Protocol: Rain (2023)

Action · Animation · Sport

Shun Tokinoya is a high school sophomore who works at the FOX ONE e-sports cafe. He gives up his passion for gaming after losing his father in an accident. Upon hearing the cafe is in debt, Shun puts his guilt aside and assembles a team to compete in the Xaxxerion Championship. Together they face stiff competition to win the prize money. Watch Shun and his friends band together in epic battles!

IMDb rating: 5.4 (153 votes)
Episode average: 7.5 +2.1 vs IMDb
Seasons: 1
Streaming (US): Crunchyroll
Language: JA
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 1 season indexed

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Seasons

Season 1 (2023)

7.54 avg 12 episodes 6.2 → 7.8 23 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Cold Reboot	6.2	24
2	Foreordained Chance Encounter -Multiplexer-	7.4	17
3	Our Beginning -Astable Multivibrator-	6.8	17
4	A Promise That Connects -3way Handshaking-	7.4	13
5	Single-Minded Determination -Logic Gate-	7.1	14
6	Lingering Memory -One Time Programmable ROM-	7.7	14
7	Innocent Reminisces -Solidstate Memory-	7.7	13
8	Turning Point -Flip Flop-	7.9	14
9	Crumbling New Life -Latch Up-	8.3	14
10	Unyielding Wish -XOR-	8.0	14
11	All Or Nothing -Schmitt Trigger-	8.2	15
12	Promise -Protocol-	7.8	14