+Ultra

This article is about the TV program. For Spain's national motto, see Plus ultra. For other uses, see Plus Ultra (disambiguation).

+Ultra (プラス・ウルトラ, Purasu Urutora, pronounced Plus Ultra) is a Japanese programming block on Fuji Television dedicated to anime, and is broadcast on Wednesday nights at 24:55 to 25:25 (effectively Thursday mornings at 12:55 to 1:25 a.m.) JST.

+Ultra

Logo
Network	Fuji TV
Launched	October 18, 2018; 6 years ago (2018-10-18)
Country of origin	Japan
Format	Anime
Running time	Thursdays at 12:55–1:25 AM JST
Original language(s)	Japanese
Official website	Official website

History

The block was announced on March 8, 2018, and premiered on October 18 of the same year with its first anime line-up being Ingress: The Animation. According to Fuji TV producer Mori Akitoshi, the programming block is kind of a brother to the already established noitaminA block, due to it being a unique vision of an anime block, much like itself. In the announcement, Akitoshi mentioned that the block was made due to the diversification of viewing media with anime being shared around the world via streaming services, which is why the block is based on the concept of spreading anime culture overseas with high-quality animation for the world.^[1][2][3]

Crunchyroll Co-productions

On September 23, 2021, Crunchyroll, Slow Curve, and Fuji TV announced the beginning of a partnership to co-produce new anime projects, with the first set to launch in April 2022. The titles will air in Japan exclusively on +Ultra, and on Crunchyroll worldwide outside of Asia.^[4] Among the first projects announced were Polygon Pictures's produced shows of Gorō Taniguchi's Estab-Life, as well as Tsutomu Nihei's Kaina of the Great Snow Sea,^[5] with the Crunchyroll and Fuji TV co-produced Muv-Luv Alternative announced ahead of the partnership.^[6]

Anime series

No.	Title	Start date	End date	Eps.	Studio	Notes
1	Ingress: The Animation	October 18, 2018	December 27, 2018	11	Craftar	Based on a mobile game by Niantic.
2	Revisions	January 10, 2019	March 28, 2019	12	Shirogumi	Original work.
3	Carole & Tuesday	April 11, 2019	October 2, 2019	24	Bones	Original work.
4	Beastars	October 10, 2019	December 26, 2019	12	Orange	Based on a manga series written by Paru Itagaki.
5	Drifting Dragons	January 9, 2020	March 26, 2020	12	Polygon Pictures	Based on a manga series written by Taku Kuwabara.
6	BNA: Brand New Animal	April 8, 2020	June 24, 2020	12	Studio Trigger	Original work.
7	Great Pretender	July 8, 2020	December 16, 2020	23	Wit Studio	Original work.
8	Beastars: Season 2	January 7, 2021	March 25, 2021	12	Orange	Sequel to Beastars.
9	Cestvs: The Roman Fighter	April 15, 2021	June 24, 2021	11	Bandai Namco Pictures Logic&Magic	Based on a manga series written by Shizuya Wazarai.
10	Night Head 2041	July 15, 2021	September 30, 2021	12	Shirogumi	Based on a TV drama series created by George Iida.
11	Muv-Luv Alternative	October 7, 2021 July 6, 2022 (rerun)	December 23, 2021 September 21, 2022 (rerun)	12	Yumeta Company Graphinica	Based on a visual novel by âge. Co-production with Crunchyroll.
12	The Heike Story	January 13, 2022	March 17, 2022	11	Science SARU	Based on a novel written by Hideo Furukawa.
13	Estab Life: Great Escape	April 7, 2022 April 13, 2023 (rerun)	June 23, 2022 June 29, 2023 (rerun)	12	Polygon Pictures	Part of a multimedia project created by Gorō Taniguchi. Co-production with Crunchyroll.
14	Muv-Luv Alternative: Season 2	October 6, 2022	December 22, 2022	12	Yumeta Company Graphinica	Sequel to Muv-Luv Alternative.
15	Kaina of the Great Snow Sea	January 12, 2023	March 23, 2023	11	Polygon Pictures	Original work created by Tsutomu Nihei. Co-production with Crunchyroll.
16	Undead Girl Murder Farce	July 6, 2023	September 28, 2023	13	Lapin Track	Based on a novel series written by Yugo Aosaki. Co-production with Crunchyroll.
17	KamiErabi God.app	October 5, 2023 July 4, 2024 (rerun)	December 21, 2023 September 19, 2024 (rerun)	12	Unend	Original work created by Yoko Taro. Co-production with Crunchyroll.
18	Metallic Rouge	January 11, 2024	April 4, 2024	13	Bones	Original work created by Yutaka Izubuchi.
19	Viral Hit	April 11, 2024	June 27, 2024	12	Okuruto Noboru	Based on a manhwa written by Taejun Pak. Co-production with Crunchyroll.
20	KamiErabi God.app: Season 2	October 3, 2024	December 19, 2024	12	Unend	Sequel to KamiErabi God.app.
21	Honey Lemon Soda	January 9, 2025	March 27, 2025	12	J.C.Staff	Based on a manga series written by Mayu Murata. Co-production with Crunchyroll.
22	The Beginning After the End	April 2, 2025	TBA	TBA	Studio A-Cat	Based on a web novel series written by TurtleMe. Co-production with Crunchyroll.
23	Onmyo Kaiten Re:Birth Verse	July 3, 2025	TBA	TBA	David Production	Original work created by Fujiko Sakuno, Hideya Takahashi, and Akutō Satō.

Films

No.	Title	Release date	Studio	Notes
1	Kaina of the Great Snow Sea: Star Sage	October 13, 2023	Polygon Pictures	Sequel to Kaina of the Great Snow Sea.
2	Bloody Escape: Jigoku no Tōsō Geki	January 5, 2024	Polygon Pictures	Related to Estab Life.

See also

• Blue Lynx, Fuji TV's yaoi (boys' love) anime label
• Animeism, a block that airs on Friday nights on MBS.
• Animerico [ja], a block that airs on Thursday nights on TBS.
• AnichU [ja], a block that airs on Tuesday nights on NTV.
• NUMAnimation [ja], a block that airs on Saturday nights on TV Asahi.