Ex-Arm: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

2014: Akira Natsume seems to almost have a phobia of electrical devices while also being very good at diagnosing them. He resolves to change himself for the better and get a girlfriend like his older brother did. ...But then Akira suddenly dies in an accident. 16 years later a special policewoman and her android partner retrieve and activate a highly advanced AI and superweapon called EX-ARM and put it into full control of their ship as a last resort. Turns out the AI is actually just Akira's brain!

Series details

• Title: Ex-Arm
• Format: Animation
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Action, Anime, Science-Fiction
• Premiere date: 2021-01-11
• Final broadcast date listed: 2021-03-29
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: Crunchyroll
• Typical episode runtime: 24 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 48942
• IMDb ID: tt12384506
• TVDB ID: 382958

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2021-01-11; final listed air date 2021-03-29; episode order: 12.

Source and licence

Adapted from Ex-Arm on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.