Manaria Friends Explained

Ja Kanji:マナリアフレンズ
Ja Romaji:Manaria Furenzu
Type:manga
Rage of Bahamut: Manaria Friends
Illustrator:Kenji Mizuda
Publisher:Cygames
Demographic:Seinen
Imprint:Cycomics
Magazine:Cycomi
First:8 May 2016
Last:26 November 2017
Volumes:2
Type:tv series
Mysteria Friends
Director:Hideki Okamoto
Music:Takashi Watanabe
Studio:CygamesPictures
Network:Tokyo MX, BS11, AT-X, J:COM TV
First:20 January 2019
Last:24 March 2019
Episodes:10
Episode List:
  1. Broadcast and release

, formerly, is a Japanese anime television series based on the Rage of Bahamut social game. It was originally scheduled to premiere in April 2016, before being postponed and rescheduled to January 2019. The anime series is licensed worldwide excluding Asia by Sentai Filmworks.

Characters

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  • Princess of Mysteria and student at the Mysteria Academy of Magic. This magical prodigy has been able to command guardian spirits from an early age. Cheerful and always trying to do the right thing, she draws others to her with charisma inherited from her father, the king. All the same, she can be scatterbrained from time to time. She cares deeply about her friend Grea.[2]
    [1]
  • A half-human, half-dragon girl who was a misfit in the home of the dragons. Grea enrolled in the Mysteria Academy of Magic to try out life with humans. She was initially self-conscious about her looks, but her friendship with Anne is helping her grow more confident. Though this is never made entirely explicit, Grea seems to have romantic feelings for Anne, who is her real friend at Mysteria.
    [3] [4]
  • The class president at the Mysteria Academy of Magic. Her love of the school and sense of responsibility are second to none, making her a favorite of the other students. She is as proud as she is capable but doesn't always have the confidence to say what she's really feeling.
    [5]
  • A royal sentry who's come to the academy serving as Anne's bodyguard. He can be a bit stiff or overly formal at times, but his concern for Anne is as real as it comes. Studying at the academy.
    A spacey and ditzy but loveable freshman. She becomes best friends with an observer, an eyeball-shaped monster that fell from the sky. Although she's still got a long way to go when it comes to learning magic, she's enjoying academy life.
  • A teacher of holy magic at the Mysteria Academy of Magic. Though her way of speaking tends to be risqué on occasion, she's essentially always thinking of what's best for the students. Her hobby is clothesmaking, and her office is filled with questionably appropriate outfits. Can act a bit reckless at times.
  • A straight-A student who serves as a library assistant in the Mysteria Academy of Magic. When the pressure's on, he sometimes starts speaking in the dialect of his homeland. He has unrequited romantic feelings for class president Hanna.
  • A teacher of shadow magic at the Mysteria Academy of Magic. His proficiency with shadow magic helps him respond to any challenge with equanimity.
  • [6]
  • A student at the Mysteria Academy of Magic. Knowledgeable, calm, and composed, she serves as secretary for the class president Hanna.

    Production

    Originally titled Rage of Bahamut: Manaria Friends, the series is an adaptation of the "Mysteria Academy" or "Manaria Mahō Gakuin" event in the Rage of Bahamut social game, and is unrelated to the earlier Rage of Bahamut anime, which was also adapted from the game. Cygames announced the adaptation in August 2015.[7] The series was originally announced as being written and directed by Takafumi Hoshikawa, with animation by Studio Hibari. Megumi Ishihara was to provide the series' character designs and serve as chief animation director. Kenichi Kurata was the art director for the anime, and the music was to be composed by Takashi Watanabe.[8] However, on 8 March 2016, all of the series' staff was removed "due to various circumstances."[9] On 2 October 2018, it was announced that the series would be released as Manaria Friends, with CygamesPictures stepping in to animate the series. Additionally, Hideki Okamoto directed, Satoko Sekine wrote the scripts, Minami Yoshida provided character designs, and Takashi Watanabe composed the series' music.

    Broadcast and release

    The series was scheduled to air as part of the Ultra Super Anime Time program of anime shorts from Ultra Super Pictures, alongside Space Patrol Luluco and the second season of Kagewani.[10] It was to have premiered on 1 April 2016, and been broadcast on Tokyo MX, BS11, and AT-X.[11] However, on 8 March 2016, it was announced that the series' broadcast had been delayed until further notice, and its slot in Ultra Super Anime Time block was filled by a rebroadcast of the 2014 series Puchim@s!! Petit Petit Idolm@ster, a spinoff of The Idolm@ster franchise.[12] After the staff was replaced, it was rescheduled to premiere from 20 January 2019 to 24 March 2019.[13] [14]

    Sentai Filmworks announced that they had acquired worldwide rights, excluding Asia, to the anime series.[15] It was released under the title Mysteria Friends. The series ran for 10 episodes.[16] On April 21, 2019, Sentai Filmworks released an English dub on HIDIVE.[17] [1]

    Reception

    The series was highly appreciated by Western critics, both because of the high quality of the animation and the attractively depicted relationship between the main characters with a large number of homoerotism and lesbian subtext, which allowed Theron Martin from Anime News Network to relate this show to the best examples of the "slice of life yuri" works. Although he agreed that overly measured telling a story might seem boring and thereby repel many viewers, Theron recommended this series to those who like to enjoy the slice of life anime or are looking for a show with a lot of yuri potential.[18]

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Sentai Filmworks Announces Dubs for Cutie Honey Universe, Mysteria Friends. Anime News Network. 19 April 2019. 19 April 2019. 19 April 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190419161056/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-04-19/sentai-filmworks-announces-dubs-for-cutie-honey-universe-mysteria-friends/.145923. live.
    2. Book: Mysteria Friends Limited Edition Booklet.
    3. Web site: Rage of Bahamut: Manaria Friends Anime's Cast, Character Designs Revealed. 7 February 2016. Anime News Network. 7 February 2016. 25 January 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210125063047/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-02-07/rage-of-bahamut-manaria-friends-anime-cast-character-designs-revealed/.98418. live.
    4. Web site: Mysteria Friends Official English Cast List. Sentai Filmworks. 2019-04-25. 25 April 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190425122436/https://www.sentaifilmworks.com/news/mysteria-friends-official-english-cast-list. live.
    5. Web site: Rage of Bahamut: Manaria Friends Anime Casts Kikuko Inoue, Wataru Hatano, More. 19 February 2016. Anime News Network. 20 February 2016. 13 December 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201213140710/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-02-19/rage-of-bahamut-manaria-friends-anime-casts-kikuko-inoue-wataru-hatano-more/.98892. live.
    6. Web site: Manaria Friends Anime Casts Lynn as Poppy. 30 November 2018. Anime News Network. 30 November 2018. 25 January 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210125021033/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-11-30/manaria-friends-anime-casts-lynn-as-poppy/.140181. live.
    7. Web site: VIDEO: "Rage of Bahamut: Manaria Friends" TV Anime to be Aired in 2016. Komatsu. Mikikazu. 31 August 2015. Crunchyroll. 15 January 2016. 28 January 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210128104740/http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2015/08/31/video-rage-of-bahamut-manaria-friends-tv-anime-to-be-aired-in-2016. dead .
    8. Web site: "Rage of Bahamut: Manaria Friends" TV Anime Set for April 2016. Komatsu. Mikikazu. 15 January 2016. Crunchyroll. 15 January 2016. 29 January 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210129031442/http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2016/01/15-1/rage-of-bahamut-manaria-friends-tv-anime-set-for-april-2016. dead .
    9. Web site: Rage of Bahamut: Manaria Friends Anime Announces Indefinite Delay, Removes Staff Listing. 8 March 2016. Anime News Network. 8 March 2016. 19 January 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190119075031/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-03-08/rage-of-bahamut-manaria-friends-anime-announces-indefinite-delay-removes-staff-listing/.99542. live.
    10. Web site: Kagewani Monster Suspense Anime Gets 2nd Season in April. 7 February 2016. Anime News Network. 7 February 2016. 29 November 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201129121811/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-02-07/kagewani-monster-suspense-anime-gets-2nd-season-in-april/.98424. live.
    11. Web site: On Air. manaria.jp. 7 February 2016. 10 February 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160210022043/http://manaria.jp/onair/. live.
    12. Web site: "Puchim@s!" Pinch-Hits for "Rage of Bahamut: Manaria Friends". Chapman. Paul. 29 March 2016. Crunchyroll. 30 March 2016. 1 April 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160401054450/http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2016/03/29/puchims-pinch-hits-for-rage-of-bahamut-manaria-friends?. live.
    13. Web site: Manaria Friends TV Anime Shorts Reveal Video, Visuals, January 2019 Premiere. Sherman. Jennifer. 2 October 2018. Anime News Network. 2 October 2018. 19 December 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201219000133/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-10-02/manaria-friends-tv-anime-shorts-reveal-video-visuals-january-2019-premiere/.137599. live.
    14. Web site: Manaria Friends/Mysteria Friends Anime Premieres on January 20. Sherman. Jennifer. 10 December 2018. Anime News Network. 10 December 2018. 10 December 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181210215153/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2018-12-10/manaria-friends-mysteria-friends-anime-premieres-on-january-20/.140614. live.
    15. Web site: Sentai Filmworks Snaps Up "Mysteria Friends" Series Adapted from Cygames Hit Franchise. 16 November 2018. Anime News Network. 30 November 2018. 1 December 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181201005111/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2018-11-16/sentai-filmworks-snaps-up-mysteria-friends-series-adapted-from-cygames-hit-franchise/.139621. live.
    16. Web site: Manaria Friends/Mysteria Friends Anime's 2nd Promo Video Streamed. Hodgkins. Crystalyn. 16 December 2018. Anime News Network. 16 December 2018. 17 December 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181217020403/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-12-16/manaria-friends-mysteria-friends-anime-2nd-promo-video-streamed/.140886. live.
    17. Web site: Newest Recipe from our kitchen:
      1 part dragon girl
      1 part princess
      1 part magic school
      2 parts ...friendship
      Mix accordingly. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour. Enjoy.
      Mysteria Friends dub... coming soon to @HIDIVEofficial      . Sentai Filmworks. 2019-04-12. @SentaiFilmworks. en. 2019-04-13. 10 May 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190510033333/https://twitter.com/SentaiFilmworks/status/1116805700678713344. live.
    18. Web site: Mysteria Friends Episodes 1-10 streaming. 15 April 2019. 14 June 2019. 3 July 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190703131832/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/mysteria-friends/episodes-1-10/.145726. live.

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