Tokyo Override Explained

Creator:

Dai Sato

Type:	ONA
Director:	Yusuke Fukada Veerapatra Jinanavin
Producer:	Yusuke Fukada Veerapatra Jinanavin
Music:	Kenji Katoh
Worldbuilder:	Laura Cechanowicz
Studio:	Riff Studio
Licensee:	Netflix
Network:	Netflix
Network En:	Netflix
Released:	November 21, 2024
Episodes:	6
Runtime:	24–28 minutes

Tokyo Override is an original Japanese original net animation (ONA) series produced by Netflix.^[1] Directed by Yusuke Fukada and Veerapatra Jinanavin,^[1] the series premiered on Netflix in November 2024.^[2] The show uniquely collaborated with Yamaha and Honda throughout the duration of the 3.5 year production, with this collaboration beginning during the show's unique worldbuilding phase during pre-production, led by world designer Laura Cechanowicz, who brought in Joshua Dawson to serve as the worldbuilding architect.

Characters

Kai Koguma

A young hacker living in the West District.

Hugo

A courier working for Suma Garage.

Spoke

A courier working for Suma Garage.

Watari

A hacker working for Suma Garage.

Yukio

A former police detective turned narcotics investigator working for the Ministry of Health Department.

Yasumoto

An investigator working under Kageyama

Ieuji

Release

The series released on Netflix on November 21, 2024 with six episodes. The ending theme is "Cryptogram" by Yu Serizawa, Melody Chuback and Yonca.

Notes and References

Web site: Yuske Fukada, Veerapatra Jinanavin Co-Direct Thai-Animated Series Tokyo Override. Hodgkins. Crystalyn. Anime News Network. June 7, 2024. June 7, 2024.
Web site: Tokyo Override CG Anime Hits Netflix November 21. Schley. Matt. Otaku USA. October 21, 2024. October 21, 2024.