City The Animation

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Synonyms: City
Japanese: CITY THE ANIMATION


Information

Type: TV
Episodes: 13
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Jul 7, 2025 to Sep 29, 2025
Premiered: Summer 2025
Broadcast: Mondays at 00:00 (JST)
Licensors: None found, add some
Studios: Kyoto Animation
Source: Manga
Genre: ComedyComedy
Theme: Gag HumorGag Humor
Demographic: SeinenSeinen
Duration: 27 min. per ep.
Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

Statistics

Score: 8.101 (scored by 2148321,483 users)
1 indicates a weighted score.
Ranked: #5492
2 based on the top anime page. Please note that 'Not yet aired' and 'R18+' titles are excluded.
Popularity: #2810
Members: 73,910
Favorites: 522

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Episodes: /13

Synopsis

Aimless daydreaming in high school is an ordinary part of growing up. But once graduation comes, suddenly there are bills to pay and a higher education to tackle. Even so, Midori Nagumo never quite stopped dreaming—even after entering college—as she still wants to have fun while ignoring her responsibilities. Contrasting Midori's recklessness is her supposed best friend Niikura, who is the complete opposite of Midori and has a goal of becoming a photographer after college.

However, Niikura is often pulled into Midori's schemes, which leads them to meet Wako Izumi, a tenacious, yet airheaded classmate who is always taking pictures of things she finds fun. The trio ends up living together in the same apartment and attempt to navigate their lives in the city of City, where unexpected and out-of-the-ordinary things occur daily.

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Opening Theme

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"Hello" by Riho Furui
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Ending Theme

1 "LUCKY" by TOMOO (eps 1-4,6-10,12)
2 "Mambo No 5" by Dámaso Pérez Prado (ep 11)




Reviews

Nov 13, 2025
Right from the start, the series shows off some of the cleanest and most expressive animation in recent years. Movements are smooth, comedic moments hit perfectly, and emotional scenes feel even stronger thanks to how well everything is drawn and animated. Kyoto Animation’s touch is obvious in every frame, with a level of polish that makes each episode fun to watch and easy to appreciate.
Animation - 10/10

Sound Design – 10/10
The sound work brings the whole world to life. Background ambience, small audio details, and the music all blend together so naturally. The musical sequence in the final episode deserves special mention—it sounds fantastic and adds ...
Oct 23, 2025
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CITY: The Animation has been a distant dream for fans in the past decade, so this has been a long time coming. It's a miracle this comedy spiritual-sequel has finally been made by Kyoto Animation with their top tier craft. CITY should be a grander, more mature story-oriented take on Nichijou, but this adaptation has skipped more than half of the original manga content, making it an unbalanced adaptation. It's a difficult compromise, but they managed to condense the story to 13 episodes, each ~27 minutes. Nichijou in 2011 was the second last 2-cour show made by Kyoto Ani, being 26 episodes. These are my ...
Dec 1, 2025
FunnyFunny
Warning: DOWNVOTE ALL YOU LIKE. IT DOESN'T CHANGE THE FACT THAT THIS ANIME IS HORRIBLE.

City: The Animation is marketed as the successor of Nichijou. During its announcement, many people perceived it as KyouAni's answer to the much hyped but disappointing 'My Deer Friend Nokotan.' What does it offer?


§ The Story

This is basically slice of life. Its main characters are 1) Nagumo Midori, 2) Niikura, and 3) Izumi Wako, but it doesn't revolve exclusively around them. The skits may involve random characters within the city.


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