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Sega Next Level (stylized as SΞGA NXT LΞVL) is a animated anthology series created by TBA for Paramount+. It is produced by Titmouse, Inc. with MTV Entertainment Studios. TBA executive produces and serves as supervising director. It consists of sixteen stories set in the worlds of different Sega video games from Illusorium (Spain), Cartoon Saloon (Ireland), Aplaplac (Chile), Aardman (United Kingdom), Retrobot Animation Studio (South Korea), Method Animation (France), Sphere Animation (Canada), Studio Trigger (Japan), Mighty Animation Studio (Mexico), 88 Pictures (India), Hayate VictoryStar: Starlight Guardian Production Team (United States/South Korea), Rainbow S. p. A. (Italy), Ludo Studio (Australia), and Triggerfish (South Africa/Ireland). The tone of the stories vary from comedic to dramatic, and each episode has its own animation style. The voice cast includes TBA.
The series was ordered by Paramount in December 2023 and was first revealed at Gamescom in August 2024. Its first eight episodes were released worldwide on May 10, 2025, with the remaining eight episodes released on May 17, 2025. It received mixed reviews from critics. The Hayate VictoryStar and Bakugan: Battle Brawlers crossover episode served as a promotion for a special crossover toy line/TCG of the third generation of the Bakugan Physical Game by Sega, Takara Tomy and Spin Master released around the same time. In March 2025, the series was renewed for a second season before it aired.
The series consists of sixteen animated, standalone short stories based on the following Sega video games and franchises using various animation styles:
Sonic The Hedgehog
Jet Set Radio
House of The Dead
Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg
Shenmue
Super Monkey Ball
Burning Rangers
ToeJam & Earl
Valkyria Chronicles
Yakuza: Like A Dragon
Shinobi
Crazy Taxi
Skies of Arcadia
Hayate VictoryStar
Bakugan Battle Brawlers
NiGHTS into Dreams
Altered Beast
Episodes[]
No.
Title
Directed by
Written by
Animation studio
Original release date
Prod.
1
1
Sonic the Hedgehog: Chill Dog Day Afternoon
Jasmine Moody
Joe Brumm
Ludo Studio
2
2
Jet Set Radio: TBA
Rodrigo Blaas
Rodrigo Blaas
Illusorium
3
3
Shenmue: TBA
Ryōsuke Takahashi
Kento Shimoyama
TMS Entertainment
4
4
House of the Dead: TBA
Paul Young
Will Collins & Jason Tammemägi
Cartoon Saloon
5
5
Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg: The Billy Hatcher Show (Spanish: El show de Billy Hatcher)
Álvaro Ceppi
Beatriz Acevedo
Aplaplac
6
6
Super Monkey Ball: TBA
Nick Park
Mark Burton
Aardman
7
7
Burning Rangers: TBA
Joonbum Heo
Park So-young
Retrobot
8
8
ToeJam & Earl: TBA
Julien Chheng
Julien Chheng
Method Animation
9
9
Valkyria Chronicles: The Fires of War (Korean: 발키리아 연대기: 전쟁의 불꽃)
Jae-Hong Kim
Jiyoon Park
Studio Mir
10
10
Yakuza: TBA
Martin Villeneuve
Martin Villeneuve
Sphere Animation
11
11
Shinobi: TBA
Hiroyuki Imaishi
Kazuki Nakashima
Studio Trigger
12
12
Crazy Taxi: TBA
Mike L. Mayfield
Neil Campbell & Andy Samberg
Mighty Animation Studio
13
13
Skies of Arcadia: TBA
Ishan Shukla
Ishan Shukla
88 Pictures
14
14
Hayate VictoryStar × Bakugan Battle Brawlers: Star Guardian Dimensional Clash
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Promotion[]
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Release[]
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Reception[]
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Accolades[]
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Notes[]
↑Although Uncredited, the Animation was done by Production Reeve, NE4U and Studio Hayate
