Synduality | |
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Created by | Bandai Namco Entertainment Bandai Namco Filmworks Bandai Spirits |
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Anime television series | |
Synduality:Noir | |
Directed by | Yusuke Yamamoto |
Written by |
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Music by | Masato Nakayama |
Studio | Bandai Namco Filmworks (production) Eight Bit (animation) |
Licensed by | Disney Platform Distribution |
Original network | TXN (TV Tokyo), BS NTV, AT-X |
Original run | July 11, 2023 – March 26, 2024 |
Episodes | 24 |
Manga | |
Synduality:Ellie | |
Written by | Masaru Hatano |
Illustrated by | Hiroji Mishima |
Published by | Media Factory |
Magazine | Monthly Comic Alive |
Demographic | Seinen |
Original run | July 27,2023 –present |
Volumes | 1 |
Light novel | |
Synduality:Ellie | |
Written by | Masaru Hatano |
Illustrated by | YōMidorikawa |
Published by | Media Factory |
Imprint | MF Bunko J |
Demographic | Male |
Published | September 25,2023 |
Video game | |
Synduality:Echo of Ada | |
Developer | Game Studio [1] |
Publisher | Bandai Namco Entertainment |
Produced by | Yosuke Futami [2] |
Genre | Action RPG,third-person shooter |
Platform | Microsoft Windows,PlayStation 5,Xbox Series X/S |
Serial novel | |
Synduality:Kaleido | |
Published by | Hobby Japan |
Magazine | Monthly Hobby Japan |
Synduality (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese mixed-media project created by the Bandai Namco Group. An anime television series produced by Bandai Namco Filmworks and animated by Eight Bit,titled Synduality:Noir,aired from July 2023 to March 2024.
An anime television series,produced by Bandai Namco Filmworks and animated by Eight Bit,was announced in September 2022. Titled Synduality:Noir,the series was directed by Yusuke Yamamoto,with Takashi Aoshima writing the scripts based on a story draft by Hajime Kamoshida,KenichirōKatsura designing the characters for animation,and Masato Nakayama composing the music. [5] [11] [12]
The first half of the series aired from July 11 to September 26,2023,on TV Tokyo and its affiliates,as well as BS NTV. [lower-alpha 1] The first opening theme song is "Raytracer",performed by Stereo Dive Foundation,while the first ending theme song is "Eureka" (ユリイカ),performed by Arcana Project. [14] [7]
On September 24,2023,a second cour was announced during the "Synduality Project TGS Special Stage" event at Tokyo Game Show 2023, [15] which aired from January 9 to March 26,2024. [lower-alpha 2] The second opening theme song is "Aire" (アイレ),performed by Arcana Project,while the second ending theme song is "Drifters",performed by Stereo Dive Foundation. [17]
The series is streaming worldwide on Disney+,in Latin America on Star+ and in the United States on Hulu. [18]
No. | Title [19] | Directed by [lower-alpha 3] | Written by [lower-alpha 3] | Storyboarded by [lower-alpha 3] | Original air date [20] [lower-alpha 1] [lower-alpha 2] | |||||||
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Part 1 | ||||||||||||
1 | "My name is..." | Sho Kitamura | Hajime Kamoshida | Yusuke Yamamoto | July 11, 2023 | |||||||
2 | "My master" | Munenori Nawa | Hajime Kamoshida | Katsumi Terahigashi | July 18, 2023 | |||||||
3 | "Behind the mask" | Seung-hui Son | Takashi Aoshima | Katsumi Terahigashi | July 25, 2023 | |||||||
4 | "Wild daisy" | Shinpei Ezaki | Takashi Aoshima | Shinpei Ezaki | August 1, 2023 | |||||||
5 | "Drifting the maze" | Munenori Nawa | Deko Akao | Tatsuya Igarashi | August 8, 2023 | |||||||
6 | "Dice is cast" | Tsutomu Murakami | Masahiro Yokotani | Futoshi Fujikawa | August 15, 2023 | |||||||
7 | "My dear..." | Atsushi Nakayama | Takashi Aoshima | Katsumi Terahigashi Yūji Haibara | August 22, 2023 | |||||||
8 | "Pure dream" | Susumu Tosaka | Deko Akao | Hiroaki Shimura Yūji Haibara [lower-alpha 4] | August 29, 2023 | |||||||
9 | "Legendary hero" | Masahiko Suzuki | Masaru Hatano | Katsumi Terahigashi | September 5, 2023 | |||||||
10 | "Drifter's pride" | Takayuki Tanaka | Takashi Aoshima | Katsumi Terahigashi | September 12, 2023 | |||||||
11 | "Storm of A.I." | Sho Kitamura | Takashi Aoshima | Yusuke Yamamoto | September 19, 2023 | |||||||
12 | "Mirage of the Ideal" | Masahiko Suzuki Miho Arai | Takashi Aoshima | Katsumi Terahigashi | September 26, 2023 | |||||||
Part 2 | ||||||||||||
13 | "Double cast" | Naokatsu Tsuda | Takashi Aoshima | Naokatsu Tsuda | January 9, 2024 | |||||||
14 | "Mysterious journey" | Yūki Nakano | Masaru Hatano | Hiroaki Shimura | January 16, 2024 | |||||||
15 | "Duel of Fates" | KentarōSugimoto | Hiroshi Yamaguchi | Shunichi Yoshizawa | January 23, 2024 | |||||||
16 | "Noir Rain" | Sho Kitamura | Takashi Aoshima | Sho Kitamura | January 30, 2024 | |||||||
17 | "Greyish zone" | Naoki Kusumoto | Hajime Kamoshida | Masao Shimizu | February 6, 2024 | |||||||
18 | "Beyond the sky" | Yūsuke Yamamoto Sho Kitamura | Hajime Kamoshida | Yūsuke Yamamoto | February 13, 2024 | |||||||
19 | "Body double" | Munenori Nawa | Takashi Aoshima | Chihiro Nitta | February 20, 2024 | |||||||
20 | "Their narratives" | Takayuki Tanaka | Yūya Takashima | Hidekazu Sato | February 27, 2024 | |||||||
21 | "Your song" | Masahiko Suzuki | Hiroshi Yamaguchi | Nejiko Shimura | March 5, 2024 | |||||||
22 | "Gravity coffin" | Yūsuke Yamamoto | Hiroshi Yamaguchi | Shunichi Yoshizawa | March 12, 2024 [lower-alpha 5] | |||||||
23 | "Over the limit" | Tatsuya Igarashi | Takashi Aoshima | Susumu Nishizawa Masao Shimizu | March 19, 2024 [lower-alpha 6] | |||||||
24 | "My name is... Noir Drifters again" | Sho Kitamura | Takashi Aoshima | Yūsuke Yamamoto | March 26, 2024 [lower-alpha 5] |
A manga series, illustrated by Hiroji Mishima with a screenplay by Masaru Hatano, titled Synduality: Ellie began serialization in Media Factory's Monthly Comic Alive on July 27, 2023. [24]
No. | Japanese release date | Japanese ISBN |
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1 | February 28, 2024 [25] | 978-4-04-811265-9 |
A light novel also titled Synduality: Ellie, written by Hatano and illustrated by Yō Midorikawa, was published by Media Factory's MF Bunko J imprint on September 25, 2023. [26]
No. | Japanese release date | Japanese ISBN |
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1 | September 25, 2023 [26] | 978-4-04-682861-3 |
A third-person shooter and action RPG developed by Game Studio and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment, titled Synduality: Echo of Ada, will be released for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S. [27]
A spin-off novel titled Synduality: Kaleido has been announced. [14]
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