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2026 · Japan, United States
NIPPON SANGOKU: The Three Nations of the Crimson Sun
Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- ~24 min/episode
- Length
- 1 season · 12 episodes
- Status
- Returning
- Age rating
- TV-MA
- Language
- Japanese
- Country
- Japan, United States
- Violence
- Strong
Why tonight?
- One season, and then it ends — a story with a last episode, not a habit.
- It goes hard on violence — not a wind-down.
- In Japanese — subtitles on.
The story
A revolution sparked by nuclear war, natural disaster, and misrule leads to the collapse of Japanese society. The country splits into three nations vying for hegemony, and the Sangoku era begins. Aoteru Misumi, a former agricultural officer, vows to reunify Japan. He rises through the ranks with only his knowledge and eloquence. Witness the legend of the man later hailed as a genius strategist.
- japan
- civil war
- post-apocalyptic future
- dystopia
- based on manga
- political intrigue
- military
- shocking
- zealous
- anime
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
- Megumi Han
- Kazuhiro Yamaji
- Yuichi Nakamura
- Taihi Kimura
- Minami Tsuda
- Kenyu Horiuchi
- Shuichiro Umeda
- Shunsuke Sakuya
- Ayumu Murase
- Directed
- Kazuaki Terasawa
- Written
- Teruko Utsumi
Production
- Rating
- 8.6 / 10 · 60 ratings
- Network & studio
- Prime Video, Studio Kafka, Amazon MGM Studios, Twin Engine
If this stayed with you
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