Friday Anime Night (Japanese: フライデーアニメナイト, stylized FRIDAY ANIME NIGHT, Furaani for short) is a Japanese late-night anime programming block produced by Nippon Television and broadcast on NTV and NNS affiliate stations on Friday nights from 23:00 to 23:30 JST.
 Friday Anime Night's logo since its inception in October 2023 | |
| Network | Nippon Television |
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| Launched | October 6, 2023
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| Division of | NNS |
| Country of origin | Japan |
| Format | Anime |
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| Original language(s) | Japanese |
| Official website | Official website |
History
editNippon Television established a new 30-minute programming block dedicated to anime in October 2023 named Friday Anime Night.[1][2] The block is broadcast nationwide on NTV and 30 stations affiliated with NNS.[1] It airs from 11 PM JST on Friday nights after NTV's long-running Friday Road Show movie block.[2]
The block's first work was Frieren: Beyond Journey's End.[1][3] The series premiered with a 4-episode two-hour special on September 29, 2023, on Nippon TV's Friday Road Show, while subsequent episodes aired in the newly established timeslot starting October 6, 2023.[1][3]
Anime series
edit| No. | Title | Start date | End date | Eps. | Studio(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frieren: Beyond Journey's End | October 6, 2023[a] | March 22, 2024 | 28[a] | Madhouse | Based on the manga series written by Kanehito Yamada and illustrated by Tsukasa Abe.[3] |
| 2 | That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Season 3 | April 5, 2024 | September 27, 2024 | 24 | Eight Bit | Sequel to That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Season 2.[4] |
| 3 | Magilumiere Co. Ltd. | October 4, 2024 | TBA | TBA |
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Adaptation of the manga series by Sekka Iwata and Yu Aoki.[5] |
| 4 | The Apothecary Diaries Season 2[b] | January 10, 2025 | TBA | TBA | Sequel to The Apothecary Diaries.[6][7] |
See also
edit- Late-night anime programming blocks in Japan
- Other anime programming blocks by Nippon TV
- AnichU, another anime block of NTV that airs on Tuesday nights.
- noitaminA, a block that airs on Thursday nights on Fuji TV.
- +Ultra, a block that airs on Wednesday nights on Fuji TV.
- Animeism, a block that airs on Friday nights on MBS.
Notes
edit- ^ a b The series premiered with a 4-episode special on September 29, 2023, on Nippon TV's Friday Road Show. The regular broadcast on Friday Anime Night started with episode 5 on October 6, 2023.
- ^ The first season aired from October 22, 2023, to March 24, 2024, on NTV and its affiliates but at different times.
References
edit- ^ a b c d Pineda, Rafael Antonio (September 3, 2023). "NTV Establishes 'Friday Anime Night' Programming Block in October". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on September 4, 2023. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
- ^ a b Harding, Daryl (September 7, 2023). "Nippon Television Begins Friday Anime Programming Block With Frieren: Beyond Journey's End". Crunchyroll. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
- ^ a b c Cayanan, Joanna (September 27, 2023). "Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Anime Reveals Half-Year Run, Premiere's Special Ending Song". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on September 27, 2023. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
- ^ Mateo, Alex (March 28, 2024). "Crunchyroll Streams That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Season 3 Anime on March 30". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on March 28, 2024. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
- ^ Cayanan, Joanna (August 29, 2024). "Amazon Prime Video to Stream Magilumiere Co. Ltd. Anime Globally on October 5". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on August 29, 2024. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
- ^ Luster, Joseph (March 23, 2024). "The Apothecary Diaries Season 2 Announced for 2025 Premiere [Updated]". Crunchyroll. Archived from the original on March 23, 2024. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
- ^ Cayanan, Joanna (October 22, 2024). "The Apothecary Diaries Season 2's Teaser Reveals January 10 Debut". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
External links
edit- Nippon TV anime lineup (in Japanese)