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{{Infobox animanga/Header
| name = High-Rise Invasion
| image = High-Rise Invasion volume 2 cover.jpg
| caption = Second {{Transliteration|ja|[[tankōbon]]}} volume cover of ''High-Rise Invasion'', featuring protagonist Yuri Honjō
| ja_kanji = 天空侵犯
| ja_romaji = Tenkū Shinpan
| genre = {{ubl|[[Action fiction|Action]]<ref name="ANN2"/>|[[Isekai]]<ref name="ANN1"/>|[[Survival film|Survival]]<ref name="ANN3"/>}}
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Print
| type         = manga
| author       = Tsuina Miura
| illustrator  = Takahiro Oba
| publisher    = [[Kodansha]]
| publisher_en = {{English manga publisher|NA=[[Seven Seas Entertainment]]}}
| magazine     = [[Manga Box]]
| imprint      =
| first        = December 5, 2013
| last         = April 4, 2019
| volumes      = 21
| volume_list  = List of High-Rise Invasion volumes 
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Print
| type        = manga
| title       = High-Rise Invasion Arrive
| author      = Tsuina Miura
| illustrator = Takahiro Oba
| publisher   = Kodansha
| magazine    = Magazine Pocket
| imprint     =
| first       = July 28, 2019
| last        = April 24, 2021
| volumes     = 7
| volume_list = List of High-Rise Invasion volumes#High-Rise Invasion Arrive 
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type            = ona
| director        = Masahiro Takata
| writer          = [[Touko Machida]]
| music           = {{ubl|tatsuo|Youichi Sakai}}
| studio          = [[Zero-G (studio)|Zero-G]]
| licensee        = [[Netflix]]
| released        = February 25, 2021
| runtime         = 25–27 minutes
| episodes        = 12
| episode_list    = 
}}
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{{nihongo|'''''High-Rise Invasion'''''|天空侵犯|Tenkū Shinpan|lead=yes}} is a Japanese [[manga]] series written by Tsuina Miura and illustrated by Takahiro Oba. The series was serialized online in [[DeNA]]'s [[Manga Box]] app from December 2013 to April 2019, with [[Kodansha]] compiling it into twenty-one {{Transliteration|ja|[[tankōbon]]}} volumes. The manga is licensed in North America by [[Seven Seas Entertainment]]. A [[sequel]] manga titled {{Nihongo|''High-Rise Invasion Arrive''|天空侵犯arrive|Tenkū Shipan Arrive|lead=Yes}} was serialized in Kodansha's Magazine Pocket website and app from July 2019 to April 2021, with seven {{Transliteration|ja|tankōbon}} volumes released.

An [[original net animation]] (ONA) series adaptation produced by [[Zero-G (studio)|Zero-G]] streamed worldwide on [[Netflix]] in February 2021.

== Premise ==
High school girl Yuri Honjō is [[Isekai|transported]] to a world full of skyscrapers and suspension bridges connecting them. She then finds herself being hunted by mysterious figures wearing masks. She later discovers that her brother, Rika, is also trapped in this world. She thereupon encounters other teenagers in the same situation, but it is not clear if they will be friends or foes.

==Characters==
;{{nihongo|Yuri Honjō|本城 遊理|Honjō Yuri}}
:{{voiced by|[[Haruka Shiraishi]]<ref name="ANN2"/>|[[Suzie Yeung]]<ref>{{cite tweet|last=Yeung|first=Suzie|user=SuzieYeung|number=1365020583822417920|title=I'm thrilled to share that I play Yuri Honjo in the English dub for #HighRiseInvasion on @netflix, out now!! 🎭🔪 I had a blast voicing this crazy girl in a murderous world! 🤪 Thanks @SDIMediaGroup for the fun times!|date=February 25, 2021|access-date=March 1, 2021}}</ref>}}
:Yuri is a schoolgirl who was suddenly transported into a strange world filled with high-rise buildings where she and others like her are chased by killers donning mysterious white masks. Upon realizing that her older brother Rika has also been transported to this bizarre world, the two siblings decide to find each other and look for a way to escape. She has a [[brother complex]].
;{{nihongo|Mayuko Nise|二瀬 真由子|Nise Mayuko}}
:{{voiced by|[[Shiki Aoki]]<ref name="ANN2"/>|[[Jennie Kwan]]<ref name="beckett"/>}}
:Mayuko is one of the people transported to the mysterious skyscraper world. Bullied and neglected by everyone, including her parents, Mayuko became a merciless killer in this new world, unwilling to trust anyone. However, after being saved by Yuri, Mayuko devotes herself to helping Yuri. After they become friends, Mayuko develops feelings for Yuri.
;{{nihongo|Kuon Shinzaki|新崎 九遠|Shinzaki Kuon}}
:{{voiced by|[[Akira Sekine]]<ref name="ANN2"/>|[[Stephanie Sheh]]<ref name="beckett">{{cite web|first=James|last=Beckett|title=High-Rise Invasion Season 1 Review|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/high-rise-invasion-season-1/.171052|website=[[Anime News Network]]|date=March 28, 2021|access-date=July 31, 2021|archive-date=March 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210329123816/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/high-rise-invasion-season-1/.171052|url-status=live}}</ref>}}
:Kuon is a God Candidate. She is sometimes referred to as the Railgun User. Kuon is delicate and innocent in all matters. Having adapted to a high social etiquette, she did not have the capability to understand the dangerous world at first sight. Throughout the travels with her companion, Sniper Mask, she is able to show her abilities, yet she remains naive and humble nonetheless. She finds Sniper Mask intriguing and mysterious, which leads her to develop feelings for him due to his care for her.
;{{nihongo|Rika Honjō|本城 理火|Honjō Rika}}
:{{voiced by|[[Junya Enoki]]<ref name="ANN2"/>|[[Zeno Robinson]]<ref>{{cite tweet|last=Robinson|first=Zeno|user=childishgamzeno|number=1365045928478957570|title=ALL PRAISES BE TO GOD!!! It's a blessing to announce that I play Rika Honjo in #HighRiseInvasion that just dropped on @netflix today! Thank you SO much to my boy Sam @CESDTalent and Bob and Megan over @SDIMediaGroup for having me on this crazy fun project!! 🙌🏿🙏🏿|date=February 25, 2021|access-date=March 1, 2021}}</ref>}}
:Rika is the older brother of Yuri and one of the people transported to the mysterious skyscraper world. His dependable character leads him to quickly become the leader of a small human group working hard to find a way out of this world while keeping contact with his sister through his phone to give her advice and exchange information.
;{{nihongo|Sniper Mask|スナイパー仮面|Sunaipā Kamen}}
:{{voiced by|[[Yūichirō Umehara]],<ref name="ANN2"/> Chisato Mori{{Ref|Episode|Ep. 10 credits}} (young)|[[Jonah Scott]]<ref>{{cite tweet|last=Scott|first=Jonah|user=ImMrTransistor|number=1365034312068833280|title=YO! It's out and I can say I voice Sniper Mask in @NXOnNetflix's #HighRiseInvasion! Another rogue to add to the gallery! He is YET AGAIN another character WAY COOLER THAN ME!🤣 Thanks so much to @thereubeh and @SDIMediaGroup! The cast is great and the show is a trip!! GO WATCH!|date=February 25, 2021|access-date=March 1, 2021}}</ref>}}
:Also known as "Mr. Mask", Sniper Mask is an Angel who wields a [[Mosin–Nagant|sniper rifle]]. He has an unknown connection to Rika.
;{{nihongo|Kazuma Aohara|青原 和真|Aohara Kazuma}}
:{{voiced by|[[Kōji Yusa]]<ref name="ANN3"/>}}
:Aohara is a God Candidate who controls the Angels Ein and Zwei. He is initially obsessed with becoming a Perfect God, but after being defeated by Yuri, he becomes her ally.
;{{nihongo|Yayoi Kusakabe|日下部 弥生|Kusakabe Yayoi}}
:{{voiced by|[[Yoko Hikasa]]<ref name="ANN3"/>|[[Cristina Vee]]{{Ref|Episode|Ep. 6 credits}}}}
:Kusakabe is an Angel who serves Aikawa.
;{{nihongo|Mamoru Aikawa|相川 守|Aikawa Mamoru}}
:{{voiced by|[[Jun Fukuyama]]<ref name="ANN3"/>|[[Johnny Yong Bosch]]{{Ref|Episode|Ep. 8 credits}}}}
:Aikawa is a God Candidate who controls thirty Angels.

==Media==
===Manga===
{{main|List of High-Rise Invasion volumes}}
The manga was serialized online in [[DeNA]]'s [[Manga Box]] app from December 5, 2013, to April 4, 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/105051|title=DeNAが電子雑誌を創刊、進撃の巨人スピンオフなど28作品|work=Natalie|date=December 5, 2013|access-date=May 10, 2021|language=ja|archive-date=March 9, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240309215535/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/105051|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=Rafael Antonio|last=Pineda|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-03-14/high-rise-invasion-manga-ends-in-next-chapter/.144508|title=High-rise Invasion Manga Ends in Next Chapter (Updated)|work=[[Anime News Network]]|date=March 14, 2019|access-date=November 1, 2020|archive-date=November 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201107235523/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-03-14/high-rise-invasion-manga-ends-in-next-chapter/.144508|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Kodansha]] held the license to publish the series and compiled it into twenty-one {{Transliteration|ja|[[tankōbon]]}} volumes, while [[Seven Seas Entertainment]] published it in two-in-one [[Omnibus edition|omnibus]] volumes in North America from June 2018 to October 2021.<ref>{{cite news|first=Karen|last=Ressler|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-05-12/seven-seas-entertainment-licenses-okayado-mamama-coolkyoushinja-mononoke-sharing-more-manga/.116050|title=Seven Seas Entertainment Licenses Okayado's MaMaMa, Coolkyoushinja's Mononoke Sharing, More Manga|work=[[Anime News Network]]|date=May 12, 2017|access-date=November 1, 2020|archive-date=March 9, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240309215456/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-05-12/seven-seas-entertainment-licenses-okayado-mamama-coolkyoushinja-mononoke-sharing-more-manga/.116050|url-status=live}}</ref> A sequel manga, titled ''High-Rise Invasion Arrive'', was serialized in Kodansha's Magazine Pocket website and app from July 28, 2019, to April 24, 2021, and was compiled into seven volumes.<ref>{{cite news|first=Rafael|last=Pineda|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-07-10/high-rise-invasion-sequel-manga-launches-on-july-28/.148848|title=High-rise Invasion Sequel Manga Launches on July 28|work=[[Anime News Network]]|date=July 10, 2019|access-date=November 1, 2020|archive-date=March 9, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240309215258/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-07-10/high-rise-invasion-sequel-manga-launches-on-july-28/.148848|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Hodgkins|first1=Crystalyn|title=High-Rise Invasion Arrive Manga Ends|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-04-25/high-rise-invasion-arrive-manga-ends/.172102|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=April 26, 2021|date=April 25, 2021|archive-date=March 9, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240309215512/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-04-25/high-rise-invasion-arrive-manga-ends/.172102|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Anime===
At the [[Netflix]] Anime Festival on October 26, 2020, an [[original net animation]] (ONA) [[anime]] series adaptation was announced with a February 2021 release window.<ref name="ANN2"/> In mid-January 2021, Netflix revealed that the series was scheduled for a February 25 release on the streaming service.<ref name="ANN3">{{cite news|first=Rafael|last=Pineda|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-01-13/high-rise-invasion-anime-unveils-trailer-more-cast-staff-song-artists-february-25-debut/.168349|title=High-Rise Invasion Anime Unveils Trailer, More Cast, Staff, Song Artists, February 25 Debut|work=[[Anime News Network]]|date=January 13, 2021|access-date=January 13, 2021|archive-date=March 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210311061134/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-01-13/high-rise-invasion-anime-unveils-trailer-more-cast-staff-song-artists-february-25-debut/.168349|url-status=live}}</ref> The series was animated by [[Zero-G (studio)|Zero-G]] and directed by Masahiro Takata, with [[Touko Machida]] handling series' composition, Yōichi Ueda designing the characters, and tatsuo and Youichi Sakai composing the series' music.<ref name="ANN2">{{cite news|first=Kim|last=Morrissy|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-10-27/high-rise-invasion-survival-horror-manga-gets-anime-series-in-february-2021/.165634|title=High-Rise Invasion Survival Horror Manga Gets Anime Series in February 2021|work=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=October 27, 2020|date=October 27, 2020|archive-date=February 12, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210212030953/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-10-27/high-rise-invasion-survival-horror-manga-gets-anime-series-in-february-2021/.165634|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Empire (Japanese group)|EMPiRE]] performed the opening theme "HON-NO," while Have a Nice Day! performed the ending theme {{Nihongo|"My Name Is Blue"|わたしの名はブルー|Watashi no Na wa Burū}}.<ref name="ANN3"/>

====Episodes====
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| EpisodeNumber       = 1
| Title               = I Just Don't Get This World
| TranslitTitle       = Wake Wakannai, Kono Sekai
| NativeTitle         = わけわかんない、この世界
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| DirectedBy          = Masahiro Takata
| WrittenBy           = Tōko Machida
| OriginalAirDate     = {{Start date|2021|2|25}}
| ShortSummary        = Yuri Honjō appears on the roof of a building. Frantic, she calls her brother, Rika, who explains the "world" they are in. Masked figures run amok, despairing people to commit suicide by jumping off roofs, which Yuri witnesses. A Mask then attacks her. As she reaches an adjacent roof, a police officer shoots the Mask. Another officer, Mizushita, assesses the scene, but then pushes the first officer off the roof. Mizushita attempts to sexually assault Yuri when a masked sniper shoots Mizushita. Yuri burns Mizushita's body and takes his gun. Yuri is then spotted by Maid Mask. When Yuri shoots the mask, she learns of another secret of the world: the Masks are humans who are ordered by a God Command to do tasks. The Command then orders Maid Mask to commit suicide. Shaken, Yuri vows to defeat the God Command by any means necessary. As she makes her way to another building, she spots a helicopter, which can transport one person out of the world at certain time intervals. Making her way to the helicopter, Yuri finds a girl threatening a man, but the girl is not wearing a mask.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber       = 2
| Title               = I've Found a New Goal
| TranslitTitle       = Mitsukatta, Atarashii Mokuhyō ga
| NativeTitle         = 見つかった、新しい目標が
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| DirectedBy          = Kenta Ōnishi
| WrittenBy           = Tōko Machida
| OriginalAirDate     = {{Start date|2021|2|25}}
| ShortSummary        = The girl, Mayuko Nise, kills the man then threatens to kill Yuri. However, they call a truce. As they are talking, Yuri protects Mayuko from Sniper Mask. Reminiscing about her past, Mayuko decides to team up with Yuri to make their way to the helicopter. As a distraction, a grenade is lobbed down the stairs as Sniper Mask follows them. Mayuko and Yuri get to know each other and makes their way to the helipad. When the helicopter departs, Yuri shoots at it. Believing it is their way out, Yuri decides to create alliances and hijack the helicopter. Elsewhere, Sniper Mask partially regains his memories back. Yuri reminisces when she saw an extremely tall skyscraper that was only visible to her before being teleported to the new world. Believing that Mayuko abandoned her, she makes her way to another building when she gets spotted by trio of Masks. As two of the three die by a member of their own trio, Mayuko provides cover before being attacked by the third. Yuri and Mayuko shoots the Mask, who then commits suicide.   
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber       = 3
| Title               = I'm Sorry, Mayuko Nise
| TranslitTitle       = Gomen ne, Nise Mayuko-san...
| NativeTitle         = ごめんね、二瀬真由子さん･･･
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| DirectedBy          = Daisuke Kurose
| WrittenBy           = Masahiro Takata
| OriginalAirDate     = {{Start date|2021|2|25}}
| ShortSummary        = Yuri and Mayuko decide to become allies. When Yuri contacts Rika to let him know what has happened, he orders her to kill Mayuko. Yuri wholeheartedly disagrees as her ally is more important than her safety. Rika says it was a test to gauge her tenacity. Afterwards, Rika discusses his beliefs that a Mask can never become a human again, and killing every Mask is necessary to survive. A flashback shows that Rika and Sniper Mask had a brief altercation. Back in the present, Rika's allies, Takeda and Okihara, meet up when Baseball Mask lobs a cannonball at them, killing Takeda. Believing Baseball Mask is playing on an actual field, Rika fights him. Baseball Mask says that Rika is nowhere close to a "God" in this realm. Before any more information can be extracted, Okihara shoots Baseball Mask dead. Believing the realm is villainous, Rika vows to destroy the new world. Meanwhile, Sniper Mask tries to despair a girl to commit suicide when the God Command reveals to him that the girl is an individual that is fostered to become God, and the realm is a facility to create God.  
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber       = 4
| Title               = I Won't Give in to This World
| TranslitTitle       = Konna Sekai ni Nante Makenai
| NativeTitle         = こんな世界になんて負けない
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| DirectedBy          = Tōru Kitahata
| WrittenBy           = Masahiro Takata
| OriginalAirDate     = {{Start date|2021|2|25}}
| ShortSummary        = The Command reiterates that the girl, Kuon Shinzaki, is a "God Candidate" and is being fostered to become God. The Angels, or Masks, have the task to supplement a Candidate. Sniper Mask accompanies Kuon despite not knowing the Command's order. Meanwhile, Yuri and Mayuko are given a bag from an emotionless Mask, which contains weapons and food. As Yuri sleeps, Mayuko and Rika awkwardly talk about Yuri's well-being and their alliance. On an adjacent roof, Chef Mask schemes to kidnap Mayuko. Yuri and Mayuko travel to another building, while Mayuko thinks about how Yuri accepts her despite having a troubled past. Chef Mask then kidnaps Mayuko, but Yuri catches wind of it. Chef Mask reveals that his mask has a defect, meaning that he gets orders, but kept his deranged will. Yuri shows up to injure him then Mayuko brutally kills him. They follow signs to a room where they are accosted by a group of humans. Suddenly, Rider Mask shows up and kills the group. When he targets Yuri, Mayuko puts on the defected mask to become an Angel. 
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber       = 5
| Title               = That's an Incredible Ultimate Weapon
| TranslitTitle       = Are wa Tondemonai Saishū Heiki
| NativeTitle         = あれはとんでもない最終兵器
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| DirectedBy          = Tomoya Takayama
| WrittenBy           = Tōko Machida
| OriginalAirDate     = {{Start date|2021|2|25}}
| ShortSummary        = During the fight, Rider Mask shatters Mayuko's mask, revealing that her will is preserved. Mayuko and Yuri then take him down. As they leave, they are approached by Sachio Tanabe, a man who wants to kill God Candidates. He recalls that his allies were killed by an Angel of another Candidate named Kazuma Aohara. Meanwhile, Sniper Mask and Kuon overheard the conversation. When they confront Aohara, he proclaims that nothing can stop him from being the "Perfect God" and orders his Angel, Ein, to kill them. As Ein tires, Aohara orders his other Angel, Zwei, to attack, but gets quickly killed by Yuri. She recalls that a Candidate can control more than one Angel from a previous call with Rika. Desperate, Kuon tries to intervene by activating her "weapon." This causes a railgun to blow up a nearby building, which leads Aohara to believe Yuri did it. She uses her acting skills to make him surrender. Kuon vows to be the Perfect God to end the world. Elsewhere, Rikuya Yoshida, another Candidate, hopes to ally with Rika. Rika wonders how one becomes a Candidate; it is then revealed a person becomes one if they wear a mouthless mask.
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| EpisodeNumber       = 6
| Title               = If I Become a Perfect God
| TranslitTitle       = "Kanzen Naru Kami" ni Nareba...
| NativeTitle         = 『完全なる神』になれば･･･
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| DirectedBy          = Yū Kazūchi
| WrittenBy           = Tōko Machida
| OriginalAirDate     = {{Start date|2021|2|25}}
| ShortSummary        = Mayuko starts feeling the effects of wearing the mask. A distressed Yuri offers Mayuko to sit out, but she refuses. As they make their way to Yoshida, they reach a library where they find Bat Mask. Mayuko rashly attacks him, but gets knocked out. Sniper Mask then shows up and kills him. Thinking that he is an enemy, they run away. However, Sniper Mask hoped they could all team up. Afterwards, he recalls an encounter with Rika. He also recalls how he became an Angel; it was forcibly put on him by Yayoi Kusakabe, an Angel in a police uniform. Elsewhere, Mayuko believes that her masked alter-ego is taking over. She then collapses after Yuri stops her from committing suicide. Dealer Mask approaches Yuri and explains Mayuko's state as "hibernation", in which she has less than two hours to live, but can be saved by a Candidate. She also tells Yuri that there is a mouthless mask nearby, which will allow her to be a Candidate. Vowing to save Mayuko, Yuri departs. Unbeknownst to her, Mayuko is saved by Kuon minutes later. As Yuri goes to the mask, she is attacked by a skier Angel.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber       = 7
| Title               = I Will End This Realm
| TranslitTitle       = Kono Ryōiki o Owaraseru
| NativeTitle         = この領域を終わらせる
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| DirectedBy          = Hiroyuki Furukawa
| WrittenBy           = Masahiro Takata
| OriginalAirDate     = {{Start date|2021|2|25}}
| ShortSummary        = Recalling Dealer Mask's instructions, Yuri finds the mouthless mask. As she puts it on, the God Command orders her to kill her opponent, which Yuri does. Meanwhile, as Rika finds more allies, it is revealed Kusakabe is monitoring them. When Yuri puts the mask back on, the Command tells her that her memories and consciousness will not be affected and that she can control Angels based on wavelength compatibility. Mayuko calls Yuri and lets her know that "a Candidate" saved her. Mayuko then demands to know everything from Kuon, while Yuri plans to keep moving forward to meet Yoshida. Elsewhere, Rika and his crew finally meet Yoshida and believes they can trust him. They are then suddenly ambushed by Kusakabe and her team. Rika tries fights off a halberdier Angel when Yoshida's Angels comes for support. Kusakabe orders her team to keep attacking when Rika collapses. While Yoshida's Angels and Rika's team fight them off, Swimmer Mask kidnaps Rika. Kusakabe recalls that she is supposed kidnap any competent human and take them to "that person." Later, Yuri receives a call informing her of Rika's kidnapping. 
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber       = 8
| Title               = I've Cast Off My Humanity, But That's Fine
| TranslitTitle       = Ningen o Sutechatta... Kedo Sore de mo Ii
| NativeTitle         = 人間を捨てちゃった･･･けどそれでもいい
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| DirectedBy          = Akira Mano
| WrittenBy           = Tōko Machida
| OriginalAirDate     = {{Start date|2021|2|25}}
| ShortSummary        = An enraged Yuri vows to save Rika. Meanwhile, Mayuko encounters a pair of Angels. However, Sniper Mask saves her. Knowing that they are at a tough situation, Yuri comes to the rescue. One of the Angels launches grenades at them, but Yuri destroys it. The Angels are then killed by Yuri and Sniper Mask. Afterwards, Kuon introduces herself to Yuri and confirms that they are God Candidates. Elsewhere, Rika is finally taken to see "that person", whose name is Mamoru Aikawa. Aikawa talks about his plan for the new world and he wants Rika to be his ally. They head to a rooftop where Aikawa further explains that in order to be the Perfect God, a Candidate must go to the railgun tower. As such, he believes that his loyal team can supplement him to be God. As Kuon wonders the connection between Sniper Mask and Rika, a helicopter flies over the city. It stops at the helipad Aikawa is at then flies away. Aikawa confirms that the angry masked Angels, or Guardian Angels, are trying to prevent Candidates from becoming God.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber       = 9
| Title               = Which of Us Will Live a Cool Life?
| TranslitTitle       = Dochira ga Kakko Ii Ikikata o Suru no ka
| NativeTitle         = どちらがカッコいい生き方をするのか
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| DirectedBy          = Hisaya Takabayashi
| WrittenBy           = Tōko Machida
| OriginalAirDate     = {{Start date|2021|2|25}}
| ShortSummary        =  Aikawa orders a squad to guard a helipad and kill any trespassers. He then orders Kusakabe and his Superior Angels to eliminate Yuri and any other Candidates. Meanwhile, White Feather, one of Aikawa's Angels, duels with Sniper Mask, with White Feather gaining the upper hand. With Sniper Mask in trouble, Kuon decides to fire her railgun, but only then Ein shows up at White Feather's roof, and manages to escape, with Sniper Mask being all right. Kazuma Aohara surmises that Yuri is nearby and hopes to meet her. A kid named Uzuki, Sachio Tanabe, and Aohara goes to meet with Yuri. White Feather reports to Aikawa, who surmises that the railgun user is possibly on the east end, where Yuri is, and proclaims to be the Perfect God. As Yuri and her people reach the rendezvous point, Mayuko wonders if Kuon is the railgun user, which is proven true. Elsewhere, Aikawa gets information to where the railgun user is. Afterwards, Sniper Mask shows up and talks about how strong Yuri has become. As he and Kuon leave, Aohara and his allies meet with Yuri. Kuon tells Sniper Mask that their enemy (Aikawa) has a hostage, Rika. Kusakabe starts interrogating Rika. 
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| EpisodeNumber       = 10
| Title               = Our Enemy Is One Who Desires Chaos
| TranslitTitle       = Teki wa "Konton o Nozomu Mono"
| NativeTitle         = 敵は『混沌を望む者』
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| DirectedBy          = Kenta Ōnishi
| WrittenBy           = Tōko Machida
| OriginalAirDate     = {{Start date|2021|2|25}}
| ShortSummary        =  Kusakabe learns that Rika knows Sniper Mask personally, and tries to turn him into an Angel, but Rika injures himself. He proclaims that Sniper Mask is strong enough to beat Aikawa before he passes out. Meanwhile, Sniper Mask and Kuon talk about Rika when the hibernation program is activated. He tells Kuon to save him once the time comes. Aohara lets Yuri know that Aikawa is trying to kill other Candidates. Kuon then informs Yuri and Mayuko about Sniper Mask's state and wants Yuri to talk to him. Yuri talks about Rika to him and wonders of their connection. Yoshida receives a report from his Angel of Rika's whereabouts and to meet with Yuri. After Sniper Mask and Yuri have a conversation, he enters hibernation. From another building, Student Mask, one of Aikawa's Angels, watches Yuri. Kuon, Mayuko, and Mayuko's Angel alter-ego dive into Sniper Mask's brain and subsequently his dream. There, they meet a young Sniper Mask talking to a young Rika, who calls him "Yuka Makoto". Once Kuon ends his hibernation, the girls leave his dream. Later, Yuri finds a band of Masks and kills them while Student Mask watches. 
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber       = 11
| Title               = I AM Justice!
| TranslitTitle       = Ware Koso ga Seigi!
| NativeTitle         = 我こそが正義！
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| DirectedBy          = Ryōichi Kuraya
| WrittenBy           = Masahiro Takata
| OriginalAirDate     = {{Start date|2021|2|25}}
| ShortSummary        = Student Mask attacks Yuri in the name of Aikawa. Just then, Mayuko arrives and saves her. After Student Mask talks about Aikawa's beliefs, Yuri decides that she will kill him as a step to end the world. Meanwhile, Aikawa announces that his team of Kusakabe, Swimmer Mask and the Archangel are going to assassinate Yuri's people. Kusakabe recalls the time when she and Aikawa met Archangel; Archangel sees everything as evil and killing people is justice. It is that belief that made Aikawa compatible to control him. One of Yoshida's Angels report on Kusakabe, Archangel and Rika's whereabouts. Elsewhere, Yuri receives Yoshida's report and also the news that Kusakabe's squad is closing in. Aohara tries to extract info from Student Mask and also announces that he has the power to stop an Angel from moving for a second. Yuri and her people then get ready for the final battle. Before Sniper Mask can shoot Kusakabe, Uzuki reveals she is his mother. Swimmer Mask and Archangel fight Yuri, Ein, and Mayuko, when Aikawa activates Archangel's full power. Archangel runs after Aikawa, with Mayuko and Ein following, while Yuri fights off Swimmer Mask.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber       = 12
| Title               = This Is a High-Rise Invasion
| TranslitTitle       = Kore Koso ga Tenkū Shinpan
| NativeTitle         = これこそが天空侵犯
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| DirectedBy          = Tōru Kitahata
| WrittenBy           = Masahiro Takata
| OriginalAirDate     = {{Start date|2021|2|25}}
| ShortSummary        = Makoto tries to shoot at Archangel, but he stops the bullet with his fingers. Ein sneaks up on Archangel, but cannot take him down. Just then, Aohara uses his power, which allows Ein and Mayuko to injure Archangel. Archangel uses Makoto's spare bullet and shoots it, hitting Aohara in the neck. As Ein tends to Aohara, Mayuko calls upon her Angel alter-ego to complete "defragmentation." To buy time, Tanabe shows up and confuses Archangel. With Mayuko's defragmentation complete, her combat skills matches Archangel. Yuri ends up killing Swimmer Mask, while Kuon calms down to use their final attack. Mayuko signals Kuon to use the railgun. Kusakabe attempts to report to Aikawa, but escapes. Archangel comes out of the rubble. Before Yuri can kill Archangel, the God Command announces that their wavelengths matched, therefore she can control him. Unsure what to do, Tanabe convinces Yuri to control him. Despite Yuri's team winning the battle, Aohara dies. Elsewhere, Aikawa learns of Yuri's existence, and informs Rika of using him as leverage to make Yuri surrender. When Rika rejects Aikawa's proposal, Aikawa activates the Angel Command onto him.
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==Reception==
Jean-Karlo Lemus and Steve Jones reviewed the series in their "This Week in Anime" segment for [[Anime News Network]]. Lemus said that the series does not give the "best first impression," and while he hated it when he first started watching, he became "indifferent," comparing it to ''[[Gantz]]'', adding that the series "preoccupied itself with panty shots and various states of undress." Jones, however, praised the portrayal of the villains and hoped that a second season of the series would be produced, while acknowledging it is "not for everyone."<ref name="ANN1">{{cite web|last1=Lemus|first1=Jean-Karlo|last2=Jones|first2=Steve|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/this-week-in-anime/2021-03-11/.170465|title=This Week in Anime: Is High-Rise Invasion Any Good?|date=March 11, 2021|access-date=March 12, 2021|website=[[Anime News Network]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210311190015/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/this-week-in-anime/2021-03-11/.170465|archive-date=March 11, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Notes==
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==References==
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==External links==
*{{Official website|https://pocket.shonenmagazine.com/episode/10834108156635395857|Manga official website}} {{in lang|ja}}
*{{Official website|https://pocket.shonenmagazine.com/episode/10834108156670237877|Sequel manga official website}} {{in lang|ja}}
*{{Official website|https://high-rise-invasion.com/|Anime official website}} {{in lang|ja}}
*{{IMDb title|qid=Q105690612}}
*{{anime News Network|manga|19626}}

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