TV series

SSSS.GRIDMAN

2018 · 1 season

A nostalgic yet eerie mecha adventure that blends high school drama with giant monster battles and a creeping sense of unreality.

Created by: Hideyuki Satake, Hiroyuki Takashima
Genres: Animation, Action & adventure, Sci-fi & fantasy
Starring: Hikaru Midorikawa, Yuya Hirose, Reina Ueda

Overview: Yuta Hibiki can’t remember who he is, and now he’s seeing and hearing things that others don’t! A voice from an old computer tells him to remember his calling, and he sees a massive, unmoving creature in the distance. Nothing’s making sense—until the behemoth springs to life! Suddenly, Yuta is pulled into a computer, reappearing in reality as the colossal hero—Gridman!

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Created by: Hideyuki Satake, Hiroyuki Takashima
Genres: Animation, Action & adventure, Sci-fi & fantasy
Starring: Hikaru Midorikawa, Yuya Hirose, Reina Ueda

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Tone: eeriestrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
memory
isolation
friendship
technology
Places: small town
school
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Scales, 0 to 10
Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	7
Horror	3
Humour	4
Realism	3
Romance	2
Tension	6
Darkness	6
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	6

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