Momentary Lily
Momentary Lily is a Japanese original anime television series produced by Shochiku and animated by GoHands. The series premiered from January to March 2025. It received generally negative reviews from critics.
Plot
Robotic invaders have wiped out all life, but a lonely girl named Renge Kasumi fights to survive using her just discovered powers. With no memories of her previous life, she roams the city until she meets five other beautiful girls, each with their unique abilities. Together, the girls make the most of their lives, cooking delicious meals in-between their battle encounters with mechanical monstrosities. As the girls cook delicious meals and uncover the secrets of their powers and pasts, they find strength in their friendship together.
Characters
;Yuri Kawazu
;Erika Kōdaiji
;Hinageshi Usuzumi
;Renge Kasumi
;Sazanka Yoshino
;Ayame Sakuya
Media
Anime
The series is produced by Shochiku and animated by GoHands. It is directed by Susumu Kudo and Katsumasa Yokomine and written by Tamazō Yanagi, with Shingo Suzuki serving as chief director and character designer and Ryosuke Kojima composing the music. The series aired from January 2 to March 30, 2025, on Tokyo MX and other networks. The opening theme song is "Oishīi Survivor", performed by Hanabie., while the ending theme song is "Real", performed by miwa. Crunchyroll streams the series. Muse Communication licensed the series in Asia-Pacific.
Manga
A manga adaptation by Reiri entitled Momentary Lily: 100 Things I Want to Do Before Graduation was serialized in Square Enix's Manga Up! from September 2024 to July 2025. In a different timeline from the TV anime, Renge and her friends put into practice the things they wrote on their "Things to Do Before Graduation List" at school.