ZENSHU (2025): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2025, ZENSHU is an animation, drama, action & adventure and sci-fi & fantasy series.

What it’s about. 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. One day, she passes out while working on her storyboard and wakes up in the world of her favorite childhood anime movie "A Tale of Perishing."

Who’s in it. ZENSHU stars Anna Nagase as Natsuko Hirose (voice), Kazuki Ura as Luke Braveheart (voice), Rie Kugimiya as Unio (voice) and Minori Suzuki as Memmeln (voice), among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 7.8/10, ZENSHU has been warmly received by audiences.

Where to watch. In US you can stream it on Crunchyroll and Crunchyroll Amazon Channel and rent or buy it from Amazon Video and Apple TV Store. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch ZENSHU page.

If you liked it. Fans of ZENSHU tend to enjoy Rick and Morty, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Attack on Titan and Attack on Titan: No Regrets.