Akiba's Trip : The Animation

Akiba's Trip (Japanese: アキバズトリップ Hepburn: Akibazu Torippu) is a Japanese video game franchise by developer Acquire. The franchise consists of four games, two of which are upcoming, and an anime television series adaptation by Gonzo that started airing in January 2017.


An anime television series adaptation titled Akiba's Trip: The Animation was announced at Tokyo Game Show on September 15, 2016. The anime is meant to commemorate studio Gonzo's 25th anniversary. It is directed by Hiroshi Ikehata and written by Kazuho Hyodo, with animation by Gonzo. Character designs are produced by Hajime Mitsuda. The opening theme song is performed by the voice actress music unit Earphones, while each episode features a different ending theme sung by various singers or bands under the album title "AKIBA'S COLLECTION".

The series premiered on January 4, 2017, and is being broadcast on AT-X, Tokyo MX and BS Fuji.

Crunchyroll is streaming the series while Funimation is streaming an English dub. It is the first Funimation simuldub with episodes released the day of the original Japanese broadcast. The series is being used as a testing ground for faster simuldub releases with the goal to have new episodes out thirty minutes after the Japanese premiere.