hasegawa, and animated by Trigger. Masayuki Gotou designed Gridman with Masaru Sakamoto handling the other character designs, many of which are directly inspired by characters from the Transformers franchise.[2][3] Shirō Sagisu composes the music.[4][5] The opening theme is "UNION" by OxT, and the ending theme is "youthful beautiful" by Maaya Uchida.[6] During their Anime Expo 2018 panel, Funimation announced they licensed the series for streaming on FunimationNow and an English dub.[7] The anime was also licensed by Funimation in the United Kingdom, Ireland, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Denmark, Iceland, Norway and Sweden. The anime was simulcast by Crunchyroll in those countries.[8]
On December 14, 2019, a sequel series, SSSS.Dynazenon, was announced at Tsuburaya Production's own convention, Tsubucon. The animation project is a continuation of SSSS.Gridman set in the same shared "Gridman Universe".[9]
On November 15, 2020, it was announced during an Adult Swim YouTube livestream panel that the anime's English dub would premiere on the network's Toonami programming block on January 16, 2021.[10][11]
Episode list
| No. | Title [12][lower-alpha 2] | Original air date [13] | English air date [14] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Awakening" Transcription: "Kakusei" (Japanese: 覚・醒) | October 7, 2018 | January 16, 2021 | |
| A young boy named Yuta Hibiki awakens in the home of one of his classmates, Rikka Takarada, with no memory of his past and sees hallucinations of a robot named Gridman in an old computer terminal in Takarada's family store. The next day, Yuta meets his friend Sho Utsumi, who helps him cope with his amnesia. Intrigued by Yuta's story about Gridman, Utsumi asks Yuta to show him the terminal (which he nicknames "Junk"), and they run into Rikka along the way. A kaiju then abruptly appears and begins attacking the city. Yuta is sucked into the terminal and reappears as Gridman to battle the Kaiju. With help from Utsumi and Rikka, Yuta is able to defeat the kaiju, but Gridman warns them that there will be more kaiju to come. Next day, Yuta and his friends are shocked to see that their school, which was destroyed in the kaiju attack, has somehow been completely rebuilt. | ||||
| 2 | "Restoration" Transcription: "Shūfuku" (Japanese: 修・復) | October 14, 2018 | January 23, 2021 | |
| Yuta and his friends discover that, in addition to all the damage being undone, nobody remembers the kaiju attack. In addition, several students are missing and nobody has any memory of them. After they decide to investigate, they are approached by a mysterious man named Samurai Calibur who "optimizes" Junk, allowing Rikka and Utsumi to see and hear Gridman. They investigate the missing students and find out that everybody's memories have been rewritten to believe they had all died before reaching high-school. Meanwhile, it is revealed that Yuta's classmate, Akane, and her electronic companion, Alexis, are behind the kaiju attack, which she instigated to kill the missing students for ruining her lunch. She then creates another kaiju to kill her homeroom teacher for not apologizing after bumping into her. Yuta once again fuses with Gridman to fight the Kaiju, but finds himself outmatched. This prompts Caliber to leap into Junk, transforming into a sword that Gridman uses to destroy the kaiju. The homeroom teacher survives the kaiju attack, and the next day, the damage and everybody's memories are reset like before. | ||||
| 3 | "Defeat" Transcription: "Haiboku" (Japanese: 敗・北) | October 21, 2018 | January 30, 2021 | |
| Akane creates a new Kaiju named Anti, who is intelligent and can take human form, and has him attack the city to draw Gridman out. Yuta fuses with Gridman, but even with Calibur's assistance, they are defeated by Anti and the day resets. Afterwards, Yuta does not reappear, leading Rikka and Utsumi to fear that he is dead, but they are too afraid to try to contact him to confirm it. While Akane celebrates her apparent victory, three strangers arrive at the shop looking for Calibur and Gridman and point out the hypocrisy of Rikka and Utsumi refusing to contact Yuta if they are so concerned. Rikka then finally works up the courage to call Yuta and it is revealed that he, Calibur, and Gridman were just in hiding in hopes of ambushing Anti. Gridman then appears and successfully draws Anti out. One of the strangers, named Max, enters Junk and combines with Gridman to form Max Gridman. Max Gridman and Anti then fight to a draw, with both running out of energy. Afterwards, Gridman introduces Caliber and his comrades as his allies, the Neon Genesis Junior High Students, while Akane rejects Anti for his failure. | ||||
| 4 | "Suspicion" Transcription: "Gishin" (Japanese: 疑・心) | October 28, 2018 | February 6, 2021 | |
| Akane tries to determine Gridman's true identity. She suspects Yuta, but has no proof, so she approaches Rikka. When Rikka's friends convince her to come with them on a group outing with Arcadia, a four-man Internet personality group, Akane tags along. However, the trip proves to be a waste of time, causing Akane to angrily order Anti to kill Arcadia. He refuses, though, claiming his sole purpose is to defeat Gridman, forcing Akane to make a new Kaiju for the task. Meanwhile, Yuta is concerned by Rikka hanging out with other boys, causing him to realize he has a crush on her. The next day, Rikka notices three Arcadia members have been killed by a kaiju, and attempts to warn the last member as the kaiju attacks. Gridman appears to battle it, but Anti appears as well, turning it into a three-way-battle. The entire NGJHS try transforming at once, but Junk is unable to handle the strain. They thus decide to stick to one combination and use Max Gridman to defeat the kaiju, while Anti runs out of energy again. Next day, Rikka wonders if she is the cause of the Kaiju attacks, since they always seem to appear near her. | ||||
| 5 | "Provocation" Transcription: "Chōhatsu" (Japanese: 挑・発) | November 4, 2018 | February 13, 2021 | |
| Yuta and his class go on a field trip into the mountains. During the trip, Akane questions Yuta about his amnesia and tricks him into admitting he is Gridman. She then summons a massive kaiju the size of a mountain in order to draw Gridman out. Unfortunately, since he is in the mountains, Yuta has no access to Junk and cannot transform. After some difficulty, they manage to contact the NGJHS, who purchase Junk from Rikka's mother and carry it all the way to Yuta's location to allow him to become Gridman. Anti also appears, but the NGJHS member Borr combines with Gridman to form Buster Gridman and overwhelms the kaiju with sheer firewpower, causing Anti to be buried beneath the rubble. Afterwards, Yuta and his class return home, with Max realizing kaiju always seem to be appear in proximity of Yuta's class. After they leave, the mountains the class visited are utterly destroyed by an unseen force. | ||||
| 6 | "Contact" Transcription: "Sesshoku" (Japanese: 接・触) | November 11, 2018 | TBA | |
| Confident that Yuta is Gridman, Akane orders Anti to kill him. However, Anti begins succumbing to hunger, as Akane had not been feeding him, until Rikka comes across him and kindly feeds and bathes him before he runs off. Meanwhile, Akane approaches Utsumi and tries to extract more information from him, but he reveals nothing. While all this is happening, Yuta encounters a young girl who claims to be a kaiju and takes him on a train ride to show him that everything beyond the city is an obliterated wasteland. She then reveals that the city was made entirely by Akane, who uses kaiju to perpetually destroy and rebuild it without anyone knowing. She also warns him that Akane is being manipulated by someone before leaving. On the way home, Yuta is attacked by Anti, but Max and Calibur interfere and convince him to leave by pointing out that he will never have a proper battle with Gridman if he kills Yuta. Yuta then goes to the shop to report to Gridman, and finds his friends waiting for him. | ||||
| 7 | "Scheme" Transcription: "Sakuryaku" (Japanese: 策・略) | November 18, 2018 | TBA | |
| Yuta tells Rikka and Utsumi what he learned, but they are skeptical. He then returns home to find Akane waiting for him. She gives him an offer to join her but he refuses, after which she takes him out for dinner. As they eat, Yuta realizes how twisted Akane is as she casually explains how she killed their classmates over petty reasons. Alexis then arrives and introduces himself to Yuta as the one who brings Akane's kaiju to life. Just then a kaiju suddenly appears, confusing Akane as she did not make one. Yuta goes to the shop and transforms to fight the kaiju, while Akane returns home and finds out Alexis allowed Anti to create his own kaiju to draw out Gridman. Meanwhile, the NGJHS member Vit combines with Gridman to form Sky Gridman and take on both Anti and his kaiju. The battle takes them high into the sky, where they discover an alien landscape hovering above. Gridman is able to defeat Anti and the kaiju, but Yuta and his friends are troubled by these new developments. Afterwards, Alexis convinces an angry Akane to allow him to "discipline" Anti, after which he attacks and grievely wounds him. | ||||
| 8 | "Confrontation" Transcription: "Tairitsu" (Japanese: 対・立) | November 25, 2018 | TBA | |
| Akane announces to Yuta and his friends that she will launch a kaiju attack during the upcoming school festival. While Yuta and Utsumi make a counter-strategy, Rikka wants to talk Akane into stopping, causing her and Utsumi to fight. Ultimately, Yuta and Utsumi try Rikka's method and attempt to convince Akane not to target the festival, but she ignores them. Rikka also fails to stop Akane, who reveals that, like the city, all the people, including Rikka herself, were created by her. Meanwhile, an injured and starving Anti arrives at the shop, looking for Rikka's aid, and the NGJHS feed him in return for his contact info. Rikka tells Yuta she wants to apologize to Utsumi, intending to do so before he can apologize to her. This gives Yuta the idea to have Gridman appear at the festival before the kaiju, forcing an evacuation. By reducing Gridman's size, the entire NGJHS is able to transform and combine to form Full Powered Gridman. They then defeat the kaiju, allowing the festival to continue after the day resets. Afterwards, Rikka and Utsumi make up, while Akane is depressed over her own inability to defeat Gridman. | ||||
| 9 | "Dream" Transcription: "Musō" (Japanese: 夢・想) | December 2, 2018 | TBA | |
| Yuta finds himself reliving the events of the first episode with Akane having taken Rikka's place. Similarly, Rikka relives her first meeting with Akane, and Utsumi lives a scenario where he and Akane became friends. In reality, Akane trapped them in different dreamworlds using a kaiju she created in an attempt to make them come to her side. They eventually realize what is going on and, despite Akane begging them to stay, decide to return to their friends in reality. Gridman then materializes in the dreamworld and attacks the kaiju there, causing it to materialize in the real world. The NGJHS, who were watching over the sleeping trio at the shop, all transform and combine to form Powered Zenon, defeating the kaiju on their own. Anti then angrily calls Calibur and asks why Gridman will not appear, and he replies that Gridman will not fight him as he is a living being with a heart. Afterwards, Yuta, Rikka and Utsumi awaken, while Akane, rejected her own creations, slips further into her depression. | ||||
| 10 | "Collapse" Transcription: "Hōkai" (Japanese: 崩・壊) | December 9, 2018 | TBA | |
| Yuta, Rikka, Utsumi and the NGJHS decide to go to Akane's house to confront her, only to find an alien landscape inside. As they wait for her next move, Calibur confronts Anti and tries to convince him to find a new purpose. Akane meanwhile, in the midst of her depression, is only able to make a weak kaiju that is easily beaten by Full Powered Gridman. Anti then fights them, but runs out of energy again, causing Gridman to refrain from killing him. Mysteriously, the day does not reset and the kaiju's corpse remains. Anti attempts to comfort Akane, but she tells him he isn't a kaiju anymore. A new kaiju then emerges from the first one and Full Powered Gridman fights it, but is outmatched. However, Anti defends them, causing him to transform into a copy of Gridman, Gridknight, who then defeats the kaiju. Afterwards Akane, who witnessed Yuta's transformation, confronts everyone at the shop. Yuta tries to tell her that Alexis is manipulating her, but she suddenly stabs him with a knife. | ||||
| 11 | "Decisive Battle" Transcription: "Kessen" (Japanese: 決・戦) | December 16, 2018 | TBA | |
| As a result of being stabbed, Yuta falls into a coma and is rushed to a hospital. Because the kaiju used to maintain the city were destroyed during the previous battle, the day does not reset and the city falls into chaos. Meanwhile, Akane continues to be depressed and is unwilling to make more kaiju, causing Alexis to resort to unleashing her old kaiju onto the city. While Anti holds them off as Gridknight, the NGJHS realize Yuta is linked to Junk and upgrade it in an attempt to wake him up. It works and Yuta wakes up, now realizing he is actually Gridman possessing the body of the real Yuta. He then takes off to stop Alexis, despite Utsumi protesting against him endangering Yuta's body any more. He, Max, Bor and Vit transform into Full Powered Gridman, while Calibur partners with Gridknight to form Gridknight Calibur, and together they defeat the kaiju. Meanwhile, Rikka confronts Akane and, despite the latter attempting to push her away, declares herself to be her friend. However, Alexis then appears before them and transforms Akane into a kaiju. | ||||
| 12 | "Awakening - Final Episode" Transcription: "Kakusei" (Japanese: 覚醒) | December 23, 2018 | TBA | |
| Akane is turned into a kaiju and rampages throughout the city. While Gridman, in Yuta's body, goes to collect Rikka and Utsumi, Anti fights the kaiju as Gridknight and is able to pull Akane out, only to get stabbed by Alexis. Alexis then absorbs Akane and becomes a kaiju himself. Back at the shop, Rikka and Utsumi figure out Junk's access code, allowing Gridman, the NGJHS and Anti to all combine into Gridman's true form. Gridman then fights Alexis, but it appears hopeless as Alexis can revive himself by feeding on Akane's negative emotions. However, Gridman uses his true power, Grid Fixer Beam, to reset the city and make contact with Akane. He, Rikka and Utsumi then convince her to face her fears, allowing her to break free from Alexis. Gridman then defeats Alexis and seals him away. In the aftermath, Akane decides to leave, and she and Rikka have a tearful goodbye. With Alexis is in their custody, Gridman and the NGJHS also return to their Hyper World, leaving Yuta's body behind. Afterwards, as the city returns to normal, the real Yuta wakes up with in the company of Rikka and Utsumi, while Anti finds he was saved by the kaiju girl and Akane wakes up in the real world. | ||||
Notes
- Tokyo MX lists the show as premiering at 24:00 on October 6, 2018, which is October 7 at 12:00 a.m. JST.
- All English titles are taken from Crunchyroll.
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