“Elite psionic recruits, including founder's son Yuito, join OSF to battle brain-eating Others amid a looming national conspiracy.”
Scarlet Nexus
SCARLET NEXUS
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Synopsis
Elite psionic recruits, including founder's son Yuito, join OSF to battle brain-eating Others amid a looming national conspiracy.
In the year 2020, a nation faces the pervasive threat of the "Others"—mysterious monsters who fall from the sky and feed on human brains. At the same time, psionics, a hormone that gives certain people extrasensory abilities that are effective against the Others, is discovered in the human body. Subsequently, the nation's founder establishes the Other Suppression Force (OSF) to combat these monsters and save humanity. Commonly referred to as the Scarlet Guardians, young individuals with psionics undergo intensive training to join this group. One day, the nation prepares an induction ceremony for the exceptional recruits who completed the grueling training to become Scarlet Guardians. Among these young elites is Yuito Sumeragi, the determined son of the nation's founder; at the age of five, he was rescued by a woman in the OSF. To repay this debt, he joins the organization, eager to put his training to good use. As he meets his new comrades, he faces a big problem—the woman who saved him years ago closely resembles one of his teammates. However, this should be the least of his worries—unbeknownst to him, a conspiracy is brewing, one with the capability to shake the entire country.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 29 sampled reviews
What 29 viewers settled on.
Polarized
σ 2.43 · split reception
5.2 pts
Recommenders 7.8 · others 2.6
↑ 1.21
Running avg · Jul 2021 → Apr 2026
- 8 “The art is undeniably very good, providing a visually appealing experience. However, the show suffers from excessive dialogue and a lack of animation, feeling more like a poorly detailed...”
- 8 “I absolutely love the opening, ending, characters, and fight scenes, especially since I’ve played the game and truly appreciate how the series captures that experience. While I acknowledge that the...”
- 8 “The series effectively captures a haunting, existential dread regarding the loss of human consciousness during monster transformations. However, the jarring shift from a lighthearted beginning to...”
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A self-contained story.
No sequels, spin-offs or alternate tellings — Scarlet Nexus begins and ends here.
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- Format 26 × 24′ eps × min
- Total runtime 10h 24m all episodes
- Aired Jul 2021 – Dec 2021 Summer 2021
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-20548 catalog
Produced by
- Sunrise Music Producer
- Bandai Namco Arts Producer
- /companies/company_Xd2pkWD5NYgws9OXZxRqnlrg Producer
Licensed by
- Funimation Licensor