Mikagura Gakuen Kumikyoku (TV) (Mikagura School Suite)

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English: Mikagura School Suite

Japanese: ミカグラ学園組曲

Information

Type: TV

Episodes: 12

Status: Finished Airing

Aired: Apr 7, 2015 to Jun 23, 2015

Premiered: Spring 2015

Broadcast: Tuesdays at 02:35 (JST)

Producers: Media Factory, Movic, AT-X, Showgate

Licensors: Funimation

Studios: Doga Kobo

Source: Light novel

Genres: Action, Comedy, School, Shoujo Ai

Duration: 24 min. per ep.

Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

Statistics

Score: 6.70¹ (scored by 30,485 users)

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Ranked: #4929²

² based on the top anime page. Please note that 'Not yet aired' and 'R18+' titles are excluded.

Popularity: #1761

Members: 78,559

Favorites: 175

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Synopsis

To be around cute girls wearing cute clothing is all Eruna Ichinomiya desires. Since Mikagura High School happens to have the cutest uniforms around, she decides to enroll in this prestigious high school known for its cultural clubs.

However, she does not realize that joining a club is mandatory, and representatives from each club must battle for a ranking. Based on these rankings, club members are awarded housing and food. Chasing after Seisa Mikagura, the most beautiful girl in school, Eruna joins the going-home club but finds herself thrust into fighting the next club battle. With the other club representatives wielding unique powers, the competition is sure to be fierce!

Based on the popular song series, Mikagura Gakuen Kumikyoku follows Eruna as she explores the various clubs in school and assists the members with their troubled lives, all of whom are also vying for the top spot in school.

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Characters & Voice Actors

Ichinomiya, Eruna

Main

Kimura, Juri
Japanese

Kuzuryuu, Kyouma

Main

Hosoya, Yoshimasa
Japanese

Mikagura, Seisa

Main

Oonishi, Saori
Japanese

Akama, Yuuto

Main

Hanae, Natsuki
Japanese

Fujishiro, Otone

Main

Ozawa, Ari
Japanese

Minatogawa, Sadamatsu

Main

Furukawa, Makoto
Japanese

Bimii

Main

Matsuoka, Yoshitsugu
Japanese

Yasaka, Himi

Main

Suwa, Ayaka
Japanese

Imizu, Asuhi

Main

Kakuma, Ai
Japanese

Ninomiya, Shigure

Main

Shimazaki, Nobunaga
Japanese

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Staff

Iwasaki, Tarou

Director

Aketagawa, Jin

Sound Director

Shibata, Katsunori

Episode Director, Storyboard, Animation Director, Key Animation

Marchi, Jamie

Script

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Opening Theme

#1: "Houkago Kakumei (放課後革命)" by Houkago Gakuenbu [Eruna Ichimiya (Juri Kimura), Seisa Mikagura (Saori Oonishi), Otone Fujishiro (Ari Ozawa)] (eps 2-11)
#2: "Houkago Stride (放課後ストライド)" by Eruna Ichimiya (Juri Kimura) (ep 12)

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Ending Theme

#1: "Houkago Stride (放課後ストライド)" by Eruna Ichimiya (Juri Kimura) (ep 1, 9)
#2: "Rakuen Fanfare (楽園ファンファーレ)" by Houkago Gakuenbu [Eruna Ichimiya (Juri Kimura), Seisa Mikagura (Saori Oonishi), Otone Fujishiro (Ari Ozawa)] (eps 2-7, 10)
#3: "Sekirara Candy (赤裸々キャンディ)" by Otone Fujishiro (Ari Ozawa) (ep 8)
#4: "Esoragoto Spiral (絵空事スパイラル)" by Seisa Mikagura(Saori Oonishi) (ep 11)
#5: "Houkago Kakumei (放課後革命)" by Houkago Gakuenbu [Eruna Ichimiya (Juri Kimura), Seisa Mikagura (Saori Oonishi), Otone Fujishiro (Ari Ozawa)] (ep 12)

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Reviews

Sep 7, 2015

12 of 12 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 7

wisuel (All reviews)

258 people found this review helpful

Story 6/10

There's a magical school. Students have to be a club member. And students have to fight using their powers. This school has a new student. Her name is Ichinomiya Eruna. This story tells us her school adventures.

I like this anime. It's a seasonal anime and it could be called fun for the summer. It's not overly good but everyone can love that. Enjoyable, fun and adventure.

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Jul 7, 2015

12 of 12 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 8

King_Of_Light (All reviews)

66 people found this review helpful

What people see:
Genres: School

What I see:
Genres: School, Romance, Yuri, Mystery, Comedy, Slice of Life, Action, Adventure

Story: 7/10
As far as depth, there wasn't much to the story. Much of it felt like filler and when the important stuff came up, it was near the end and because of that everything felt rushed. What disappointed me the most was how the one thing that this anime's all about (that clubs battle each other) weren't shown off as much as they could have been. There were only about 2 or 3 club battles and much of it wasn't shown off. However, I must commend the writers for avoiding read more

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Jun 23, 2015

12 of 12 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 4

rowhan (All reviews)

41 people found this review helpful

Mikagura School Suite is is an adaptation of Last Note.'s vocaloid song project that spawned a light novel and manga (all written by Last Note.) This would make MSS the 4th anime that adapts a vocaloid project.

Story: 4/10

Mikagura School Suite's story is incredibly mediocre and not special in any way. The plot likes to wave around in different areas throughout the anime to try to give the other characters more depth but it just didn't work (at one point theres a giant Godzilla-esque robot just cause, no logical explanation given). The ending is also very predictable and honestly not fulfilling; I feel it needed read more

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Jun 22, 2015

12 of 12 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 6

Stark700 (All reviews)

34 people found this review helpful

This is no ordinary school. It looks normal at first but Mikagura Private Academy is far from normal when you get supernatural battles on everyday basis. Why? Because it’s for representation and show which club reigns supreme on campus. In essence, this series isn’t just some slice of life school life story but also one that blends in supernatural shounen-like features with school shenanigans.

Based on the light novel and Vocaloid songs, Mikagura Gakuen Kumikyou is an adaptation that I’d like to describe more as a school battle comedy. It runs on a story with characters that possesses special abilities belonging to each of his or her own club. The series stars protagonist Eruna Ichinomiya as she enters the doors of the academy. In a nutshell, she is portrayed as an otaku with a special taste in cute girls. Essentially, it’s what led her to come to Mikagura Private Academy because she saw a picture of the elegant Seisa Mikagura, the granddaughter of Mikagura Academy's principal. So there she is experiencing this rather bizarre change in her life. For what’s worth, this show is a bit corny although it does settle down with style once the pace goes going.

For starters, the academy is divided by many cultural clubs that specializes in different skills. These expand to a large variety including culinary, art, craft, drama, calligraphy, astronomy, manga research, flower arranging, and even going home. It’s a mixture of almost everything you may find at your local school with their extracurricular activities. For Eruna, this becomes a source of problem because she doesn’t belong to any club. By the school rules and mechanics of the series, anyone not in a club gets poor treatment including a lack of sleeping arrangements; the first episodes shows Eruna sleeping with a sleeping bag at school. Can you imagine that? But as the series progresses, we can see a bit of Eruna’s potentials. As the school focuses on school battles, it’s up to the students to improve their skills and make their own club proud.

Because the series features a wide range of characters, it takes time to explore the most prominent ones. This is a plus as the series allows us to see some insight scoop on what the cultural clubs are about. No more just telling but also showing becomes evident as we see what some of the club members do behind the scenes. For Eruna, I suppose it means that she can understand how the school works while trying to get Seisa’s attention. And that’s really a focus on and off for Eruna. At first, she really wants to hook up with her but as the story develops, we can see that Eruna genuinely cares for Seisa. A problem is that the two are not compatible. Seisa has a lone wolf-like status and isn’t the type to open herself to others. This is explained in one of the later episodes as we learn more about her past. However, the series shows that Eruna can brighten up just about anyone’s day. Relationship is important especially for youth and character growth so Eruna’s experiences with other characters really brings out herself too. One of the more prominent relationship she has is with a young girl named Otone. While they started off with a lot of awkward moments, the two becomes close. It brings out Otone’s true character to light rather than the uptight and expressionless person that others see her on the surface. Similarly, Eruna also shows her kindness to others based on a lot of events that she gets herself involved in.

As a series that has a lot of diversity, there’s also a good amount of comedy. However, this is a bit of a hit or miss. Eruna is character that some people will like or others will feel dislike towards. In retrospect, she is a very energetic girl but sometimes, she can be a bit naïve and too straightforward. Her personality when first introduced in the series also mirrors those of a kid in an ice cream shop. She goes around looking for “cute girls” and has her delusional imaginations. This is where the comedy comes in full force as she imagines being in “intimate moments” with them. The yuri vibes will also be a bit evident although it’s nothing sensitive and played more out as a comedy. But for a show like this, I feel like comedy is important as the series crafts a lighthearted atmosphere. The competitiveness is still there with the club battles and even tournaments. However, it also gives the series a breather when you see how much some of the students have fun in their daily lives. Just be aware that some of the dialogues can feel a bit cheesy as the story drags on. While it doesn’t obliterate the series’ enjoyment, it may feel blend after seeing many varieties of it.

Then, there’s the action. Like I mentioned before, this is no ordinary academy. As a school that features club battles with special abilities, expect a bit of colorful explosiveness. The mechanics of the battles and rules are explained that can be easily understood. The battles themselves usually don’t last long but does capture the point. I would say that the action itself is only slightly above average. Most of them showcases a characters’ special ability that corresponds with their club origin. So in many ways, it’s predictable at what some of them can do. The battles has a lot of energy but sometimes doesn’t match its momentum. Some of them are also rather short so expectations coming into them aren’t high. In retrospect, there’s nothing too special about them besides being a colorful gimmick to progress the story elements. After all, school battles with supernatural elements isn’t something new we see these days.

In terms of artwork and visual, this series explodes in color. Literally everywhere is color whether it’s the characters, the setting (school), or the battles. The school itself doesn’t look too special but the characters are decorated in flamboyant style. From the diverse range of colored hair to some of the battle outfits, we see a good amount focus on the visuals. Unfortunately, not every episode can live up to its hype on the technical aspects as there are times when the colors feels out of focus. The backgrounds are also lazily animated while some body movements are limited. Fan service is very minimal except for some of Eruna’s personal delusions. And even so, that’s played for laughter.

Soundtrack is a more or less moderate. It’s nothing to write home about especially if it’s almost always cherry. The OST all sounds similar except for cases when the characters do battle. That’s when the full throttle orchestra kicks in. Otherwise, it’s generally underwhelming. The OP and ED theme songs does have a bit of colorful style though especially with the characters in frame. On the other hand, character voice mannerisms isn’t very impressive. Eruna sounds almost like a brat at times while Seisa is borderline emotionless. The only character that brings a lot of personality into the series with its voice is perhaps the mysterious creature name as Bimii. While his voice isn’t anything impressive, he attracts considerable amount of attention on-screen just by the way he speaks. Don’t expect something that will blow your mind in the end though.

This show is probably a good choice for anyone interested in some comedy fun. Otherwise, it adapts spoofy gimmicks and settles for a family-friendly atmosphere. There are hardly any mature themes or something that is shocking. The story is very straightforward with its colorful cast of characters. But while it is generic and not very memorable together, it does pull off some clever tactics. It has this good natured fun to categorize school as a playground rather than a military academy. In the end, you’ll have to ask yourself if this type of fun is effective because why not?

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