Concrete Revolutio


Concrete Revolutio: Superhuman Phantasmagoria is a Japanese superhero anime television series created and written by Shō Aikawa, directed by Seiji Mizushima, produced by Bones, and featuring character designs by Yoshiyuki Ito. It began airing in Japan in October 2015. A second season debuted on April 3, 2016.

Plot

In the year Apotheosis 41, Earth is currently home to superhumans and paranormal phenomena of all kinds, from aliens and magical girls to ghosts and transforming robots. However, official knowledge of these beings is officially kept under wraps by the governments of the world. The Japanese government has quietly set up the "Super Population Research Laboratory", the "Superhuman Bureau", to keep track of all superhuman beings in the country and eliminate them if they pose a threat to humanity. In the present, Bureau member Jiro Hitoyoshi finds himself recruiting new superhumans for the Bureau in the course of his job. However, five years later in Apotheosis 46, Jiro turns into a vigilante on the run from the Bureau while the rest of its members deal with the consequences of their earlier actions.

Characters

Superhuman Bureau

;Jiro Hitoyoshi
;Kikko Hoshino,
;Emi Kino
;Fuurouta
;Hyōma Yoshimura
;Daishi Akita
;Raito Shiba
;Magotake Hitoyoshi
;Ullr

Superhumans

;Grosse Augen/Akira Shirota
;S Planeterian
;Tartarus Bugmen
;Campe

Development

first unveiled the project on 1 July 2015. The series is directed by Seiji Mizushima and written by Shō Aikawa. Yoshiyuki Ito provides character designs and animation direction; Noizi Ito, Hekiru Hikawa, and Ryō Hirao are in charge of character creation and concept design; and Kanetake Ebikawa, Takayuki Yanase, Toshiaki Ihara, and Hideyuki Matsumoto are in charge of SF concept design. Ken Ohtsuka is the series mechanical animation director, and Hiroki Matsumoto provides the series art design. Masafumi Mima is the series' sound director. Anime Consortium Japan co-produced the series.

Media

Manga

The manga has been licensed by Seven Seas Entertainment.

Anime

The anime began airing on 4 October 2015, to run for two cours, airing on Tokyo MX, Sun TV, KBS Kyoto, and BS11. The series is streamed worldwide by Daisuki, and in North America by Funimation. The opening theme song, "Katararezu Tomo", is performed by ZAQ, and the closing theme song is performed by Yohske Yamamoto.
The second season premiered in April 2016.

Episode list

All episodes were written by Shō Aikawa, with some exceptions. Episodes 9 and 17 were by Masaki Tsuji, 16 by Kazuki Nakashima, and 20 by Gen Urobuchi.
Season 1
Season 2

Manga

A manga adaptation with art by Nylon began serialization in the September 2015 issue of Kadokawa Shoten's Young Ace magazine.

Reception

Nick Creamer of Anime News Network praised the show for its "rousing exploration of the nature of justice in the context of post-war Japan", but criticised the narrative for being confusing at times.