# Talentless Nana (2020)

> A powerless teenager at a school for gifted fighters against monsters relies solely on her wits to outmaneuver everyone around her.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/85211

## Facts

- Seasons: 1
- Episodes: 13
- Episode runtime: 24 min
- Status: Ended
- Genres: animation, science fiction, mystery
- Network: AT-X, TOKYO MX, BS Fuji
- Cast: Rumi Okubo, Hiro Shimono, Yuichi Nakamura, Mai Nakahara, Toshiki Masuda, Takuya Nakashima, Yuki Inoue, Takeo Otsuka
- TMDB rating: 6.9/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12312018/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: moderate
- Tone: tense, cerebral, paranoid, dark

## What critics say

Audiences find the clever schemes and psychological cat-and-mouse tactics engaging, though reviews are mixed overall.

## Synopsis

Talentless Nana is a Japanese anime psychological thriller set in an invented near-future Japan under siege from monsters called the Enemy of Humanity. It follows Nana Hiiragi, a student with no supernatural ability enrolled among the Talented at a special school for teenagers with extraordinary powers. Her engine is simple and sharp: she must survive and defeat the enemy through intelligence and manipulation alone, pitting her wits against gifted classmates and the sinister forces around them. Each episode is a tightly plotted battle of minds and power, built as one continuing story where every ploy matters. The tone is tense, cerebral and paranoid, with bursts of violent action and unsettling imagery. Fans of Death Note, Classroom of the Elite and Mirai Nikki will find resonance in its clever protagonist and dark school-based strategy.

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