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RADIANT

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2018 – 20202 seasons · 42 episodes~25 min per episodeTV-PGEnded

Comedy Sci-Fi & Fantasy Action & Adventure Animation

The Nutevio profile

TV DNA

How RADIANT actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.

Signature profile

RADIANT reads strongest on Spectacle, World Building and Bingeability.

SpectacleDefining10.0

Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.

World BuildingDefining8.5

The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.

BingeabilityStrong6.8

How hard it is to stop after one episode.

HumourStrong6.5

How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.

Character DepthStrong5.5

How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.

SerializedPresent4.5

How much each hour depends on the one before it.

Cliffhanger IntensityPresent4.0

How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.

TensionPresent4.0

The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.

Emotional WeightLight3.6

How much the series is designed to affect you.

The story

What it's about

Seth is a boy who seeks to become a great magician, and a group of witches who seek to travel to the Radiant. Radiant is a mythical land that spawns monsters called "Néméses" which fall to the world from the sky. While traveling, they are also hunted by The Inquisition.

The run

Seasons

2 seasons · 42 episodes.

Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
201821 episodes
7.3IMDb
Best episode · S01E03 Day of Departure -Alma-
Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
201921 episodes
7.4IMDb

Recently aired

Latest Episodes

Still from The Future is With You -Eternity-

S02E21

The Future is With You -Eternity-

7.0IMDb1 votes

26 Feb 202025 min

Still from A Bouquet of Flowers for This Land -Fantasia-

S02E20

A Bouquet of Flowers for This Land -Fantasia-

7.0IMDb1 votes

19 Feb 202025 min

Still from I Can't Hear Your Voice -Myrddin-

S02E19

I Can't Hear Your Voice -Myrddin-

7.0IMDb1 votes

12 Feb 202025 min

Written by Yasuko Aoki

Still from The Will of the People Shines Bright -Resistance-

S02E18

The Will of the People Shines Bright -Resistance-

7.0IMDb1 votes

5 Feb 202025 min

Still from The Black Dragon Descends -Pen Draig-

S02E17

The Black Dragon Descends -Pen Draig-

6.0IMDb1 votes

29 Jan 202025 min

Still from The Light of Life is Extinguished -Tragedy-

S02E16

The Light of Life is Extinguished -Tragedy-

9.0IMDb1 votes

22 Jan 202025 min

Written by Yasuko Aoki

Behind the series

Created by

Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.

The craft

Key Crew

Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.

Executive production

Yusuke FujitaProducer

Writing

Yasuko AokiWriter

Direction

Takahiro TanakaDirector

Cinematography

Nozomi KawanoDirector of Photography
Sena NakagawaDirector of Photography

Music

Masato KoudaOriginal Music Composer

Where to watch

Streaming

Availability verified against regional listings.

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