| Ja Kanji: | アリス・ギア・アイギス |
| Ja Romaji: | Arisu Gia Aigisu |
| Genre: | Mecha |
| Type: | OVA |
| Alice Gear Aegis: Heart Pounding! Actress Packed Mermaid Grand Prix! | |
| Director: | Hirokazu Hanai |
| Music: | Zuntata |
| Studio: | Nomad |
| Licensee: | Sentai Filmworks |
| Released: | September 15, 2021 |
| Runtime: | 20 minutes |
| Alice Gear Aegis CS: Concerto of Simulatrix | |
| Developer: | Pyramid |
| Music: | Zuntata |
| Genre: | Action, Fighting game |
| Type: | tv series |
| Alice Gear Aegis Expansion | |
| Director: | Hirokazu Hanai |
| Studio: | Nomad |
| Network: | Tokyo MX, MBS, BS11, AT-X |
| Licensee: | Sentai Filmworks |
| First: | April 4, 2023 |
| Last: | June 20, 2023 |
| Episodes: | 12 |
| Episode List: |
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is a Japanese mobile game developed by Pyramid and published by Colopl released in 2018.
A console spin-off of the mobile game, titled Alice Gear Aegis CS: Concerto of Simulatrix, by Mages was released for the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation 5 in September 2022 in Japan, followed by a worldwide release in March 2023.
The game received an original video animation by Nomad in September 2021. An anime television spin-off, also by Nomad, aired from April to June 2023.
The game was first announced on July 25, 2017; it was also announced to be developed by Pyramid and published by Colopl, with character designs from Fumikane Shimada, mech designs from Kanetake Ebikawa and Takayuki Yanase, and music written by Zuntata.[1] The game released on January 22, 2018, on iOS and Android.[2] The game was released on PC on June 4, 2019.[3]
Alice Gear Aegis CS: Concerto of Simulatrix, a bullet hell fighting game, was released in Japan by Mages on September 8, 2022, for the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5.[4] Published by PQube, a worldwide launch on the same systems is set for a March 16, 2023, release.[5]
In October 2020, it was announced that the game would be receiving an original video animation (OVA) adaptation.[6] The OVA, titled Alice Gear Aegis: Heart Pounding! Actress Packed Mermaid Grand Prix!, was produced by Nomad and directed by Hirokazu Hanai, with Rikiya Okano designing the characters, Masahiro Okubo writing the scripts, and Zuntata composing the music.[7] It was released on September 15, 2021. Sentai Filmworks began streaming the OVA on Hidive on March 29, 2023.[8]
In January 2022, an anime television series adaptation of the game was announced. Nomad, Hirokazu Hanai, and Rikiya Okano all reprised their roles from the OVA as producer, director, and character designer respectively. However, Kenji Sugihara replaced Okubo as script writer.[9] The series, titled Alice Gear Aegis Expansion, aired from April 4 to June 20, 2023, on Tokyo MX and other networks.[10] [11] The opening theme song is "Dash and Go!" by Aina Suzuki, while the ending theme song is "Just a little bit" by Marina Horiuchi.[12]
Sentai Filmworks licensed the series in North America, and streamed it on Hidive.[13] Medialink licensed the series in Asia-Pacific and Oceania (except Australia and New Zealand),[14] and streamed on the Ani-One Asia/Thailand YouTube channels; as well as Bilibili in Southeast Asia;[15] Catchplay+ in Indonesia, Singapore and Taiwan and MeWATCH in Singapore.[16]
The Alice Gear Aegis Expansion anime adaptation received mixed reviews. Alex Henderson of Anime Feminist reviewed the first episode, stating the world of fighting aliens in space seems "unrelated to the cutesy character storyline" which comprises the premiere, and called it "very silly" because the lore and tone, in Henderson's view, are "so at odds" with one another, with a refusal to engage with the sci-fi premise.[17]