Goddess of Victory: NIKKE Animated Shorts Start This Week
After years of fan demand for a proper NIKKE anime, Shift Up is testing animated storytelling with a low-commitment short format focused on slice-of-life content rather than combat.
Reporting from 1 sources: Siliconera (Anime).
Shift Up announced Outpost: Off-Duty Tales, an animated short series for Goddess of Victory: NIKKE, debuting May 22, 2026. The first episode is titled "The Counters - First Time at the Outpost" and will focus on calmer, everyday moments with the squad. The studio did not name the animation studio or distribution platforms.
Shift Up is not making a full Goddess of Victory: NIKKE anime series, but it is starting one step smaller. The company announced Outpost: Off-Duty Tales, a series of animated shorts that begin airing on May 22, 2026. The first episode is called "The Counters - First Time at the Outpost" and follows the squad of Anis, Neon, Rapi, and Shifty during a relaxing day. The key art shows the three Counters with Modernia facing away from the viewer. Shift Up did not say which studio produced the shorts or whether they will appear only on YouTube. The announcement comes shortly after the game's 3.5th anniversary, which added a new SSR alt for Anis, and as the company prepares for the 4th anniversary.
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