''Night Head 2041'' (stylized as ''NIGHT HEAD 2041'') is a Japanese
anime
is Traditional animation, hand-drawn and computer animation, computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside of Japan and in English, ''anime'' refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, in Japan and in Japane ...
television series based on the 1992 Japanese television drama series ''Night Head''. The series is animated by
Shirogumi
, member of The Association of Japanese Animations, is a company centralized in the production of animated series and feature films, as well as the making and adjusting of visual effects.
History
In 1973, Tatsuo Shimamura established . To expan ...
, directed by Takamitsu Hirakawa and written by
George Iida
is a Japanese film and television director, screenwriter, manga author, and novelist. Iida has worked continually in Japan's film, television, anime and manga industries since the early 1980s, predominantly in the genres of horror and science fi ...
, the director of the original drama. Original character designs are provided by
Oh! great
, known professionally as Oh! great, is a Japanese manga artist best known for his manga series ''Tenjho Tenge'' (1997–2010) and ''Air Gear'' (2002–2012). In 2006, ''Air Gear'' earned him the Kodansha Manga Award in the '' shōnen'' category. ...
, while Kenichiro Tomiyasu is drawing the concept art.
Yutaka Yamada
is a Japanese composer, arranger and orchestrator, based in Los Angeles.
Biography
Yutaka is an alumnus of the Senzoku Gakuen College of Music in Japan, where he studied musical composition under Toshiyuki Watanabe and Masataka Matsuo. ...
is composing the series' music, and Slow Curve is credited for planning and production. It aired on
Fuji TV
JOCX-DTV (channel 8), branded as and colloquially known as CX, is a Japanese television station based in Odaiba, Minato, Tokyo, Japan. Owned and operated by the it is the key station of the Fuji News Network (FNN) and the Fuji Network Sys ...
's
+Ultra programming block from July to September 2021.
Who-ya Extended performed the series' opening theme song "Icy Ivy", while Myuk performed the series' ending theme song "Shion".
Crunchyroll
Crunchyroll is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service owned by Sony through a joint venture between Sony Pictures and Sony Music Entertainment Japan's Aniplex. The service primarily distributes films and tel ...
licensed the series.
A
manga
Manga (Japanese: 漫画 ) are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. Most manga conform to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century, and the form has a long prehistory in earlier Japanese art. The term ''manga'' is u ...
adaptation with art by Akira Ogawa has been serialized online via
Kodansha
is a Japanese privately-held publishing company headquartered in Bunkyō, Tokyo. Kodansha is the largest Japanese publishing company, and it produces the manga magazines ''Nakayoshi'', ''Afternoon'', ''Evening'', ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' an ...
's ''YanMaga Web'' website since April 28, 2021, and has been collected in two ''
tankōbon
is the Japanese
Japanese may refer to:
* Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia
* Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan
* Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or cultur ...
'' volumes. A novel adaptation written by George Iida in collaboration with Kawato Azusa was released in two volumes between August and September 2021. A stage play adaptation has also been announced.
Characters
;
:
;
:
;
:
;
:
;
:
;
:
;
:
;
:
;
:
;
:
;
:
;
:
;
:
;
:
;
:
;
:
;
:
;
:
;
:
;
:
Episode list
Notes
References
External links
Anime official website
*
{{YanMaga Web
+Ultra
2021 anime television series debuts
2021 Japanese novels
Crunchyroll anime
Fuji TV original programming
Japanese webcomics
Kodansha manga
Science fiction anime and manga
Seinen manga
Shirogumi
Supernatural anime and manga
Suspense anime and manga
Television series based on adaptations