ANIMALS

The special depicts the origins of Rcules Hasty and his rise to kinghood of Shugoddam as Ohkuwagata Ohger.

Hayami Honoka works in the sales department for a major consumer electronics company. She is excellent at her job and is respected by her colleagues. She seems like a clean freak at work and her colleagues think she is a perfect person to marry. But, in her private life, her home is a complete mess. Things there are unorganized and dirty. On the flip side, when she arrives at work, she looks perfect. Meanwhile, Yamamoto Chihiro is Hayami Honoka's co-worker in the same department. He joined the company 3 years after Hayami Honoka. When he was a child, Yamamoto Chihiro and his two brothers did the housework at his home, while his mother was busy with her job. Because of this, Yamamoto Chihiro is excellent at doing household chores. Due to a case, he happens to learn that Hayami Honoka's home is a mess. He begins to stay with Hayami Honoka on the condition of doing the house work.

In 1374, amid the turmoil of the Northern and Southern Courts' long running conflict, a boy named Oniyasha is born into a family of sarugaku theater performers. He spends his days in a kind of quiet gloom, haunted by a simple but persistent question: Why do people dance? Then, one day, he witnesses a dance that he feels to be “good”—and everything begins to change. This is the story of the beautiful young boy who would one day shape the art of Noh and be remembered as Zeami.

Set in 1635, 35 years after the Battle of Sekigahara, Japan appears peaceful. But a monstrous creature called 'Gun-kyo' that devours humans disrupts this calm. The shogunate burns down villages where Gun-kyo appears to hide the truth. Orin, a former ninja living quietly with her stepdaughter, is drawn back into battle after encountering Gun-kyo while seeking medicine. Meanwhile, Shiro, a Gun-kyo who retains human consciousness, sets out to uncover his origins and the creature's secret.

Chiaki, a normal teenage girl, has a crush on her best friend Subaru, a rising Japanese actor. She must decide whether to take her shot or risk losing him.

Rei attended an alumni gathering with his elementary school classmates. Among those reunited are Rei's lover, Rina, and Hajime, who was Rei's close friend. The seven former classmates suddenly realised they were trapped in a closed room and all exits of the building have been locked.

On the last day of the Heisei era, Teru visits Reika to make a life-changing choice. As friends around them choose what to carry into Reiwa, Teru must finally decide what to give up and what to keep.

Rei Himenomiya, forced to live alone due to family circumstances, meets the charming Rin Ouji and falls in love. Determined to win her heart, he embarks on a passionate pursuit, but his journey proves more complicated than he anticipated.