SSSS.DYNAZENON

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***SSSS.DYNAZENON*** (ダイナゼノン, *Dainazenon*) is a 2021 animated series that is the second installment is the "GRIDMAN UNIVERSE" project produced by Tsuburaya Productions in collaboration with Studio Trigger. The series aired from April 2 to June 18, 2021.

A crossover sequel film, *Gridman Universe* is set to be released in Japan on March 24, 2023.

To commemorate the upcoming release of the above film, a compilation film of the series will show in theatres for a 2-week limited premiere from March 10, 2023, with illustration cards given out to those who go see it.

## Synopsis

One day on his way home, a first-year student of Fujiyokidai High School named Yomogi Asanaka meets a mysterious man named Gauma who claims to be a "Kaiju User". Suddenly, a Kaiju and a giant robot, Dynazenon, appear! Yume Minami, Koyomi Yamanaka, and Chise Asukagawa also happen to be passing by, and together with Yomogi they are caught up in a battle with the Kaiju.

## Cast & Characters

* Japanese Voice Cast
* English Voice Cast

* Daiki Hamano as Gauma
* Junya Enoki as Yomogi Asanaka
* Shion Wakayama as Yume Minami
* Yuichiro Umehara as Koyomi Yamanaka
* Chika Anzai as Chise Asukagawa
* Hiroshi Kamiya as Juuga
* Yūma Uchida as Onija
* Ayaka Suwa as Mujina
* Kouki Uchiyama Sizumu
* Mariya Ise as Inamoto
* Azusa Tadokoro as Mei
* Jin Ogasawara as Awaki
* Gakuto Kajiwara as Nazumi
* Rio Tsuchiya as Ranka
* Hikaru Tohno as Kaneishi
* Kenichi Suzumura as Knight
* Karin Takahashi as Anosillus the 2nd

- Aaron Campbell as Gauma

- Dallas Reid as Yomogi Asanaka

- Kristen McGuire as Yume Minami

- Jason Liebrecht as Koyomi Yamanaka

- Megan Shipman as Chise Asukagawa

- Y. Chang as Juuga

- David Matranga as Onija

- Kara Edwards as Mujina

- Lee George as Sizumu

- Elizabeth Maxwell as Inamoto

- Emily Neves as Mei

- Zach Bolton as Awaki

- Mark Allen Jr. as Nazumi

- Ama Lee as Ranka

## Episodes

1. What is a Kaiju User?
2. What's Your Reason for Fighting?
3. What is a Traitor?
4. What Is This Thumping Heart?
5. What's Lover-Like Mean?
6. What Is This Pain?
7. What's Our Reason for Coming Together?
8. What Is This Wavering Emotion?
9. What Are These Overlapping Emotions?
10. Which Memories Do You Regret?
11. What Wish Can't Come True?
12. What Was I Entrusted With?

## Media

### Voice Drama

Each episode is followed up with an original Voice Drama which was uploaded to Pony Canyon's channel.

### Movie

A compilation movie is to be released March 10, 2023.

## Music

The musical score was composed by Shiro Sagisu.

## Staff

* **Director:** Akira Amemiya
* **Screenplay:** Keiichi Hasegawa
* **Music:** Shiro Sagisu
* **Character Designer:** Masaru Sakamoto

## Previews

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## Gallery

(From left to right)Juuga, Onija, Mujina, Sizumu(From left to right)Inamoto, Mei, Awaki, Nazumi, Ranka, and KaneishiTeaserKey Visual 1Key Visual 2Key Visual 3
## Trivia

* This is the second animated installment of the "Gridman Universe".
* The series also serves as the sequel to "The Dragon Legend", the eighteenth episode of *Gridman the Hyper Agent*, picking up where the tale of the Chinese mummy left off and revealing his identity to be Gauma.
* The title's etymology is in conjunction with the names "Dyna" from Dyna Dragon and "Zenon" from "God Zenon", the two assist mecha from the original Gridman series.
* The series' tagline, "Scarred Souls Shine like Stars", alludes inversion of the portrayal of emotionally troubled teenagers in both Original Series and Gridman Universe that normally assume antagonistic role as the pawn of major threats. Here, they take main protagonist role where they are chosen to combat Kaiju threats where their fight sees them gradually finding closure over their issues just as said fights served as sort of coping mechanism.
	+ Another plot element from previous installments that similarly inverted being the main antagonist(s)' background and tactic in employing Kaiju attack. Whereas Khan Digifer and Alexis・Kerib have an unwitting pawn designing a Kaiju on their behalf before being sent against the heroes, Kaiju Eugenicists are a band of ancient humans who masterminded Kaiju emergence in a targeted populace by spreading Kaiju seeds which feed on emotions from nearby unsuspecting inhabitants of populace in question and wait for seeds in question to mature and ready to be controlled via. Instance Domination.
* Many places in the city where Yomogi and co. lives, Fujiyokidai, bears some similarities with Tsutsudjidai from the previous series, which no surprise considering some shots in the show being recycled from ones in *SSSS.Gridman*.

## External Links

* Official Japanese website
* Official English website
* Official Twitter account

## References

1. ↑ https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2021-03-02/trigger-ssss.dynazenon-tv-anime-premieres-on-april-2/.170150
2. ↑ *Anime News Network*: Grridman Universe teaser
3. ↑ https://en.tsuburaya-prod.co.jp/news/2567
4. ↑ *Anime News Network*: SSSS.Dynazenon (movie)