MAPPA’s New Anime ZENSHU Set to Premiere January 5, 2025

MAPPA’s new original anime ZENSHU is officially set to premiere on January 5, 2025, with a new trailer dropped during CCXP in Brazil confirming the release date.

The anime will stream on Crunchyroll, and will be releasing simultaneously in Japan. The story is about the anime industry, following a young animator’s rise to fame and her struggles with creating a romantic comedy film without ever experiencing love herself.

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Cast

Anna Nagase as Natsuko Hirose
Kazuki Ura as Luke Braveheart
Rie Kugimiya as Unio
Minori Suzuki as Memmeln
Akio Suyama as QJ

Staff

Director: Mitsue Yamasaki (Sleepy Princess in the Demon Castle)
Script: Kimiko Ueno (The Royal Tutor)
Character Design: Kayoko Ishikawa (Sarazanmai)
Music: Yukari Hashimoto (Komi Can’t Communicate)
Animation Studio: MAPPA

The anime’s opening theme, “Zen”, will be performed by BAND-MAID, while Sou will sing the ending theme, “Tada, Kimo no Mama de.”

MAPPA's Original TV Anime "ZENSHU" is listed with total 12 EPISODES.

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With MAPPA’s reputation for hits like Jujutsu Kaisen and Chainsaw Man, ZENSHU is a must-watch in 2025. Crunchyroll describes the story as:

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.

Source: Crunchyroll.