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Absolute Duo
First light novel volume cover
アブソリュート・デュオ
(Abusoryūto Dyuo)
GenreFantasy, Harem, Romance, Action
Light novel
Written byTakumi Hiiragiboshi
Illustrated byYū Asaba
Published byMedia Factory
DemographicMale
Original runAugust 24, 2012 – present
Volumes7
Manga
Written byTakumi Hiiragiboshi
Illustrated byShin'ichirō Nariie
Published byMedia Factory
MagazineMonthly Comic Alive
DemographicSeinen
Original runApril 27, 2013 – present
Volumes1
Manga
Absolute Duo Tea Party
Written byTakumi Hiiragiboshi
Illustrated byTōru Oiwaka
Published byMedia Factory
MagazineMonthly Comic Alive
DemographicSeinen
Original runOctober 27, 2014 – scheduled
Anime television series
Directed byAtsushi Nakayama
Written byTakamitsu Kōno
Music byAtsushi Hirasawa
Studio8-Bit
Original networkAT-X, Tokyo MX, SUN, KBS, TVA, BS11
English network
Original run January 4, 2015 – present
Episodes13

Absolute Duo (Japanese: アブソリュート・デュオ, Hepburn: Abusoryūto Dyuo) is a Japanese light novel series by Takumi Hiiragiboshi with illustrations by Yū Asaba. Media Factory has published seven volumes since 2012 under their MF Bunko J imprint. It has received two manga adaptations. An anime television series adaptation by 8-Bit started to air from January 4, 2015.

Plot

A boy named Tōru Kokonoe decides that after losing someone precious in a terrifying incident, he wants to become stronger and enrolls in a special school where people manifest their souls as weapons called Blaze. Tōru is capable of producing his own Blaze, but for some reason it manifests as a shield instead of a weapon.

Characters

Main characters

Tōru Kokonoe (九重 透流, Kokonoe Tōru)
Voiced by: Yoshitsugu Matsuoka[1]
Tōru Kokonoe is the male protagonist of Absolute Duo. Tōru's motive for joining Kouryou Academy stems from the death of his little sister, and wanting revenge and the chance to get stronger. He is dubbed an Irregular for having a Blaze which is not in the form of an offensive weapon. Despite having a defensive shield as a Blaze, Tōru has learnt to use a powerful punch attack to use in conjunction with his Blaze. As his name Tōru is pronounced in the same way as Thor in Japanese, Julie takes to calling him by the latter name.
Julie Sigtuna (ユリエ・シグトゥーナ, Yurie Shigutūna)
Voiced by: Nozomi Yamamoto[1]
One of the main female protagonists, a beautiful girl with silver hair and red eyes, who takes a liking towards Tōru and after some time she becomes his Duo. Her Blaze are a pair of twin daggers.
Tomoe Tachibana (橘 巴, Tachibana Tomoe)
Voiced by: Ayaka Suwa[1]
One of the female protagonists and Tōru and Julie's classmate. Her Blaze is a chain. She eventually forms a Duo with Miyabi.
Miyabi Hotaka (穂高 みやび, Hotaka Miyabi)
Voiced by: Ayaka Imamura[1]
One of the female protagonists, who forms a Duo with Tomoe. She's also in Toru's class and tends to be shy around others.
Lilith Bristol (リーリス・ブリストル, Rīrisu Burisutoru)
Voiced by: Haruka Yamazaki[1]

Other characters

Sakuya Tsukumo (九十九 朔夜, Tsukumo Sakuya)
Voiced by: Yui Horie[2]
Rito Tsukimi (月見 璃兎, Tsukimi Rito)
Voiced by: Yukari Tamura[2]
Tōru's homeroom teacher, who is always energetic and dresses like a bunny girl, which greatly disturbs her entire class.
Imari Nagakura (永倉 伊万里, Nagakura Imari)
Voiced by: Haruka Tomatsu[2]
Imari is the first person Tōru talks to after entering the school. However, she is soon expelled from the school after losing against Tōru during the entrance ceremony's combat exam. Her Blaze consists of a single sword, which she wields like a katana.
Aoi Torasaki (虎崎 葵, Torasaki Aoi)/Tora (トラ, Tora)
Voiced by: Natsuki Hanae[2]
Tōru's childhood friend who is also considered an irregular.
Tatsu (タツ, Tatsu)
Voiced by: Yoshihisa Kawahara[2]
A silent classmate and Tora's roommate. His Blaze is an axe.

Media

Light novels

The first light novel was published on August 24, 2012 by Media Factory under their MF Bunko J imprint. Seven volumes have been published as of December 2014.

No. Title Release date ISBN
1告白は蒼刻の夜にAugust 24, 2012[3]978-4-04-066487-3
2嘘と真と赤い紅December 25, 2012[4]978-4-04-066470-5
3渚に揺れる恋物語りJune 25, 2013[5]978-4-8401-5228-0
4黎明せし異能の境界November 25, 2013[6]978-4-04-066029-5
5闇ノ銀狼、光ノ深淵March 25, 2014[7]978-4-04-066312-8
6風と焔と雷とJuly 25, 2014[8]978-4-04-066911-3
7禁忌の果実December 25, 2014[9]978-4-04-067312-7

Manga

A manga adaptation with art by Shin'ichirō Nariie started serialization in Media Factory's seinen manga magazine Monthly Comic Alive from April 27, 2013, and has been collected in a single tankōbon volume. A second spin-off four-panel comedy manga adaptation titled Absolute Duo Tea Party (アブソリュート・デュオ TEA PARTY) with art by Tōru Oiwaka will also be serialized in Monthly Comic Alive magazine with the December 2014 issue to be sold on October 27, 2014.[10]

Anime

An anime television series adaptation by 8-Bit was announced at Media Factory's 2014 Summer School Festival event.[11] It began airing on January 4, 2015.

Episode list

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No. Title Original air date

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Yoshitsugu Matsuoka, Nozomi Yamamoto Lead Absolute Duo Anime's Cast". Anime News Network. October 24, 2014. Retrieved October 25, 2014.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Haruka Tomatsu, Yukari Tamura, Yui Horie Join Absolute Duo Cast". Anime News Network. November 22, 2014. Retrieved November 22, 2014.
  3. ^ "アブソリュート・デュオ at mediafactory.co.jp" (in Japanese). Media Factory. Retrieved July 20, 2014.
  4. ^ "アブソリュート・デュオⅡ at mediafactory.co.jp" (in Japanese). Media Factory. Retrieved July 20, 2014.
  5. ^ "アブソリュート・デュオⅢ at mediafactory.co.jp" (in Japanese). Media Factory. Retrieved July 20, 2014.
  6. ^ "アブソリュート・デュオＩＶ at mediafactory.co.jp" (in Japanese). Media Factory. Retrieved July 20, 2014.
  7. ^ "アブソリュート・デュオＶ at mediafactory.co.jp" (in Japanese). Media Factory. Retrieved July 20, 2014.
  8. ^ "アブソリュート・デュオＶＩ at mediafactory.co.jp" (in Japanese). Media Factory. Retrieved July 20, 2014.
  9. ^ "アブソリュート・デュオVII at mediafactory.co.jp" (in Japanese). Media Factory. Retrieved December 25, 2014.
  10. ^ "From the New World's Oikawa Launches Absolute Duo Spinoff Manga". Anime News Network. September 27, 2014. Retrieved September 28, 2014.
  11. ^ "Absolutely Duo Fantasy School Light Novels Get TV Anime by 8-Bit". Anime News Network. July 19, 2014. Retrieved July 20, 2014.
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