GRIDMAN UNIVERSE

is a Japanese animation film released on March 24, 2023, serving as a crossover between SSSS.GRIDMAN and SSSS.DYNAZENON.https://m-78.jp/news/post-6460https://www.cinematoday.jp/news/N0132006https://www.famitsu.com/news/202208/26273497.html
The film premiered at Anime Expo 2023 in the US on July 3.https://www.crunchyroll.com/news/announcements/2023/6/13/crunchyroll-reveals-anime-expo-2023-plans-including-over-20-panels-and-premieres
==Production==
Tenatively titled GRIDMAN×DYNAZENON, the project was first mentioned at the end of the Japanese broadcast of the final episode of SSSS.DYNAZENON. During TSUBURAYA CONVENTION 2021 SPECIAL PROGRAM on December 13, 2021, it was revealed to be a film, helmed by the same staff behind both series.https://m-78.jp/news/post-6165https://tsuburaya-prod.com/news/3784 Further information, including the cast and movie's official name, was announced at Ultra Heroes EXPO 2022 Summer Festival on August 26, 2022.
The release date, more of the cast and a trailer were unveiled at the event on November 20, 2022,https://twitter.com/SSSS_PROJECT/status/1594284248013602817/ which was also livestreamed.https://ponycanyon.zaiko.io/item/352272 Compilation films of SSSS.GRIDMAN and SSSS.DYNAZENON were screened at theaters from January 20, 2023 and March 10, 2023 respectively to promote the movie.https://m-78.jp/news/post-6575 Both showings rewarded visitors with a different illustration card and new voice drama episode to be watched on TSUBURAYA IMAGINATION.https://m-78.jp/news/post-6597https://m-78.jp/news/post-6662
Another trailer released on February 10, 2023 revealed Gridman's new form and the film's theme song.https://m-78.jp/news/post-6629https://tsuburaya-prod.com/news/5910
Various events were held to celebrate the film's release, such as an art exhibition titled INHERITANCE UNIVERSE held from March 31 to April 12, 2023.https://m-78.jp/news/post-6637 Limited time collaborations with mobile games Medabots S, Azur Lane and Symphogear XD were held in April, July and August respectively.https://m-78.jp/news/post-6711https://twitter.com/AzurLane_EN/status/1677618534925606912https://twitter.com/symphogear_XD/status/1696055013573804468 A lottery where 10 winners would get the opportunity to meet Gridman through Zoom began in April, with the meeting held on June 10.https://m-78.jp/news/post-6752 A talk show by Tatsuomi Hamada was held after a screening on June 7. Another exhibition called GRIDMAN WORLD was held from June 9 to June 25 in Osaka, from July 14 to July 30 in Fukuoka, and in Tokyo from October 27 to November 20.https://m-78.jp/news/post-6734https://m-78.jp/news/post-6771https://m-78.jp/news/post-6824https://m-78.jp/news/post-6870 4D screenings of the film began on June 30.
On August 1, a DVD and Blu-ray of the film was announced, as well as a stage show called GRIDMAN UNIVERSE SHOW to be performed and livestreamed on April 7, 2024.https://twitter.com/SSSS_PROJECT/status/1686330943668097024 Blu-rays of the compilation films were later announced on August 10.https://twitter.com/SSSS_PROJECT/status/1689592440557080576 Exactly one year after the film's release, on March 24, 2024, the film was added to numerous streaming services in Japan.https://gridman.net/news/archives/2028 On July 8, 2024, it was added to TSUBURAYA IMAGINATION.https://m-78.jp/news/post-7129
==Synopsis==
Tsutsujidai High School.
In the classroom after school, Yuta Hibiki draws and erases Gridman in his notebook over and over again. Once upon a time, this world was created and destroyed by a single girl. The ones who saved the girl's heart were Hyper Agent Gridman, who came from another dimension, a monster with a heart she created, and Yuta and the others.
Yuta, who has moved on to the second grade and is in a different class from Rikka, decides to confess. Their daily life in such a peaceful world began to crumble with a roar.
In the midst of Yuta's crisis, Gridman suddenly appears and says
"The balance of this world is about to collapse".
Before long, the crimson dragon Dynarex, Gridman's collaborators, the Neon Genesis Junior High Students, and Yomogi Asanaka, a resident of another world, appear in front of Yuta one after another.
While hiding his feelings for Rikka, Yuta's extraordinary life begins.
==Characters==
===Heroes===
*Gridman
*Dynarex
**Dynazenon
*Gridknight
*Powered Zenon
**Powered Knight Zenonhttps://twitter.com/SSSS_PROJECT/status/1646855824596168704
===Gridman Alliance===
*Yuta Hibiki
*Sho Utsumi
*Rikka Takarada
===Gauma Team===
*Yomogi Asanaka
*Yume Minami
*Koyomi Yamanaka
*Chise Asukagawa
===Neon Genesis Junior High Students===
*Samurai・Calibur
*Max
*Borr
*Vit
*Rex
===Others===
*Orie Takarada
*Namiko
*Hass
*Hime
*Kano Minami
*Kaiju Eugenicists
*Acadia
*Sakiru Tonkawa
*Rikka's Brother
===Gridknight Alliance===
*Knight
*The 2nd
**Sounderous
===Former Villains===
*Akane Shinjohttps://twitter.com/SSSS_PROJECT/status/1644988771908169737
*Alexis・Kerib
**New Orderhttps://twitter.com/SSSS_PROJECT/status/1644989023528669185
===Kaiju===
*Anti
**Sky Anti
**Gridknight
*Anosillus the 2nd
*Goldburn
**Big Goldburn
*Dimorganhttps://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4_A-Ww-8Rm3nq8Zs-oVIuhdvosfXX4cGtF0r2-rk-WZsNr_zpR5Tbv13Gbw89Knw9NMtqElL9CgCmOB5YK5feCtcjLR_iXog7_CbwVNDb6lWcrXElXLsvszOX9xkgGNVCVifZtUKXBZ62qJrOQozNrLc5KpeDkmlOCr45oZml24mhIyYUY2VJnPJO/s2048/Fr9U4sLacAEyvfU.jpg
*Domgiran
*Noirdogmahttps://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggWE0Yr09HcQkgKkpQslasWMKqjml7W6iQkexOhxyaIAZLs6Lrt9aC6bS9sPaMuRqzQqG5Q3y6WZyQ5zyo27GFOiDGTLb9yjEDxB-yUiOc3bzZBEoUqfRCWSofcUjshe_f_qdRMBzP8-oxuKFEyFx1LN0BPrPA2sEEPNS4GkcLoReui1vwyXbnQ9NY/s2048/Fr9U4sOaYAICZXY.jpg
*Mad Origin
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==Staff==
*Director: Akira Amemiya
*Screenplay: Keiichi Hasegawa
*Character design: Masaru Sakamoto
*Music: Shiro Sagisu
*Animation production: TRIGGER
==Theme Song==
:;uni-verse
::Artist: Masayoshi Oishi
==Home Media==
The film released on DVD and Blu-ray in Japan on October 25, 2023. The cover art was illustrated by Masayuki Gotoh.https://twitter.com/SSSS_PROJECT/status/1689592678810558464
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==Gallery==
===Images===
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Gridman Universe 4D Poster.jpg|4D screening poster
===Videos===
「GRIDMAN×DYNAZENON」完全新作劇場版（仮称）制作決定告知映像|Teaser trailer
グリッドマン ユニバース【GRIDMAN UNIVERSE】特報 2023年3月24日(金)全国公開！
『グリッドマンユニバース』本予告PV公開!【2023.3.24(Fri)全国公開】
==Trivia==
*Utsumi owns a Ultraman plush toy.
*Utsumi and Yuta watch an Ultraman stage show on DVD titled . The cover features Ultraman Legend, Jean-Bot, Mirror Knight, Dark Faust, Mother of Ultra, and PAL, who are all voiced by Gridman voice actors.
**The brief scene of it shown has Dark Faust encounter Ultraman Legend, saying the same lines as the Alien Gyashi when Legend appears in Ultraman Cosmos vs. Ultraman Justice: The Final Battle.
==External Links==
*Official website
*Twitter account
==References==
Category:Productions
Category:Movies
Category:Reiwa Movies
Category:Anime
Category:SSSS.GRIDMAN
Category:SSSS.DYNAZENON
Category:GRIDMAN UNIVERSE
Category:Gridman Franchise