is an anime adaptation of the '' God Eater'' video game. It is animated by

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and began airing on July 12, 2015 after a one-week delay. It was later acquired by

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from December 2017 to be released that year.

Plot

In 2071, an organization known as Fenrir, located in the post-apocalyptic nation of the New Asian Union (NAU), helps humanity protect itself against monsters known as Aragami using divine weapons called "God Arcs". Composed of biological material called "Oracle Cells", God Arcs are wielded by a group of soldiers called, "God Eaters". The original (or "Old-Type") Arcs could initially only hold one form, either melee or ranged, but soon a new type of God Arc is developed that could switch between cannon and blade form.

Characters

Broadcast

A 12-minute prequel

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was made by

and aired on September 28, 2009. Ufotable later animated an anime television series directed by Takayuki Hirao with character designs by Keita Shimizu. The anime is part of the franchise's fifth anniversary. The series began airing on July 12, 2015 on

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, BS 11, and other stations after the first episode was delayed by a week due to production issues and a special short titled ''God Eater Extra'' aired in its place. Four extra episodes have preempted regular episodes that were previously scheduled. After episode nine aired as the final initial run televised episode, the remaining episodes aired in March 2016. The opening theme is "Feed A" by

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and the ending theme is "Ruined Land" performed by

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feat. Naomi. Ufotable used hand-drawn animation to animate the God Arc weapons as opposed to computer animation.

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References

External links

* * {{Ufotable Anime television series based on video games Ufotable God Eater Aniplex Works based on Bandai Namco video games