''SSSS.Dynazenon'' (stylized as ''SSSS.DYNΛZENON'') is a 2021 Japanese anime television series produced by

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. It is the sequel to the 2018 anime ''

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'' and the second installment in the shared ''Gridman Universe'' media established in 2018 after the 1993–94

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'' by

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. The 12-episode series aired in Japan from April to June 2021.

Plot

Yomogi Asanaka is just an ordinary high school boy when he encounters a young man named Gauma, who claims he is a "Kaiju User". When the city is attacked by a Kaiju, Gauma summons the giant robot Dynazenon to battle it. Yomogi, his classmate Yume Minami, and local

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Koyomi Yamanaka are caught up in the battle and end up becoming Gauma's copilots for Dynazenon. Together, they must uncover and put a stop to whatever is behind the Kaiju attacks.

Production and release

The anime project was announced in December 2019 during

' Tsubucon convention. At that time, original production staffs from ''SSSS.Gridman'' such as director Amemiya, writer Hasegawa, character designer Sakamoto and composer Sagisu were the ones announced to return to their old positions. Amemiya had hoped that the success of ''SSSS.Dynazenon'' would open new potential to other ''Gridman''-related projects. The first five of the cast members were announced in May 2020, including the key visual of the main characters. The first teaser was aired in October 2020 to promote the initial cast members. In December 2020, additional information were announced at the Tokyo Comicon 2020. Other than a few additions to the cast members, the titular mecha Dynazenon was designed by Tsuyoshi Nonaka and

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finally return to participate in the ''Gridman'' franchise after ''Gridman the Hyper Agent'' back in 1993. The series aired from April 2 to June 18, 2021, on

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, BS11, and MBS. The opening theme is "Imperfect" by

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while the ending theme is "Strobe Memory" by

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licensed the series and is simulcasting on its website in North America, British Isles and Brazil, on

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in France, Germany, Russia and Scandinavia. Following Sony's acquisition of Crunchyroll, the series was moved to Crunchyroll. A compilation film was released in cinema on March 10, 2023, before the premiere of ''

Gridman Universe is a 2023 Japanese animated film produced by Studio Trigger. The anime film is set in the Gridman Universe that is originally created by Tsuburaya Productions, and features characters from ''SSSS.Gridman'' and '' SSSS.Dynazenon''. The film was r ...

'' anime film.

References

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