“Talentless boy at supernatural academy faces bullying and mysterious disappearances among superpowered classmates.”
Talentless Nana
無能なナナ
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Synopsis
Talentless boy at supernatural academy faces bullying and mysterious disappearances among superpowered classmates.
Fifty years ago, horrific creatures dubbed as the "enemies of humanity" suddenly appeared around the world. To combat these threats, teenagers gifted with supernatural abilities called "Talents"—such as pyrokinesis and time travel—hone their powers at an academy on a secluded island. Nanao Nakajima, however, is quite different from the others on the island: he has no Talent. With many "Talented" teenagers around him, Nanao is often a target for bullying, but even so, he still strives to complete his training. Soon after, two transfer students, the mysterious Kyouya Onodera and the mind-reading Nana Hiiragi, join the class. But just as everyone starts blending as comrades-in-arms, mysterious disappearances begin to threaten the class's entire foundation.
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Community consensus
Derived from 169 sampled reviews
What 169 viewers settled on.
Polarized
σ 2.72 · split reception
5.7 pts
Recommenders 8.3 · others 2.6
↓ 0.05
Running avg · Oct 2020 → Mar 2026
- 8 “For me a quite enjoyable anime. The plot seemed like the typical shounen series but took a sharp turn very quickly. The animation was good, I enjoy the diverse talents of students. They seem quite...”
- 8 “if among us was an anime this would be it. but put that a side the main character die on the first episode was a new thing for a lot of anime cuz for an anime kid who's done the first episode and...”
- 8 “Good story !!!!! All I say it's a good story it's more like a murder mystery from a negative character point of view which give this story a very unique way of viewing. we always see stories from...”
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- Format 13 × 23′ eps × min
- Total runtime 4h 59m all episodes
- Aired Oct 2020 – Dec 2020 Fall 2020
- Source Tv media type
- Rated R 17+ (violence & profanity)
- Ref. BS-16333 catalog
Produced by
- Square Enix Producer
- AT-X Producer
- Nippon Columbia Producer
- BS Fuji Producer
- Hakuhodo DY Music & Pictures Producer
- Docomo Anime Store Producer
- Yomiuri TV Enterprise Producer
- Kanon Sound Producer
- NichiNare Producer
- Kadokawa Producer
- Show Corporation Producer
Licensed by
- Funimation Licensor
- Muse Communication Licensor