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. One day, she passes out while working on her storyboard and wakes up in the world of her favorite childhood anime movie "A Tale of Perishing."
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Quick facts
First Aired
2025
Seasons
1
Episodes
12
TMDB Rating
⭐ 7.9/10
Votes
52
Genre
Animation, Drama, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Status
Ended
Network
TV Tokyo
Language
JA
Seasons
S01E01
FIRST STROKE
⭐ 8.2
Jan 5, 202524 min
An up-and-coming anime director, Natsuko Hirose, is busy trying to storyboard a rom-com themed feature film, but because she's never experienced first love, she can't seem to progr…
S01E02
DEFEND
⭐ 8.0
Jan 12, 202524 min
The prophet of the Last Town, Elder Baobab, decides that Natsuko should join the Nine Soldiers, but her and Luke are at odds. Natsuko tries to figure out a way back home, but then …
S01E03
DESTINY
⭐ 7.0
Jan 19, 202524 min
The Last Town has their Harvest Festival and the Nine Soldiers get some time off. That's where Luke meets Destiny. In "A Tale of Perishing," the two fall in love, but Natsuko comin…
S01E04
ETERNITY
⭐ 7.5
Jan 26, 202524 min
Natsuko notices that Memmeln is acting strange. In the movie, there is a scene with Memmeln that's a mystery even to fans, so Natsuko tails her...
S01E05
JUSTICE
⭐ 7.5
Feb 2, 202524 min
Destiny asks the Nine Soldiers to bring food to some orphans and they run into a former Nine Soldier, Justice.
S01E06
CHANGE
⭐ 7.0
Feb 9, 202524 min
Natsuko loses to the Voids for the first time, but still tries to continue her selfish actions.
S01E07
FIRST LOVE
⭐ 7.0
Feb 16, 202524 min
Natsuko tries to figure out exactly what first love feels like for her upcoming film.
S01E08
CONFESSION
⭐ 8.0
Feb 23, 202524 min
Luke finally tells Natsuko how he really feels about her.
S01E09
HERO
⭐ 7.5
Mar 2, 202524 min
Luke thinks about his life as the legendary hero.
S01E10
CHAOS
⭐ 8.0
Mar 9, 202524 min
Rumors start to spread about Natsuko which leads the people of the Last Town to turn on her.
S01E11
DESPAIR
⭐ 8.7
Mar 16, 202524 min
Luke suffers more loss and falls into despair while Memmeln comes up with a certain plan with Meg and Sally.
S01E12
ZENSHU
⭐ 8.5
Mar 23, 202524 min
Natsuko has to draw one final thing to save the Last Town from its greatest threat.
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