Arknights
2022 2 seasons · 16 ep live_tv Scripted Japan

Arknights

明日方舟

Arknights is a Japan–China co-production — one of only a handful of such cross-border series titles indexed here.

Synopsis

明日方舟

In the wake of unknown Catastrophes in the heart of Terra, a mineral of unimaginable power has been discovered. With it, society's technology has made huge leaps and bounds, but the substance causes a deadly incurable disease, leading to a worldwide enslavement of the infected. As a rebellion is now on the rise, a pharmaceutical company races for a cure to save humanity.

Audience Engagement

14
Reviews
23rd
Review-volume percentile
93rd
Popularity percentile

14 audience reviews — more than 23% of Japan seriess in our index.

Popularity (93th percentile) outruns review volume (23th) — a trending, discussed title among Japan seriess.

Japan × China Co-Production

Japan (lead)China

Other Japan×China titles

Also On TV Tokyo

Other series that aired on TV Tokyo.

Animation + Action & Adventure in Japan

706 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Animation and Action & Adventure genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Arknights itself).

The 2021–2023 Japan Window

Arknights holds position #261 of 389 Japan seriess in the 2021–2023 window, below highlighted by audience rating.

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    #1

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    ★ 9.4 · 2023
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    #2

    Rurouni Kenshin

    ★ 8.9 · 2023
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    #3

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    ★ 8.9 · 2023
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    #4

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    ★ 8.8 · 2021
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    #5

    Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger

    ★ 8.8 · 2021
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    #6

    Romantic Killer

    ★ 8.7 · 2022
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    #7

    Police in a Pod

    ★ 8.7 · 2021
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    #8

    SPY x FAMILY

    ★ 8.6 · 2022

The 2020s Japan Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 2020s in Japan, 539 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Arknights premiered alongside 131 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 131 other Japan seriess in 2022.

The 4480th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).

Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (1,671 seriess).

Broadcast Timeline

First Air Date
October 29, 2022
Last Air Date
December 17, 2022
Broadcast Span
2 months
Total Episodes
16 across 2 seasons
Format
Scripted
Status
Returning Series
Total Runtime
≈ 6.4 hours

Reception Benchmarks

7.0
TMDB Rating
14
Audience Reviews
Highly Rated
Critical Tier

Ranked #2,257 of 4,579 Japan seriess indexed here (51st percentile by TMDB audience score).

Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #1,537 of 2,532 (top 61%).

Production Details

Primary CountryJapan
All Production CountriesJapan, China
Original LanguageChinese
Spoken Languages普通话, 日本語
Production CompaniesYostar Pictures, HYPERGRYPH, Studio Montagne, Yostar, DMM.com
Series TypeScripted
Seasons / Episodes2 / 16
Release DateOctober 29, 2022
Official Siteak.hypergryph.com

Questions Answered

Who created Arknights?

Arknights was created by Lowlight.

Where did Arknights air?

Arknights aired on TV Tokyo, which has broadcast 8+ other Asian series indexed in this catalog.