SSSS.GRIDMAN Season 1

SSSS.GRIDMAN Season 1 is currently streaming on and , and it earns its premise rather than just borrowing genre trappings. The show says what it needs to say in a single season, no filler. With 95 viewer ratings on TMDB, this is not a title flying under the radar. Watch it for Hikaru Midorikawa — the performance elevates material that could easily tip into self-seriousness. Put it on tonight and see for yourself.

Part of the current wave of titles people are actually watching, SSSS.GRIDMAN Season 1 earns its spot. The world-building is meticulous, but it is the characters who carry SSSS.GRIDMAN Season 1 through its more ambitious moments. Season 1 of SSSS.GRIDMAN includes 12 episodes. It aired from October 2018 to December 2018. This season stars Hikaru Midorikawa, Yuya Hirose and Reina Ueda. Hikaru Midorikawa and Yuya Hirose lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was aired in 2018. What separates SSSS.GRIDMAN Season 1 from lesser genre entertainment is a willingness to let the concept cost the characters something. It delivers reliably on what it promises, which is more than most of its competition manages.

Viewers burned by ambitious sci-fi that could not sustain its premise should give SSSS.GRIDMAN Season 1 a chance. It stands on its own even without an obvious comparison point. It is a manageable watch, easy to fit into a single week. Hikaru Midorikawa anchors it with a performance that makes the more abstract moments feel personal. If you have been burned by ambitious sci-fi before, this is the exception.

🎬 SSSS.GRIDMAN Season 1 — Episode Guide

Awakening

2018-10-07

Yuta Hibiki wakes up in the home of his classmate, Rikka Takarada, with amnesia. A voice from an old computer, identifying himself as "Gridman," has a mission for him, but can he even survive the next day of school without his memories?

Restoration

2018-10-14

Yuta and his friends attempt to unravel the mystery of the city and everyone else's memories. However, more questions arise when a strange samurai arrives and tries to tamper with Gridman.

Defeat

2018-10-21

A new kaiju appears which poses a problem for Yuta and Gridman. As a result, Rikka and Utsumi are left wondering if their friend will end up long since dead, just like the other students.

Suspicion

2018-10-28

Rikka and Akane are invited on a group date, but the aftermath is disastrous. Will Yuta be able to convey his feelings for Rikka before it's too late?

Provocation

2018-11-04

A field trip takes the class away from the city for some summer fun, but when trouble occurs so far from home, there's no easy way to get to Junk.

Contact

2018-11-11

A few unexpected encounters leave Yuta and the others in shock. Except, Gridman being hunted down means Yuta is ever in danger.

Scheme

2018-11-18

The others are finding Yuta's story hard to believe. Nobody wants to confront and ask Akane, but in the meantime, Anti has made plans of his own.

Confrontation

2018-11-25

When the Tsutsujidai High School Festival is threatened, the Gridman Alliance must decide how to proceed. Some of them wonder if fighting is the only choice they have.

Dream

2018-12-02

Akane tries to win over the Gridman Alliance by lulling them into a dream. Will they remember each other and Gridman's calling or forever have sweet dreams?

E10

Collapse

2018-12-09

Life goes on when there's a break in the kaiju attacks. However, when Akane's world comes crumbling down, the Gridman Alliance might need help to battle her broken heart.

E11

Decisive Battle

2018-12-16

Disaster strikes on a morning like none other and it's hard to tell friend from foe. Akane seems to have all but given up, but Alexis has other plans in store.

E12

Awakening

2018-12-23

It all comes down to the line as the Gridman Alliance attempts to save Akane, but do they have what it takes to battle the monster within?

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