Sonny Boy (2021–2021)
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On August 16, midway through a seemingly endless summer vacation, middle school third-year student Nagara, transfer student Nozomi, classmates Mizuho, Asakaze and their entire class are suddenly transported from their tranquil lives to a school adrift in an alternate dimension. They must survive with the super powers that have awakened within them.
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- 01
A Two-Year RecessNagara attends the opening ceremony of his technical school, but feels out of place. He sees Mizuho leaving her all-girls' school, but she brushes him off. He recalls what happened after blasting off into space, questioning if he ever really went adrift. - 02
The Island at the Far End of SummerMidway through summer vacation, 36 students, some with newfound super-powers, find themselves all alone in their high school, adrift in a black void, unable to contact the outside world. Some students try to impose order, but are faced with opposition. - 03
The Long GoodbyeNagara and Rajdhani arrive in a world called "Filmmaker," and discover a movie filmed entirely from Nagara's POV. Mizuho discovers a stray dog by the name of Yamabiko, claiming to be another castaway who attended the same school as the other students.
Episodes by season
Season01
- S01E01The Island at the Far End of SummerJuly 16, 2021Midway through summer vacation, 36 students, some with newfound super-powers, find themselves all alone in their high school, adrift in a bl
- S01E02
AliensJuly 23, 2021The students have relocated to a nearby island, where they have no shortage of food, and can get whatever they want through Mizuho's power. - S01E03
The Cat Who Wore SandalsJuly 30, 2021Nagara, Nozomi, Asakaze, and Rajdhani continue searching for new worlds. Students start going missing, and their bodies are found "frozen" i - S01E04
The Great Monkey BaseballAugust 6, 2021As the castaways swim in a mysterious sinkhole, they seem to be momentarily taken back home. Cap invites Nagara to practice baseball with hi - S01E05
Leaping ClassroomsAugust 13, 2021Nagara and friends use his power to survey new worlds in an effort to get back home. Meanwhile, the others students discuss the bombshell fr - S01E06The Long GoodbyeAugust 20, 2021Nagara and Rajdhani arrive in a world called "Filmmaker," and discover a movie filmed entirely from Nagara's POV. Mizuho discovers a stray d
- S01E07
Road BookAugust 27, 2021Having learned the truth about This World, groups led by Ms. Aki and Hoshi prepare to go their separate ways. Nagara finds himself in an ups - S01E08
Laughing DogSeptember 3, 2021While traveling the wilderness, Mizuho asks Yamabiko how he became a dog. Yamabiko then relates how, 5000 years ago, he wandered different w - S01E09
This Salmon Chazuke Is Missing Its Salmon NyaSeptember 10, 2021In a vast frozen waste, twins Sou and Seiji have been fighting each other for millennia. Ms. Aki says that to change the world, they need th - S01E10
Summer and the DemonSeptember 17, 2021Kossetsu reads the minds of others passing by in a train station world using her true power. She pines for Asakaze, knowing that he is inter - S01E11
The Young Man and the SeaSeptember 24, 2021After learning of Nozomi's death from Kossetsu's letter, Nagara and Mizuho hold a memorial service for her. While advancing the project to r - S01E12Season's bestA Two-Year RecessOctober 1, 2021Nagara attends the opening ceremony of his technical school, but feels out of place. He sees Mizuho leaving her all-girls' school, but she b
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