Zegapain
Sign in to saveis a Japanese anime television series created by Sunrise staff and manga artist Takehiko Itō. Produced by Sunrise, TV Tokyo and Dentsu, it is directed by Masami Shimoda, with Mayori Sekijima handling series scripts, Takehiko Itō and Akihiko Yamashita designing the characters and Ayako Ōtsuka composing the music. The series premiered in Japan on April 6, 2006 on TV Tokyo and later BS Japan and AT-X. As part of the 10th anniversary of the series, a compilation theatrical film with new scenes, titled , was released in Japanese theaters by Shochiku on October 15, 2016. A sequel film, titled Zegapa
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Zegapain
- Score
- 7.31/10 (11,619 votes)
- Rank
- #3051
- Popularity
- #4271
- Type
- TV
- Episodes
- 26
- Status
- Finished Airing
- Season
- Spring 2006
- Studios
- Sunrise
Average high school student Kyou Sogoru is an avid swimmer living in beautiful Maihama City. He spends his days hanging out with friends, swimming, and playing video games. However, his normal life turns upside down when a beautiful and mysterious girl named Shizuno Misaki approa…
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is a Japanese anime television series created by Sunrise staff and manga artist Takehiko Itō. Produced by Sunrise, TV Tokyo and Dentsu, it is directed by Masami Shimoda, with Mayori Sekijima handling series scripts, Takehiko Itō and Akihiko Yamashita designing the characters and Ayako Ōtsuka composing the music. The series premiered in Japan on April 6, 2006 on TV Tokyo and later BS Japan and AT-X. As part of the 10th anniversary of the series, a compilation theatrical film with new scenes, titled , was released in Japanese theaters by Shochiku on October 15, 2016. A sequel film, titled Zegapain STA, was released by Sunrise's parent company, Bandai Namco Filmworks, on August 16, 2024.
On October 2, 2007, Bandai Entertainment released the first Region 1 volume of Zegapain with the last volume released on August 5, 2008. Following the 2012 closure of Bandai Entertainment, Sunrise announced at Otakon 2013, that Sentai Filmworks has rescued Zegapain, along with a handful of other former BEI titles. However, it was never released. In August 2025, it was announced Discotek Media had rescued the anime and will be releasing it on Blu-ray alongside the films.
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