Series synopsis
Lucifer and the Biscuit Hammer, also known as 惑星のさみだれ is a Japanese animation comedy action & adventure sci-fi & fantasy television series that premiered on MBS on July 9, 2022. It ended on December 24, 2022. It stars Junya Enoki, Naomi Ohzora, Kenjiro Tsuda and Azusa Tadokoro.
Everything about college student Amamiya Yuuhi is average: grades, looks and his blasé outlook on life. So what happens when he awakens one day to a talking lizard, who informs him that there is a gigantic hammer in outer space, poised to split the Earth into pieces, and requests his allegiance in the fight against the forces of evil? Pretend it never happened! Unfortunately for Yuuhi, a little bit of coercion in the form of a super-powered princess prevents him from returning to his mediocre li ...
Premise
Everything about college student Amamiya Yuuhi is average: grades, looks and his blasé outlook on life. So what happens when he awakens one day to a talking lizard, who informs him that there is a gigantic hammer in outer space, poised to split the Earth into pieces, and requests his allegiance in the fight against the forces of evil? Pretend it never happened! Unfortunately for Yuuhi, a little bit of coercion in the form of a super-powered princess prevents him from returning to his mediocre life-as-usual.
In the adventure of his lifetime, Yuuhi will join forces with the unpredictable princess and seek out a motley crew of companions to fight back against an evil mage and his horrifyingly powerful homunculus before the Biscuit Hammer destroys the planet!
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Junya Enoki as Yuuhi Amamiya (voice)
- Naomi Ohzora as Samidare Asahina (voice)
- Kenjiro Tsuda as Neu Crescent (voice)
- Azusa Tadokoro as Hisame Asahina (voice)
- Moeha Nochimoto as Yukimachi Tsukishiro (voice)
- Mao Ichimichi as Anima (voice)
- Tatsumaru Tachibana as Animus (voice)
- Shuhei Iwase as Hangetsu Shinonome (voice)
Supporting cast
- Gen Sato as Mikazuki Shinonome (voice)
- Tetsu Inada as Souichirou Nagumo (voice)
- Aya Suzaki as Yayoi Hakudou (voice)
- Yoshitsugu Matsuoka as Hyou Shimaki (voice)
- Shunichi Toki as Tarou Kusakabe (voice)
- Chinatsu Hirose as Hanako Sorano (voice)
- Chihaya Yoshitake as Subaru Hoshikawa (voice)
- Mutsumi Tamura as Taiyou Akane (voice)
- Kazuhiro Yamaji as Inachika Akitani (voice)
- Shoya Ishige as Ludo Chevalier (voice)
- Atsuko Tanaka as Muu (voice)
- Kentaro Kumagai as Dance Dark (voice)
Guest cast
- Nagisa Kakegawa as Kuh Ritter (voice)
- Yokote Kumiko as Sia Moon (voice)
- Ayako Mitani as Koishi (voice)
- Kaede Hondo as Yuuhi (young) (voice)
- Hiroshi Naka as Yuuhi's grandfather (voice)
- Hiroko Kiso as Yuuhi's aunt (voice)
- Jou Fujimoto as Doctor (voice)
- Shinami Orito as Nurse (voice)
- Rintaro Nishi as Shigure Asahina (voice)
- Hiyori Kouno as Magical Marie (voice)
- Anna Kitamoto as Hangetsu (young) (voice)
- Naoto Kobayashi as Shop owner (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 25 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 1 | October 1, 2022 | October 1, 2022 |
| Season 1 | 24 | July 9, 2022 | December 24, 2022 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Recap Episode: Lucifer and the Biscuit Hammer, First Half In this compilation episode Neu recounts key moments from the first 12 episodes. |
October 1, 2022 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Amamiya Yuuhi and the Lizard Knight Amamiya Yuuhi, an average college student, wakes up one morning to the sight of Neu Crescent, a talking lizard claiming to be a knight. Neu asks for him to help save the world and protect their princess from an evil mage seeking to destroy the Earth, but Yuuhi finds it hard to believe such an absurd request. However, later that day a golem created by the evil mage appears before Yuuhi. Yuuhi is about to die when suddenly— |
July 9, 2022 |
| 2 |
Amamiya Yuuhi and Asahina Samidare Yuuhi learns of the reason Samidare wishes to destroy the Earth, and he continues to train himself every day in order to hone his new powers. However, the "discipline" Yuuhi received from his grandfather continues to bind him like cursed chains. During that time, Yuuhi receives word from his home that his grandfather has fallen ill and been hospitalized— |
July 16, 2022 |
| 3 |
The Knight and the Pact Yuuhi returns home to face his grandfather. His sick grandfather reveals that his feelings have changed from what he thought in the past, and he apologizes for all that he's done to Yuuhi. The sight leaves Yuuhi extremely distressed and angry. As he faces all that, Yuuhi is once more attacked by a new golem. This time he must fight it without any hope of rescue from Samidare. |
July 23, 2022 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | MBS |
|---|---|
| First aired | July 9, 2022 |
| Last aired | December 24, 2022 |
| Runtime | 24 minutes |
| Status | ended |