Nanashi

"I feel it...This is Akane Shinjo's heart itself!"

―Gridknight describing the monster's second form.

Nanashi
Data
Category	Kaiju
Height	77 m (A) 65 m (B)
Weight	20,000 tons (A) 18,000 tons (B)
Home World	Tsutsujidai (Computer World)
Affiliation	Alexis・Kerib (Creator) Akane Shinjo (Designer)
First Appearance	SSSS.GRIDMAN episode 10 "Collapse"
Latest Appearance	Gridknight Fight
Roar(s)	Form B:

Nanashi is a Kaiju that appears in SSSS.GRIDMAN. It is Akane Shinjo's final kaiju, being the embodiment of the more violent and malice-driven aspects of Akane's personality. This Kaiju really has no name, as 'nanashi' (名無し) translates to 'nameless' or 'anonymous'.

Subtitle: **** Monster

History

SSSS.GRIDMAN

This was the first Kaiju to appear in over a week, being selected by Akane Shinjo among several incomplete figures after Alexis・Kerib pushed her into making a new kaiju. It was easily dealt with by Full Powered Gridman, who launched the Breast Spark at it. But the corpse did not explode like previous kaiju and remain still.

As Akane herself starts to fall into a deep depression, a more deadly form of the Kaiju emerged from the "corpse" befoe it gleefully decapitates the Venora to destroy the illusion established in the city. Full Powered Gridman attempts to stop the monster from decimating the city, but is overwhelmed by its unpredictable moment and powerful attacks. The monster then began tearing the Assist Weapons off of Gridman and brutally strangles him before Anti intervenes, his intent to protect Gridman to settle things between them causing his evolution into GridKnight. Gridknight matches his enemy and finishes the Kaiju off by slicing it in half using his new cutting halo attack. ^Collapse

It, along with all the other Kaiju Gridman fought, reappeared when they were summoned by Alexis to get rid of Gridknight, since Akane refused to make any more new kaiju. It was finished off along with Gonglee when Gridknight sliced them in half using the Gridknight Circular. ^{Decisive Battle}

Trivia

• Designer: Masaru Sakamoto
• Underneath the head of the "suit", above the line on the neck, are dots that are made to resemble eyeholes of older/cheaper tokusatsu suits.
• Nanashi B's death is done in the same way as Shinobilar: both tried to disorient their opponents with high speed attacks until they were killed by an incoming slicing projectile.
• Its 'A' form is designed to resemble a soft vinyl (sofubi) figure, hence the ridges around its neck, shoulders, hips and tail, which are designed to resemble the articulation points on vinyl figures.
  • Meanwhile its 'B' form is inspired by wires and shellfish to give it an unsettling look.
• According to scrapped concept art shared by character designer Masaru Sakamoto on Twitter, Nanashi B's head was meant to be able to open up and reveal a mouth and tongue.
• While still being voiced by Reina Ueda, unlike Akane's previous Kaiju, Nanashi-A's roar is a weeping noise while Nanashi-B's is cackling laughter as reflections of her worsening depression and apathy.

Data

• A
• B
• Anti

A

Its first form. This form is actually a "suit" worn to conceal its true form.

Stats

• Height: 77 m
• Weight: 20,000 t

Powers and Weapons

• Pink Lightning Ray: The monster can fire a stream of pink lightning from somewhere on its head.

Pink Lightning Ray

B

• Anime
• Live-Action

Its second and true form, which is much more dangerous than the first. Some sources call this form as the actor .

Stats

• Height: 65 m
• Weight: 18,000 t

Powers and Weapons

• Strength: It has incredible strength, being able to physically harm Full Powered Gridman as well as tear the Assist Weapons off his body.
• Agility: The monster is incredibly fast and agile, being able to dodge a barrage of missiles fired at it.
• Energy Beam: A very powerful energy beam fired from its "eye", it can defeat Full Powered Gridman in one shot.
• Instant Decapitation: Simply by walking past them, it can somehow decapitate the Venoras.
• Unpredictability: The monster's unpredictable moves and behavior prevent Gridman from anticipating its assaults, or land an attack on it. Despite this, Anti's Gridknight form can keep up with its speed and eventually defeated it.

Gridknight Fight

• Disguise: Nanashi B is able to disguise itself as Anti's past monster form. Exactly how it did was unknown, save for the scene where Nanashi B reverted to its original form in the middle of the battle with Gridknight.

Emerging from its "suit"

Agility

Energy Beam

Instant Decapitation

Anti

During the events of Gridknight Fight, Alexis・Kerib summoned Anti's monster form to fight against Gridknight. "Anti" was later on revealed to be Nanashi B's disguise that eventually wear off in the middle of their battle.

Stats

• Height: 65 m
• Weight: 55,000 tons

Powers and Weapons

• Retractable Claws: Like Anti's monster form, the impostor is able to summon blade claws from its wrists.

Gallery

Scrapped concept art