Some new details have arrived regarding the upcoming Asterisk War series, including the fourth promotional video. The new series was previously announced to be scheduled for two cours – a first for an MF Bunko J light novel. Now a new key visual has come alongside the promo and news of when the series will premiere. The show is now scheduled for an October 3rd, 2015 debut on most of the main networks with a roll out over the next few days through October 7th, 2015. The opening theme was announced to be performed by Shiena Nishizawa while Maaya Sakamoto will be handling the ending theme song.
The property comes from the light novel series The Asterisk War: The Academy City of the Water (Gakusen Toshi Asterisk). Written by Yuu Miyazaki, with art by illustrator okiura, so far eight volumes of the light novel “academy battle” action series have been published in Japan, through Media Factory.
The cast previously announced includes:
- Atsushi Tamaru as Ayato Amagiri
- Nao Touyama as Claudia Enfield
- Ai Kakuma as Julis-Alexia von Riessfeld
- Shiori Izawa as Saya Sasamiya
- Ari Ozawa as Todo Kirin
- Asterisk War Ayato Amagiri
- Yūma Uchida as Eishiro Yabuki
- Takanori Hoshino as Lester MacPhail
- Chinatsu Akasaki as Ernesta Kuhne
- Mutsumi Tamura as Camilla Pareto
- Yumi Uchiyama as Irene Urzaiz
- Juri Nagatsuma as Priscilla Urzaiz
- Tomokazu Sugita as Dirk Eberwein
The anime series will be produced by A-1 Pictures, and will premiere in the Fall 2015 season. Staff involved include chief director Manabu Ono (The Irregular at Magic High School), director Kenji Seto (Wooser’s Hand-to-Mouth Life), with character design and animation direction by Tetusya Kawakami (Nanana’s Buried Treasure), and music by Rasmus Faber (Lagrange – The Flower of Rin-ne).
Plot concept: Amagiri Ayato arrives at The Academy City on water, Rikka—famous for the integrated battle entertainment, “Star Wars Festival”—at the invitation of the Student Council President of the Seidoukan Academy, Claudia. Soon after he incurs the wrath of the “Petalblaze Witch”, Julis, and ends up in a duel with her.
4th promo is the best looking one to date. Yes, I will be checking this out come October.