Animation x Paralympic

{{Short description|Series of Japanese animated short films}}

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| name = Animation x Paralympic: Who Is Your Hero?

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| ja_kanji = アニ×パラ〜あなたのヒーローは誰ですか〜

| ja_romaji = Ani x Para: Anata no Hīrō wa Dare desu ka?

| genre = Sports (Paralympic sports)

| creator = Yoichi Takahashi

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|type = tv series

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|studio = {{ubl|Nippon Animation|TMS Entertainment|DLE|Gallop|SynergySP}}

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|network = NHK General, NHK E, NHK World

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|first = November 10, 2017

|last = present

|episodes = 18

|episode_list = #List of episodes

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{{nihongo|lead=yes|Animation x Paralympic: Who Is Your Hero?|アニ×パラ〜あなたのヒーローは誰ですか〜|Ani x Para: Anata no Hīrō wa Dare desu ka?}} (abbreviated Anime x Para or Ani x Para) is a series of animated short films produced by NHK to promote the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo.{{cite web|url=https://www.paralympic.org/news/para-sport-meets-anime-nhk-create-new-series-ahead-tokyo-2020|title=Para sport meets anime as NHK create new series ahead of Tokyo 2020|website=Paralympic.org|date=2018-01-31|accessdate=2019-09-27}}{{cite web|url=https://www.animationmagazine.net/tv/nhk-to-air-paralympic-themed-anime-shorts-in-run-up-to-2020/|title=NHK to Air Paralympic-Themed Anime Shorts in Run-Up to 2020|first=Mercedes|last=Milligan|website=Animation Magazine|date=2017-10-23|accessdate=2019-09-27}} Each episode features a different Paralympic sport and is produced in collaboration with well-known anime and manga creators or franchises.

On February 28, 2020, it was announced that Kyoto Animation had to cancel an episode they were working on, originally due to be aired in August 2019, as due to an arson attack they would be unable to complete it in time for the 2020 Paralympics.{{cite web | url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-02-28/kyoto-animation-planned-anime-x-para-short-for-nhk-canceled/.156937 | title=Kyoto Animation's Planned 'Anime x Para' Short for NHK Canceled | author=Rafael Antonio Pineda | publisher=Anime News Network | date=28 February 2020 | access-date=14 April 2020 }}