KEY POINTS

  • A depressed middle-schooler meets an angel
  • "Platinum End" Episode 1 is premiering Thursday
  • The episode will stream on Crunchyroll and Funimation

Mirai Kakehashi is alone and he feels he has lost all hope. His classmates are celebrating their middle school graduation while he is planning to end his life in "Platinum End" Episode 1.

The official website has unveiled the spoiler stills and synopsis of Episode 1. Mirai jumps off the terrace of his school building and decides to plunge to his death. Suddenly, an angel named Nasse appears and saves him.

Nasse tells her she has arrived to make him happy. However, little does Mirai know that he is one of the chosen 13 God candidates on Earth.

Now, Mirai is set to battle against 12 other chosen humans in the quest to become the next God. Mirai is hesitant because he doesn’t want to kill anyone. Will he accept the challenge and join forces with his angel Nasse?

“As his classmates celebrate their middle school graduation, troubled Mirai is mired in darkness. But his battle is just beginning when he receives some salvation from above in the form of an angel. Now Mirai is pitted against 12 other chosen humans in a battle to become the next god of the world. Mirai has an angel in his corner, but he may need to become a devil to survive,” read the official synopsis of "Platinum End," according to Viz.

"Platinum End" is based on the manga of the same name by original creator Tsugumi Ohba and original illustrator Takeshi Obata of "Death Note" fame. The anime is produced at Signal.MD and directed by Hideya Takahashi. The character design is by Kōji Ōdate.

The opening theme song of "Platinum End" is titled "Sense" and performed by BAND-MAID. The closing theme titled "Kōfuku-Ron" or "Theory of Surrender" is performed by Yuu Miyashita.

The cast of "Platinum End" anime includes Miyu Irino as Mirai Kakehashi, Yui Ogura as Nasse, Yūsaku Yara as The "Aged God," Yū Sasahara as Akira Kakehashi, Toshiyuki Morikawa as Nanato Mukaidō, Tomoaki Maeno as Hajime Sokotani, Natsuki Hanae as Revel, Shōya Chiba as Mizukiyo Minamikawa, Kaori Maeda as Mimi Yamada, Kikuko Inoue as Meyza, M.A.O as Saki Hanakago, Ai Kayano as Baret, Hikaru Midorikawa as Balta and Kaito Ishikawa as Kanade Uryū.

Fans can watch "Platinum End" Episode 1 online on Crunchyroll and Funimation Thursday. The episode will live stream in Japanese with English subtitles.

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