Tenkuu Shinpan (High-Rise Invasion)

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English: High-Rise Invasion

Synonyms: Sky-High Survival, Sky Violation

Japanese: 天空侵犯

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Type: ONA

Episodes: 12

Status: Finished Airing

Aired: Feb 25, 2021

Producers: Kodansha, Netflix

Licensors: None found, add some

Studios: Zero-G

Source: Manga

Genres: Action, Mystery, Horror

Duration: 25 min. per ep.

Rating: R - 17+ (violence & profanity)

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Score: 6.78¹ (scored by 10,878 users)

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Ranked: #4514²

² based on the top anime page. Please note that 'Not yet aired' and 'R18+' titles are excluded.

Popularity: #2482

Members: 42,618

Favorites: 444

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Synopsis

Upon witnessing a man's head cracked open with an axe, 16-year-old Yuri Honjou trembles in fear and confusion as she flees from the masked assailant, only to find out she's trapped in an abandoned building where every door is mysteriously locked. Desperately searching for a way out, Yuri runs to the rooftop, but a world with no signs of life stands before her, surrounded by high-rise buildings. Though filled with despair, once she learns that her brother is also in this strange place, Yuri is determined to find him and escape.

However, she soon finds that there are more masked murderers in the area, anxious to terrorize their newfound victims and satiate their sickest desires, leaving Yuri to question if they will be able to make it out alive.

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Characters & Voice Actors

Sniper Kamen

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Umehara, Yuuichirou
Japanese

Nise, Mayuko

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Aoki, Shiki
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Honjou, Yuri

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Shiraishi, Haruka
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Honjou, Rika

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Enoki, Junya
Japanese

Shinzaki, Kuon

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Sekine, Akira
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Takata, Masahiro

Director

EMPiRE

Theme Song Performance

Machida, Touko

Series Composition

Miura, Tsuina

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Opening Theme

"HON-NO" by EMPiRE

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Ending Theme

"Watashi no na wa Blue (わたしの名はブルー)" by Have a Nice Day!

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Reviews

Feb 25, 2021

12 of 12 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 3

Jalvi_2812 (All reviews)

320 people found this review helpful

The first 4 episodes got me intrigued into this anime that aired today in Netflix. But a bit of loose writing I would say, with unnecessary moments of comedy and displaying panties and stuff made me off of High Rise Invasion.

The only thing I can say that was constant was the art. The animation was pretty good by Zero-G. The story started pretty well but I felt that it was way too rushed which impacted the quality of the latter episodes disastrously.

In my opinion, it deserves 1.5/5 stars overall and I don't plan to watch or wait for a 2nd season, whatsoever..

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Feb 25, 2021

12 of 12 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 8

anime-prime (All reviews)

73 people found this review helpful

Don't make a drinking game out of the random panty shots in Thigh-Rise Invasion (pun intended). It won't turn out well for your health.

High-Rise Invasion has an interesting premise and a very strong start, filled with mystery and suspense, but as it went on, those aspects decreased and the flaws of the show became more apparent.

This anime is about a group of people who are suddenly thrust into a bizarre world and need to find a way out. This is actually very similar to the live action Japanese TV show that aired on Netflix a little while back called Alice in Borderland. Definitely give that show a watch, as it's very good (it also has an English audio option). The immediate mystery creates a huge draw for the series, and you are instantly put into the character's place trying to figure everything out, just like the characters are.

One of the aforementioned flaws in this anime was the animation. Studio Zero-G isn't a well known giant in the industry. In fact, I haven't seen any other anime from that studio so I can't say how well it matches compared to their previous work, but the animation for High-Rise Invasion, while clean, was a little lazy. Both in and out of action sequences. Nothing looked bad, but it is a shame that this show couldn't be given to a more well known animation studio. There were no flashy moments of sakuga and even regular movements seemed off sometimes. There were also some bad CGI integrations that really seemed out of place. That being said, the character designs were nice at least.

Animation alone doesn't always make or break a show though and while the animation by itself might not have been the shows strong suit, it wasn't the only flaw in the show. The characters themselves weren't that well developed. Some were given backstories that took themselves too seriously considering some of the shows goofiness and other characters backstories were somehow too ridiculous even considering the rest of the show. On that note, the tone of the show was all over the place. The show at times doesn't know if it wanted to be taken seriously or not. One minute a person could be beheaded in a supposed to be sad moment, and the next, there is an "accidental" panty shot.

That brings up the biggest flaw, the fan-service. I don't mind fan-service if there is a point to it in the narrative, but there really wasn't any point to it here. It was just a way to reach a certain viewing audience and sell better to that crowd. Every episode there were multiple panty shots and there were a few nearly nude scenes thrown in though nothing explicit is shown. There is also some Yuri subtext in between the two main leads which leads nowhere but will appeal to a large viewership nonetheless.

The music in the anime did its job. The OP is done by Empire, so those who watch Black Clover might recognize the artist. It took a few listens, but I ended up really liking the OP. The ED is mostly forgettable though. The OST did its job and really hyped up the scenes to be epic when needed. The voice acting (English Dub) was pretty good as well.

While the story starts off really strong, as it goes on, the plot sort of becomes a mess, many things don't make sense, and since it ended off unfinished and needed a second season, lots of questions remain to be answered.

All that being said, this show was a lot of fun. Some of the lines in fact would have fit right in an abridged series. Like "I recognize those panties anywhere" (paraphrasing). High-Rise Invasion is just a funny brainless popcorn flick at times, and a suspenseful thrilling mystery at others. The sum of its parts don't equal out to the whole for this anime. While there are big flaws and not so many strengths, it really is an enjoyable anime. Whether you enjoy it ironically or not is up to others to decide for themselves, but I had a blast watching it. I might even watch it again with my siblings and laugh with them about it.

In the end really, the over-the-top ridiculousness may be what makes or breaks the show for you. Some people might think of parts of the show as too dumb while others might think of it as dumb but fun.

Overall, I am rating High-Rise Invasion an 8. There were too many flaws to score higher than that, but it was also too enjoyable and fun to give a lower score. I haven't watched an anime as enjoyable as this in a while, so I guess that is my recommendation. Watch it and then either praise it or bash it, as long as you have fun doing so then you got something out of it.

P.S. Only calling this anime Thigh-Rise Invasion from this moment on.

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Feb 25, 2021

12 of 12 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 4

Heez (All reviews)

47 people found this review helpful

When I heard that Tenkuu Shinpan was recieving an anime adaptation, I was really excited, even considering that Zero-G is a mainly Slice of Life studio. I was curious, how it all would turn out in the end? Would Netflix censor everything?

What attracted me in the manga was the whole dark and lonely premise of being trapped in a skyscraper maze with dozens of killers. Okay, we got a high school girl wearing skirts as the MC (be prepared for many random panty shots), but that was not a problem to me, actually, I was curious about how a defenseless girl would survive in that read more

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Feb 25, 2021

12 of 12 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 3

Skarvalin (All reviews)

27 people found this review helpful

This show definitely didn’t set itself up high in expectations. But that didn’t stop it from plummeting down on the same level as any other bottom-tier fiction. Tenkuu Shinpan is yet another proof of how short a cool premise can take you if there’s nothing else of value.

Right from the get go you get a clear understanding of what’s to follow. Our main character Yuri is trapped in a sea of skyscrapers that stretches as far as the eye can see. There she needs to find her beloved brother and a way back home, while also having to survive against zany mask-wearing maniacs. Maybe becoming a god along the way. It's a pretty straightforward story that leaves most of its focus on the characters' journey. It’s too bad that said characters happen to be as interesting as the floor you walk on. They are hollow, with nothing but their thickness as meat on otherwise bare-bones characteristics and personality. Which the show likes to show off with panty shots aplenty. I didn’t mind it much since they clearly don’t want you to take this too seriously. I would’ve even partially forgiven how basic the characters are, had they gone with a parodic route and fully embraced it’s campiness. Which they do from time to time, but not to a point where I found myself constantly entertained. Leading to an overall stale experience with momentary chuckles.

The show has plenty of other aspects to it that it tries to balance out during the short runtime. But are underwhelming in execution. None of them are acted out with perfection or even close to it. I will do my best to address the issues I have with most of them.

The Survival Aspects:
Survival becomes priority as soon as Yuri enters the high-rise landscape. But just as quickly fades away into the background. While the fighting of mask-wearers is ever still present, there’s little urgency to find places to sleep, gather food and water, finding weapons etc. Heck, bathrooms and showers work fine so they don’t even need to worry about that. I think instead of just fighting mask-wearers, fighting against other humans for necessary provisions could’ve been more engaging. Because just fighting mask-wearers are not very compelling since there’s very little motivation behind them fighting each other. Which leads to...

The Action:
The fights aren't impactful because of the lack of emotion behind them. The mask-wearers whole motivation is that they must hunt the weak and our main characters fight back in self-defence. Meaning that there’s no personal motivation for any of them to try and murder the other. So the battles that ensue end up feeling shallow.

The animation doesn’t do much to help the situation. Because sadly the animation studio Zero-G was chosen to strain our eyeballs with their cheap visuals. The motion is stiff and clunky with absolutely nothing to be proud of in between. CGI is implemented heavily to make the budget even more apparent. Even in non-action scenes does it look bad. The background art was overall just embarrassing. Character designs are bland and tell you nothing about them, however they do at least tend to look rather good in close-ups. Not something particularly praiseworthy though as it’s a bare minimum quality standard. It’s also extremely bright for what is proclaimed to be a horror. Although to be fair you can barely call it one.

The Horror Aspects:
The show isn’t terrifying in the slightest. Not even tensionful because you won’t give damn about any of the characters. Few times does it feel like they’re actually in danger since every time a situation starts to become too dire, the writers pull something out of their asses to fix it. If a character is in need of rescuing, a convenient character or item appears. When a character needs some quick information, someone responds with a quick exposition dump. It’s not as much of a fighting for your life scenario as it is just overcoming an annoyance. It robs the show of any suspense, and a horror without suspense isn’t much to celebrate. But like previously mentioned, calling this a horror would be an overstatement. It’s more of an action-comedy at heart.

The Comedic Aspects:
Tenkuu Shinpan is at it’s best when any sense of realism is replaced with over the top absurdity. When it lets loose and just has fun with its premise and not try and force a serious scene in. It does stay light-hearted through most of the show, but clearly also expects you to take it seriously when it tries to be. It should've been a full blown parody instead of having both zany comedy and serious scenes that messes it up. The comedic parts we do have are not amazing, they didn’t land as gracefully as one might’ve hoped. Often missing and falling flat on impact. When it does land however, it’s pretty funny, but too little to be worth sitting through the whole show in my eyes.

Other Notable Things and Final Verdict:
In the show's sound department does little to no positivity shine through. The soundtrack sounds like some basic free to download garbage with little to no impact on the show. Put some royalty free music in instead and I wouldn't have been able to tell the difference. The voice acting didn't leave much of an aftertaste either? While they do try their best voicing walking lullaby's, the performances vary. Some are okay, some are unconvincing and forced. The fault of bad direction and script no doubt.

Well, at least the pacing wasn’t sluggish. I could get through every episode without hating myself for it. However, Tenkuu Shinpan falls too flat to fully recommend if you're not a pacing enthusiast or is actively looking for a time waster. Like I said, the show could be slightly humorous when it embraces its own silliness. But not enough to be worth the time spent on everything else. There are bigger fishes to catch elsewhere.

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