Listeners


Listeners is an original Japanese anime television series produced by MAPPA, created by Jin, and directed by Hiroaki Ando. The series aired from April 3 to June 19, 2020 on the Animeism programming block.

Plot

The series is set in a post-apocalyptic world where Humanity is defended from Earless attacks by the Players, the latter earning fame and fortune along the way. Echo Rec dreams of joining the Players and piloting a mecha of his own, but has no prospects of doing so, until he encounters μ - an enigmatic girl who's lost her memory and has an auxiliary port on her body. An auxiliary port signifies a Player; together, μ and Echo work together towards fame and fortune.

Characters

;Echo Rec
;μ
;Nir
;Roz
;Denka
;Ritchie
;Lyde
;Janis
;Robert
;Hole
;Kim
;Wendy
;Lisa
;Leo Marshall
;Ein Neubauten
;Stür Neubauten
;Zende Neubauten
;Swell Rec
;McGee
;Sally Simpson
;Tommy Walker
;Field Marshal Ace
;Bilin Valentine
;Kevin Valentine
;Jimi Stonefree

Production and release

On June 8, 2019, the original anime television series was announced by Jin, the creator of the Kagerou Project. The series is animated by MAPPA and directed by Hiroaki Ando, with Dai Satō as scriptwriter, Shinpei Kamada as character designer, and L!th!um as music composer. It premiered from April 3 to June 19, 2020 on the Animeism programming block on MBS, TBS, and BS-TBS. ACCAMER performs the series' opening theme "Into the blue's", and Rie Takahashi performs 11 of the series' ending theme songs.
Funimation has acquired the series for an English release, and streams the series on Funimation, AnimeLab and Wakanim.
TitleOriginal air date

Opening/Ending Themes