Series synopsis
Zenonzard: The Animation, also known as ゼノンザード THE ANIMATION is a Japanese animation action & adventure sci-fi & fantasy television series that premiered on YouTube on January 31, 2020. It ended on October 31, 2020. It was created by Kouhei Kadono. It stars Yuuichirou Umehara, Megumi Han, Nobunaga Shimazaki and Saori Hayami.
The year 20XX. Humans called "Concords" and ultra-high-performance AI called "Codemen" team up as partners to compete in the card battle game ZENONZARD. People are going wild with excitement at the world championships, THE ZENON. One day, Souta Azuma, an average high school student, is challenged to a battle by a mysterious woman, Eilietta Lash. She reveals that she’s a Codeman and that her intent is to team up with Souta and participate in THE ZENON. Souta reluctantly agrees. Souta and Eilietta ...
Premise
The year 20XX. Humans called "Concords" and ultra-high-performance AI called "Codemen" team up as partners to compete in the card battle game ZENONZARD. People are going wild with excitement at the world championships, THE ZENON. One day, Souta Azuma, an average high school student, is challenged to a battle by a mysterious woman, Eilietta Lash. She reveals that she’s a Codeman and that her intent is to team up with Souta and participate in THE ZENON. Souta reluctantly agrees. Souta and Eilietta’s first opponent turns out to be the super-famous player Shion Saionji, who attends Souta’s school, and her partner, Ash Claude.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Yuuichirou Umehara as Ash Claude (voice)
- Megumi Han as Shion Saionji (voice)
- Nobunaga Shimazaki as Souta Azuma (voice)
- Saori Hayami as Eilietta Lash (voice)
- Fairouz Ai as Ruri Minamino (voice)
- Rie Takahashi as Hinaria Darkend (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 10 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 1 | September 10, 2019 | September 10, 2019 |
| Season 1 | 9 | January 31, 2020 | October 31, 2020 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 0 A card game "Zenonzard" in which a human called a "Concord" and an ultra-high-performance AI called a "Codeman" fight as a team. While spirits are high for the upcoming world tournament, The Zenon, a mediocre high school student, Azuma Souta, is challenged by a mysterious woman, Irietta Rush, to play Zenonzard. Her aim is to reveal her true nature and participate in The Zenon. |
September 10, 2019 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Code01: Hinaria -Hidden Relic- Hinaria is unemployed, gaming every day. One day she decides to hack the servers belonging to the Beholder Group for some money, and she stumbles across a carefully secured record of two witches, Alice and Rimel. The two women wished to coexist with mankind, and the history they experienced is connected to the modern ZENONZARD. |
January 31, 2020 |
| 2 |
Code02: Eilietta -Lovesickness- Sota Azuma and his AI partner Eili continue climbing the Zenon, the world's most prominent card game tournament. The two begin living together, gradually deepening their relationship. Sota becomes popular in school overnight. Eili the AI should be happy for him, but... |
February 28, 2020 |
| 3 |
Code03: Nonoin -Idle Curiosity- This is the story about AI Nonoin Nillon who works for a record company as a composer. One day, Nonoin's manager approaches her with a job to write a song for a major pop idol group. The request was to "write the song with the group's essence in mind." This added note gave Nonoin a lot of trouble as she found herself creatively blocked. "I finally saw it, but I couldn't make it like I wanted." What is the answer she came to after all her worrying? |
March 28, 2020 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | YouTube |
|---|---|
| First aired | January 31, 2020 |
| Last aired | October 31, 2020 |
| Runtime | 15 minutes |
| Status | ended |