# Null & Peta

Null & Peta (Japanese: ぬるぺた) is a Japanese multimedia franchise created by Hato. It consisted of an anime television series produced by Shin-Ei Animation and a video game developed by Tokyotoon and published by Hobibox and Shiravune. The former aired from October to December 2019, while the latter was released in January 2020.

## Characters
### Null (ぬる, Nuru)

    Voiced by: Azumi Waki

### Peta (ぺた)

    Voiced by: Reina Ueda

## Media
### Anime

The series was first announced by Tokyotoon and Shin-Ei Animation in July 2019. The series was created and scripted by Hato, with Shin-Ei Animation producing the animation, Hirofumi Ogura directing, Eku Takeshima designing the characters, and Yūki Kishida composing the music. The series theme song is "#Null*Peta", performed by the main cast members. The series aired from October 4 to December 20, 2019. Internationally, the series is licensed by Crunchyroll outside of Asia.

#### Episode list

| No. | Title | Original air date |
| 1 | "Sister Complete!" Transliteration: "Onee-chan Kansei!" (Japanese: お姉ちゃん完成！) | October 4, 2019 (2019-10-04) |
| 2 | "My Big Sister's Perfect Food!" Transliteration: "Onee-chan no Kanzen Eiyōshoku!" (Japanese: お姉ちゃんの完全栄養食！) | October 11, 2019 (2019-10-11) |
| 3 | "Big Sister, Do I Have to Go to School?" Transliteration: "Onee-chan Gakkō Ikanakya Dame?" (Japanese: お姉ちゃん学校行かなきゃダメ？) | October 18, 2019 (2019-10-18) |
| 4 | "Big Sister, Do I Have to Go to Space?" Transliteration: "Onee-chan Uchū Ikanakya Dame?" (Japanese: お姉ちゃん宇宙行かなきゃダメ？) | October 25, 2019 (2019-10-25) |
| 5 | "My Big Sister Is Dead?!" Transliteration: "Onee-chan Izu Deddo!?" (Japanese: お姉ちゃんイズデッド！？) | November 1, 2019 (2019-11-01) |
| 6 | "Big Sister, What's Your Favorite Snow Cone Flavor?" Transliteration: "Onee-chan Kakigōri no Shiroppu Nani ha?" (Japanese: お姉ちゃんかき氷のシロップなに派？) | November 8, 2019 (2019-11-08) |
| 7 | "My Big Sister's Acting Suspicious!?" Transliteration: "Onee-chan wa Fushinsha!?" (Japanese: お姉ちゃんは不審者！？) | November 15, 2019 (2019-11-15) |
| 8 | "My Big Sister's Bugging Out!" Transliteration: "Onee-chan Baguru!" (Japanese: お姉ちゃんバグる！) | November 22, 2019 (2019-11-22) |
| 9 | "My Big Sister's Brutal With A Hammer!" Transliteration: "Onee-chan tte Yaban'na Hanmā!" (Japanese: お姉ちゃんって野蛮なハンマー！) | November 29, 2019 (2019-11-29) |
| 10 | "I Think Of My Sister, Therefore My Sister Is" Transliteration: "Onee-chan Omou Yue ni Ane Ari" (Japanese: お姉ちゃん思うゆえに姉あり) | December 6, 2019 (2019-12-06) |
| 11 | "Big Sister, Big Sister, Big Sister!" Transliteration: "Onee-chan, Onee-chan, Onee-chan!" (Japanese: お姉ちゃん、お姉ちゃん、お姉ちゃん！) | December 13, 2019 (2019-12-13) |
| 12 | "Null and Peta" Transliteration: "Nuru Peta" (Japanese: ぬるぺた) | December 20, 2019 (2019-12-20) |

### Video game

A video game for the franchise was announced at the same time as the anime. Titled Null & Peta: Invasion of the Queen Bug, the game was released on PC on January 30, 2020. It was developed by Tokyotoon and published by Hobibox and Shiravune.

## Reception

Gary Hartley from Honest Gamers criticized the gameplay of the game as barebones while praising the visuals and characters. Azario Lopez of Noisy Pixel had similar feelings as Hartley, though also criticized the game for its text not always fitting in the text boxes.