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Japanese: ニードレス
English: Needless
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Type: TV
Episodes: 24
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Jul 3, 2009 to Dec 11, 2009
Premiered: Summer 2009
Broadcast: Fridays at 01:30 (JST)
Licensors: Sentai Filmworks
Studios: Madhouse
Source: Manga
Genres: ActionAction, ComedyComedy, Sci-FiSci-Fi, EcchiEcchi
Theme: Super PowerSuper Power
Demographic: SeinenSeinen
Duration: 24 min. per ep.
Rating: R - 17+ (violence & profanity)

Statistics

Score: 7.211 (scored by 6253362,533 users)
1 indicates a weighted score.
Ranked: #32362
2 based on the top anime page. Please note that 'Not yet aired' and 'R18+' titles are excluded.
Popularity: #1652
Members: 144,452
Favorites: 527

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Synopsis

At the onset of World War III, nobody could have predicted the effect it would have on Japan. While it had officially ended fifty years ago in 2150, its battles still persist. Large, mysterious areas known as "Blackspots" appeared across the country, filled with the contaminated ruins of cities and countrysides. Those inside were trapped to halt the spread of contamination, and their powers began to mutate—be they shapeshifters, pyromancers, or controllers of gravity itself—they all became known as the Needless.

Adam Blade is one such Needless, possessing remarkable regenerative abilities and incredible strength. In order to restore peace to a war-torn Japan, he and his allies must fight together to rise against a heinous research group by the name of Simeon.

Characters & Voice Actors

Setsuna

Supporting
Gotou, Saori
Japanese

Solva

Supporting
Imai, Asami
Japanese

Disk

Supporting
Katou, Emiri
Japanese

Mio

Supporting
Makino, Yui
Japanese

Arclight, Adam

Supporting
Touchi, Hiroki
Japanese

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1: "Modern Strange Cowboy" by GRANRODEO  (eps 1-13)
2: "Scarlet Bomb!" by Aki Misato (eps 14-24)
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Ending Theme

1: "Aggressive Zone" by Needless★Girls+ (eps 1-13)
2: "WANTED! for the love" by Needless★Girls+ (eps 14-23)
3: "Modern Strange Cowboy" by GRANRODEO  (eps 24)




Reviews

Aug 29, 2010
Needless is not for everyone, but it is a fantastic show as long as you watch it for what it is and are able to enjoy it for what it is. Still, while it was still airing I got the feeling that most people had misconceptions.

First of all, Needless is not a shounen. Needless is a shounen-parody. Or actually if I stick to proper genres I would agree that it's a seinen, and the reason why it is "full of shounen clichés" is because it makes fun of those classic elements by overacting them till they reach grotesque levels. It's important to understand that that ...
Dec 19, 2009
Mixed Feelings
Typically shounen style action series are not usually my thing. I find them to be completely silly and juvenile and cater to a demographic that I am just not a part of. The posturing and trash talking, the ridiculous reversals of fortune, and the long drawn out nature of the fighting usually cause me to lose interest. Honestly I am surprised this appeals so much to teenage males, who typically have the attention span of a goldfish. However, initially Needless seemed to be different, and appeared as more of a parody and comedy with an extremely enjoyable female lead. Eventually ...
May 29, 2010
I have to say that this is the worst anime that I have seen in a while and I'm surprised I made it through the whole thing. The only redeeming quality of this series is the main character Adam Blade who is just entertaining to watch.

Story:
Cliche and predictable are how I would describe it. It tries to throw a few twists at you but I saw them coming far in advance. It tries very hard to be epic and over the top but lacks a well thought out story

Art:
Animation was pretty clean, but the fact that characters cloths would regenerate and wounds would be healed ...

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