Null & Peta

Null & Peta (Japanese: ぬるぺた) is a Japanese multimedia franchise created by Hato. It consisted of an anime television series produced by Shin-Ei Animation and a video game developed by Tokyotoon and published by Hobibox and Shiravune. The former aired from October to December 2019, while the latter was released in January 2020.

Null & Peta
ぬるぺた
Created by	Hato
Anime television series
Directed by	Hirofumi Ogura
Written by	Hato
Music by	Yūki Kishida
Studio	Shin-Ei Animation
Licensed by	Crunchyroll
Original network	AT-X, Chiba TV
Original run	October 4, 2019 – December 20, 2019
Episodes	12 (List of episodes)
Video game
Null & Peta: Invasion of the Queen Bug
Developer	Tokyotoon
Publisher	Hobibox Shiravune
Platform	Windows
Released	WW: January 30, 2020

Characters

Null (ぬる, Nuru)

Voiced by: Azumi Waki^[1]

Peta (ぺた)

Voiced by: Reina Ueda^[1]

Media

Anime

The series was first announced by Tokyotoon and Shin-Ei Animation in July 2019.^[2] The series was created and scripted by Hato, with Shin-Ei Animation producing the animation, Hirofumi Ogura directing, Eku Takeshima designing the characters, and Yūki Kishida composing the music.^[1] The series theme song is "#Null*Peta", performed by the main cast members. The series aired from October 4 to December 20, 2019.^[3] Internationally, the series is licensed by Crunchyroll outside of Asia.^[4]

Episode list

No.	Title [5][a]	Original release date
1	"Sister Complete!" Transliteration: "Onee-chan Kansei!" (Japanese: お姉ちゃん完成！)	October 4, 2019 (2019-10-04)[6]
2	"My Big Sister's Perfect Food!" Transliteration: "Onee-chan no Kanzen Eiyōshoku!" (Japanese: お姉ちゃんの完全栄養食！)	October 11, 2019 (2019-10-11)[7]
3	"Big Sister, Do I Have to Go to School?" Transliteration: "Onee-chan Gakkō Ikanakya Dame?" (Japanese: お姉ちゃん学校行かなきゃダメ？)	October 18, 2019 (2019-10-18)[8]
4	"Big Sister, Do I Have to Go to Space?" Transliteration: "Onee-chan Uchū Ikanakya Dame?" (Japanese: お姉ちゃん宇宙行かなきゃダメ？)	October 25, 2019 (2019-10-25)[9]
5	"My Big Sister Is Dead?!" Transliteration: "Onee-chan Izu Deddo!?" (Japanese: お姉ちゃんイズデッド！？)	November 1, 2019 (2019-11-01)[10]
6	"Big Sister, What's Your Favorite Snow Cone Flavor?" Transliteration: "Onee-chan Kakigōri no Shiroppu Nani ha?" (Japanese: お姉ちゃんかき氷のシロップなに派？)	November 8, 2019 (2019-11-08)[11]
7	"My Big Sister's Acting Suspicious!?" Transliteration: "Onee-chan wa Fushinsha!?" (Japanese: お姉ちゃんは不審者！？)	November 15, 2019 (2019-11-15)[12]
8	"My Big Sister's Bugging Out!" Transliteration: "Onee-chan Baguru!" (Japanese: お姉ちゃんバグる！)	November 22, 2019 (2019-11-22)[13]
9	"My Big Sister's Brutal With A Hammer!" Transliteration: "Onee-chan tte Yaban'na Hanmā!" (Japanese: お姉ちゃんって野蛮なハンマー！)	November 29, 2019 (2019-11-29)[14]
10	"I Think Of My Sister, Therefore My Sister Is" Transliteration: "Onee-chan Omou Yue ni Ane Ari" (Japanese: お姉ちゃん思うゆえに姉あり)	December 6, 2019 (2019-12-06)[15]
11	"Big Sister, Big Sister, Big Sister!" Transliteration: "Onee-chan, Onee-chan, Onee-chan!" (Japanese: お姉ちゃん、お姉ちゃん、お姉ちゃん！)	December 13, 2019 (2019-12-13)[16]
12	"Null and Peta" Transliteration: "Nuru Peta" (Japanese: ぬるぺた)	December 20, 2019 (2019-12-20)[17]

Video game

A video game for the franchise was announced at the same time as the anime.^[2] Titled Null & Peta: Invasion of the Queen Bug, the game was released on PC on January 30, 2020. It was developed by Tokyotoon and published by Hobibox and Shiravune.^[18]

Reception

Gary Hartley from Honest Gamers criticized the gameplay of the game as barebones while praising the visuals and characters.^[19] Azario Lopez of Noisy Pixel had similar feelings as Hartley, though also criticized the game for its text not always fitting in the text boxes.^[20]

Notes

1. All English titles are taken from Crunchyroll.