Mikagura School Suite
| Mikagura School Suite | |
 Light novel volume 1 cover | |
| ミカグラ学園組曲 (Mikagura Gakuen Kumikyoku) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Action |
| Light novel | |
| Written by | Last Note. |
| Illustrated by | Akina |
| Published by | Media Factory |
| Imprint | MF Bunko J |
| Demographic | Male |
| Original run | July 25, 2013 – present |
| Volumes | 7 |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Last Note. |
| Illustrated by | Sayuki |
| Published by | Media Factory |
| Magazine | Monthly Comic Gene |
| Demographic | Shōjo |
| Original run | July 13, 2013 – February 15, 2016 |
| Volumes | 6 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Tarō Iwasaki |
| Written by | Masahiro Yokotani |
| Music by | Yoshiaki Fujisawa |
| Studio | Doga Kobo |
| Licensed by | |
| Original network | TVA, AT-X, Tokyo MX, SUN, KBS, BS11 |
| English network | |
| Original run | April 6, 2015 – June 22, 2015 |
| Episodes | 12 |
Mikagura School Suite (ミカグラ学園組曲, Mikagura Gakuen Kumikyoku) is a Japanese light novel series written by Last Note., with illustrations by Akina. The novels are inspired by songs written by Last Note. which use Vocaloids for the vocals. Media Factory has published six volumes since July 2013. A manga adaptation by Sayuki began serialization in the August 2013 issue of Media Factory's Monthly Comic Gene magazine. An anime television series produced by Dogakobo and directed by Tarō Iwasaki aired in Japan on April and June 2015.
Plot
Eruna Ichinomiya is a third-year junior high school student who has not decided on which high school to attend, and spends her days skipping school and playing games at home. One day, Eruna's eyes are captivated by a photo of Seisa Mikagura in a pamphlet for Mikagura Private Academy, given to her by her cousin, Shigure Ninomiya. Feeling that it is fate, Eruna decides to attend Mikagura Academy. However, Eruna discovers that Mikagura Academy is a school where only cultural clubs exist, and that it has an intense battle system where students with special powers must fight each other as representatives of their own clubs.
Characters
Main characters
- Eruna Ichinomiya (一宮 エルナ, Ichinomiya Eruna)
- Voiced by: Juri Kimura (Japanese); Monica Rial (English)[1]
- A somewhat dimwitted girl who has a romantic interest in girls and as a result spends much of her time playing dating simulation visual novels on her portable device. She enrolls into Mikagura Private Academy after her cousin Shigure recommends it to her, largely due to wanting to be able to meet Seisa whom she developed a strong interest in. She later form her own club, which she eventually names the "Afterschool Paradise Club". Her abilities are "Toy Gun" (オモチャの銃, Omocha no Jū), which allows her to shoot a powerful laser from her fingertips, and "Toy Bayonet" (オモチャの銃剣, Omocha no Jūken), a bayonet made out of light, in addition to possessing incredible speed. Eruna is a descendant of the original Ichinomiya who along with Mikagura and Ninomiya founded the academy.
- Seisa Mikagura (御神楽 星鎖, Mikagura Seisa)
- Voiced by: Saori Ōnishi (Japanese); Jamie Marchi (English)[1]
- The granddaughter of Mikagura Academy's principal, who starts off as the sole member of the Going-Home Club but later joins Eruna's club. Seisa is a second-year at school, and is a hikikomori. She was once a member of the Art Club, but began secluding herself after she was betrayed by an upperclassman from the Photography Club. Her ability is known as "Killing Art" (キリングアート, Kiringu Āto), which allows her to reshape space by her will. Seisa is a descendant of the original Mikagura.
- Otone Fujishiro (藤白 おとね, Fujishiro Otone)
- Voiced by: Ari Ozawa (Japanese); Jād Saxton (English)
- Like Eruna, Otone is a first-year student who eventually becomes a member of Eruna's club. She puts up a cold front towards others, but is often secretly lonely and bad at opening up to people, often living in a small house in the woods. Her ability is "Anticomplex" (アンチコンプレックス, Anchi Konpurekkusu), which allows her to make anything she wants out of ribbons.
- Himi Yasaka (八坂 ひみ, Yasaka Himi)
- Voiced by: Ayaka Suwa (Japanese); Lara Woodhull (English)[1]
- Representative of the Calligraphy Club, Himi is a very small second-year, and has the appearance of a young child. She is extremely innocent, positive, and always has a smile on her face. Occasionally, she is the victims of Eruna's 'delusions.' Her ability is "Lovely Ink" (ラブリーインク, Raburī Inku), which lets her form living ink attacks using a large calligraphy brush.
- Shigure Ninomiya (二宮 シグレ, Ninomiya Shigure)
- Voiced by: Nobunaga Shimazaki (Japanese); Ben Phillips (English)[1]
- Eruna's cousin, a third-year who is the representative of the Manga Research Club. He is very attached to Eruna, and tries all sorts of ways to get closer to her, but he has not succeeded even once, and it seems that she is only avoiding him more and more. His ability is "Hero Time" (ヒーロータイム, Hīrō Taimu) which lets him create mid-air platforms in order to swoop in for a hero-like rescue. Shigure is a descendant of the original Ninomiya. Shigure kept knowledge of Eruna's ancestor a secret because he wants Eruna to make friends with Seisa naturally.
- Yūto Akama (赤間 遊兔, Akama Yūto)
- Voiced by: Natsuki Hanae (Japanese); Micah Solusod (English)[1]
- Yūto is a second-year who is the representative of the Drama Club. He is always smiling, and he is adored by the Drama Club members, who are known for being like a large family. He is always carrying a scythe, which is actually just a prop. His ability is "Coup d'etat Faker" (クーデターフェイカー, Kū detā Feikā), which lets him create illusions to fool his opponents.
- Kyōma Kuzuryū (九頭龍 京摩, Kuzuryū Kyōma)
- Voiced by: Yoshimasa Hosoya (Japanese); Chris Rager (English)[1]
- Kyōma is a third-year who is representative of the Art Club. His blunt attitude has caused most to fear him, but he can also be kind and is good at taking care of others; he also loves to drink milk. Both his face and uniform are always covered in paint. His ability is "Palette Barrett" (パレットバレット, Paretto Baretto) which lets him use paint to attack.
- Sadamatsu Minatogawa (湊川 貞松, Minatogawa Sadamatsu)
- Voiced by: Makoto Furukawa (Japanese); Josh Grelle (English)[1]
- Sadamatsu is a second-year who is both the leader and representative of the Flower Arranging Club. He also seems to be spaced out, and shows no interest in anything. His ability is "Selfish Flower" (セルフィッシュフラワー, Serufisshu Furawā), which lets him manipulate plant life.
- Asuhi Imizu (射水 アスヒ, Imizu Asuhi)
- Voiced by: Ai Kakuma (Japanese); Trina Nishimura (English)[1]
- Asuhi is a first-year who is part of the Astronomy Club. He came directly from Mikagura Academy's junior high school, and it is said that he may become the next representative. He has a very cute appearance which often causes him to be mistaken as a girl. His ability is "Shooting Star" (シューティングスター, Shūtingu Sutā), which allows him shoot powerful stars from a telescope.
- Bimii (ビミィ)
- Voiced by: Yoshitsugu Matsuoka (Japanese); Sonny Strait (English)[1]
- Bimii is a mysterious winged creature, largely resembling a cat, who can only be seen by those eligible to attend Mikagura Academy and often ends his sentences with "ryui" (りゅい). He was originally human and can transform between the two using a somewhat terrifying method, becoming a ghost member of Eruna's club. Since his real name appears to be unpronounceable in human language, Eruna nicknames him "Bimii" after the word "bimyō" (微妙, lit. weird).
Other characters
- Nyamirin (にゃみりん)
- Voiced by: Haruka Tomatsu (Japanese); Alexis Tipton (English)[1]
- A third-year student who belongs to the Drama Club. She gave all the Drama Club members (except Yuto) animal inspired names.
- Usamaru (うさ丸)
- Voiced by: Daiki Yamashita (Japanese); Clifford Chapin (English)[2]
- A freshman and member of the Drama Club. Often seen together with Tonkyun. He currently hasn't awoken his ability.
- Tonkyun (トンきゅん)
- Voiced by: Takuma Terashima (Japanese); Christopher Bevins (English)
- A freshman and member of the Drama Club who is often seen together with Usamaru. His ability is Ad-Lib Role which makes flames burst from his hands burning anything and everything around him. Every time he tries to say his real name is interrupted.
- Kumano (熊野)
- Voiced by: Yurika Kubo (Japanese); Sarah Wiedenheft (English)
- A second-year student and member of the Drama Club who, like Himi, is very short.
- Rumina Rikyū (離宮ルミナ, Rikyū Rumina)
- Voiced by: Minami Takahashi (Japanese); Caitlin Glass (English)
- Representative of the Newspaper Club. Her ability is Secret Memories, in which she uses embarrassing scoops to mentally damage her opponents.
- Kurumi Narumi (鳴海クルミ, Narumi Kurumi)
- Voiced by: Ai Kayano (Japanese); Bryn Apprill (English)[1]
- Eruna's teacher and Seisa's maid. Her serious and deadpan demeanor doesn't hide her dislike for Eruna's antics, but she can be soft to Seisa.
- Meika Katai (花袋めいか, Katai Meika)
- Voiced by: Reina Ueda (Japanese); Apphia Yu (English)[1]
- A freshman member of the Calligraphy Club. Katai is a shy girl and the first female friend Eruna made on the academy. Her ability is very similar to Himi's Lovely Ink but she can only summon one character at a time.
- Azumi Sagara (相良あづみ, Sagara Azumi)
- Voiced by: Rumi Ōkubo
- The ace of the Brass Club.
- Haruka Toishi (遠石遥架, Toishi Haruka)
- Voiced by: Shizuka Ishigami
- Representative of the Broadcast Club.
Media
Print media
Mikagura School Suite is a light novel series written by Last Note., with illustrations by Akina. Media Factory published the first volume on July 25, 2013; seven volumes have been published as of December 25, 2015.[3][4]
A manga adaptation by Sayuki began serialization in the August 2013 issue of Media Factory's Monthly Comic Gene magazine. The first tankōbon volume was published on November 27, 2013; four volumes have been released as of March 27, 2015.[5][6]
Anime
An anime television series adaptation, produced by Dogakobo and directed by Tarō Iwasaki aired in Japan between April 7 and June 22, 2015. The series is written by Masahiro Yokotani and music is by Yoshiaki Fujisawa. Chief animation director Manamu Amazaki also designed the characters.[7] The opening theme is "Hōkago Kakumei" (放課後革命, "After School Revolution") by Hōkago Rakuen-bu (Juri Kimura, Saori Ōnishi and Ari Ozawa). The ending themes are "Hōkago Stride" (放課後ストライド, After School Stride) by Juri Kimura for episodes 1 and 9 onwards, "Rakuen Fanfare" (楽園ファンファーレ, Rakuen Fanfāre, "Paradise Fanfare") by Hōkago Rakuen-bu for episodes 2-7, and "Sekirara Candy" (赤裸々キャンディ, Naked Candy) by Ari Ozawa for episode 8. The series is licensed in North America by Funimation, who simulcast the subtitled version as it aired and began streaming a broadcast dub version from June 9, 2015.[8][9]
Episode list
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References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Broadcast Dub English Cast Announcements at A-Kon 26!". Funimation Entertainment. June 5, 2015. Retrieved June 5, 2015.
- ^ Chapin, Clifford (June 23, 2015). "Timeline Photos - Clifford Chapin (Voice Actor)". Facebook. Retrieved June 24, 2015.
- ^ ミカグラ学園組曲1 放課後ストライド (in Japanese). Media Factory. Retrieved December 12, 2014.
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{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ ミカグラ学園組曲 1 (in Japanese). Media Factory. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ ミカグラ学園組曲 4 (in Japanese). Media Factory. Retrieved May 2, 2015.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "Mikagura School Suite Anime's Promo Previews Theme Song". Anime News Network. March 19, 2015. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
- ^ "Funimation Adds Mikagura School Suite Anime". Anime News Network. April 1, 2015. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
- ^ "Funimation Streams Ninja Slayer, Yuki-chan, Ultimate Otaku Teacher, Arslan, Show by Rock, Mikagura With English Dubs". Anime News Network. May 13, 2015. Retrieved May 13, 2015.
External links
- Official website Template:Ja icon
- Anime official website Template:Ja icon
- Mikagura School Suite (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
