Scarlet Nexus (TV series)

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On March 18, 2021, an anime television series adaptation produced by Sunrise was announced and licensed by Funimation outside of Asia. [6] Following Sony's acquisition of Crunchyroll, the series was moved to Crunchyroll. [7] Medialink licensed the anime in South and Southeast Asia. [8] Hiroyuki Nishimura directed the series and Yōichi Katō, Toshizō Nemoto and Akiko Inoue wrote the series' scripts, with Nishimura and Yuji Ito designing the characters, and Hironori Anazawa composing the series' music. [4] The series aired from July 1 to December 23, 2021. [6] [2] From episodes 1–13, the first opening theme is "Red Criminal" by The Oral Cigarettes, who previously performed the game's theme song, "Dream In Drive", [9] while the first ending theme is "Fire" by Yamato(.S). [10] From episodes 14–26, the second opening theme is "MACHINEGUN" by The Oral Cigarettes, while the second ending theme is "Stranger" by Ayumu Imazu. [11]

On August 5, 2021, Funimation premiered an English dub of the series on their streaming service. [3]

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  1. ↑ Krabbe, Esra (September 26, 2020). "How Scarlet Nexus Uses RPG Elements Alongside Action". IGN . Retrieved December 11, 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 "Scarlet Nexus Game Gets Anime by Sunrise This Summer". Anime News Network. March 18, 2021. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
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Scarlet Nexus
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Genre Sci-fi
Created by Bandai Namco Studios
Original network Tokyo MX, BS11, SUN
English network
Original run July 1, 2021 – December 23, 2021
Episodes26 (List of episodes)
Sunrise television series
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