Set in a part of Tokyo that has descended into a quagmire, the story follows Unit 8 of the 5th Special Public Security Section's 3rd Mobile Assault Division — popularly called "The Eighth" — who don powered armor "Willware" exoskeletons to counter the rise in crime. Assistant inspector Asami Kazari is assigned to The Eighth with the task of assessing the unit's status and reporting it to her superiors. But her true goal is to rehabilitate this sloppy, haphazard, justice-less group.
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Jan 7, 2016 · 24m
A Willwear armed robbery prompts the sortie of Special Public Security Fifth Division Third Mobile Assault Eighth Unit, AKA Unit 8. As the situation unfolds, their newest member, Assistant Inspector Kazari Asami, will witness what this unit’s really about…
Jan 14, 2016 · 24m
Asami continues her internal investigation of Unit 8 as Yamabuki deals with the fallout following their most recent mission. When a Willwear is reported assaulting the school Yamabuki’s sister goes to, Asami finally dons Willwear, but will she be able to resolve the case without breaking any laws?
Jan 21, 2016 · 24m
A Willwear appears at a popular idol’s concert. Kuroki, Sena, and Asami make a beeline for the concert hall, but the situation devolves into a struggle to assert remote control over the Willwear…
Jan 28, 2016 · 24m
An anonymous tip reveals that Flight 206 has a bomb aboard that will explode unless the flight maintains certain altitude and remains within a prescribed area. Sena and Kuroki attempt to defuse the bomb in their Willwear, but the saboteur’s true intentions then emerge…
Feb 4, 2016 · 24m
Unit 8 receives a curious request to win a poker game on a casino built on a floating land. However, their opponent proves formidable, and they are threatened with a missile attack on the city proper if they fail to achieve victory…
Feb 11, 2016 · 24m
With the advent of Willwear, massive humanoid heavy machinery has been forgotten. But one of them has been stolen by its former pilot in Willwear. Only one other heavy machinery unit can stop it, and Funazaka rises to the challenge!
Feb 18, 2016 · 24m
A Willwear is en route to the metropolitan government building under an EM dome, ostensibly to exact vengeance on the governor. Unit 8 rallies, but is unable to act without permission from the prefecture. However, their operator, Haruka, has a plan…
Feb 25, 2016 · 24m
A mysterious Willwear, Ulti-maid, appears in the most recent string of incidents in the city. With capacities and performance far exceeding those of Unit 8's Willwear, it becomes a national 5celebrity. Amid rumors that Unit 8 may soon become obsolete, Kuroki invites Sena to a drinking party, where a most unexpected guest appears...
Mar 3, 2016 · 24m
The increase of Willwear crime targeting banks and other lucrative venues leads Unit 8 to launch an investigation. Realizing that Dog, a Logos operative, is taking matters into his own hands, Mythos and Bird decide he must be punished...
Mar 10, 2016 · 24m
There have been no crimes committed by modified Willwear in recent memory. The police take this as a sign that Logos has ceased to exist, but Unit 8 continue their own investigation, believing that Logos leaders are still out there...
Mar 17, 2016 · 24m
Now that Mythos controls half of Orochi, the entire nation's transit and communications systems have come to a grinding halt. Unit 8 rallies to save the day...
Mar 24, 2016 · 24m
Orochi has fallen under Mythos's complete and total control. As Unit 8 pursues him, the ultimate Willwear appears!
Quick answers about this season's release timeline and episode lineup.
Active Raid Season 1 premiered on January 7, 2016.
Active Raid Season 1 has 12 episodes.
The season opens with Season 1 Episode 1, "Code No. 538". It aired on January 7, 2016.
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