Production and release

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The original project created by Masaki Tsuzuki was originally announced on January 20, 2020 at the 15th anniversary concert of Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha, although it doesn't directly confirm whether it would be related to Nanoha franchise or not.^[1] The title of the original project would eventually be revealed on May 20, 2021 as a new series,^[2] which was later revealed to be an anime television series on February 10, 2022. Junji Nishimura is directing the anime at Seven Arcs, with Tsuzuki writing the scripts, and Effy composing the music.^[3] Original character designs are provided by Waki Ikawa, while Issei Aragaki adapts the designs for animation. Aragaki and Kana Hashidate are serving as chief animation directors, and Shuichi Kawakami and Takuya Fujima drafted the sub-character designs.^[4] The series aired from July 10 to September 25, 2022, on Tokyo MX and BS11. The opening theme song is "Infinite" by Miho Okasaki,^[5] and the ending theme is "Sunrise" by RISE. Crunchyroll streamed the series outside of Asia.^[6]

Episodes

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No.	Title ^[7]^[8]	Directed by ^[a]	Storyboarded by ^[a]	Original release date ^[9]
1	"RISE"	Sachiko Kanno	Junji Nishimura, Tōru Yoshida	July 10, 2022 (2022-07-10)
2	"Something I Can't Give Up" Transliteration: "Yuzurenai Mono" (Japanese: 譲れないもの)	Seo Hye-Jin	Junji Nishimura, Tōru Yoshida	July 17, 2022 (2022-07-17)
3	"Rise up Dream"	Sachiko Kanno	Junji Nishimura, Tōru Yoshida	July 24, 2022 (2022-07-24)
4	"Meeting a New Face" Transliteration: "Atarashii Deai" (Japanese: 新しい出会い)	Masahiro Hosoda	Masahiro Hosoda	July 31, 2022 (2022-07-31)
5	"Samurai Heart" Transliteration: "Samurai Hāto" (Japanese: サムライハート)	Tarō Kubo	Gōichi Iwahata	August 7, 2022 (2022-08-07)
6	"The Sword of the Heart" Transliteration: "Kokoro no Ken" (Japanese: 心の剣)	Takayuki Hamana	Takayuki Hamana	August 14, 2022 (2022-08-14)
7	"Stand up & Fight"	Daisuke Tsukushi	Gōichi Iwahata	August 21, 2022 (2022-08-21)
8	"Summertime Vacation" Transliteration: "Samātaimu Bakēshon" (Japanese: サマータイム・バケーション)	Gorō Kuji	Gōichi Iwahata	August 28, 2022 (2022-08-28)
9	"SNOW WOLF"	Masahiro Hosoda, Shin Itagaki	Masahiro Hosoda, Tōru Yoshida	September 4, 2022 (2022-09-04)
10	"Promise" Transliteration: "Yakusoku" (Japanese: 約束)	Gorō Kuji	Gorō Kuji	September 11, 2022 (2022-09-11)
11	"Run for Victory"	Sachiko Kanno	Junji Nishimura, Tōru Yoshida	September 18, 2022 (2022-09-18)
12	"SUNRISE"	Masahiro Hosoda, Shige Fukase	Gōichi Iwahata, Junji Nishimura	September 25, 2022 (2022-09-25)

^ "Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Franchise Launches New Project". Anime News Network. January 19, 2020. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (May 20, 2021). "Nanoha's Masaki Tsuzuki Unveils New Extreme Hearts Project". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (May 22, 2022). "Extreme Hearts Anime Previews Characters Saki Kodaka, Hiyori Hayama in Videos". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
^ Loo, Egan (February 10, 2022). "Nanoha Creator Masaki Tsuzuki's Extreme Hearts Anime Unveils Story, Cast, Staff, Summer Debut". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (March 27, 2022). "Nanoha Creator Masaki Tsuzuki's Extreme Hearts Anime Previewed in Video". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
^ Cardine, Kyle (July 6, 2022). "FINAL UPDATE: Crunchyroll Announces Summer 2022 Anime Lineup! (7/6)". Crunchyroll. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
^ "Episōdozu｜Terebi Anime "Ekusutorīmu Hātsu" Kōshiki Saito" EPISODES｜TVアニメ「Extreme Hearts」公式サイト [Episodes｜TV Anime "Extreme Hearts" Official Website]. exhearts.com (in Japanese). Archived from the original on July 9, 2022. Retrieved July 10, 2022.
^ "Extreme Hearts - Watch on Crunchyroll". Crunchyroll. Retrieved July 23, 2022.
^ "On'ea｜Terebi Anime "Ekusutorīmu Hātsu" Kōshiki Saito" ON AIR｜TVアニメ「Extreme Hearts」公式サイト [On Air｜TV Anime "Extreme Hearts" Official Website]. exhearts.com (in Japanese). Archived from the original on July 10, 2022. Retrieved July 10, 2022.

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