The critically-acclaimed series of animated shorts returns to Japan for a third installment in collaboration with nine anime studios.

1) The Duel: Payback (Mizuno Takanobu, Kamikaze Douga x Anima)
2) The Song of Four Wings (Hiroyasu Kobayashi, Project Studio Q)
3) The Ninth Jedi: Child of Hope (Naoyoshi Shiotani, Production I.G.)
4) The Bounty Hunters (Junichi Yamamoto, Wit Studio)
5) Yuko's Treasure (Masaki Tachibana, Kinema Citrus)
6) The Lost Ones (Hitoshi Haga, Kinema Citrus)
7) The Smuggler (Masahiko Ootsuka, Trigger)
8) The Bird of Paradise (Tadahiro Yoshihira, Polygon Pictures)
9) Black (Shinya Oohira, David Production)

The Bitches Are Back!!

In Daten City, a realm between heaven and hell, sinister spirits known as "Ghosts" prowl the streets, feeding on human desires and resentment. Yet, in the darkest moments, two figures emerge to obliterate these vengeful beings with a divine light beyond human understanding. Their names? Panty & Stocking! These fallen angel sisters have been tasked with purging the darkness engulfing the earth. But who are they, really? Are they truly messengers of God... or agents of the Devil?

(Source: New PANTY & STOCKING with GARTERBELT Official Site)

Note: Unveiled at Anime Expo 2022's "TRIGGER 10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY & ANNOUNCEMENT" panel.

When young adventurer Laios and his company are attacked and soundly thrashed by a dragon deep in a dungeon, the party loses all its money and provisions...and a member! They're eager to go back and save her, but there is just one problem: If they set out with no food or coin to speak of, they're sure to starve on the way! But Laios comes up with a brilliant idea: "Let's eat the monsters!" Slimes, basilisks, and even dragons...none are safe from the appetites of these dungeon-crawling gourmands!

(Source: Yen Press)

Note: A world premiere screening of Episode 1 was shown in the Studio TRIGGER panel at Anime Expo on July 1, 2023.

A short film directed by You Yoshinari created for Lotte's chocolate business' 60th anniversary.

The spell to make chocolate delicious: "Chocolat Cadabra"

Set in a late-night chocolate factory, three girls go on a grand adventure as they traverse the worlds of science, magic, and reality. Chocolate has and will continue to add excitement to our lives. Tonight, somewhere in a chocolate factory, someone is surely chanting a "spell to make chocolate delicious.'' Chocolat Cadabra!

(Source: Official Site, translated)

Note: This entry is for the longer "Full Version" shown on the official website and Ado's YouTube channel on Jan 31, 2024. A 30-second "Short" and 60-second "Long" version were released on Jan 21, 2024 and Jan 22, 2024 respectively.

Theatrical follow-up to SSSS.GRIDMAN and SSSS.DYNAZENON.

A year has passed since the events of SSSS.GRIDMAN. The world is at peace and no one except for Rikka and Utsumi remembers the kaiju, Gridman, or Akane Shinjou. This includes Yuuta, who despite serving as Gridman's host, has no memory of the most important moments of his life. So when a new Kaiju appears, he leaps at the chance to prove to himself that he too can be the hero by merging with Gridman once more.

(Source: Anime News Network)

Compilation film of SSSS.DYNAZENON.

High schooler Yomogi comes across Gauma, a strange drifter claiming to be a Kaiju User. Soon after, a Kaiju attacks, and Gauma summons the giant robot Dynazenon to fight it. Yomogi, his classmate Yume, and local NEET Koyomi are caught in the chaos and join as copilots. Together, they form the Gauma Team. But Kaiju Eugenicists, a secret society of teens with special powers, stand in their way.

(Source: Crunchyroll)

Compilation film of SSSS.GRIDMAN.

An original anime series set in in the universe of Cyberpunk 2077.

Cyberpunk: Edgerunners tells a standalone, 10-episode story about a street kid trying to survive in a technology and body modification-obsessed city of the future. Having everything to lose, he chooses to stay alive by becoming an edgerunner—a mercenary outlaw also known as a cyberpunk.

(Source: CD PROJEKT RED)

Note: The first episode received a pre-screening at Anime Expo on July 2, 2022. The first 3 dubbed episodes were streamed on Twitch as part of a co-stream promotion on September 12, a day before the show’s premiere.

An anthology of animated shorts celebrating Star Wars through the lens of the world's best anime creators and storytellers.

1) The Duel (Mizuno Takanobu, Kamikaze Douga)
2) Tatooine Rhapsody (Taku Kimura, Studio Colorido)
3) The Twins (Hiroyuki Imaishi, Trigger)
4) The Village Bride (Hitoshi Haga, Kinema Citrus)
5) The Ninth Jedi (Kenji Kamiyama, Production I.G.)
6) T0-B1 (Abel Gongora, Science SARU)
7) The Elder (Masahiko Ootsuka, Trigger)
8) Lop and Ochou (Yuuki Igarashi, Geno Studio)
9) Akakiri (Eun-Yeong Choi, Science SARU)

Note: A further batch of 9 episodes released on May 4, 2023 as Star Wars: Visions Volume 2 does not meet our eligibility requirements as only a single episode was animated by a studio meeting our Country of Origin criteria.

One day, Yomogi Asanaka, a first-year student at Fujiyokidai High School, runs into a mysterious man named Gauma who claims to be a “kaiju user.”

The sudden appearance of a kaiju is followed by the entry of the gigantic robot, Dynazenon. In the wrong place at the wrong time are Yume Minami, Koyomi Yamanaka, and Chise Asukagawa, who are dragged into the fight against the kaiju.

(Source: Funimation)

In the 21st century, the existence of animal-humans came to light after being hidden in the darkness of history. Michiru lived life as a normal human, until one day she suddenly turns into a tanuki-human. She runs away and takes refuge in a special city area called "Anima City" that was set up 10 years ago for animal-humans to be able to live as themselves. There Michiru meets Shirou, a wolf-human who hates humans. Through Shirou, Michiru starts to learn about the worries, lifestyle, and joys of the animal-humans. As Michiru and Shirou try to learn why Michiru suddenly turned into an animal-human, they unexpectedly get wrapped up in a large incident.

(Source: Anime News Network)

Note: The TV broadcast ended on June 25, 2020.

Assorted commercials for the Azur Lane Mobile Game posted on the official Youtube channel. The animation is unique to these commercials and is not present in the game nor in the TV Series.

The list of the commercials is as follows (note that CMs without animation are not present and, for the ones with long and short versions, the longer version is taken into consideration):

1) 縹映る深緋の残響篇 (17 April 2020)
2) 神穹を衝く聖歌 (19 May 2020)
3) 極夜照らす幻光 (23 July 2020)
4) アズールレーン 25時間生放送アニメ制作マラソンPV (13 September 2020)
5) 激唱のユニバース (28 October 2020)
6) 「アズールレーン」×「DEAD OR ALIVE Xtreme Venus Vacation」コラボ (18 November 2020)
7) 虚畳なりし限象 (21 December 2020)
8) 暁射す氷華の嵐 (21 February 2021)
9) 讃える復興の迷路 (19 April 2021)
10) ニュージャージー (23 May 2021)
11) 「アズールレーン」×「THE IDOLM@STER」コラボ (26 July 2021)
12) 島風 (14 September 2021)
13) 「アズールレーン | SSSS.GRIDMAN / SSSS.DYNAZENON」コラボ (20 November 2021)
14) 遡望せし虹彩の塔 (30 December 2021)
15) 鳴動せし星霜の淵 (18 February 2022)
16) 誠閃の剣　搖光の城 (22 May 2022)
17) 赫の涙月　菫の暁風 (12 September 2022)
18) 「アズールレーン」×「ライザのアトリエ２」「ライザのアトリエ３」コラボ (18 November 2022)
19) 積重なる事象の幻界 (16 December 2022)
20) 黙示の遺構 (20 February 2023)
21) 覆天せし万象の塵 (19 May 2023)
22) 愚者の天秤 (13 August 2023)
23) 須臾望月抄 (13 September 2023)
24) 「アズールレーン」×「シノビマスター 閃乱カグラ NEW LINK」 (11 November 2023)
25) 光追う星の海 (15 December 2023)
26) 銀界遊廻 (23 February 2024)
27) 共鳴のパッション (19 April 2024)
28) 赫輝のマルティリウム (17 May 2024)
29) トキメク休日大航海 (22 May 2024)
30) カウガール着せ替えシリーズ2024編 (11 August 2024)
31) 絳染む丹華の詠歌 (7 September 2024)
32) 周年着せ替えシリーズ第一弾 (12 September 2024)
33) 星降る夕影の残光 (16 December 2024)
34) 冬の着せ替え第2弾 (26 December 2024)
35) 春節着せ替えシリーズ2025 (20 January 2025)
36) 籠檻に囚われし神光 (23 February 2025)
37) 2025年2月着せ替えシリーズ (25 February 2025)
38) 高い塔の薔薇 (20 May 2025)
39) 初夏着せ替え2025 (27 May 2025)
40) アマハラに舞い奉れ (6 September 2025)
41) 激戦！忍者の城 (7 September 2025)
42) 天穹に響く音謡 (17 December 2025)
43) 新年着せ替えシリーズ2026 (22 December 2025)

A collaboration between animation studio Trigger x idolish7 group TRIGGER: a music video for the song Crescent Rise by TRIGGER, with animated segments made by the anime studio of the same name.

Thirty years have passed since the appearance of the Burnish, a race of flame-wielding mutant beings who destroyed half of the world with fire. When a new group of aggressive mutants calling themselves Mad Burnish appears, the epic battle between their leader, Lio Fotia, and Galo Thymos, a new member of the anti-Burnish rescue team Burning Rescue, begins.

(Source: GKIDS)