ガングリオン
GANGLION
Set in the early 2000's, the story of Ganglion follows the everyday adventures of Kenji Isobe, a professional henchman for the Ganglion Corporation, which plots world domination with evil schemes such as “Operation: Tokyo Cedar Pollen” and “Operation: Mount Fuji Detonation”. Kenji's workplace is a battlefield, where every day he has to deal with workplace drama, unreasonable bosses and crushing defeat at the hands of the hero HOPEMAN. (Source: Crunchyroll)
Names
| Original | ガングリオン (japanese) |
|---|---|
| Romaji | GANGLION |
| English | — |
Facts
| Format | TV short · 24 ep · 3 min · 1h total |
|---|---|
| Aired | 2025-10-03 → 2026-03-27 (Autumn 2025) |
| Status | FINISHED |
| Studio | studio maf |
| Source | Manga |
| Origin | Japan (Anime) |
| Genres | ActionComedy |
| Themes | WorkOfficeSuperheroUrbanPrimarily Adult CastTokusatsuHenshinSatireHeterosexualMartial Arts |
Reception
| Community score | 6.29 / 10 |
|---|---|
| Bayesian score | 7.21 / 10 |
| Composite | 45.0 |
| On lists | 3,886 |
| Favourited | 46 (1.2%) |
| Completion | 39.3% |
| Drop rate | 15.0% |
| In backlog | 44.1% |
| Score spread σ | 1.81 |
| MyAnimeList | 6.40 / 10 |
Score distribution
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Where it places
| Cohort | Value | Tier | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broadcast season | Autumn 2025 | D | 49 of 65 |
| Format | TV short | C | 137 of 417 |
| Year | 2025 | D | 215 of 284 |
| Era | Mid 2020s | D | 370 of 487 |
| Length | Short-form | D | 626 of 1,250 |
| Season (all years) | Autumn | D | 1,409 of 1,921 |
| Genre | Action | D | 2,065 of 2,765 |
| Source material | Manga | D | 2,350 of 3,025 |
| Genre | Comedy | D | 2,500 of 3,488 |
| Origin | Japan | D | 5,068 of 7,157 |
Key staff
| Director | Ayumu Watanabe, Ryousuke Tanaka, Yoshihiro Nakamura |
|---|---|
| Series composition | Tomoaki Shiono |
| Character design | Takashi Itsuki, Shigeru Fujita |
| Original creator | Hisaya Shiraiwa, Takashi Itsuki |
AniList id 198117 · MAL id 62378 · Bangumi 581598 · record updated 2026-08-25
