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Freezing
フリージング
(Furījingu)
GenreAction, Comedy,Science fiction, Fantasy, Romance
Manga
Written byDall-Young Lim
Illustrated byKwang-Hyun Kim
Published byKill Time Communications
MagazineComic Valkyrie
DemographicSeinen
Original run2007 – present
Volumes9 (List of volumes)
Anime television series
Directed byTakashi Watanabe
Written byMasanao Akahoshi
Music byMasaru Yokoyama
StudioA.C.G.T.
Original networkAT-X (4:3, uncensored)
Tokyo MX, Chiba TV, Sun TV, TV Aichi, TV Kanagawa, TV Saitama (16:9, censored)
Original run January 8, 2011 – March 26, 2011
Episodes12 (List of episodes)

Freezing (フリージング, Furījingu) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Korean manwha creators Dall-Young Lim and Kwang-Hyun Kim respectively.[1] The manga started serialization in Kill Time Communication's male-oriented Japanese SF/fantasy manga magazine Comic Valkyrie in 2007.[2]

An anime adaptation by A.C.G.T began airing in Japan from January 8, 2011.[3] This was followed by showing the preview of the show.[4]

Plot

Set in a slightly futuristic world, Earth has been invaded and is at war with aliens from another dimension called the Nova. In order to counter them, Pandoras and Limiters, genetically modified girls with super fighting skills and their male partners who use special "freezing" powers to limit their opponent's mobility, are made to fight against the Nova. The series focuses on Kazuya Aoi, a Limiter whose late sister was a Pandora, and Satellizer el Bridget, a powerful Pandora with a cold personality, both who are enrolled at the West Genetics Academy, one of the many academies where Pandoras and Limiters are trained. In spite of the warnings of all his friends about Satellizer, who has intense aphephobia, Kazuya decides to be her friend and Limiter. The story follows Kazuya's friendship with Satellizer, the students of the Academy and Earth's war against the Nova.

Characters

Main characters

Kazuya Aoi (アオイ カズヤ, Aoi Kazuya)
Voiced by: Mitsuhiro Ichiki
The main protagonist and a Japanese Limiter who enrolls at West Genetics. He is also the son of Gengo Aoi, the foremost authority on Pandoras. His older sister, Kazuha Aoi, was a Pandora who sacrificed her life to defeat a powerful Nova that invaded Japan in the past. Unlike the other students who fear Satellizer, Kazuya knows that she is being misunderstood and is kind to her. He also empathizes with her as she resembles his late sister and later decides to become her Limiter. Despite being male, 30% of his body is composed of Stigma tissue, enabling him to use Freezing without unifying his senses with a Pandora's. Freezing normally can only be done after the pair has performed a ceremony called a "baptism". In addition, his Freezing can be omnidirectional, an ability that was thought to be limited to Novas, and can also break the Freezing of multiple Limiters. This makes him a perfect partner for Satellizer since she refuses to be baptized with a Limiter.
Satellizer el Bridget (サテライザー エル ブリジット, Sateraizā Eru Burijitto)
Voiced by: Mamiko Noto
The main heroine and one strongest Pandoras in the Academy. She was the formerly ranked the number one second-year Pandora before being demoted to the 2nd rank due to Kazuya's interference during a tournament. Known as the "Untouchable Queen" (接触禁止の女王) for her intense aphephobia, she is feared by the students for her cold and ruthless personality.
Hailing from the United Kingdom, she is a member of the noble el Bridget family despite being the child of the Head of the family, Howard el Bridget and his mistress, Noelle Allouache. Because of this, she and her mother was hated by her father's wife, Olivia, who later encouraged her son, her younger half-brother, Louis, to mistreat her. However, Louis' mistreatment later turns into sexual abuse and Satellizer was forced to endure it as her mother was sick and didn't want their family situation to worsen. But the abuse ended after her older half sister, Violet, learns about it and moved her away for her own safety. Upon returning to attend her mother's deathbed, her mother apologizes for what she had gone through and tells her to never lose and to become stronger than anyone. Her mother's words become her driving force in life, resulting in her severe determination and will. Due to the abuse she suffered, she hates being touched and goes berserk if anyone touches her. Surprisingly, Kazuya is the only exception when he touches her. Originally she doesn't want anything to do with Kazuya but she eventually is won over by his kindness and accepts him as her Limiter. Despite her fearsome reputation and ruthlessness in battle, she has a quiet and reserved nature, collecting stuffed animals as well as knitting. After facing her past demons, she finally loses her aphephobia and no longer reacts when other people touch her.
Despite her low synchronization rate with Stigmata, she was implanted with six of Kazuha's Stigmata before her enrollment into Genetics due to her family's influence. She tends to remove her glasses before a fight despite having myopia since activation of the Volt Texture optimizes the senses including eye sight. Her Volt Weapon, "Nova Blood" (ノヴァ・ブラッド, Nova Buraddo), is a giant-handled blade, which is the same weapon Kazuha used as well.
Lana Rinchen (ラナ リンチェン, Rana Rinchen)
Voiced by: Kana Hanazawa
A Pandora and new transfer student from Tibet. Kind yet naive and easy to fool, she is not very wise, especially about city life. She was sent to West Genetics to learn more about her Pandora abilities and to find "her soulmate" (a Limiter). She believes Kazuya is her soulmate but learns his partner is Satellizer. However, the third-years uses her naivety to trick her to fight against Satellizer under the belief that Satellizer was only using Kazuya for his powers. But when she learns she was tricked, she joins forces with Satellizer to fight against the third-years. Despite accepting Kazuya's choice of partner, she stills hope to convince him to become her Limiter and maintains a rivalry with Satellizer. Lana has six Stigmata and specializes in hand-to-hand combat.

First and second-year West Genetics Academy students

Ganessa Roland (ガネッサ ローランド, Ganessa Rōrando)
Voiced by: Eri Kitamura
A second-year Pandora from the UK. Originally the 2nd ranked second-year Pandora, she became 1st after she takes advantage of Kazuya's interference to defeat Satellizer. Hotheaded and prideful, she is easily angered and tends to let her pride get into her head sometimes, much to Arthur's chargin. While she sees herself as Satellizer's rival, she does considers her a friend and comrade. Her Volt Weapon, "Chains of Binding" (束縛の鎖), are four (six in anime) chained flails attached to her back which she can manipulate its movements and extend its length. In the anime, two of the flails transform into circular saws.
Arthur Crypton (アーサー クリップトン, Āsā Kuripputon)
Voiced by: Nobuhiko Okamoto
Ganessa's Limiter who has a strong admiration for her. Because of Satellizer's reputation, he constantly warns Kazuya to stay away from her.
Kaho Hiiragi (ヒイラギ カホ, Hiiragi Kaho)
Voiced by: Rumi Ōkubo
A classmate of Kazuya and Arthur and the class representative of their class. Her Volt Weapons are two short swords.
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Voiced by: Mana Tsuzurahara
The 3rd ranked second-year Pandora. Her Volt Weapon is a pollaxe.
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Voiced by: Rie Yamaguchi
The 4th ranked second-year Pandora. Her Volt Weapons are a pair of broadswords.
Aika Takeuchi (Takeuchi Aika)
Voiced by: Eri Mimura
The 5th ranked second-year Pandora. Her Volt Weapon is a chained flail.

Third-year West Genetics Academy students

Chiffon Fairchild (シフォン フェアチャイルド, Shifon Feachairudo)
Voiced by: Marina Inoue
The number one ranked third-year student at West Genetics who has a bubbly personality that serves her well in her role as the Student Council President. While she usually acts cowardly, she can gets serious sometimes, which many students begin to fear and respect her including the other third-year students. Known as the "Monster," she possesses four Stigmata and has a special ability called "Illusion Turn" (イリュージョンターン, Iryūjon Tān). Her Volt Weapon is a clawed gauntlet.
Elizabeth Mably (エリザベス メイブリー, Erizabesu Meiburī)
Voiced by: Yuko Kaida
The second ranked strongest third-year student. Her Volt Weapons are two remotely-controlled weapons that shoots beams.
Tish Fenille (ティシー フェニール, Tishī Fenīru)
Voiced by: Aya Uchida
The third ranked strongest third-year student. Her Volt Weapon is a Zanbatō.
Arnett McMillan (アーネット マックミルラン, Ānetto Makkumiruran)
Voiced by: Yū Asakawa
The fourth ranked strongest third-year student. Her Volt Weapon is a scythe.
Cleo Brand (クレオ ブランド, Kureo Burando)
Voiced by: Izumi Kitta
The fifth ranked strongest third-year student. Her Volt Weapons are steel-plated gloves.
Atia Simmons (アティア シモンズ, Atia Shimonzu)
Voiced by: Kana Ueda
The sixth ranked strongest third-year student. Her Volt Weapon is a spiked morning star.
Ingrid Bernstein (イングリッド バーンシュタイン, Inguriddo Bānshutain)
Voiced by: Ami Koshimizu
The seventh ranked strongest third-year student from Germany known as the "Guardian of Discipline". Her Volt Weapon, "Divine Trust" (ディバイン・トラスト, Dibain Torasuto), are two bladed tonfas. She can perform the error: {{nihongo}}: Japanese or romaji text required (help), which creates four copies of herself that strike the opponent on contact.
Leo Bernard (レオ･バーナード, Reo Bānādo)
Voiced by: Kazuyoshi Shiibashi
Ingrid's Limiter.
Miyabi Kannazuki (カンナヅキ ミヤビ, Kannazuki Miyabi)
Voiced by: Natsuko Kuwatani
A seductress who desires to have the youngest and most handsome Limiters at West Genetics. As a Pandora, she has three Limiters under her service. While she calls herself the "Liberator of Virtue", she is derogatorily known as "The Limiter Eater" for seducing Limiters then taking back the Stigma she gave her Limiter during baptism when she tires of him. Her Volt weapon, "Homing Dagger", are several flying daggers she remotely controls. She spies on Kazuya and tries to make him her newest Limiter but he refuses which leads to a fight between her and Satellizer. After defeating her, she and her Limiters sexually harassed and humiliated Satellizer, which leads to Kazuya to activate his powerful Freezing ability to paralyze them, enabling Satellizer to attack them brutally. In the anime, Miyabi was about to be speared by Satellizer's Volt Weapon but was spared after Kazuya used his Freezing to stop Satellizer then pleaded with the latter to stop. However, in the manga, Satellizer stabs her twice before Kazuya stops her but manages to survive thanks to her Pandora regeneration ability. In both cases, their fight will later lead to a conflict between Satellizer and the other third-years.

West Genetics Academy faculty

Yumi Kim (キム ユミ, Kimu Yumi)
Voiced by: Akeno Watanabe
A physics teacher and training instructor at West Genetics who fought alongside Kazuha and Eliza in the 8th Nova War. She utilizes a lance as her Volt Weapon.
Elize Schmitz (エリズ シュミッツ, Erizu Shumittsu)
Voiced by: Fumie Mizusawa
A former Pandora who fought in the 8th Nova War alongside Kazuha and Yumi. She has since become a doctor at West Genetics and is responsible for healing the Pandoras when they are injured in combat. She utilizes two daggers as her Volt Weapon.
Sister Margaret
Voiced by: Rieko Takahashi
A nun who is the Principal of West Genetics academy.

East Genetics Academy

Cassie Lockheart (キャシー ロックハート, Kyashī Rokkuhāto)
Voiced by: Rie Kugimiya
A third-year student at East Genetics who is considered to be the most powerful Pandora at her academy. Although she is the most in sync with her Stigmata, Cassie does not feel she is the most powerful Pandora and believes herself to be undeserving of the title.

Others

Louis el Bridget (ルイス エル ブリジット, Ruisu eru Burijitto)
Satellizer's younger half-brother who used to abuse her as a child. He appears to have a cheerful and caring personality but hides a dark and sadistic side shown only around Satellizer and Holly.
Holly Rose (ホーリー ローズ, Hōrī Rōzu)
The number one ranked third-year student at UK Genetics who looks similar in appearance to Satellizer except for her silver hair. Louis is her Limiter.
Marine Maxwell (マリン マックスウェル, Marin Makkusuweru)
Voiced by: Akira Kasahara
A Pandora killed holding a rearguard action that allowed first-year Pandoras under her command to retreat. She was a good friend of Ingrid Bernstein.
Roxanne Elipton (ロックサヌ エリプトン, Rokkusanu Eriputon)
Known as the "Immortal," a Pandora from America Genetics who is capable of regenerating any part of her body. She is sometimes addressed as "Zombie Girl" and "Undead" by Charles.
Charles Bonaparte (シャルル ボナパルト, Sharuru Bonaparuto)
Known as "Young Tempest Phoenix," a Pandora from France Genetics who can create ten images of herself.
Julia Munberk (ユリアア ムンベルク, Yuria Munberuku)
Known as the "Maverick," a Pandora from Germany Genetics whose "Sonic Web" attack can send long-distance omnidirectional shock waves.
Kazuha Aoi (アオイ カズハ, Aoi Kazuha)
Voiced by: Mamiko Noto
The most powerful Pandora of the 8th Nova Clash and Kazuya's older sister. She is said to have sacrificed herself at the last Nova War to save her friends. Kazuha was special as much of her body was composed of Stigma tissue, which allowed 20 Stigmata to be inserted into her body, but she was consumed by them and was in the process of turning into a Nova herself. Because of this, the higher ups started limiting the number of Stigmata a Pandora can have. Six of her Stigmata have been inherited by Satellizer, three by Cassie, two by Charles, two by Julia, and one by Roxanne.

Terminology

Pandora (パンドラ)
Genetically-engineered girls with incredible speed and strength. They are capable of materializing their own unique weapons called Volt Weapons (ボルトウェポン, Boruto Wepon). Higher-ranking Pandoras can assume a powered-up form called error: {{nihongo}}: Japanese or romaji text required (help). In the manga, Pandora Mode takes form of a Powered armored suit while in the anime, the Pandora have physical changes (silvery-white hair, yellow eyes, and blue rings around their wrists and ankles). Despite the differences, in both versions, Pandoras in Pandora Mode gain increased strength and power as well as the ability to move in the opponents' freezing grid without aid from a Limiter.
Limiter (リミッター, Rimittā)
The male partners of Pandoras who have the power to freeze their opponents and preventing their partners to be freezed too. To activate their powers, an Ereinbar Set (イレインバーセット, Ireinbā Setto) is used prior to freezing. It is said that the synchronization between Limiters and Pandoras is easier when the Limiter is younger.
Nova (異次元体ノヴァ)
Inter-dimensional aliens that are invading Earth. Usually they have attacked Earth in intervals of around eight years, but the most recent attacks have been more frequent.
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A special tissue created by reverse-engineering from the Novas that gives powers to Pandoras and Limiters alike. Usually these tissues are implanted into the user's back, but some individuals, like the Aoi siblings, possess a high quantity of Stigma tissue inside their bodies too, giving them special abilities. Due to the fact the Stigmas come from the Nova, there is a chance it can take over it's user and turning them into a Nova-human hybrid called Nova Form.

Media

Manga

Written by manga creators Dall-Young Lim and illustrated by Kwang-Hyun Kim, Freezing started serialization in Kill Time Communications' male-oriented Japanese manga magazine Comic Valkyrie in 2007.[2] The individual chapters are also published in collected volumes, with the first volume being released in October 26, 2007, [5] and the latest volume on October 30, 2010.[6] The tenth volume is slated to be released on February 27, 2011.

Volume list

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01 October 26, 2007[5]978-4-86032-474-2
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04 April 10, 2009[9]978-4-86032-739-2
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05 July 12, 2009[10]978-4-86032-787-3
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06 October 28, 2009[11]978-4-86032-829-0
07 March 29, 2010[12]978-4-86032-898-6
08 August 25, 2010[13]978-4-86032-964-8
09 October 30, 2010[6]978-4-86032-993-8

Anime

See also: List of Freezing episodes

The anime adaptation began airing on AT-X from January 8, 2011. The show was aired uncensored in 4:3 format on AT-X, whilst the airing on Tokyo MX (which began on January 9) and other channels were in 16:9 widescreen format, and heavily censored. The series will begin releasing on DVD and Blu-Ray Disc from March 23, 2011, with each volume including an original video animation.[14] The opening theme is "Color" by MARiA whilst the ending theme is "To Protect You" (君を守りたい, Kimi wo Mamoritai) by Aika Kobayashi. On January 21, 2011, Funimation Entertainment has announced they will simulcast the series (in its censored format) on their video website. The first two episodes premiered on January 24, 2011, with new episodes streaming every Monday.[15]

References

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  14. ^ "Freezing BD/DVDs to Include OVAs as Video Extras". Anime News Network. December 9, 2010.
  15. ^ "Funimation To Simulcast Freezing Sci-Fi Anime". Anime News Network. 2011-01-21.
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