| Animation x Paralympic: Who Is Your Hero? | |
| アニ×パラ〜あなたのヒーローは誰ですか〜 (Ani x Para: Anata no Hīrō wa Dare desu ka?) | |
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| Genre | Sports (Paralympic sports) |
| Created by | Yoichi Takahashi |
| Anime television series | |
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| Original network | NHK General, NHK E, NHK World |
| Original run | November 10, 2017 – present |
| Episodes | 15 |
Animation x Paralympic: Who Is Your Hero? (Japanese: アニ×パラ〜あなたのヒーローは誰ですか〜, Hepburn: Ani x Para: Anata no Hīrō wa Dare desu ka?) (abbreviated Anime x Para or Ani x Para) is a series of animated short films produced by NHK to promote the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo.[1][2] Each episode features a different Paralympic sport and is produced in collaboration with well-known anime and manga creators or franchises.
On February 28, 2020, it was announced that Kyoto Animation had to cancel an episode they were working on, originally due to be aired in August 2019, as due to an arson attack they would be unable to complete it in time for the 2020 Paralympics.[3]
| No. | Sport | Release date (Japan) | Release date (U.S.) | Collaborators |
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| 1 | Football 5-a-side | November 10, 2017 | September 8, 2018 |
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| 2 | Para-athletics | November 10, 2017 | November 10, 2018 |
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| 3 | Wheelchair tennis | August 25, 2018 | November 11, 2018 |
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| 4 | Goalball | November 17, 2018 | December 9, 2018 |
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| 5 | Wheelchair rugby | December 15, 2018 | January 26, 2019 |
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| 6 | Vision impaired judo | March 3, 2019 | May 14, 2019 |
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| 7 | Paracycling | July 20, 2019 | August 19, 2019 |
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| 8 | Para-badminton | November 12, 2019 | January 4, 2020 |
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| 9 | Boccia | March 30, 2020 | May 25, 2020 |
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| 10 | Vision impaired marathon | March 31, 2020 | June 1, 2020 |
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| 11 | Wheelchair basketball | October 18, 2020 | November 3, 2020 |
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| 12 | Para table tennis | April 25, 2021 | June 27, 2021 |
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| 13 | Para-alpine skiing | February 20, 2022 |
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| 14 | Para-Snowboard | February 20, 2022 |
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| 15 | Para-volleyball | August 22, 2022 |
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