Friday Anime Night
Network | Nippon TV |
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Launched | October 6, 2023
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Division of | NNS |
Country of origin | Japan |
Format | Anime |
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Original language(s) | Japanese |
Official website | Official website |
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 23:00 to 23:30 JST.
History
[edit]In October 2023, Nippon TV established a new 30-minute programming timeslot dedicated to anime. Titled Friday Anime Night,[1][2] the block is broadcast nationwide on the network and its stations under the NNS affiliation,[1] and airs from 23:00 JST on Friday nights, after the network's long-running Kin'yō Road Show (Friday Road Show) movie block.[2]
The programming block's first produced title was Frieren: Beyond Journey's End.[1][3] The series premiered with a 4-episode, two-hour special on the network's Friday Road Show movie block, with subsequent episodes airing in the newly established timeslot thereafter.[1][3]
Titles
[edit]No. | Title | Start date | End date | Eps. | Studio(s) | Notes |
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1 | Frieren: Beyond Journey's End | October 6, 2023[a] | March 22, 2024 | 28[a] | Madhouse | Based on the manga series written by Kanehito Yamada and illustrated by Tsukasa Abe.[3] |
2 | That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Season 3 | April 5, 2024 | September 27, 2024 | 24 | Eight Bit | Sequel to That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Season 2.[4] |
3 | Magilumiere Co. Ltd. | October 4, 2024 | December 20, 2024 | 12 |
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Adaptation of the manga series by Sekka Iwata and Yu Aoki.[5] |
4 | The Apothecary Diaries Season 2[b] | January 10, 2025 | TBA | TBA | Sequel to The Apothecary Diaries.[6][7] |
See also
[edit]- Late-night anime programming blocks in Japan
- Other anime programming blocks by Nippon TV
- AnichU , another anime block of NTV that airs on Tuesday nights.
- noitaminA, a block that airs on Thursday nights on Fuji TV.
- +Ultra, a block that airs on Wednesday nights on Fuji TV.
- Animeism, a block that airs on Friday nights on MBS.
Notes
[edit]- ^ a b The series premiered with a 4-episode special on September 29, 2023, on Nippon TV's Friday Road Show. The regular broadcast on Friday Anime Night started with episode 5 on October 6, 2023.
- ^ The first season aired from October 22, 2023, to March 24, 2024, on NTV and its affiliates but at different times.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Pineda, Rafael Antonio (September 3, 2023). "NTV Establishes 'Friday Anime Night' Programming Block in October". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on September 4, 2023. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
- ^ a b Harding, Daryl (September 7, 2023). "Nippon Television Begins Friday Anime Programming Block With Frieren: Beyond Journey's End". Crunchyroll. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
- ^ a b c Cayanan, Joanna (September 27, 2023). "Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Anime Reveals Half-Year Run, Premiere's Special Ending Song". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on September 27, 2023. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
- ^ Mateo, Alex (March 28, 2024). "Crunchyroll Streams That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Season 3 Anime on March 30". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on March 28, 2024. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
- ^ Cayanan, Joanna (August 29, 2024). "Amazon Prime Video to Stream Magilumiere Co. Ltd. Anime Globally on October 5". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on August 29, 2024. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
- ^ Luster, Joseph (March 23, 2024). "The Apothecary Diaries Season 2 Announced for 2025 Premiere [Updated]". Crunchyroll. Archived from the original on March 23, 2024. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
- ^ Cayanan, Joanna (October 22, 2024). "The Apothecary Diaries Season 2's Teaser Reveals January 10 Debut". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
External links
[edit]- Nippon TV anime lineup (in Japanese)