Null & Peta (Japanese: ぬるぺた) is a Japanese multimedia franchise created by Hato. It consisted of an anime television series produced by Shin-Ei Animation and a video game developed by Tokyotoon and published by Hobibox and Shiravune. The former aired from October to December 2019, while the latter was released in January 2020.

Null & Peta
ぬるぺた
Created byHato
Anime television series
Directed byHirofumi Ogura
Written byHato
Music byYūki Kishida
StudioShin-Ei Animation
Licensed byCrunchyroll
Original networkAT-X, Chiba TV
Original run October 4, 2019 December 20, 2019
Episodes12 (List of episodes)
Video game
Null & Peta: Invasion of the Queen Bug
DeveloperTokyotoon
Publisher
  • Hobibox
  • Shiravune
PlatformWindows
Released
  • WW: January 30, 2020

Characters

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Null (ぬる, Nuru)
Voiced by: Azumi Waki[1]
Peta (ぺた)
Voiced by: Reina Ueda[1]

Media

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Anime

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The series was first announced by Tokyotoon and Shin-Ei Animation in July 2019.[2] The series was created and scripted by Hato, with Shin-Ei Animation producing the animation, Hirofumi Ogura directing, Eku Takeshima designing the characters, and Yūki Kishida composing the music.[1] The series theme song is "#Null*Peta", performed by the main cast members. The series aired from October 4 to December 20, 2019.[3] Internationally, the series is licensed by Crunchyroll outside of Asia.[4]

Episode list

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No.Title [5][a]Original air date
1"Sister Complete!"
Transliteration: "Onee-chan Kansei!" (Japanese: お姉ちゃん完成!)
October 4, 2019 (2019-10-04)[6]
2"My Big Sister's Perfect Food!"
Transliteration: "Onee-chan no Kanzen Eiyōshoku!" (Japanese: お姉ちゃんの完全栄養食!)
October 11, 2019 (2019-10-11)[7]
3"Big Sister, Do I Have to Go to School?"
Transliteration: "Onee-chan Gakkō Ikanakya Dame?" (Japanese: お姉ちゃん学校行かなきゃダメ?)
October 18, 2019 (2019-10-18)[8]
4"Big Sister, Do I Have to Go to Space?"
Transliteration: "Onee-chan Uchū Ikanakya Dame?" (Japanese: お姉ちゃん宇宙行かなきゃダメ?)
October 25, 2019 (2019-10-25)[9]
5"My Big Sister Is Dead?!"
Transliteration: "Onee-chan Izu Deddo!?" (Japanese: お姉ちゃんイズデッド!?)
November 1, 2019 (2019-11-01)[10]
6"Big Sister, What's Your Favorite Snow Cone Flavor?"
Transliteration: "Onee-chan Kakigōri no Shiroppu Nani ha?" (Japanese: お姉ちゃんかき氷のシロップなに派?)
November 8, 2019 (2019-11-08)[11]
7"My Big Sister's Acting Suspicious!?"
Transliteration: "Onee-chan wa Fushinsha!?" (Japanese: お姉ちゃんは不審者!?)
November 15, 2019 (2019-11-15)[12]
8"My Big Sister's Bugging Out!"
Transliteration: "Onee-chan Baguru!" (Japanese: お姉ちゃんバグる!)
November 22, 2019 (2019-11-22)[13]
9"My Big Sister's Brutal With A Hammer!"
Transliteration: "Onee-chan tte Yaban'na Hanmā!" (Japanese: お姉ちゃんって野蛮なハンマー!)
November 29, 2019 (2019-11-29)[14]
10"I Think Of My Sister, Therefore My Sister Is"
Transliteration: "Onee-chan Omou Yue ni Ane Ari" (Japanese: お姉ちゃん思うゆえに姉あり)
December 6, 2019 (2019-12-06)[15]
11"Big Sister, Big Sister, Big Sister!"
Transliteration: "Onee-chan, Onee-chan, Onee-chan!" (Japanese: お姉ちゃん、お姉ちゃん、お姉ちゃん!)
December 13, 2019 (2019-12-13)[16]
12"Null and Peta"
Transliteration: "Nuru Peta" (Japanese: ぬるぺた)
December 20, 2019 (2019-12-20)[17]

Video game

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A video game for the franchise was announced at the same time as the anime.[2] Titled Null & Peta: Invasion of the Queen Bug, the game was released on PC on January 30, 2020. It was developed by Tokyotoon and published by Hobibox and Shiravune.[18]

Reception

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Gary Hartley from Honest Gamers criticized the gameplay of the game as barebones while praising the visuals and characters.[19] Azario Lopez of Noisy Pixel had similar feelings as Hartley, though also criticized the game for its text not always fitting in the text boxes.[20]

Notes

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  1. ^ All English titles are taken from Crunchyroll.

References

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  1. ^ a b c Hodgkins, Crystalyn (August 9, 2019). "Null & Peta Net Anime Reveals Promo Video, Staff, Cast, October Premiere". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on July 25, 2023. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  2. ^ a b Hodgkins, Crystalyn (July 27, 2019). "Tokyotoon, Shinei Animation Reveal Null & Peta Multimedia Project With Planned Anime, Game". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on July 27, 2019. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  3. ^ Mateo, Alex (September 20, 2019). "Null & Peta Anime Reveals Theme Song, Visual, October 4 TV Premiere". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on February 8, 2022. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  4. ^ Mateo, Alex (October 3, 2019). "Crunchyroll to Stream Null and Peta Anime". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on February 8, 2022. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  5. ^ "ストーリー". nullpeta.com. Archived from the original on February 10, 2022. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
  6. ^ "週間番組表(2019/09/30~2019/10/06)". AT-X (in Japanese). Archived from the original on August 25, 2022. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
  7. ^ "週間番組表(2019/10/07~2019/10/13)". AT-X (in Japanese). Archived from the original on August 25, 2022. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
  8. ^ "週間番組表(2019/10/14~2019/10/20)". AT-X (in Japanese). Archived from the original on August 25, 2022. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
  9. ^ "週間番組表(2019/10/21~2019/10/27)". AT-X (in Japanese). Archived from the original on August 25, 2022. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
  10. ^ "週間番組表(2019/10/28~2019/11/03)". AT-X (in Japanese). Archived from the original on August 25, 2022. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
  11. ^ "週間番組表(2019/11/04~2019/11/10)". AT-X (in Japanese). Archived from the original on August 25, 2022. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
  12. ^ "週間番組表(2019/11/11~2019/11/17)". AT-X (in Japanese). Archived from the original on August 25, 2022. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
  13. ^ "週間番組表(2019/11/18~2019/11/24)". AT-X (in Japanese). Archived from the original on August 25, 2022. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
  14. ^ "週間番組表(2019/11/25~2019/12/01)". AT-X (in Japanese). Archived from the original on August 25, 2022. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
  15. ^ "週間番組表(2019/12/02~2019/12/08)". AT-X (in Japanese). Archived from the original on August 25, 2022. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
  16. ^ "週間番組表(2019/12/09~2019/12/15)". AT-X (in Japanese). Archived from the original on August 25, 2022. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
  17. ^ "週間番組表(2019/12/16~2019/12/22)". AT-X (in Japanese). Archived from the original on August 25, 2022. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
  18. ^ "Null & Peta -Invasion of the Queen Bug-". Steam Spy. Archived from the original on February 10, 2022. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  19. ^ Hartley, Gary (May 16, 2020). "Null & Peta -Invasion of the Queen Bug- (PC) review". Honest Gamers. Archived from the original on February 10, 2022. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  20. ^ Lopez, Azario (February 7, 2020). "Null & Peta: Invasion of the Queen Bug Review – Your Budget 2D Action Platformer". Noisy Pixel. Archived from the original on February 10, 2022. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
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