# SSSS.GRIDMAN (2018)

> A young man who cannot remember who he is is pulled into a computer world and becomes the giant hero Gridman to fight monsters threatening reality.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/70765

## Facts

- Seasons: 1
- Episodes: 12
- Episode runtime: 24 min
- Status: Ended
- Genres: animation, science fiction, action
- Network: WOWOW Prime
- Cast: Hikaru Midorikawa, Yuya Hirose, Reina Ueda, Yume Miyamoto, Soma Saito, Tetsu Inada, Kenichi Suzumura, Aoi Yuki
- TMDB rating: 6.9/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8747928/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Tone: wistful, brisk, cathartic, stylized

## What critics say

Audiences rate the series as mixed-to-positive, praising its nostalgic kaiju and mecha homage and its blend of computer-world mystery with heroic spectacle.

## Synopsis

SSSS.GRIDMAN (2018) is a Japanese anime series produced by TRIGGER and Tsuburaya Productions, airing on WOWOW Prime as a single-season, twelve-episode run. Yuta Hibiki (voiced by Yuya Hirose) cannot remember who he is, and he begins to see and hear things others cannot, until a voice from an old computer urges him to remember his calling. Pulled into a computer world, he reappears in the real world as the colossal hero Gridman (voiced by Hikaru Midorikawa), fighting kaiju-scale monsters that threaten the city. Alongside him are Akane Shinjou (Reina Ueda), Rikka Takarada (Yume Miyamoto) and Sho Utsumi (Soma Saito), whose own roles tangle with the digital world and its hidden rules. Each episode mixes sharp mecha and kaiju spectacle with a puzzle about what is real and what is simulated. The engine is simple: a hero who must recover his past while holding the line against enemies that keep coming. The look is bold and stylized, with glowing digital landscapes set against familiar streets. The tone blends wistful identity questions with brisk, cathartic battles. Fans of Ultraman, Evangelion and Digimon Adventure will find resonance here in its blend of tokusatsu spectacle and digital mystery, a compact series built for viewers who enjoy giant robots and monster fights.

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