Gridman Universe

Yuta Hibiki is a high school student who wishes to confess his romantic feelings to his classmate, Rikka. Although a period of peace has passed, Yuta begins to experience fragmented memories of a being called Gridman. This stability ends when monsters attack the city and Gridman returns from another dimension to warn Yuta that the balance between different worlds is failing. Yuta is pulled back into a crisis involving visitors from an alternative reality, a red dragon, and a group known as the Neon Genesis Junior High Students.

Directed by Akira Amemiya, this action and science fiction animated film was released on March 24, 2023. It is the first of two films directed by Amemiya, followed by SSSS.DYNAZENON Grand Episode. The movie was produced by TOHO, Pony Canyon, Graphinica, and Tsuburaya Productions, with a screenplay by Keiichi Hasegawa. The voice cast features Hikaru Midorikawa as Gridman, Yuya Hirose as Yuta Hibiki, Soma Saito as Sho Utsumi, Yume Miyamoto as Rikka Takarada, Junya Enoki as Yomogi Asanaka, and Shion Wakayama as Yume Minami. The production credited a total of 76 crew members and 20 cast members. With a runtime of 118 minutes, the film has received a positive reception from viewers, holding a rating of 7.9/10 on TMDB based on 26 votes.