Friday Anime Night
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Friday Anime Night(Japanese: フライデーアニメナイト; stylized FRIDAY ANIME NIGHT, Furaani for short) is a Japanese late-night anime programming block produced by Nippon TV under the NNS affiliation. The block airs on Friday nights from 11:00pm to 11:30pm JST.
History
In October 2023, Nippon TV established a new programming timeslot entirely dedicated to anime. The block broadcasts nationwide on the channel and its network under the NNS affiliation, and airs on Friday nights at 23:00 JST, following after the network's long-running Kin'yō Road Show[ja] movie block.
Frieren: Beyond Journey's End became the first program to air on the timeslot, which premiered its first 4 episodes on the network's Friday Road Show movie block as a 2-hour special, with subsequent episodes airing in the newly established timeslot thereafter.
Starting in April 2026, the block will expand into a one-hour timeslot.
Titles
| No. | Title | Time Slot | Start date | End date | Eps. | Studio(s) | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frieren: Beyond Journey's End | 23:00 | October 6, 2023 | March 22, 2024 | 28 | Madhouse | Based on the manga series written by Kanehito Yamada and illustrated by Tsukasa Abe. | |
| 2 | That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime (Season 3) | 23:00 | April 5, 2024 | September 27, 2024 | 24 | Eight Bit | Sequel to That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Season 2. | |
| 3 | Magilumiere Magical Girls Inc. | 23:00 | October 4, 2024 | December 20, 2024 | 12 | J.C.StaffMoe | Based on the manga series written by Sekka Iwata and illustrated by Yu Aoki. | |
| 4 | The Apothecary Diaries (Season 2) | 23:00 | January 10, 2025 | July 4, 2025 | 24 | Toho Animation StudioOLM | Sequel to The Apothecary Diaries. | |
| 5 | Tougen Anki | 23:00 | July 11, 2025 | December 26, 2025 | 24 | Studio Hibari | Based on the manga series by Yura Urushibara. | |
| 6 | Frieren: Beyond Journey's End (Season 2) | 23:00 | January 16, 2026 | March 27, 2026 | 10 | Madhouse | Sequel to Frieren: Beyond Journey's End. | |
| 7 | That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime (Season 4 Parts 1 and 2) | 23:00 | April 3, 2026 | TBA | TBA | Eight Bit | Sequel to That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Season 3. | |
| 8 | Snowball Earth | 23:30 | April 3, 2026 | TBA | TBA | Studio Kai | Based on the manga series by Yuhiro Tsujitsugu. | |
| 9 | Draw This, Then Die! | 23:30 | July 2026 | TBA | TBA | Shin-Ei Animation | Based on the manga series by Minoru Toyoda. | |
| TBA | Tougen Anki: Nikko Kegon Falls Arc | TBA | October 2026 | TBA | TBA | Studio Hibari | Sequel to Tougen Anki |
See also
- Late-night anime programming blocks in Japan
- Other anime programming blocks by Nippon TV AnichU[ja], airing on Tuesday nights/Wednesday mornings.
Notes
External links
- (in Japanese)