Engage Kiss
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Engage Kiss

6.2
Yr 2022
Rt 24m
Status Ended
Animation Comedy Action & Adventure Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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Series Brief

Overview

Bayron City -- a Mega-Float type city in the Pacific Ocean, which doesn't belong to any particular nation. As the mine for Orgonium, a new energy resource, this city is the most noticed in the world right now, and here special cases caused by demons called "D Hazards" has been occurring frequently. Only a handful of people know about the existence of D Hazards. They are handled by PMCs (Private Military Companies). Shu is a young man living in Bayron City who runs such a company, but his company is tiny. On top of that, he cherry-picks his jobs, so he is always in a bind for money. His life, both publicly and privately, is being supported by the beautiful high school girl Kisara who attends a school in Bayron City.

Critical Reception

What critics are saying

Score 64 /100

Critical reception for Engage Kiss describes the series as a stylish action-romance anime that operates largely as an entertaining guilty pleasure. Reviewers consistently highlight A-1 Pictures' animation quality as the show's biggest asset, pointing to fluid fight choreography, detailed character models, and vibrant visual flair as the main reasons to keep watching.

The narrative and character writing met with a more divided reaction. While some critics were hooked by the mystery behind the central love triangle and the underlying premise, others felt the series sacrificed narrative depth in favor of action tropes and fanservice. Several reviewers noted that the characters can be polarizing or unlikable, though some admitted this chaos adds a unique hook to the plot.

Ultimately, consensus frames Engage Kiss as an average to decent popcorn show—not a standout masterpiece of 2022, but a fun ride for viewers looking for flashy battles, romantic melodrama, and high-energy drama.

“Action scenes look stellar, character models have a surprising amount of detail to them and we loved the color pallets that give the series more visual pop.”

“Engage Kiss Season 1 is a mixed bag of awkward romantic choices and a compelling narrative core.”

“it has style and flair, even if it lacks substance.”

Transmission Paths

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Why fans love it

Engage Kiss plays with the friction between mundane financial struggles and high-stakes demon hunting in the artificial sprawl of Bayron City. The story follows Shu, a man perpetually short on cash despite running a private military company designed to suppress dangerous supernatural phenomena. His erratic approach to professional work creates a chaotic daily routine that stands in contrast to the rigid industrial focus on Orgonium energy extraction.

The dynamic between Shu and Kisara drives the series forward as the lines between their professional partnership and personal reliance blur. The inclusion of voice performances by Soma Saito helps ground these shifting power structures within the animation. By focusing on the intimate cost of a life spent managing D Hazards, the show leans into a blend of action and romance that prioritizes the volatility of its central duo over the wider geopolitical setting.

Featured Players

Cast

Credited 38
Regulars 7
Longest run 12 eps
Soma Saito
Soma Saito
as Shu Ogata (voice)
Saya Aizawa
Saya Aizawa
as Kisara (voice)
Lynn
Lynn
as Ayano Yugiri (voice)
Rumi Okubo
Rumi Okubo
as Sharon Holygrail (voice)
Akeno Watanabe
Akeno Watanabe
as Akino Yugiri (voice)
Kenichirou Matsuda
Kenichirou Matsuda
as Miles Morgan (voice)
Yoshiaki Hasegawa
Yoshiaki Hasegawa
as Tetsuya Mikami (voice)
Aya Uchida
Aya Uchida
as Shenfa Hachisuka (voice)
Show 30 more
Saori Onishi as Linfa Hachisuka (voice) Ryota Osaka as Mikhail Hachisuka (voice) Katsuki Monma as Demon Possession (voice) 1 episode Chisato Satsuki as Friend A (voice) 1 episode Taichi Ichikawa as Student (voice) 2 episodes Haruna Asami as Friend B (voice) 1 episode Nanae Kojima as Friend C (voice) 1 episode Yuki Onodera as Masataka Hachisuka (voice) 5 episodes Takeshi Hirabayashi as Dominic Kennel (voice) 6 episodes Chiharu Sawashiro as Agent (voice) 3 episodes Yuto Mimura as Tony (voice) 1 episode Kohei Yoshiwara as Rescue Personnel (voice) 1 episode Masayuki Sato as Policeman (voice) 1 episode Yuya Murakami as Forensic scientist (voice) 2 episodes Naru Sakuragi as Female Clerk (voice) 1 episode Mariko Yuki as Kaya Ananda (voice) 6 episodes Taiki Terai as Rob Skyrunner (voice) 6 episodes Taiki Yamashita as Bruno Krauser (voice) 7 episodes Takayuki Ishii as The Justice (voice) 7 episodes Rie Kugimiya as Deliverywoman (voice) 3 episodes Sanae Fuku as Maria Tissi (voice) 2 episodes Chikano Ibuki as Operator (voice) 1 episode Tomohito Kashiwagi as Policeman (voice) 1 episode Shouto Kashii as Masaaki Ashiya (voice) 12 episodes Akari Kito as Kanna Ogata (voice) 6 episodes Ren Yazawa as Hero A (voice) 2 episodes Hazuki Senda as Operator (voice) 1 episode Hiroshi Tsuchida as Isamu Ogata (voice) 1 episode Rei Sakai as Sayuri Ogata (voice) 3 episodes Kaede Sawahata as Shu Ogata (Childhood) (voice) 1 episode
Production Board

Crew

Production Assistant
Daisuke Yamashita Yuuta Hayashi Chen Baiqiang Yumeki Suzuki
Director
Yusuke Kubo Yoshitsugu Kimura Masahiko Suzuki Kota Mori Yuya Horiuchi Takashi Sakuma Tetsuya Akutsu
Storyboard Artist
Yusuke Kubo Akira Yamada Kota Mori Takao Abo Takashi Sakuma Naomi Nakayama Tetsuya Akutsu Tomonari Tanaka
Production Supervisor
Jun Katou
Executive Producer
Masanori Miyake
Editor
Kumiko Sakamoto
Background Designer
Hiroko Tanabe Chihiro Okawa
Original Series Design
Tsunako
Music Producer
Masaharu Yamanouchi
Director of Photography
Yohei Miyawaki
Theme Song Performance
halca
Associate Producer
Tomoyuki Ohwada
Series Director
Tomonari Tanaka
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Similarity

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Keyword Cloud

Keywords

kiss romance demon anime
Technical Sheet

Details

First Aired
July 03, 2022
Status
Ended
Episode Runtime
24 minutes
Origin
JP
TMDB Votes
52