| Listeners | |
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| リスナーズ (Risunāzu) | |
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| Created by |
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| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Hiroaki Andō |
| Written by | Dai Satō |
| Music by | L!th!um |
| Studio | MAPPA |
| Licensed by | Funimation |
| Original network | MBS, TBS, BS-TBS |
| Original run | April 3, 2020 – June 19, 2020 |
| Episodes | 12 |
Listeners (Japanese: リスナーズ, Hepburn: Risunāzu) is an original Japanese anime television series produced by MAPPA, created by Jin, and directed by Hiroaki Ando. The series aired from April 3 to June 19, 2020 on the Animeism programming block.
The series is set in a post-apocalyptic world where Humanity is defended from Earless attacks by the Players, the latter earning fame and fortune along the way. Echo Rec dreams of joining the Players and piloting a mecha of his own, but has no prospects of doing so, until he encounters μ - an enigmatic girl who's lost her memory and has an auxiliary port on her body. An auxiliary port signifies a Player; together, μ and Echo work together towards fame and fortune.[1]
On June 8, 2019, the original anime television series was announced by Jin, the creator of the Kagerou Project.[5] The series is animated by MAPPA and directed by Hiroaki Ando, with Dai Satō as scriptwriter, Shinpei Kamada as character designer, and L!th!um as music composer.[6] It premiered from April 3 to June 19, 2020 on the Animeism programming block on MBS, TBS, and BS-TBS.[2] ACCAMER performs the series' opening theme "Into the blue's", and Rie Takahashi performs 11 of the series' ending theme songs.[7]
Funimation has acquired the series for an English release,[8] and streams the series on Funimation, AnimeLab and Wakanim.[9][10]
| No. | Title[11] | Original air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Live Forever" Transliteration: "Rivu Fōevuā" (Japanese: リヴ・フォーエヴァー (Live Forever)) | April 3, 2020 |
| 2 | "Half Man" Transliteration: "Hanbun Ningen" (Japanese: 半分人間 (HALBER MENSCH)) | April 10, 2020 |
| 3 | "You Made Me Realise" Transliteration: "Yū Meido Mī Riaraizu" (Japanese: ユー・メイド・ミー・リアライズ (You Made Me Realise)) | April 17, 2020 |
| 4 | "Teen Spirit" Transliteration: "Tīn Supiritto" (Japanese: ティーン・スピリット (TEEN SPIRIT)) | April 24, 2020 |
| 5 | "In the Embrace of the Beat" Transliteration: "Bīto ni Idakarete" (Japanese: ビートに抱かれて (When Doves Cry)) | May 1, 2020 |
| 6 | "Goodbye Blue Sky" Transliteration: "Gubbai Burū Sukai" (Japanese: グッバイ・ブルー・スカイ (Goodbye Blue Sky)) | May 8, 2020 |
| 7 | "Day of Rage" Transliteration: "Ikari no Hi" (Japanese: 怒りの日 (problems)) | May 15, 2020 |
| 8 | "Real Me" Transliteration: "Riaru Mī" (Japanese: リアル・ミー (The Real Me)) | May 22, 2020 |
| 9 | "Freedom" Transliteration: "Furīdamu" (Japanese: フリーダム (Freedom)) | May 29, 2020 |
| 10 | "Cross Road Blues" Transliteration: "Kurosurōdo Burūsu" (Japanese: クロスロード・ブルース (Cross Road Blues)) | June 5, 2020 |
| 11 | "I Am The Resurrection" Transliteration: "Ai Amu Za Rizarekushon" (Japanese: アイ・アム・ザ・リザレクション (I Am The Resurrection)) | June 12, 2020 |
| 12 | "Hello, Goodbye" Transliteration: "Harō Guddobai" (Japanese: ハロー・グッドバイ (Hello, Goodbye)) | June 19, 2020 |
| "Tomorrow Never Knows" Transliteration: "Toumorō Nebā Nouzu" (Japanese: トゥモロー・ネバー・ノウズ (Tomorrow Never Knows)) | ||
| # | Transcription/Translation | Performed by | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Into the blue's" ^ | ACCAMER | 1-12 |
| # | Transcription/Translation | Performed by | Episodes |
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| 2 | "Muse" | Mu (Rie Takahashi) | 2 |
| 3 | "Borders" | Mu (Rie Takahashi) | 3 |
| 4 | "Slip out!" | Mu (Rie Takahashi) | 4 |
| 5 | "Rainy lain" | Mu (Rie Takahashi) | 5 |
| 6 | "Top of ocean" | Mu (Rie Takahashi) | 6 |
| 7 | "Trauma" | Mu (Rie Takahashi) | 7 |
| 8 | "Dilemma" | Mu (Rie Takahashi) | 8 |
| 9 | "Fairy tale" | Mu (Rie Takahashi) | 9 |
| 10 | "Slumber" | Mu (Rie Takahashi) | 10 |
| 11 | "Love song" | Mu (Rie Takahashi) | 11 |
| 12 | "Listeners" | Mu (Rie Takahashi) | 12 |
| 12 | "Into the blue's" | Rie Takahashi | 12 (Epilogue) |
