Ep.111.9 Gakuen Toshi Asterisk


~Episode 111.9~


Gakusen Toshi Asterisk


Studio: A-1 PIctures


Premiere: October 3, 2015


Genre: Supernatural, School-Life


Airtime (GMT+9): Saturdays at 20:30


Episodes: TBA


Summary:


After a meteorite group known as Invertia struck the earth over a century ago, humanity was brought to the point of extinction. Of those who survived, some gained the ability to control something called "Mana" and in-turn gained immense powers. Fast forward a hundred years and you have a world where six major powers each control their own academy and wield their power by sending their best to a yearly battle tournament called the Festa, which is held on the floating city of Rikka (also referred to as Asterisk). It's a tournament where the victor(s) can have any wish granted. That said, the story actually follows a fellow named Amagiri Ayato (Tamaru Atsushi) and his search to find his older sister who went missing over five years ago after transferring into a school on Rikka. Ready to do whatever it takes, he makes the plunge and transfers into the same school.


Own opinion:


When I finished all the source material I could find, I remember the first thing that popped into my mind was this show and its concept have a lot more to offer than what meets the eye. Even with a few similarities, like various schools that are lead by the world's major powers and a power gap between proficient and non-proficient magic users, I personally enjoyed how the story focuses a lot more on the characters and their relationships with each other instead of trying to be as flashy as humanly possible.


Rank: 4.5 over 5 stars


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