ZENSHU

★ 7.9•2025•1 Seasons•ANIME

AnimationDramaAction & Adventure

After graduating from high school, Natsuko Hirose starts her career as an animator. Her talent quickly flourishes, and she makes her debut as a director in no time. Her first anime becomes a massive hit, sparking a social phenomenon and earning her recognition as an up-and-coming genius director. Her next project is set to be a romantic comedy movie themed around first love! However, having never been in love herself, Natsuko struggles to understand the concept of first love, and as a result, she’s unable to create the storyboard, causing the movie production to come to a standstill. One day, she passes out while working on her storyboard and wakes up in the world of her favorite childhood anime movie "A Tale of Perishing."

Top Cast

Anna Nagase

Natsuko Hirose (voice)

Kazuki Ura

Luke Braveheart (voice)

Rie Kugimiya

Unio (voice)

Minori Suzuki

Memmeln (voice)

Akio Suyama

QJ (voice)

Romi Park

Justice (voice)

Manaka Iwami

Destiny Heartwarming (voice)

Kentaro Tone

Chingosman (voice)

Masashi Yamane

Ganger (voice)

Katsuhisa Houki

Capitan (voice)

Sayaka Ohara

Admiral (voice)

Episodes

Season:

1. FIRST STROKE

24m

An up-and-coming anime director, Natsuko Hirose, is busy trying to storyboard a rom-com themed feature film, but because she's never experienced first love, she can't seem to progress with her storyboards.

Aired: 1/5/2025

2. DEFEND

24m

The prophet of the Last Town, Elder Baobab, decides that Natsuko should join the Nine Soldiers, but her and Luke are at odds. Natsuko tries to figure out a way back home, but then remembers what happens next in "A Tale of Perishing" and realizes everyone's in danger again.