 The cast of the Fall 2015 anime Gakusen Toshi Asterisk (The Asterisk War) announced on Sunday that the series will be split into two separate cours of 12 episodes each. The second cours will air in Spring 2016. The announcement was made during the Niconico Live program Gakusen Toshi Asterisk 2nd Meeting.The series is an adaptation of the light novel written by Yuu Miyazaki and illustrated by okiura. It began publishing in September 2012 and currently has nine volumes in print by Media Factory. Gakusen Toshi Asterisk begins airing on October 3. Source: Niconico Live Gakusen Toshi Asterisk 2nd Season on MAL |
arsonalNov 17, 2015 6:20 PM
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| Glad for the fans and let's hope A-1 can keep up that high production value with this being split-cour. Seems like AMA by Silver-Link and Heavy Object by J.C Staff might be split-cours too so these three will probably be going at it again next Spring. |
EasyGo-erSep 28, 2015 9:22 PM
EasyGo-er said: Glad for the fans and let's hope A-1 can keep up that high production value with this being split-cour. Seems like AMA by Silver-Link and Heavy Object by J.C Staff might be split-cours too so these three will probably be going at it again next Spring. Yeah HO is likely as well. Seems to be a common trend of recently. |
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| It's for the best, sucks to wait but whatever. |
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EasyGo-er said: Seems like AMA by Silver-Link and Heavy Object by J.C Staff might be split-cours too so these three will probably be going at it again next Spring. And I picked all three of these shows. This bodes well for my team (even though other shows will likely do better in the end). FAL FALL 2015 YOU ARE MINE HA HA HA |
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| Pretty cool, but what is the obsession with making everything split-cour rather than simply making something 2-cour in one go? It seems to be becoming more and more of a recent trend, and I don't get why. |
| HYPE for this show |
| splits are a trend, huh? for me, i feel like they are giving trial versions of anime. if you liked the first half, might as well go check the second half. if not, just ignore the rest. i think it's a budget issue too. other than that, maybe a schedule or preparation strategy. |
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| I hate split cours... |
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| Meh |
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| Oh no, two times the cancer.... |
| Steel Ball Run anime when? |
LittleCr0wxx said: FUCK YEAH that means we get a double harem/ecchi for both this year and next year i like the sound of that |
| I prefer split cours to delays, it works better this way but I'm not sure about flow.. I wasn't too interested in this for the Fall season, but I'll keep an eye on it. |
| Yay... I guess? Bit hard to know if I'm supposed to be hyped or not without knowing how good/bad the show will turn out yet |
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danieltortoisee said: Pretty cool, but what is the obsession with making everything split-cour rather than simply making something 2-cour in one go? It seems to be becoming more and more of a recent trend, and I don't get why. It allows companies for higher more consistent animation quality. If the first cour was good, it also lets more people find out about the show in between the two cours, and builds more hype. |
HaXXspetten said: Yay... I guess? Bit hard to know if I'm supposed to be hyped or not without knowing how good/bad the show will turn out yet Ecchi harem light novel taking place at a magical highschool. We are in for a 2-cour treat of quality fiction. Get hyped |
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| like your common RomComs LN but the graphics on the anime looks awesome reading has mahouka,serei tsukai feels |
| Yay i guess....... |
 Lies are full of endless possibilies. |
Miragee said: I hate split cours... It used to be you'd expect to see 25+25 for stuff like Gundam 00 or Code Geass back when you could reasonably expect to see an anime series run 50 episodes, at least that's when I first remember it becoming a thing. Now the 12+12 split cour thing just fucks up the pacing and tends to create tonal dissonance and pointless time skips in shows pretty much always. With the amount of stuff that A-1 is crapping out nowadays though and just their general operating conditions the whole production on some shows would probably seize up if it didn't do this though and even then it kind of still does. |
| eehh,not a fan of this split-cour trend because: 1. I'm not sure if I should look at it as 1 complete series or 2 seperate seasons (especially if the split gets announced right away) it makes rating the show harder. 2. I prefer watching series when they finish airing,so having to wait 3 extra months kind of sucks. 3. Due to the split,the creators can do some lazy timeskips and stuff between the cours making it a weird "not-quite-sequel, but doesn't continue where the first cour ended either" type of thing. 4. it fills up 1 timeslot from an upcoming season with something that isn't new. 5. It kind of boost the advertisement nature of anime even more,like no one is willing to take the risk to make 24+ episodes in one go; only playing it safe,everything needs to be backed with advertising. That being said, I'd still rather watch split-cour anime than no anime at all. I guess it does have a lot of pro's for the studios. (like having a better budget and also more time to make later episodes) + they can use the time between cours to build hype and advertise. So as much as I personally dislike split-cours,if it helps the industry then its ok. |
| Oh c'mon... |
| Sounds like shit. |
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| more julis hypeeee |
| Not expecting much but with at least 24 episodes, it might actually get somewhere unlike other generic LN adaptions. |
Miragee said: I hate split cours... I get the feeling its gonna be same dull crap we been getting for the past few years. Summary seems generic enough and yet I'm still gonna watch this. The stupidity is off the charts! |
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| Well, A-1 is pretty much crap when it comes to anything that contains action and their cooperation with Aniplex led to tons of rushed, mediocre to bad anime... Their shows almost never have any lasting impact writing or direction wise outside of the strengths of the source material, they are really bad when it comes down to bringing material to life - and yet, they massproduce. A-1 are the personification of mediocre adaptions at this point, along with the usual LN-focussed studios like 8bit, but these are even worse. |
| Steel Ball Run anime when? |
| Better production values I guess. |
 All credit goes to Sacred. |
| I hate split cours, but I guess this will be a good thing. They announced this in America first, so they are clearly trying to not disappoint with the budget they put into this. Rakudai Cavalry looks pretty damn good too in terms of productions values, but Asterisk manages to blow it out of the water. We're getting a decent amount of episodes even if they're split, so that's good. And with the staff and production values they're kind of touting it as the next (if not better than) Mahouka Irregular. So we'll see. IndigoBangarang said: eehh,not a fan of this split-cour trend because: 1. I'm not sure if I should look at it as 1 complete series or 2 seperate seasons (especially if the split gets announced right away) it makes rating the show harder. 2. I prefer watching series when they finish airing,so having to wait 3 extra months kind of sucks. 3. Due to the split,the creators can do some lazy timeskips and stuff between the cours making it a weird "not-quite-sequel, but doesn't continue where the first cour ended either" type of thing. 4. it fills up 1 timeslot from an upcoming season with something that isn't new. 5. It kind of boost the advertisement nature of anime even more,like no one is willing to take the risk to make 24+ episodes in one go; only playing it safe,everything needs to be backed with advertising. That being said, I'd still rather watch split-cour anime than no anime at all. I guess it does have a lot of pro's for the studios. (like having a better budget and also more time to make later episodes) + they can use the time between cours to build hype and advertise. So as much as I personally dislike split-cours,if it helps the industry then its ok. 5 might actually be a good thing. If the advertising leads to sales that's always a plus. Since sales seems to be something anime is getting lately #RIPManglobe |
Red_Keys said: it is shitSounds like shit. |
| Well, maybe it will look more original in the Spring than it does now where there's another anime that looks just like it. |
JayBlue said: there's always an anime that looks just like this.Well, maybe it will look more original in the Spring than it does now where there's another anime that looks just like it. |
| Well since it's gonna be 24 episodes instead of the usual 12 episodes for these kind of anime, I hope it evolves into something more than just harem/ecchi. |
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| Rakudai Kishi no Cavalry deserves season 2 than this show |
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Dragon_Slayer_X said: Neko_Damashi said: Rakudai Kishi no Cavalry deserves season 2 than this show Nope. Actually yes it does. Cavalry at least is creative, has an actual good romance and the lead you can cheer for(and fight scenes that actually look great). Asterisk is just another harem LN adaptation. Frankly in a fair and better world, Cavalry would have Asterisk's budget and would be 2 cour. |
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Dragon_Slayer_X said: CookingPriest said: Actually yes it does. Cavalry at least is creative, has an actual good romance and the lead you can cheer for(and fight scenes that actually look great). Asterisk is just another harem LN adaptation. Frankly in a fair and better world, Cavalry would have Asterisk's budget and would be 2 cour. Nope........Rakudai getting a second season has nothing to do with Asterisk. "Deserves" is subjective and having read both LNs, i would put Asterisk above. I will be honest......Rakudai fans are being way too petty as they continue to berate Asterisk time and again. The only uncommon thing Rakudai did is establish a couple right at the start.........but it's still a normal action-romance show with a linearstory. People who tried to say Rakudai is much more than that didn't present much evidence in their case and once you get past the emotional moment of the fights, you will see the issues. Asterisk starts out slow but it gets better as the series progresses. The story and development is pretty good as well. It has a over reaching plot, most of the characters are involved in the story and they get some pretty good development. It's anything but a typical harem..........there isn't even that much fan service after volume 1. Also let's be honest, you are partially biased towards Rakudai because of Oonuma Shin. You don't even know whether Rakudai will get a second season or not, so it's simply pointless and quite unfair to bash Asterisk like this. Sadly, a lot of people are doing it continuously. Cavalry wins out because it feels far more self-aware. Its like narrative KNOWS that it is an LN, while Asterisk plays it completely straight and srs. The comparison between the "seeing someone naked" scenes tells it all. The MC of Cavalry is also more likeable. Its always easier to cheer for an underdog who has to prove himself instead of "omg I am so overpowered that I just can't be arsed, otherwise I would be new god" MC of Asterisk. The fact that Cavalry did not have the cringe on the level of that fight in the latest Asterisk episode also helps ( ). Asterisk feels a lot more by-the-book Mahouka-look-alike which is a big NOPE for me. Cavalry on other hand feels fresher and also the writers of anime seem to be modifying parts of it to make it even less LN-y than it already is. Also yes, actually NOT being a harem is helpful thing, as is having Oonuma Shin direct the action sequences. So yes, Cavalry deserves it more because at least I can see good in it. I have yet to see a reason to continue watching Asterisk after these four episodes. |
AhenshihaelOct 28, 2015 5:07 AM
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CookingPriest said: The MC of Cavalry is also more likeable. Its always easier to cheer for an underdog who has to prove himself instead of "omg I am so overpowered that I just can't be arsed, otherwise I would be new god" MC of Asterisk. The fact that Cavalry did not have the cringe on the level of that fight in the latest Asterisk episode also helps ( ). Asterisk feels a lot more by-the-book Mahouka-look-alike which is a big NOPE for me. Cavalry on other hand feels fresher and also the writers of anime seem to be modifying parts of it to make it even less LN-y than it already is. Also yes, actually NOT being a harem is helpful thing, as is having Oonuma Shin direct the action sequences. So yes, Cavalry deserves it more because at least I can see good in it. I have yet to see a reason to continue watching Asterisk after these four episodes. After 4 episodes I feel they're both OP. They also have something that prevents them from being OP 24/7. Cavalry has some cringe scenes too. Both show has problems. I still like them both. I hope Cavalry gets a second season. |
garydai said: After 4 episodes I feel they're both OP. They also have something that prevents them from being OP 24/7. Well I prefer " I might not have sheer power but I have tactics, planning and hard work and what restricts me is circumstacnces" than "I am basically god but since I am lazy I do nothing" Cavalry has some cringe scenes too. I keep waiting for Asterisk to surprise me and it is surprising for me on just how much weight A1 is putting behind it... |
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