NUMAnimation

NUMAnimation
Network	TV Asahi
Launched	April 5, 2020; 5 years ago
Division of	ANN
Country of origin	Japan
Running time	Sundays 1:30 - 2:00 (JST)
Original language(s)	Japanese
Official website	www.tv-asahi.co.jp/numanimation/

NUMAnimation (Japanese: ヌマニメーション, romanized: Numanimēshon) is a late-night Japanese anime programming block planned and produced by TV Asahi under the TV Asahi Animation label and broadcast from April to September 2020 as a local timeslot before converting to a network timeslot starting in October 2020 airing under the ANN affiliation from Sunday nights from 1:30 to 2:00.

History

Prior to the creation of the block, the timeslot was used to rebroadcast Yuri on Ice as well as In/Spectre. On January 22, 2020, TV Asahi announced the creation of the block and Sing "Yesterday" for Me became the first program to air on the block.^[1]^[2] On August 11 of that same year, it was announced that the timeslot would be converted from a local format to a networked format and air on all of TV Asahi's 24 affiliates, becoming the channel's first late-night anime network timeslot. The Gymnastics Samurai became the first program to air when it was converted into a network timeslot.^[3]

Titles

No.	Title	Start date	End date	Eps.	Studio	Notes	Ref.
1	Sing "Yesterday" for Me	April 5, 2020	June 21, 2020	12	Doga Kobo	Based on the manga series by Kei Toume.	^[2]
2	Neon Genesis Evangelion (rebroadcast)^[a]	July 5, 2020	September 27, 2020	12^[b]	Tatsunoko Production Gainax^[c]	Original work.	^[4]
3	The Gymnastics Samurai	October 11, 2020	December 20, 2020	12	MAPPA	Original work. First series airing nationwide on ANN.	^[5]
4	World Trigger (season 2)^[d]	January 10, 2021	April 4, 2021	12	Toei Animation	Based on the manga series by Daisuke Ashihara. Second season of World Trigger.	^[6]
5	Battle Athletes Victory ReSTART!	April 11, 2021	June 27, 2021	12	Seven	Original work.	^[7]
6	Re-Main	July 4, 2021	October 3, 2021	12	MAPPA	Original work.	^[8]
7	World Trigger (season 3)	October 10, 2021	January 23, 2022	14	Toei Animation	Third season of World Trigger.	^[9]
8	Salaryman's Club	January 30, 2022	April 17, 2022	12	Liden Films	Original work.	^[10]
9	A Couple of Cuckoos	April 24, 2022	October 2, 2022	24	Shin-Ei Animation SynergySP	Based on the manga series by Miki Yoshikawa.	^[11]
10	Blue Lock	October 9, 2022	March 26, 2023	24	Eight Bit	Based on the manga series written by Muneyuki Kaneshiro and illustrated by Yusuke Nomura.	^[12]
11	The Dangers in My Heart	April 2, 2023	June 18, 2023	12	Shin-Ei Animation	Based on the manga series by Norio Sakurai.	^[13]
12	My Tiny Senpai	July 2, 2023	October 1, 2023	12	Project No.9	Based on the manga series by Saisou.	^[14]
13	Protocol: Rain	October 8, 2023	December 24, 2023	12	Quad	Original work.	^[15]
14	The Dangers in My Heart (season 2)	January 7, 2024	March 31, 2024	13	Shin-Ei Animation	Second season of The Dangers in My Heart.	^[16]
15	Whisper Me a Love Song	April 14, 2024	June 30, 2024 December 29, 2024	12	Yokohama Animation Laboratory Cloud Hearts (1–10)	Based on the manga series by Eku Takeshima.	^[17]
16	Shoshimin: How to Become Ordinary	July 7, 2024	September 15, 2024	10	Lapin Track	Based on the Shōshimin Series novels by Honobu Yonezawa.	^[18]
17	You Are Ms. Servant	October 6, 2024	December 22, 2024	12	Felix Film	Based on the manga series by Shotan.	^[19]
18	Medalist	January 5, 2025	March 30, 2025	13	ENGI	Based on the manga series by Tsurumakaida.	^[20]
19	Shoshimin: How to Become Ordinary (season 2)	April 6, 2025	June 22, 2025	12	Lapin Track	Second season of Shoshimin: How to Become Ordinary.	^[21]
20	With You and the Rain	July 6, 2025	TBA	TBA	Lesprit	Based on the manga series by Ko Nikaido.	^[22]
21	My Friend's Little Sister Has It In for Me!	October 5, 2025	TBA	TBA	Blade	Based on the light novel series written by Ghost Mikawa and illustrated by Tomari.	^[23]
22	Medalist (season 2)	January 2026	TBA	TBA	ENGI	Second season of Medalist.	^[24]

Notes

^ Originally broadcast on TV Tokyo and its affiliates from October 1995 to March 1996.
^ 12 out of the 26 episodes were selected by fans through the block's official Twitter account for 12 consecutive Sundays within the July 2020 Japanese television period.
^ TV Asahi used a rebroadcast print that omits and/or removes any mention of Gainax within the opening and ending credits.
^ Season 1 aired from October 2014 to April 2016 on TV Asahi and its affiliates during the Sunday morning timeslot.