Monster Strike (anime)

Monster Strike
Original net animation
Directed by	Kazuya Ichikawa
Produced by	Nao Hirasawa
Written by	Yōichi Katō; Jirō Ishii;
Music by	Hideki Sakamoto (#1–14); Satoru Kōsaki (#15–51); Keiichi Hirokawa (#15–51); Kuniyuki Takahashi (#17–51); Ryūichi Takada (#37–51);
Studio	Studio Hibari (animation production); Ultra Super Pictures (production);
Released	October 10, 2015 – December 3, 2016
Runtime	8 minutes
Episodes	51
Original net animation
Mermaid Rhapsody
Directed by	Toshiya Niidome
Produced by	Nao Hirasawa
Written by	Jirō Ishii
Music by	Satoru Kōsaki; Keiichi Hirokawa; Kuniyuki Takahashi; Ryūichi Takada;
Studio	Studio Hibari (animation production); Ultra Super Pictures (production);
Released	August 14, 2016
Runtime	51 minutes
Original net animation
Rain of Memories
Directed by	Hideki Tachibana
Produced by	Nao Hirasawa
Written by	Yōichi Katō; Jirō Ishii;
Music by	Satoru Kōsaki; Keiichi Hirokawa; Kuniyuki Takahashi; Ryūichi Takada;
Studio	Connect (animation production); Ultra Super Pictures (production);
Released	December 3, 2016
Runtime	47 minutes
Anime film
Monster Strike The Movie
Directed by	Shinpei Ezaki
Produced by	Nao Hirasawa
Written by	Yōichi Katō; Jirō Ishii;
Music by	Monaca
Studio	Liden Films (animation production); Ultra Super Pictures (production);
Released	December 10, 2016
Runtime	101 minutes
Original net animation
An Encore and Continuance - Pandora's Box
Directed by	Kazuya Ichikawa
Produced by	Nao Hirasawa
Written by	Yōichi Katō; Jirō Ishii;
Music by	Satoru Kōsaki; Keiichi Hirokawa; Kuniyuki Takahashi; Ryūichi Takada;
Studio	Studio Hibari (animation production); Ultra Super Pictures (production);
Released	December 31, 2016
Runtime	9 minutes
Original net animation
The Long Awaited Utopia
Directed by	Takayuki Hamana
Produced by	Nao Hirasawa
Written by	Yōichi Katō; Jirō Ishii;
Music by	MONACA
Studio	Yokohama Animation Laboratory
Released	March 25, 2017
Runtime	15 minutes
Original net animation
2nd Season
Directed by	Takayuki Hamana
Produced by	Nao Hirasawa
Written by	Yōichi Katō; Jirō Ishii;
Music by	Monaca
Studio	Yokohama Animation Laboratory
Released	April 1, 2017 – September 2, 2017
Runtime	9–17 minutes
Episodes	23
Original net animation
A Rhapsody Called Lucy -The Very First Song-
Directed by	Kazuya Sakamoto
Produced by	Nao Hirasawa; Teppei Sunamura;
Written by	Yōichi Katō
Music by	Keiichi Hirokawa; Kuniyuki Takahashi; Ryūichi Takada;
Studio	Liden Films Kyoto Studio
Released	May 3, 2017
Runtime	21 minutes
Original net animation
MSonic! D'Artagnyan's Rise to Fame
Directed by	Keido Dei
Produced by	Nao Hirasawa; Teppei Sunamura;
Written by	Yōichi Katō
Music by	Monaca
Studio	Liden Films
Released	June 14, 2017 – June 19, 2017
Runtime	10–20 minutes
Episodes	5
Original net animation
The Fading Cosmos
Directed by	Takayuki Hamana
Written by	Yōichi Katō; Jirō Ishii;
Music by	Monaca
Studio	Yokohama Animation Laboratory
Released	October 7, 2017 – January 6, 2018
Runtime	8–24 minutes
Episodes	13
Original net animation
Sorcery in the Big City
Directed by	Daizen Komatsuda
Produced by	Shigeaki Miyata; Hiroaki Matsūra; Shirō Kanemori;
Written by	Yōichi Katō
Music by	Ryō Sakai
Studio	Sanzigen
Released	December 1, 2017
Runtime	40 minutes
Episodes	1
Original net animation
Monster Strike the Animation: Trouble in Monster Strike
Directed by	Toshihiro Aramaki
Produced by	Takeshi Itō; Osamu Uchida; Mayumi Tachikawa; Akira Itō;
Studio	Marza Animation Planet
Released	June 22, 2018
Runtime	4 minutes
Episodes	1
Original net animation
Monster Strike the Animation
Directed by	List Yūki Nakamura (#1–12); Manabu Himukai (#13–17); Yudai Yamaguchi (#18–37, 51–59, 61, 63); Takanori Tsujimoto (#38–50, 58, 60, 62); ;
Produced by	List Atsuko Ōgami (#1–12, 18–24); Yasuhiro Katō (#13–17, 25–44, 59); Yūichi Kameyama (#18–24, 58); Katsunori Ōuchi (#38–33); Tetsuya Kobayashi (#45–50); Yasuhira Miki (#58–60, 63); Keisuke Ishikawa (#58); Masaki Kikuchi (#58); Hirofumi Ishi (#58, 62); Yūsuke Ogura (#58); Federico Colpi (#58, 62); Lee Jieway (#58, 63); Takahiro Tsuzuki (#60); Tetsuo Yoshida (#60); Akihiko Yanamori (#62); Kayo Nakayama (#62); Ippei Tanaka (#63); Degin Lv (#63); ;
Written by	List Masaya Honda (#1–24, 38–63); Yoshio Fukushima (#25–37); Yūta Okuyama (#38–44); Jun Tsugita (#58–63); ;
Music by	List Masaru Yokoyama (#1–13, 18–24, 51–63); Hiroaki Tsutsumi (#14–17, 38–50); Nobuaki Nobusawa (#18–24); Moe Hyūga (#18–37); ;
Studio	List ILCA (#1–12, 18–24); Anima (#1–12, 18–24); CGCG Studio (#13–17, 38–44, 58–59, 63); Dynamo Pictures (#25–37, 51–57, 61); Studio Gooney's (#45–50, 60, 62); ;
Released	July 8, 2018 – December 31, 2019
Runtime	10–16 minutes
Episodes	63
Anime film
Sora no Kanata
Directed by	Hiroshi Nishikiori
Produced by	Kiyotaka Waki
Written by	Takayo Ikami
Music by	Masaru Yokoyama
Studio	Orange
Released	October 5, 2018
Runtime	97 minutes
Anime film
Lucifer - Zetsubō no Yoake
Directed by	Kōbun Shizuno
Written by	Masaya Honda
Music by	Masaru Yokoyama
Studio	Anima; Dynamo Pictures
Released	November 6, 2020
Runtime	127 minutes

Monster Strike (Japanese: モンスターストライク, Hepburn: Monsutā Sutoraiku) is an anime series based on the role-playing physics game of the same name developed by Mixi for iOS and Android platforms. An anime film adaptation titled Monster Strike The Movie was released on December 10, 2016. A second anime film, titled Monster Strike The Movie: Sora no Kanata, was released on October 5, 2018, in Japan. A third film Monster Strike the Movie: Lucifer - Zetsubō no Yoake was slated to be released in June 2020, but was delayed to November 6, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The series' ending theme is a cover of Queen's "We Will Rock You" performed by Japanese vocalist Gloria. After a break, the ending theme switched to several songs by White Ash: "Strike", "Knock On Doors In You", "Mad T.Party (1865-2016)", and "Drop", all of which are from the band's August 17, 2016, EP Quest, including "Monster", a song composed for the MS Grand Prix 2016 Championship.

A second season of Monster Strike has been announced and premiered on April 1, 2017. The plot of the second season revolves around Ren, Aoi, Akira, Minami, and a new American transfer student named Mana dealing with problems caused by monsters manifesting in real life outside of the Monster Strike game. The season was split into two parts, with Monster Strike The Animation: The Fading Cosmos premiering on October 7, 2017.

The Monster Strike anime got its first spin-off on May 3, 2017, with the A Rhapsody Called Lucy -The Very First Song- OVA episode. This lead into the MSonic! D'Artagnyan's Rise to Fame special mini-series that premiered on June 14, 2017. Both A Rhapsody Called Lucy and MSonic! are set in a separate continuity from the main Monster Strike anime.