The Asterisk War

The Asterisk War: The Academy City on the Water
First light novel volume cover
学戦都市アスタリスク (Gakusen Toshi Asutarisuku)
Genre	Action, Romance, Harem
Light novel
Written by	Yuu Miyazaki
Illustrated by	Okiura
Published by	Media Factory
English publisher	NA Yen Press
Demographic	Male
Imprint	MF Bunko J
Original run	September 25, 2012 – present
Volumes	10
Manga
Written by	Yuu Miyazaki
Illustrated by	Ningen
Published by	Media Factory
English publisher	NA Yen Press
Demographic	Seinen
Magazine	Monthly Comic Alive
Original run	January 2013 – present
Volumes	3
Anime television series
Directed by	Manabu Ono (General director) Kenji Seto
Produced by	Isao Sato Masahito Ikemoto Masayuki Nishide Shousei Ito Soichiro Umemoto Yōsuke Futami Youhei Hayashi
Written by	Munemasa Nakamoto Yukito Kizawa Yukie Sugawara
Music by	Rasmus Faber
Studio	A-1 Pictures
Licensed by	AUS Madman Entertainment NA Aniplex of America
Original network	Animax, Tokyo MX, GTV, GYT, BS11, ABC, CBC
Original run	October 3, 2015 – June 18, 2016
Episodes	24 (List of episodes)

The Asterisk War: The Academy City on the Water (学戦都市アスタリスク, Gakusen Toshi Asutarisuku^?, lit. "Academy Battle City Asterisk"), is a Japanese light novel series written by Yuu Miyazaki and illustrated by Okiura. Media Factory has published 8 volumes since September 2012 under their MF Bunko J imprint. A manga adaptation with art by Ningen began serialization in Media Factory's seinen manga magazine Monthly Comic Alive from January 2013. It has been collected in two tankōbon volumes. An anime television series adaptation by A-1 Pictures began airing on October 3, 2015. The first half of the anime television series adaptation aired from October 3, 2015 to December 19, 2015. It has been licensed by Aniplex of America in North America. The second half aired from April 2, 2016 to June 18, 2016.

In the 20th century, an impact event called Invertia (落星雨(インヴェルティア), Inverutia^?) leads to the destruction of the Earth's numerous cities. In response to the declining economy, the Integrated Enterprise Foundation (統合企業財体, Tōgō Kigyō Zaitai^?, also "Integrated Empire Foundation") is organized to assume the world's leadership. The parallel city of Rikka (六花^?), also known as Asterisk, has six academies which hold tournaments called "Festas" (星武祭(フェスタ), Fesuta^?) between humans with superpowers called Genestella (星脈世代（ジェネステラ）, Jenesutera^?). Seidoukan Academy (星導館学園, Seidōkan Gakuen^?) becomes the fifth highest-ranking academy in Asterisk. Ayato Amagiri, a Genestella, is determined to investigate the disappearance of his sister, Haruka. On his first day as a student, he encounters the Lieseltanian princess Julis-Alexia von Riessfeld. Ayato is forced to duel with her. The student council president, Claudia Enfield, voids the duel and transfers Ayato to the Seidoukan Academy.