9.024 minSeason 1 • Episode 26
LatestThrough the fight with the Efidolg, the characters find themselves closer to their aims. Kennosuke discovers the path he must walk.
When mecha attack a research center, its students, pilots, and researchers must fight back with the help of mysterious artifacts and a young samurai.
Practical Effects
Hand-drawn mecha animation in a CG-dominated era
Writing
Kennosuke's archaic speech patterns are genuinely funny
Production
P.A.Works flexes background art with gorgeous rural Japan settings
Yohei Azakami
Ouma Kennosuke Tokisada (voice)
Mao Ichimichi
Shirahane Yukina (voice)
Reina Ueda
Sophie Noël (voice)
Asami Seto
Ogino Mika (voice)
Kaito Ishikawa
Akagi Ryoto (voice)
Yusuke Kobayashi
Kayahara Jundai (voice)
Shunsuke Takeuchi
José Carlos Takasuga (voice)
Kanako Toujou
Shirahane Hiromi (voice)
Ryohei Kimura
Tom Borden (voice)
Hikaru Ueda
Luu Shenmi (voice)
Taiten Kusunoki
Sebasthan (voice)
Manami Sugihira
Unami Marina (voice)
Momo Asakura
Shirahane Koharu (voice)
Aki Toyosaki
Muetta (voice)
Hidenobu Kiuchi
Takekuma Naoki (voice)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Kennosuke is based on real historical figure Amakusa Shirō, a 17th-century Christian samurai rebel—explaining the cross imagery and martyrdom complex.
The series was commissioned to promote Toyama Prefecture, where P.A.Works is headquartered—those gorgeous mountain backdrops are literal tourism ads.
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