Night Raid 1931

Night Raid 1931 (Senkō no Night Raid, lit. Night Raid in Flash) is a Japanese anime television series produced by A-1 Pictures and Aniplex, directed by Jun Matsumoto. The 13-episode anime aired in Japan on TV Tokyo starting April 5, 2010. Senkō no Night Raid is the second project of Anime no Chikara. The series is set in Shanghai in 1931, when the Imperial Japanese Army was dispatched to mainland China. In this city of intrigue, a special military spy organization called "Sakurai Kikan" operates. This organization is composed of four spies with extraordinary abilities, such as telescopic vision, telekinesis, teleportation, and telepathy. Their mission is to rescue a kidnapped Japanese businessman and prevent weapons from falling into the wrong hands to be used against Kuomintang nationalists. The anime is noted for its spy intrigue, supernatural abilities, and its 1930s Shanghai setting. Sentai Filmworks acquired the series in 2011 for Blu-ray and DVD release, however, their license expired in 2018.