Negative Positive Angler
{{Short description|Japanese anime television series}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2024}}
{{Infobox animanga/Header
| image = Negative Positive Angler key visual.jpg
| caption = Key visual
| ja_kanji = ネガポジアングラー
| ja_romaji = Negapoji Angurā
| genre = Sports (recreational fishing)
| creator = Kadokawa Corporation
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type = tv series
| director = Yutaka Uemura
| producer =
| writer = Tomohiro Suzuki
| music = Tomoki Kikuya
| studio = NUT
| licensee = Crunchyroll
| network = AT-X, Tokyo MX, KBS Kyoto, SUN, BS NTV
| first = October 3, 2024
| last = December 19, 2024
| episodes = 12
| episode_list =
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Footer}}
{{nihongo|Negative Positive Angler|ネガポジアングラー|Negapoji Angurā}} is an original Japanese anime television series produced by NUT. It is directed by Yutaka Uemura, written by Tomohiro Suzuki, and features character designs by Hiromi Taniguchi, and music composed by Tomoki Kikuya.{{cite web|last1=Cayanan|first1=Joanna|title=Studio NUTS Animates Original Fishing TV Anime Negative Positive Angler|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-07-30/studio-nuts-animates-original-fishing-tv-anime-negative-positive-angler/.213725|publisher=Anime News Network|access-date=July 30, 2024|date=July 30, 2024|archive-date=October 5, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241005004157/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-07-30/studio-nuts-animates-original-fishing-tv-anime-negative-positive-angler/.213725|url-status=live}} The series aired from October 3 to December 19, 2024, on AT-X and other networks. The opening theme song is {{Nihongo|"Ito"|イト|4=Thread}}, performed by Van de Shop, while the ending theme song is {{Nihongo|"Shōnin Yokkyū"|承認欲求|4=Attention-Seeking}}, performed by 96Neko.{{cite web|last1=Pineda|first1=Rafael Antonio|title=Negative Positive Angler Anime's Video Reveals More Cast, Theme Songs, October 3 Debut|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-09-06/negative-positive-angler-anime-video-reveals-more-cast-theme-songs-october-3-debut/.215173|publisher=Anime News Network|access-date=September 6, 2024|date=September 6, 2024|archive-date=September 6, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240906055456/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-09-06/negative-positive-angler-anime-video-reveals-more-cast-theme-songs-october-3-debut/.215173|url-status=live}} Crunchyroll streamed the series.{{cite web|last=Mateo|first=Alex|title=Crunchyroll Announces Release Schedule for Fall 2024 Season|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-09-18/crunchyroll-announces-release-schedule-for-fall-2024-season/.215719|website=Anime News Network|access-date=September 18, 2024|date=September 18, 2024|archive-date=September 18, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240918221143/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-09-18/crunchyroll-announces-release-schedule-for-fall-2024-season/.215719|url-status=live}}
Plot
The series follows Tsunehiro Sasaki, a university student who was recently diagnosed with a terminal illness and is given two years to live. After accidentally falling into the sea, he forms a friendship with his rescuer Hana Ayukawa, whom together with her friend Takaaki Tsutsujimori, develops an interest in fishing.
Characters
; {{nihongo|Tsunehiro Sasaki|佐々木 常宏|Sasaki Tsunehiro}}
: {{voiced by|Mutsuki Iwanaka}}
; {{nihongo|Hana Ayukawa|鮎川 ハナ|Ayukawa Hana}}
: {{voiced by|Fairouz Ai}}
; {{nihongo|Takaaki Tsutsujimori|躑躅森 貴明|Tsutsujimori Takaaki}}
: {{voiced by|Kaito Ishikawa}}
; {{nihongo|Kozue Nishimori|西森 こずえ|Nishimori Kozue}}
: {{voiced by|Rio Tsuchiya}}{{cite web|last1=Cayanan|first1=Joanna|title=Negative Positive Angler Original Fishing Anime Unveils 3 More Cast Members|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-08-20/negative-positive-angler-original-fishing-anime-unveils-3-more-cast-members/.214521|publisher=Anime News Network|access-date=August 20, 2024|date=August 20, 2024|archive-date=October 5, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241005004222/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-08-20/negative-positive-angler-original-fishing-anime-unveils-3-more-cast-members/.214521|url-status=live}}
; {{nihongo|Machida|町田}}
: {{voiced by|Hiroshi Tsuchida}}
; {{nihongo|Fujishiro|藤代}}
: {{voiced by|Masashi Sugawara}}
; {{nihongo|Ice|アイス|Aisu}}
: {{voiced by|Haruka Tomatsu}}
; {{nihongo|Alua|アルア|Arua}}
: {{voiced by|Yūya Hirose}}
Episodes
{{Episode table
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| title =
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| director = 14
| aux2 = 27
| aux2T = Storyboarded by
| airdate =
| episodes =
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 1
| Title = Negative Angler
| TranslitTitle = Negatibu Angurā
| NativeTitle = ネガティブアングラー
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| DirectedBy = Yutaka Uemura
| Aux2 = Yutaka Uemura & Hiromi Taniguchi
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2024|10|3}}
| ShortSummary =
}}{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 2
| Title = Fishing in the Pool
| TranslitTitle = Pūru de Tsuri de
| NativeTitle = プールで釣りで
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| DirectedBy = Kentarō Kawajiri
| Aux2 = Kentarō Kawajiri
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2024|10|10}}
| ShortSummary =
}}{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 3
| Title = Regrets
| TranslitTitle = Kokoro Nokori
| NativeTitle = 心のこり
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| DirectedBy = Takayuki Yamamoto
| Aux2 = Takayuki Yamamoto, Yoshifumi Sueda, Satoshi Matsubara & Satoshi Miura
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2024|10|17}}
| ShortSummary =
}}{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 4
| Title = Is Fishing Hard?
| TranslitTitle = Tsuri tte Muzukashī?
| NativeTitle = 釣りって難しい？
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| DirectedBy = Satoshi Matsubara
| Aux2 = Satoshi Matsubara
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2024|10|24}}
| ShortSummary =
}}{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 5
| Title = Money-Wasting Angler
| TranslitTitle = Sanzai Angurā
| NativeTitle = 散財アングラー
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| DirectedBy = Fumie Muroi
| Aux2 = Fumie Muroi
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2024|10|31}}
| ShortSummary =
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 6
| Title = Tai Lover
| DirectedBy = Satoshi Miura
| Aux2 = Satoshi Miura
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2024|11|7}}
| ShortSummary =
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 7
| Title = Who Is This Guy?
| TranslitTitle = Kono Hito Nanimono?
| NativeTitle = この人何者？
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| DirectedBy = Toshiki Fukushima & Kazuya Iwata
| Aux2 = Takumi Shibata
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2024|11|14}}
| ShortSummary =
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 8
| Title = A Family's Relationship, a Child's Growth
| TranslitTitle = Oyako no Kankei, Kodomo no Seichō
| NativeTitle = 親子の関係、子供の成長
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| DirectedBy = Satoshi Matsubara
| Aux2 = Satoshi Matsubara
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2024|11|21}}
| ShortSummary =
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 9
| Title = Hot Pot Party
| TranslitTitle = Nabe Pa
| NativeTitle = 鍋パ
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| DirectedBy = Satoshi Miura
| Aux2 = Hiroyasu Aoki
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2024|11|28}}
| ShortSummary =
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 10
| Title = Tsunehiro and Takaaki
| TranslitTitle = Tsunehiro to Takāki
| NativeTitle = 常宏と貴明
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| DirectedBy = Kentaro Kawajiri
| Aux2 = Kentaro Kawajiri & Shinichi Kurita
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2024|12|5}}
| ShortSummary =
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 11
| Title = I Have to Tell Him
| TranslitTitle = Iwa Nakyai Kenai
| NativeTitle = 言わなきゃいけない
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| DirectedBy = Takumi Shibata
| Aux2 = Takumi Shibata
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2024|12|12}}
| ShortSummary =
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 12
| Title = Negative Positive Angler
| TranslitTitle = Negapoji Angurā
| NativeTitle = ネガポジアングラー
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| DirectedBy = Takayuki Yamamoto & Shunpei Umemoto
| Aux2 = Takumi Shibata, Toshiro Fujii,
Yasushi Uemura & Yoshifumi Sueda
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2024|12|19}}
| ShortSummary =
}}
}}
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- [https://np-angler.com Official website] {{in lang|ja}}
- {{Anime News Network|anime|33032}}
{{NUT (studio)}}
Category:Anime with original screenplays