

Sonny Boy (サニーボーイ)
Thirty-six students find themselves and their school building suddenly adrift in a void-like dimension. When supernatural powers awaken in some of them, a sense of detachment begins to divide the group. Despite the student council's attempts to impose order, they clash with the students possessing special abilities, who rebel against their strict control. This conflict leads them to discover that this world has its own set of rules—and following them is necessary for survival. After one of the ...
Sonny Boy is based on an original story written by director Shingo Natsume who previously had his hand in directing shows such as One Punch Man and Space Dandy. Winner of the Excellence Award at the 25th Japan Media Arts Festival.
A school adrift in the void forces teens to master strange powers or surrender to chaos.
When a high‑school building and its 36 occupants are ripped from reality and dropped into a featureless void, the ordinary world they knew collapses into a surreal experiment. Some students awaken strange abilities—telekinesis, time distortion, dimensional perception—while others cling to the familiar routine of class schedules and council meetings. The student council, desperate to maintain order, imposes strict rules, but the newly empowered youths resist, turning the school into a micro‑cosm of conflict between control and chaos. As factions splinter, the group learns that the empty expanse follows its own cryptic logic: every jump to a new world demands a price, and survival hinges on deciphering the hidden rules that govern each realm. A daring decision by one of the outcasts triggers a sudden shift, propelling the school into yet another bizarre dimension—each with its own physics, inhabitants, and existential puzzles. With every transition, the students confront personal doubts, forge fragile alliances, and confront the unsettling possibility that the journey itself may be the purpose. Their quest becomes less about returning home and more about understanding what it means to exist when reality is mutable, and whether the bonds forged in the void can survive the ultimate test of an ever‑changing cosmos.
Sonny Boy is a surreal, philosophical mystery about students trapped in shifting dimensions who develop supernatural powers. It explores adolescence, identity, and societal collapse through abstract, often unsettling imagery rather than conventional action or fanservice.
Sonny Boy has 12 episodes.
Sonny Boy is currently finished airing.
Sonny Boy was produced by Madhouse.
Sonny Boy aired Jul 16, 2021 to Oct 1, 2021.
Sonny Boy is based on a Original.
Sonny Boy is a surreal, philosophical mystery about students trapped in shifting dimensions who develop supernatural powers. It explores adolescence, identity, and societal collapse through abstract, often unsettling imagery rather than conventional action or fanservice.
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Asakaze
Main
CV: Kobayashi, Chiaki

Mizuho
Main
CV: Yuuki, Aoi

Nagara
Main
CV: Ichikawa, Aoi

Nozomi
Main
CV: Oonishi, Saori

Aki-sensei
Supporting
CV: Kakuma, Ai

Cap
Supporting
CV: Ueda, Youji

Futatsuboshi
Supporting
CV: Matsuno, Taiki

Hayato
Supporting
CV: Yamamoto, Shouta

Hime
Supporting
CV: Hikisaka, Rie

Hoshi
Supporting
CV: Naitou, Ami

Kodama
Supporting
CV: Taketatsu, Ayana

Kosetsu
Supporting
CV: Ozaki, Yuka

Koumori-senpai
Supporting
CV: Hasegawa, Yoshiaki

Okujiri
Supporting
CV: Ogami, Shinnosuke

Pony
Supporting
CV: Satou, Hana

President
Supporting
CV: Sonozaki, Mie

Rajdhani
Supporting
CV: Gotou, Hiroki

Shanghai
Supporting
CV: Ogino, Kana

Sou, Seiji
Supporting
CV: Furukawa, Makoto

Susugashira
Supporting
CV: Nakashima, Takuya

Tazawa
Supporting
CV: Sakakihara, Yuuki

Tora
Supporting
CV: Shimada, Bin

Touya
Supporting

Voice
Supporting
CV: Ookawa, Tooru
12 episodes
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Ranked higher than 95% of all anime on AniTome (out of 19,551)
More popular than 96% of all anime
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