15 minSeason 2 • Episode 24
LatestAcross the ocean on the tiny island kingdom of Barou the ancient god Neo Ranga awakens from his slumber. He is mysteriously drawn to Tokyo, and the three beautiful sisters - Minami, Ushio, and Yuuhi - who are unwittingly linked to the monster. But instead of rolling out the red carpet, the military rolls out the weaponry, and things start to get nasty. The plot thickens: Why is Neo Ranga driven to Tokyo? Is he a messenger with a warning for humankind, or just a big boy out for a good time? And what's behind Ranga's mysterious eyes?
Practical Effects
Neo Ranga's unsettling design—part god, part puppy, all nightmare fuel.
Direction
Episodes split between mundane sister life and city-stomping destruction.
Eri Sendai
Yuuhi Shimabara (voice)
Megumi Ogata
Mei Ohmori (voice)
Yuko Miyamura
Ushio Shimabara (voice)
Yuko Sumitomo
Minami Shimabara (voice)
Yukiko Mannaka
Nakata the reporter (voice)
Ginzo Matsuo
Yoshiyuki Takesue (voice)
Kouki Miyata
Joel (voice)
Toshiyuki Morikawa
Hayato Tetsu (voice)
Akio Otsuka
Shogo Haseoka (voice)
Toru Okawa
Makoto Kageyama (voice)
Tomoko Hasegawa
Mizuki (voice)
Mitsuru Miyamoto
Kazuo Fujiwara (voice)
Ayako Kawasumi
Aya Seike (voice)
Kaya Matsutani
Nayel (voice)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Neo Ranga aired in Studio Pierrot's late-night slot originally meant for experimental works, explaining its bizarre tone shifts between domestic comedy and existential horror.
The series directly responds to 1995's Kobe earthquake and Tokyo subway attacks—Ranga as unpredictable force mirrors Japan's anxiety about uncontrollable disaster in urban spaces.
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