An English-Subtitled trailer for the upcoming anime series The Asterisk War has been released by Aniplex of America. The trailer features the song “Brand-new World” by Shiena Nishizawa which is the opening theme for the anime series based from the author Yuu Miyazaki and illustrator okiura‘s light novel series The Asterisk War: The Academy City on the Water (Gakusen Toshi Asterisk).
The Asterisk War Synopsis:
Invertia (meteor storm)… an unprecedented disaster that struck the world during the 20th century.Because of this disaster, numerous cities around the world were destroyed. However, within the meteor, an unknown element called mana (the all-encompassing element), was discovered, which allowed human technology to make rapid strides.This also gave rise to a new species of human born with unique skills – the Star Pulse Generation (Genestella).The setting for the world’s greatest comprehensive battle spectacle, the Festas (Star Warrior Festivals), is an academy city above the water surrounded by six academies called “Rikka,” also commonly known as “Asterisk.” Having transferred into Seidoukan Academy in order to fulfill his own wish, scholarship student Ayato Amagiri swears he too will fight in this city.Burning souls race…The curtain rises on this school battle spectacle!
The anime series is helm by Manabu Ono at A-1 Pictures together with Kenji Seto as the series director. The character designer as well as the animation director is Tetsuya Kawakami. Composing the music of the show is Rasmus Faber with Flying Dog producing it.
The Asterisk War anime series is set to premiere this October.
Last Updated on January 30, 2021 by Yu Alexius
