XIN (2021 TV series)

XIN (known in Japan as XIN: Watashitachi no Meka ga Kachimasu!) is an anime television series co-produced by Kids Station (for season 1) and AuraNightfall, with animation by Satelight and Studio Aura. The anime premiered on October 2nd, 2021 on AuraNightfall in the United States, and on October 16th, 2021 on Kids Station in Japan. Crunchyroll, Funimation, and Flare+ stream the series in North America concurrent with the US broadcast, while Flare+ began streaming the anime in the UK and Ireland in October 2021. It would be AuraNightfall's second original anime series announced, after the anime adaptation of Of the Red, the Light, and the Ayakashi, and the first not based on an existing IP. In November 2021, it was announced that the series would be getting a second season (with AuraNightfall, Studio Aura and Satelight returning to produce it) and that AnimeCore Extra would re-broadcast the first season in January 2022 as promotional filler for the second season. On November 20th, 2021, it was announced that Niconico would exclusively carry the second season in Japan. The second season would premiere in October 2022 in the United States. Crunchyroll, Funimation (due to XIN being an ongoing series), and Flare+ would stream the second season concurrent with the US broadcast.

On June 1st, 2022, a short anime that would take place between the second season and a planned third season, XIN Underground, was ordered by AuraNightfall for an April 2023 broadcast.

Characters

 * Tobika (voiced by Johnny Yong Bosch (EN), Seiichirō Yamashita (JP) )

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XIN
Tobika's life changes when he suddenly receives a giant mecha from his cousin and is entered into the XIN competition- an annual competition where one must battle with their mecha against other mecha.

XIN Underground
Shortly after Tobika wins the XIN competition, a new order steps in and bans the use of mecha for competitive battling, including a ban on XIN competitions. Angered by this, Tobika decides to use his mecha to fight against the new order alongside his friends.

Broadcast
Broadcasters included AuraNightfall (United States), KIds Station (Japan), Aura (Germany), and YTV 2 (Canada). However, it was since revealed that Kids Station would only broadcast season 1, YTV 2 had dropped the anime from its lineup, and that Aura Germany will broadcast the anime sometime in 2022.

Videogame
On March 11th, 2022, it was announced a crossover videogame developed by Bandai Namco Entertainment and Aura Games, titled XIN vs. Robot Warriors, would release exclusively on the Nintendo Switch in North America later in the year.

Trivia
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