The Marginal Service

The Marginal Service (stylized in all caps) is an original Japanese anime television series animated by studio 3Hz and produced by Cygames. It is directed by Masayuki Sakoi and written by Kenta Ihara, with Yoshio Kosakai designing the characters, and Yūsuke Seo composing the music. The series aired from April 12 to June 28, 2023, on NTV's AnichU programming block and other channels. The opening theme song is "Quiet explosion" by Mamoru Miyano, while the ending theme song is "Salt & Sugar" by Yuma Uchida. Crunchyroll licensed the series in the English speaking regions.

Characters

 * Brian Nightraider (ブライアン・ナイトレイダー)
 * American-born police detective with a high success rate, though his attitude grates on his superiors. After being fired from his job, Brian falls into alcoholism before being recruited to join The Marginal Service.
 * American-born police detective with a high success rate, though his attitude grates on his superiors. After being fired from his job, Brian falls into alcoholism before being recruited to join The Marginal Service.


 * Zeno Stokes (ゼノ・ストークス)
 * Veteran former detective working with The Marginal Service who reluctantly partners up with Brian. He knows all the rules and regulations involving Borderlanders and the UN and carries himself with an overly serious demeanor everywhere he goes, in contrast to Brian's freewheeling attitude.
 * Veteran former detective working with The Marginal Service who reluctantly partners up with Brian. He knows all the rules and regulations involving Borderlanders and the UN and carries himself with an overly serious demeanor everywhere he goes, in contrast to Brian's freewheeling attitude.


 * Bolts Dexter (ボルツ・デクスター)
 * A former American mercenary obsessed with bodybuilding and protein, and carries the heaviest weaponry.
 * A former American mercenary obsessed with bodybuilding and protein, and carries the heaviest weaponry.


 * Robin Timbert (ロビン・ティンバート)
 * A former spy with MI6 whose style often clashes with Bolts.
 * A former spy with MI6 whose style often clashes with Bolts.


 * Lyra Candeyheart (ライラ・キャンディハート)
 * A woman who provides tech support for the Marginal Service.
 * A woman who provides tech support for the Marginal Service.


 * Cyrus N. Kuga (サイラス・N・空閑)
 * The field medic of the Marginal Service with a cool demeanor.
 * The field medic of the Marginal Service with a cool demeanor.


 * Theodore Tompson (セオドア・トンプソン)
 * The old administrator of The Marginal Service.
 * The old administrator of The Marginal Service.


 * Peck Desmont (ペック・デズモント)
 * A Borderlander in the form of a talking squirrel, and the unofficial mascot of The Marginal Service.
 * A Borderlander in the form of a talking squirrel, and the unofficial mascot of The Marginal Service.


 * Rubber Suit (ラバー・スーツ)
 * Currently the most famous pop star on Earth, a secret Borderlander engaged in alien drug trafficking.
 * Currently the most famous pop star on Earth, a secret Borderlander engaged in alien drug trafficking.