SSSS.Dynazenon
SSSS.Dynazenon (stylized as SSSS.DYNΛZENON) is a 2021 Japanese anime television series produced by Trigger. It is the sequel to the 2018 anime "SSSS.Gridman" and the second installment in the shared Gridman Universe media established in 2018 after the 1993–94 tokusatsu drama "Gridman the Hyper Agent" by Tsuburaya Productions. The 12-episode series aired in Japan from April to June 2021. Plot. Yomogi Asanaka is just an ordinary high school boy when he encounters a young man named Gauma, who claims he is a "Kaiju User". When the city is attacked by a Kaiju, Gauma summons the giant robot Dynazenon  to battle it. Yomogi, his classmate Yume Minami, and local NEET Koyomi Yamanaka are caught up in the battle and end up becoming Gauma's copilots for Dynazenon. Together, they must uncover and put a stop to whatever is behind the Kaiju attacks. Characters. Gridknight Alliance. A pair of Kaiju in human form who appeared in "SSSS.GRIDMAN", entering the real world to help the Gauma Team. The two return to the Computer World in the series finale, taking Dynazenon and Goldburn with them. Kaiju Eugenicists. The are a quartet of youths that serve as the series's antagonists. Five thousand  years prior, they were betrayed and killed by Gauma when he sided against them after they attempted a coup against their nation. Having been resurrected in the present day by their link to Kaiju, they use their ability to take control of Kaiju in the name of destroying humanity. After the death of Garnix and the discovery that no new Kaiju will ever be born again, the Kaiju Eugenicists disband and go their separate ways. In the last episode, however, they choose to be absorbed into Gagula to increase his power for his battle with Kaizer Gridknight, existing within it  in a very similar way to how the pilots appear within Dynazenon. They are apparently killed after the death of Gagula, though Shimizu is seen afterwards in an indeterminate space. Kaiju. In "SSSS.DYNAZENON", the Kaiju are monsters naturally appearing due to human emotions, Sizumu describing them as embodiments of humanity's disillusionment with being restrained by emotional bonds. The Kaiju Eugenicists sought to control them and wipe mankind out. Upon being controlled by a Kaiju User's Instance Domination, they grew into red-eyed behemoths that towered over the cityscape, though Zaiohn grew massive without any outside influence. Production and  release. The anime project was announced in December 2019 during Tsuburaya Productions' Tsubucon convention. At that time, original production staffs from "SSSS.Gridman" such as director Amemiya, writer Hasegawa, character designer Sakamoto and composer Sagisu were the ones announced to return to their old positions. Amemiya had hoped that the success of "SSSS.Dynazenon" would open new potential to other "Gridman"-related projects. The first five of the cast members were announced in May 2020, including the key visual of the main characters. The first teaser was aired in October 2020 to promote the initial cast members. In December 2020, additional information were  announced at the Tokyo Comicon 2020. Other than a few additions to the cast members, the titular mecha Dynazenon was designed by Tsuyoshi Nonaka and Takara Tomy finally return to participate in the "Gridman" franchise after "Gridman the Hyper Agent" back in 1993. The series aired from April 2 to June 18, 2021, on Tokyo MX, BS11, and MBS. The opening theme is "Imperfect" by Masayoshi Ōishi while the ending theme is "Strobe Memory" by Maaya Uchida. Funimation licensed the series and is simulcasting on its website in North America, British Isles and Brazil, on AnimeLab in Australia and New  Zealand, and on Wakanim in France, Germany, Russia and Scandinavia. Following Sony's acquisition of Crunchyroll, the series was moved to Crunchyroll.