SCARLET NEXUS
Scarlet Nexus
🚪 Often abandoned
Solar calendar year 2020: grotesque organisms called Others have begun eating people. To take down this new enemy, the Other Suppression Force is formed. Saved by this elite team as a child, psychokinetic Yuito withstands the training to enlist. On the other hand, prodigy Kasane was scouted for her abilities. But Kasane’s dreams tell her strange things, dragging the two into an unavoidable fate. (Source: Funimation)
Names
| Original | SCARLET NEXUS (latin) |
|---|---|
| Romaji | SCARLET NEXUS |
| English | Scarlet Nexus |
| Chinese | 緋紅結繫 (traditional · via wikidata) |
| Also known as | スカーレットネクサス · 绯红结系 |
Facts
| Format | TV series · 26 ep · 24 min · 10h total |
|---|---|
| Aired | 2021-07-01 → 2021-12-23 (Summer 2021) |
| Status | FINISHED |
| Studio | Sunrise |
| Source | Video game |
| Origin | Japan (Anime) |
| Genres | ActionAdventureFantasySci-FiSupernatural |
| Themes | Super PowerFemale ProtagonistMale ProtagonistPoliticsDystopianCGIAliensEnsemble Cast |
| Streaming | YouTube · Crunchyroll |
Reception
| Community score | 5.47 / 10 |
|---|---|
| Bayesian score | 5.85 / 10 |
| Composite | 31.1 |
| On lists | 35,716 |
| Favourited | 550 (1.5%) |
| Completion | 38.1% |
| Drop rate | 31.4% |
| In backlog | 38.1% |
| Score spread σ | 2.14 |
Score distribution
132923433602488651,28061,32771,0608568938210209
Where it places
| Cohort | Value | Tier | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broadcast season | Summer 2021 | E | 70 of 70 |
| Studio | Sunrise | E | 254 of 254 |
| Year | 2021 | E | 350 of 356 |
| Source material | Video game | E | 514 of 530 |
| Length | Two-cour | E | 695 of 699 |
| Genre | Supernatural | E | 1,212 of 1,234 |
| Genre | Sci-Fi | E | 1,390 of 1,409 |
| Genre | Adventure | E | 1,513 of 1,534 |
| Era | Early 2020s | E | 1,565 of 1,596 |
| Season (all years) | Summer | E | 1,628 of 1,662 |
| Genre | Fantasy | E | 2,106 of 2,142 |
| Genre | Action | E | 2,707 of 2,765 |
| Format | TV series | E | 3,263 of 3,322 |
| Origin | Japan | E | 7,008 of 7,157 |
Key staff
| Director | Hiroyuki Nishimura |
|---|---|
| Series composition | Toshizou Nemoto, Youichi Katou |
| Character design | Hiroyuki Nishimura, Yuuji Itou |
AniList id 131150 · MAL id 48492 · record updated 2026-08-27