Natsuko Hirose
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Estimated watch time
4h 48m
⚡ 3 days at 5 eps/day
Tags & Tropes
Isekai96%Female Protagonist95%Super Power92%Drawing90%Magic90%Primarily Adult Cast82%Ensemble Cast79%Meta77%Gods75%Heterosexual73%
overview details
Synopsis & Story
After graduating from high school, Natsuko Hirose starts her career as an animator. Her talent quickly flourishes, and she makes her debut as a director in no time. Her first anime becomes a massive hit, sparking a social phenomenon and earning her recognition as an up-and-coming genius director. Her next project is set to be a romantic comedy movie themed around first love! However, having never been in love herself, Natsuko struggles to understand the concept of first love, and as a result, she’s unable to create the storyboard, causing the movie production to come to a standstill. (Source: MAPPA)
Trailer
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Featured Cast & Voice Actors
Aniphoria guide
ZENSHU: should you watch it?
At a glance
ZENSHU has been well received, with an average AniList score of 73/100 — 54% of 19,722 ratings are 8/10 or higher.
It ranks #60 highest-rated anime of 2025, and #32 most popular anime of 2025, and #11 highest-rated anime of Winter 2025 on AniList.
Of the 48K AniList users who started it, 11.5% dropped it, so it is dropped more often than most; 30.9K have finished it.
At about 4 h 48 min in total, it is a short commitment — a weekend binge.
Best for viewers who enjoy Action, Fantasy, Romance — especially isekai, female protagonist, super power, drawing.
Episodes
12 episodes are listed.
Main cast & creators
- Original creator
- Mitsue Yamazaki
- Original creator
- Kimiko Ueno
- Director
- Mitsue Yamazaki
- Character design
- Kayoko Ishikawa
- Music
- Yukari Hashimoto
Opening & ending themes
Openings
- OP1“Zen” by BAND-MAID · eps 2-12
Endings
- ED1“Tada, Kimi no Mama de” by Sou · eps 1-11
Theme data from AnimeThemes.moe.
ZENSHU FAQ
- How many episodes does ZENSHU have?
- ZENSHU has 12 episodes of about 24 minutes each, roughly 4 h 48 min in total.
- How long does it take to watch ZENSHU?
- About 4 h 48 min back to back. At two episodes a day it takes 6 days; at one hour a day, about 5 days.
- Is ZENSHU finished?
- Yes. ZENSHU has finished airing — the final episode aired March 23, 2025.
- Is there a season 2 of ZENSHU?
- No sequel is listed for ZENSHU as of October 2026.
- Is ZENSHU based on a manga?
- No. ZENSHU is an original anime story, not adapted from a manga or novel.
- Who animated ZENSHU?
- ZENSHU was animated by MAPPA and directed by Mitsue Yamazaki.
- Who sings the opening of ZENSHU?
- The opening, "Zen", is performed by BAND-MAID.
- Where can I watch ZENSHU?
- ZENSHU is listed on Crunchyroll. Availability varies by region — check the streaming links on this page.