ZENONZARD THE ANIMATION Episode 0 (2019)
ActionScience FictionAnimation
The year 20XX. Humans called <Concodes> and ultra-high-performance AI called <Codeman> team up as buddies to compete in the card battle game ZENOZARD. People are going wild with excitement at the world championships, THE ZENON. One day, Sota 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 Sota and participate in THE ZENON. Sota reluctantly agrees. Sota and Eilietta’s first opponent turns out to be the super-famous player Shion Saionji, who attends Sota’s school, and her buddy, Ash Claude.
Directors: Mitsuhiro Iwasaki, Kei Oikawa, Shin Tosaka.
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Saori Hayami as Ellietta Lash (voice) |
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Nobunaga Shimazaki as Souta Azuma (voice) |
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Yuuichirou Umehara as Ash Claude (voice) |
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Fairouz Ai as Ruri Minamino (voice) |
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Megumi Han as Shion Saionji (voice) |
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Kazuya Nakai as Ranburn Tidal (voice) |
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Shinnosuke Tachibana as Yorusuke Yorraiha (voice) |
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Keiji Fujiwara as Hughtlom Aubreykahn (voice) |
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Makoto Furukawa as Mania (voice) |
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Arisa Sekine as Boy A (voice) |
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Hiromichi Tezuka as Student B (voice) |
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Miwa Natsuki as Girl (voice) |
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Rikuya Yasuda as Student C (voice) |
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Ryota Iwasaki as Student A (voice) |
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Soshiro Hori as Beholder Group Executive (voice) |
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You Taichi as Blue-White Witch (voice) |
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Yuka Nukui as Roller (voice) |
| Production | Kohei Eguchi | Producer |
| Directing | Mitsuhiro Iwasaki | Director |
| Directing | Kei Oikawa | Director |
| Writing | Kei Oikawa | Storyboard |
| Directing | Shin Tosaka | Director |
| Crew | Yuki Tanihata | Script |
| Visual Effects | Ken'ichirou Katsura | Character Designer |
| Visual Effects | Ken'ichirou Katsura | Animation Director |
| Art | Shunpei Mochizuki | Assistant Art Director |
| Production | Yoshitaka Tao | Production Coordinator |
| Sound | onetrap | Music |
| Writing | Kouhei Kadono | Original Concept |
| Art | Yasutada Kato | Art Direction |
| Sound | Takatoshi Hamano | Sound Director |
| Camera | Kei Machida | Director of Photography |