NUMAnimation (Japanese: ヌマニメーション, romanized:Numanimēshon) is a Japanese late-night anime programming block planned and produced by TV Asahi under the TV Asahi Animation label, and airing under the All-Nippon News Network affiliation. The block airs on Saturday nights from 25:30 to 26:00 JST (effectively Sunday mornings from 1:30 to 2:00 a.m. JST).

History

Prior to the creation of the block, the timeslot was used to rebroadcast Yuri on Ice, as well as In/Spectre. On January 22, 2020, TV Asahi announced launched the programming block, with Sing "Yesterday" for Me becoming the first program to air on the timeslot. On August 11 of the same year, it was announced that the timeslot would be converted from a local format to a networked format, and will air on all of TV Asahi's 24 channels under the ANN affiliation, becoming the network's first late-night anime timeslot, with The Gymnastics Samurai becoming the first program to air since the conversion.

Titles

No.TitleStart dateEnd dateEps.StudioNotesRef.
1Sing "Yesterday" for MeApril 5, 2020June 21, 202012Doga KoboBased on the manga series by Kei Toume.
2Neon Genesis Evangelion (rebroadcast)July 5, 2020September 27, 202012Tatsunoko ProductionGainaxOriginal work.
3The Gymnastics SamuraiOctober 11, 2020December 20, 202012MAPPAOriginal work. First series airing nationwide on ANN.
4World Trigger (season 2)January 10, 2021April 4, 202112Toei AnimationBased on the manga series by Daisuke Ashihara. Sequel to World Trigger.
5Battle Athletes Victory ReSTART!April 11, 2021June 27, 202112SevenOriginal work.
6Re-MainJuly 4, 2021October 3, 202112MAPPAOriginal work.
7World Trigger (season 3)October 10, 2021January 23, 202214Toei AnimationThird season of World Trigger.
8Salaryman's ClubJanuary 30, 2022April 17, 202212Liden FilmsOriginal work.
9A Couple of CuckoosApril 24, 2022October 2, 202224Shin-Ei AnimationSynergySPBased on the manga series by Miki Yoshikawa.
10Blue LockOctober 9, 2022March 26, 202324Eight BitBased on the manga series by Muneyuki Kaneshiro and Yusuke Nomura.
11The Dangers in My HeartApril 2, 2023June 18, 202312Shin-Ei AnimationBased on the manga series by Norio Sakurai.
12My Tiny SenpaiJuly 2, 2023October 1, 202312Project No.9Based on the manga series by Saisou.
13Protocol: RainOctober 8, 2023December 24, 202312QuadOriginal work.
14The Dangers in My Heart (season 2)January 7, 2024March 31, 202413Shin-Ei AnimationSequel to The Dangers in My Heart.
15Whisper Me a Love SongApril 14, 2024June 30, 2024 (1–10) December 29, 2024 (11–12)12Yokohama Animation Laboratory Cloud Hearts (1–10)Based on the manga series by Eku Takeshima.
16Shoshimin: How to Become OrdinaryJuly 7, 2024September 15, 202410Lapin TrackBased on the Shōshimin Series novels by Honobu Yonezawa.
17You Are Ms. ServantOctober 6, 2024December 22, 202412Felix FilmBased on the manga series by Shotan.
18MedalistJanuary 5, 2025March 30, 202513ENGIBased on the manga series by Tsurumakaida.
19Shoshimin: How to Become Ordinary (season 2)April 6, 2025June 22, 202512Lapin TrackSequel to Shoshimin: How to Become Ordinary.
20With You and the RainJuly 6, 2025September 21, 202512LespritBased on the manga series by Ko Nikaido.
21My Friend's Little Sister Has It In for Me!October 5, 2025December 21, 202512BladeBased on the light novel series by Ghost Mikawa and Tomari.
22Medalist (season 2)January 25, 2026March 22, 20269ENGISequel to Medalist.
23Kusunoki's Garden of GodsApril 5, 2026TBATBAJuvenageBased on the light novel series by Enju and ox.

Notes

See also

  • Late-night anime programming blocks in Japan
  • Other anime programming blocks by ANN ANiMAZiNG!!!, airing on Sunday mornings IMAnimation, airing on Saturday evenings, and Wednesday evenings on the IMAnimation W block

External links

  • (in Japanese)