Hoshi no Samidare
English title: Lucifer and the Biscuit Hammer
Japanese title: 惑星のさみだれ
Type: TV
Source: Manga
Episodes: 24
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Jul 9, 2022 to Dec 24, 2022
Broadcast: Saturdays at 01:55 (JST)
Duration: 24 min per ep
Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older
Studios: NAZ
Producers: Nippon Animation, Mainichi Broadcasting System, Movic, Jumondou, BS11, My Theater D.D., Live Viewing Japan, Sonilude, Mixer, Mirai-Kojo
Genres: Action, Supernatural
Themes: Psychological
Demographics: Seinen

College student Yuuhi Amamiya's monotonous life is turned upside down with the appearance of Sir Noi Crezant, a talking lizard claiming to be a knight of justice. Crezant elaborates that the world is in peril—threatened by the mage Animus who wishes to annihilate it with his Biscuit Hammer, an enormous structure suspended in Earth's orbit. As the newly appointed Lizard Knight, Yuuhi must fight alongside other Beast Knights to protect the princess and save the planet from destruction.

Unimpressed by the prospect of risking his life, Yuuhi continues his day as usual—until a golem created by Animus suddenly confronts him. Yuuhi is instantly overpowered, but his neighbor, Princess Samidare Asahina, luckily rescues him. To his surprise, Samidare's intention starkly differs from Crezant's; instead of saving the world, she aims to destroy it with her own hands. Captivated by her firm ambition, Yuuhi resolves to become stronger and help Samidare realize her goal.

As the pair continues to fight against Animus' golems, Yuuhi finds himself gradually gaining an interest in life—but the chains of his past trauma may restrain him from progressing further.

[Written by MAL Rewrite]

According to a 2015 Twitter post by the series creator Satoshi Mizukami, an anime adaptation of Hoshi no Samidare was initially planned to be released shortly after the manga's serialization, but the project failed due to a lack of sponsors. The series was released on Blu-ray in four volumes from October 28, 2022 to April 28, 2023.