Anime Spotlight - Mikagura School Suite (Mikagura Gakuen Kumikyoku)
by Anthony Foronda,Key Staff
- Director: Tarou Iwasaki
- (Baki The Grappler, Ryoko's Case File)
- Series Composition: Masahiro Yokotani
- (Free! Eternal Summer, Maria Holic)
Introduction
What “Mikagura School Suite” is... A composition project created by famous vocaloid producer named “Last Note.” encompassing all the popular song series with maximum hype levels. The first series, “After School Stride (Houkago Stride)” got over 1.2 million views in Nico Nico Douga.
Furthermore, MF Bunko J created a light novel, and MF Comics Jean Series published a comics version, making this one of the most talked-about media mix titles at present.
Story
A story that doesn't lose its luster begins – .
Eruna Ichinomiya is a 3rd year in junior high that spends days of boredom as she can't decide what her first choice for high school is. One day, Eruna's cousin Sigure Ninomiya hands her a pamphlet for the private school Mikagura Academy, and her eyes are drawn to the image of Seisa Mikagura, a female student whose photo was used in the pamphlet. Feeling something like destiny from her, Eruna decides to advance to Mikagura Academy. However, Mikagura Academy was an unusual school in having only extracurricular clubs of the non-athletic kind, and what Eruna saw once she arrived on campus were students who were battling each other using ultimate attacks. Strangely invincible! Now, the curtain rises on the story that will never ever lose its luster!
Characters
Eruna Ichinomiya
VA:Juri Kimura Grade: 1st year high school Started ditching class from Golden Week of her 3rd year in junior high, and had been spending her life as a shut-in with games in hand when her cousin Shigure Ninomiya suggests she advance to Mikagura Academy for high school. Drawn by the cute uniforms and Seisa Mikagura who was used as the model in the pamphlet, she decides to attend Mikagura Academy. |
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Seisa Mikagura
VA: Saori Ōnishi Grade: 2nd year high school |
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Otone Fujishiro
VA:Ari Ozawa Grade: 1st year high school Like Eruna, a first year with no club affiliation. They say you don't see her on academy campus much at all… |
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Himi Yasaka Grade: 2nd year high schoolVA:Ayaka Suwa Gender: Female Height: 148 cm Birthday: May 5 Zodiac: Taurus Blood type: B Likes: Sweets Extracurricular club: Calligraphy Club Powers: Lovely Ink “Too bad, so regretful, try again next week~~!” Representative of the Calligraphy Club. Small-framed for a 2nd year, and looks very young. Sweet and innocent, always smiling, and has a very bright personality. Sometimes she is the target of Eruna's fantasies. |
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Shigure Ninomiya Grade: 3rd year high schoolVA:Nobunaga Shimazaki Gender: Male Height: 178 cm Birthday: February 29 Zodiac: Pisces Blood type: A Likes: Eruna Ichinomiya Extracurricular club: Manga Research Club Powers: Hero Time “Looks like you've finally woken up, Eruna-chan……” 3rd year who is the leader and respresentative of the Manga Research Club. Eruna's cousin. Infatuated with Eruna, he uses various tactics to try to get close to her, but Eruna doesn't see any of it, and is actually being avoided by her.
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Bimii Gender: Male (apparently)VA:Yoshitsugu Matsuoka Birthday: January 31 Zodiac: Aquarius “To such a cute and lovely one like me, showing such rampageous behavior! What a cruel kid you are, ryui!” A mysterious creature that looks something like a winged dog or cat. Habitually adds “~ryui” at the end of every sentence. |
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Cast
- Eruna Ichinomiya
- Juri Kimura
- Seisa Mikagura
- Saori Ōnishi
- Otone Fujishiro
- Ari Ozawa
- Himi Yasaka
- Ayaka Suwa
- Shigure Ninomiya
- Nobunaga Shimazaki
- Bimmi
- Yoshitsugu Matsuoka
Staff
- Original Creator
- Last Note. (MF Bunko J “Mikagura Gakuen Kumikyoku” / published by KADOKAWA Media Factory)
- Original Character designs
- AKINA
- Director
- Tarou Iwasaki
- Series Composition
- Masahiro Yokotani
- Character Designs / Chief Animation Director
- Manamu Amasaki
- Art Director
- Takuma Mochizuki (Studio Tulip)
- Art Settings
- Maho Takahashi (Studio Tulip)
- Color Coordinator
- Genta Makabe
- Filming Director
- Tomoyuki Shiokawa (T2 Studio)
- 3D
- Yoshihiro Watanabe
- Editing
- Daisuke Imai (Jay Film)
- Sound Director
- Jin Aketagawa
- Music
- Akimasa Fujisawa
- Music Production
- KADOKAWA (Media Factory)
- Animation Production
- Douga Kobo
- Production
- Mikagura Gakuen Kumikyoku Production Committee
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