The first opening and ending theme songs are "Kūsō Mesorogī" ( 空想メソロギヰ, "Fantasy Mythology") by Yousei Teikoku and "Blood-teller" by Faylan, respectively, which aired from episode 1 to 14. An original video animation (OVA) based on the spin-off manga, Future Diary: Redial, was streamed on Niconico on June 19, 2013, and released on DVD with the manga volume in July 2013. The series is licensed by Funimation in North America and Kaze UK in the United Kingdom. The anime aired from Octoto Apon Chiba TV and TV Saitama. The anime is produced by Studio Asread, directed by Naoto Hosoda, the script is written by Katsuhiko Takayama, character designs are by Hidetsugu Hirayama and art direction is by Toshiyuki Tokuda. Future Diary follows Yukiteru "Yuki" Amano, a socially awkward boy and one of the game's contestants who only wants to survive Yuno Gasai, another one of the game's contestants and a friend, who would do anything to be with Yuki Minene Uryū, another contestant who is an infamous spy with a grudge against God and Aru Akise, a genius teen detective and a friend of Yuki who investigates the true purpose of the game and Yuno's dark secrets. The plot depicts the Diary Game, a deadly battle royal between 12 different individuals who are given "Future Diaries," special diaries that can predict the future, by Deus Ex Machina, the God of Time and Space, with the last survivor becoming his heir. Future Diary ( 未来日記, Mirai Nikki) is a Japanese anime series based on the manga series of the same name by Sakae Esuno.