Zegapain is a Japanese anime series created by Sunrise. The series premiered in Japan on April 6, 2006. In 2007 Bandai Entertainment released the first region 1 volume with the last volume released in 2008. As part of the 10th anniversary of the series, a new theatrical film was released on October 15, 2016. The movie will also include new scenes not present in the the TV anime. The film was directed by Masami Shimoda and music was produced by Ayao Otsuka. The cast includes Kaminagi Ryouko, Sogoru Kyou and Misaki Shizuno who are present in the TV adaptation.

Kyo Sogoru, a high school boy living in a city called Maihama, leads a normal life of school, romance, and the swim club. Kyo’s life changes when he sees a beautiful girl, Shizuno Misaki, at the pool one day and discovers he is initially the only person who can see her. In order to keep his high school’s swimming club open by recruiting more members, Kyo hopes to enlist Shizuno to appear in a promo video shot by Kyo’s close friend, Ryoko. Shizuno agrees, but on the condition that he does something for her in exchange – pilot a mecha for an organization known as Celebrum.