''Unlimited Psychic Squad'', known in Japan as is a Japanese anime series produced by Manglobe. It is a

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to the original ''Zettai Karen Children'' manga series, created by

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. A

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adaptation by Rokurou Ogaki was serialized in Shogakukan's ''

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'' from March 2013 to July 2015, with its chapters collected into six '' tankōbon'' volumes.

Media

Anime

In September 2012, a new anime project based on '' Zettai Karen Children'' was announced in the 41st issue of '' Weekly Shōnen Sunday''. It was later revealed that it would be an original spin-off series focused on main antagonist Kyōsuke Hyōbu and his organization known as P.A.N.D.R.A.. ''Unlimited Psychic Squad'' was produced by Manglobe and ran for 12 episodes on TV Tokyo and other stations from January 7 to March 25, 2013. New additions to the cast include

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as Yūgiri and Junichi Suwabe as Andy Hinomiya while almost all characters from the first TV Series are voiced by the same actors from then. The series, while similar in setting and characters, is darker and more serious in plot and tone than the original ''Zettai Karen Children'' series. The opening song is "LAST RESOLUTION" by Emblem of THE UNLIMITED and has two versions, one in English and the other in Japanese. It also has eight ending songs: "OUTLAWS" by

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, "BRIGHTEST LIGHT" by Yuichi Nakamura and Kishō Taniyama, "DARKNESS NIGHT" (another version of "BRIGHTEST LIGHT) by Kōji Yusa & Junichi Suwabe, "BRAND NEW EDEN" by Kōji Yusa, "ADVENT" by Kōji Yusa, another arrangement of "DARKNESS NIGHT", titled "DARKNESS NIGHT (Hyōbu Arrange.)", performed by Kōji Yusa and Junichi Suwabe, "Sora no Hate (空の涯て;End of the Sky)" by

, and a secondary arrangement of "DARKNESS NIGHT" called "DARKNESS NIGHT (Hinomiya Arrange.)" performed by Kōji Yusa and Junichi Suwabe. There is an insert song in the final episode called "Mirai Monogatari (未来物語;Future Story)" by

. The series has been streamed by

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. In December 2014, Sentai Filmworks announced that they have licensed the series. It was released on DVD and Blu-ray in Japanese with English subtitles on April 21, 2015.

Manga

adaptation, by Rokurou Ogaki, ran in Shogakukan's ''

'' from March 25, 2013, to May 25, 2015. An additional story, titled , was published in ''Shōnen Sunday S'', from June 25 and July 25, 2015. Shogakukan collected its chapters in six ''tankōbon'' volumes, released from to August 16, 2013, to September 18, 2015.

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