
High-Rise Invasion
Taste attributes: action & adventureanimationmysteryhorrorpsychologicalactionfastfresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginarybig & variedemotive & stirringfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seemstroubled leadsunderdog triumphs
Boxlist takeHeightened and morally murky: a heavy animated series, fresh rather than familiar. Best if you like edge over warmth.
Taste details
Pace: fast · Originality: fresh · Tone: very dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
Quality rating
8.4 /10
TMDB · 652 votes
Where to watch
Streaming data: JustWatch
Season
Season 1
· 2021 · 12 episodesEpisodes (12)
1I Just Don’t Get This World25 Feb 2021
Transported to the top of a skyscraper, Yuri desperately tries to evade a masked killer, but her escape routes are few.
2I’ve Found a New Goal25 Feb 2021
Mayuko kills others without any hesitation, desperate to escape. An encounter with Yuri brings back her sense of humanity.
3I’m Sorry, Mayuko Nise25 Feb 2021
Rika confirms that his sister Yuri is still alive when she calls him. Soon after, he faces the wrath of a masked baseball pitcher.
4I Won’t Give in to This World25 Feb 2021
Sniper Mask looks to help a scared Kuon. Yuri and Mayuko head toward Rika, but the saw-wielding Chef Mask has other plans for them.
5That’s an Incredible Ultimate Weapon25 Feb 2021
Seeking revenge for his annihilated crew, Tanabe pleads for Yuri and Mayuko’s help taking down “God Candidate” Aohara and his masked killer, Ein.
6If I Become a Perfect God25 Feb 2021
Mayuko vows to keep fighting until Yuri reunites with her brother, but she realizes it may only be a matter of time before she loses her mind.
7I Will End This Realm25 Feb 2021
Yuri acquires new powers. Rika and his allies reach Yoshida, but they face fierce opposition from Police Mask and her killer army.
8I’ve Cast Off My Humanity, But That’s Fine25 Feb 2021
Mayuko and Yuri reunite on top of a skyscraper amidst a grenade attack. Now held hostage, Rika is summoned before a God Candidate.
9Which Of Us Will Live a Cool Live?25 Feb 2021
Aikawa deploys a sniper to Yuri’s location in a move to eliminate other God Candidates. It’s a battle of equals as Sniper Mask takes on the threat.
10Our Enemy is One Who Desires Chaos25 Feb 2021
Aohara, Tanabe and the others approach Yuri to form an alliance. Mayuko and Kuon come to Sniper Mask’s aid when he starts to lose his mind.
11I AM Justice!25 Feb 2021
With Yuri and her allies’ location exposed, Aikawa dispatches an elite team led by Police Mask to purge those who disagree with his ideology.
12This is a High-Rise Invasion25 Feb 2021
Archangel destroys everything in his path in the name of justice. Mayuko and the others stand in his way, but who will die, and who will prevail?
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What lines up
- Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
- Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
- Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism
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Synopsis
High-school girl Yuri suddenly finds herself on the rooftop of a high-rise building. She's trapped in a bizarre world surrounded by skyscrapers, where a masked man cracked open a man's head with an axe before her eyes. Finding a way to survive this bizarre world, find her beloved brother, and escape becomes her top priority, but she is beset by danger not just from the mysterious Masks, which possess both inhuman strength and cruelty, but other survivors turned cruel or desparate by the insanity of the high-rise world.
Synopsis: TMDB
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Details
- Genre
- Action & Adventure
- Year
- 2021
- Episode length
- 25 min
- Status
- Ended
- Studio
- Zero-G
- Taste scores
- How we score
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Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.











