Moonrise

ムーンライズ
Moonrise
Genres: Action, Military, Sci-Fi, Space
Themes: Military, Space
Studios: Wit Studio
Producers: Drive, Techno Sound
Rating: 6.67 / 10
Rank: #6208
Popularity: #3989
Users Listed: 37,886
Users Scored: 8,608
NSFW: No
Last Updated: 07/26/2025
Aired: April 10, 2025 (Spring)
Type: ona
Source: original
Age Rating: R
Episodes: 18

Synopsis:

Set in a near-future where global governance is maintained by the omnipresent AI, Sapientia, the series explores the fragile peace built upon algorithmic efficiency. The lunar colony, intended as a dumping ground for societal outcasts and environmental waste, becomes a focal point of growing resentment and inequality. When a devastating terrorist attack fueled by lunar discontent claims his family, Jack Shadow joins the Earth forces as a scout on the Moon, driven by a thirst for vengeance.

His perspective shifts upon encountering an enigmatic figure leading the resistance movement—a leader whose motives challenge Jack's preconceived notions about good and evil. The story examines themes of societal division, the ethical implications of artificial intelligence, and the complexities of conflict through the eyes of those caught between competing ideologies on a stark, lunar landscape. It presents a character-driven narrative focusing on personal transformation amidst large-scale political upheaval.

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Episodes:

  • Episode 1: The Night It All Began (Aired: 04/10/2025)
  • Episode 2: A Fateful Day (Aired: 04/10/2025)
  • Episode 3: An Unexpected Face (Aired: 04/10/2025)
  • Episode 4: What Matters Most (Aired: 04/10/2025)
  • Episode 5: Revelation (Aired: 04/10/2025)
  • ... and 13 more episodes

Characters:

  • Ashe, Phil (Main) - Voice Actors: Uemura, Yuuto, Homs, Emmylou, Bismuth-Bienaimé, Gabriel, Perissé, Matheus, Colt Levy, Ryan, Franco, Kayden, Mannocci, Luca, Miura, Chiyuki
  • Mary (Main) - Voice Actors: AiNA THE END, Quilichini, Clara, Crispim, Vitória, Alvarez, Jenna Z., Trotta, Irene, Vilches, Roser
  • Shadow, Jacob (Main) - Voice Actors: Kobayashi, Chiaki, Faliu, Martin, Van-Geneugden, Vanessa, Cantú, Sérgio, Lee, Alan, Chin, Zander, Spizzichino, Daniel, Sekine, Arisa, Pineda, Adrián
  • Baker, Benedetto (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Hanawa, Eiji
  • Baker, Eric (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kobayashi, Yuu, Bollen, Benjamin, Bougleux, Erick, Yen, Caleb, Guidi, Niccolò
  • Clemenza (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Mochizuki, Kenichi, Martins, Alfredo
  • Cox, Harry (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Onodera, Yuuki
  • Crowne, Wise (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Koyasu, Takehito, Vlérick, Jean-François, Stern, Sérgio, Barrett, Leilani
  • Dahlia (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Miura, Chiyuki, Guioli, Aline
  • Dorminale, Osma (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Takaguchi, Kousuke, Larmande, Adrien, Albuquerque, Filipe, Yee, Cory, Capra, Alessandro, Sakamoto, Yuri
  • Dr. Salamandra (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Sonozaki, Mie, Van-Geneugden, Vanessa, Murucci, Andrea, Camacho, Tiana
  • Duan (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Desmarchelier, Guillaume, Vasconcellos, Jorge, Woodley, Michael, Yamaguchi, Satoshi
  • General Pitter (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Hashi, Takaya, Berger, Maurício
  • Harbinger, Novice (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Aomori, Shin, de Andrade, Mário Jorge
  • Kevin (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Matsuoka, Yoshitsugu, Cappelli, João
  • Landry, Georg (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Okai, Katsunori, de Bodinat, Anatole, Rossatto, Raphael, Omohundro, John, Vanni, Alessandro, Kiuchi, Yukako, Trifol Segarra, Albert
  • Lewis (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Yamashita, Taiki, Simões, Daniel
  • Michaela (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Endou, Saki
  • Nyjer (Supporting) - Voice Actors: De Los Reyes, Eduardo, Takano, Kentarou, Rey, Manolo
  • Prosecutor Landry (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Hoshino, Takanori, Rossatto, Ricardo
  • Rin (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Minami, Wakana
  • Rochelle, Rhys (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Yamada, Misaki, Chetail, Adeline, Baronne, Fernanda, Lin, Courtney, Perino, Elena
  • Shadow, Richard (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Jones, Bill A., Kimura, Masafumi, Garcia, Marcelo
  • Shadow, Mona (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kinoshita, Sayaka, Westbrook, Marie
  • Skylum, Bob (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Aizawa, Masaki, Covillault, Jérémie, Ribeiro, Marco, Jones, Christopher W., Scipioni, Carlo, Vallés, Alfonso
  • Sophie (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Mikawa, Haruna
  • Sylph, Windy (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Sekine, Arisa, Luccioni, Olivia, Vieira, Jéssica, Kevich, Frankie
  • Zinger, Inanna (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kouri, Arisa, Beretta, Barbara, Laynes, Bruna, Liu, Ren Holly, Vitagliano, Sara, Trifol, Nuria
  • Zinger, Zowan (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Terasaki, Yuka, Lacombe, Lila, Dannemann, Jessica, Lauda, Brittany, D'Aprile, Luisa

Staff:

  • Kawamura, Ryouma (Producer)
  • Nakatake, Tetsuya (Producer)
  • Koizuka, Masashi (Director, Script, Storyboard, Series Composition)
  • Mima, Masafumi (Sound Director)
  • Akamatsu, Yasuhiro (Episode Director)
  • Awabe, Ryuutarou (Episode Director)
  • Ebara, Yasuyuki (Episode Director, Storyboard, Animation Director)
  • Hashiguchi, Junichirou (Episode Director)
  • Honma, Shuu (Episode Director)
  • Hung, Penny (Episode Director)
  • Kawabe, Shinya (Episode Director)
  • Nakamura, Masashi (Episode Director)
  • Suzuki, Yuuta (Episode Director)
  • Suzuki, Toshimasa (Episode Director)
  • Tanaka, Hiroyuki (Episode Director)
  • Uchida, Shingo (Episode Director)
  • Yamashiro, Chie (Episode Director, Storyboard)
  • Kawaguchi, Tomomi (Script)
  • Mota, Janderson (Script)
  • Araki, Tetsurou (Storyboard)
  • Ezaki, Shinpei (Storyboard)
  • Hirakawa, Tetsuo (Storyboard)
  • Kamiya, Yuki (Storyboard)
  • Kawabata, Takashi (Storyboard)
  • Miyaji, Masayuki (Storyboard)
  • Nomura, Kazuya (Storyboard)
  • Satou, Yuuzou (Storyboard)
  • Sawai, Kouji (Storyboard)
  • Tokudo, Daisuke (Storyboard)
  • Yamazaki, Kyouko (Storyboard)
  • Adachi, Maki (Theme Song Arrangement)
  • AiNA THE END (Theme Song Composition, Theme Song Performance, Theme Song Lyrics)
  • Nakamura, Shoko (Theme Song Composition, Theme Song Arrangement)
  • Arakawa, Hiromu (Original Character Design)
  • Azuma, Takayuki (Animation Director)
  • Chang, Shaowei (Animation Director)
  • Chiba, Takaaki (Key Animation, Animation Director)
  • Cho, Ah-young (Animation Director)
  • Ebisu, Takuma (Mechanical Design, Animation Director, Key Animation)
  • Fujii, Kazushi (Background Art)
  • Grull, Hervé (ADR Director)
  • Hara, Shuuichi (Animation Director)
  • Hashimoto, Satoshi (Color Design)
  • Hayashi, Hiroko (Animation Director)
  • Hida, Aya (Editing)
  • Imaizumi, Ken (Key Animation)
  • Kadowaki, Satoshi (Chief Animation Director, Animation Director)
  • Kato, Miho (Animation Director)
  • Katou, Hirotaka (Animation Director)
  • Kawasaki, Ryou (Music)
  • ... and 24 more staff