Series synopsis
Gleipnir, also known as グレイプニル is a Japanese animation mystery comedy action & adventure sci-fi & fantasy television series that premiered on Tokyo MX on April 5, 2020. It ended on June 28, 2020. It stars Natsuki Hanae, Nao Toyama, Kana Hanazawa and Takahiro Sakurai.
Shuichi Kagaya is an ordinary high school kid in a boring little town. But when a beautiful classmate is caught in a warehouse fire, he discovers a mysterious power: he can transform into a furry dog with an oversized revolver and a zipper down his back. He saves the girl’s life, sharing his secret with her. But she’s searching for the sister who killed her family, and she doesn’t care how degrading it gets: she will use Shuichi to accomplish her mission…
Premise
Shuichi Kagaya is an ordinary high school kid in a boring little town. But when a beautiful classmate is caught in a warehouse fire, he discovers a mysterious power: he can transform into a furry dog with an oversized revolver and a zipper down his back. He saves the girl’s life, sharing his secret with her. But she’s searching for the sister who killed her family, and she doesn’t care how degrading it gets: she will use Shuichi to accomplish her mission…
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Natsuki Hanae as Shuichi Kagaya (voice)
- Nao Toyama as Clair Aoki (voice)
- Kana Hanazawa as Elena Aoki (voice)
- Takahiro Sakurai as Alien (voice)
- Miku Ito as Nana Mifune (voice)
- Yoshiaki Hasegawa as Abukawa (voice)
- Shizuka Ishigami as Hikawa (voice)
- Hiroki Yasumoto as Tadanori Sanbe (voice)
Supporting cast
- Kana Ichinose as Chihiro Yoshioka (voice)
- You Taichi as Subaru (voice)
- Shoya Chiba as Ikeuchi (voice)
Guest cast
- Hiroshi Watanabe as Hanakawa (voice)
- Koutarou Hashimoto as Haruta (voice)
- Risa Watanabe as Student (voice)
- Yurina Amami as Junior student (voice)
- Yuka Iwahashi as Junior student (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 13 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 13 | April 5, 2020 | June 28, 2020 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Something Inside of Me Shuichi lives a normal high school life until a mysterious stranger threatens to reveal his incredible secret. |
April 5, 2020 |
| 2 |
What It Means to Be Empty As the mysterious attacker closes in, Clair discovers something about Shuichi’s costume form… And that changes everything. |
April 12, 2020 |
| 3 |
Elena Shuichi and Clair begin to search for Clair’s missing sister. |
April 19, 2020 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Tokyo MX |
|---|---|
| First aired | April 5, 2020 |
| Last aired | June 28, 2020 |
| Runtime | 24 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Sunday at 23:30:00 |