TV series

Protocol: Rain

2023 · 1 season

A gentle, sincere underdog story where quiet guilt slowly gives way to teamwork and small victories.

Overview: Shun Tokinoya is a high school sophomore who works at the FOX ONE e-sports cafe. He gives up his passion for gaming after losing his father in an accident. Upon hearing the cafe is in debt, Shun puts his guilt aside and assembles a team to compete in the Xaxxerion Championship. Together they face stiff competition to win the prize money. Watch Shun and his friends band together in epic battles!
How it feels: Earnest, melancholic, uplifting and light. Measured and easy to follow.
About: Grief, found family, friendship, guilt
Content: Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.
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Tone: earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
upliftingstrength 1 of 3
lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: grief
found family
friendship
guilt
redemption
Places: big city
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: animated
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex none

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Genres: animation, comedy, drama
Created by: Daishi Kato, Hideki Takayama, Sumito Sasaki, Yoshitsugu Kimura
Written by: Katsuhiko Takayama
Starring: Kensho Ono, Sora Amamiya, Inori Minase, Momo Asakura, Ryohei Kimura, Tomokazu Sugita, Yoshitsugu Matsuoka, Kaede Hondo
Music: Keita Inoue, Oliver Good
Cinematography: Hideki Imaizumi
Length: 1 seasons, 12 episodes, 23 min each
Network: HTB, tv asahi, Nagoya TV, KBC, ABC TV, NCC, OAB, ABA, Niigata Television Network 21, khb, KFB, HOME, KSB, Kagoshima Broadcasting, Iwate Asahi TV, Akita Asahi Broadcasting, Yamagata Television System, Shizuoka Asahi TV, Asahi Broadcasting Nagano, Hokuriku Asahi Broadcasting, Ehime Asahi TV, Yamaguchi Asahi Broadcasting, Kumamoto Asahi Broadcasting, Ryu-Q Asahi Broadcasting
Country: Japan, United States of America
Languages: Japanese