Assault Lily | |
アサルトリリィ (Asaruto Rirī) | |
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Genre | Action, magical girl[1] |
Created by | Kenei Obanazawa (acus) |
Light novel | |
Assault Lily ~Hitotsuyanagi-tai, Shutsugeki Shimasu!~ | |
Written by | Kasama Hiroyuki |
Illustrated by | Yaegashi Nan, Mieko Hosoi |
Published by | Micro Magazine |
Imprint | GC Novels |
Demographic | Male |
Published | June 20, 2015 |
Volumes | 1 |
Light novel | |
Assault Lily Arms | |
Written by | Kasama Hiroyuki |
Illustrated by | Yaegashi Nan |
Published by | Azone International |
Demographic | Male |
Published | July 2017 |
Volumes | 1 |
Manga | |
Assault Lily League of Gardens -full bloom- | |
Written by | Kousuke Tsukinami |
Published by | Bushiroad |
Magazine | Monthly Bushiroad |
Demographic | Shōnen |
Original run | July 8, 2020 – present |
Volumes | 3 |
Anime television series | |
Assault Lily Bouquet | |
Directed by | |
Produced by |
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Written by | |
Music by | Akito Matsuda |
Studio | Shaft |
Licensed by | Crunchyroll |
Original network | TBS, BS-TBS |
English network | |
Original run | October 2, 2020 – December 25, 2020 |
Episodes | 12 |
Original net animation | |
Assault Lily Fruits | |
Directed by | Shouji Saeki |
Produced by |
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Written by | Miku Ooshima |
Music by | Akito Matsuda |
Studio | Shaft |
Released | July 20, 2021 – January 4, 2022 |
Episodes | 13 |
Manga | |
Assault Lily Last Bullet: Secret Garden Sweet Memoria | |
Written by | Minori Chigusa |
Magazine | Manga Ōkoku |
Original run | June 30, 2022 – present |
Assault Lily (Japanese: アサルトリリィ, Hepburn: Asaruto Rirī) is a Japanese mixed-media franchise created by Azone International and Acus. It mainly consists of two lines of toy figurines titled Assault Lily and Custom Lily.[3] The series takes a theme of combining "girls" and "weapons" and revolves around teenager girls called "Lily" who have to fight against monsters called "Huge" using their weapon called "Charm".[4] Two novels have been published; the first, titled Assault Lily ~Hitotsuyanagi-tai, Shutsugeki Shimasu!~ (アサルトリリィ~一柳隊、出撃します!~), was released in June 2015, and the second, titled Assault Lily Arms (アサルトリリィ アームズ), was released in July 2017. Three stage plays based on the series have also been performed.
An anime television series adaptation by Shaft, titled Assault Lily Bouquet (アサルトリリィ BOUQUET, Asaruto Rirī Būke), aired from October to December 2020. A spin-off mini anime, titled Assault Lily Fruits, aired from July 2021 to January 2022.
In a near future, humanity is threatened by the existence of monsters they call "Huge" (ヒュージ). To anticipate this, the whole world unites against Huge and succeeds in developing a decisive weapon called "Charm" (チャーム) that brings together the power of science and magic. Since Charm shows high synchronization to teenage girls, these girls are called "Lily" (リリィ) and are regarded as heroes. To train them, the Lily training institution called "Garden" (ガーデン) was established all over the world to counter Huge, and became a "sanctuary" to protect and guide people.
An anime television series adaptation titled Assault Lily Bouquet was announced on October 13, 2019. The series was produced by Shaft, directed by Shouji Saeki, and chief directed by Hajime Ootani, with Mieko Hosoi designing the characters.[5][36] Akito Matsuda composed the music, and both Saeki and Shaft, under the pseudonym Fuyashi Tō, are credited for series composition, with Saeki himself writing the scripts for all of the episodes. Kazuya Shiotsuki (Shaft), Sayuri Sakimoto, and Kentarou Tokiwa were the chief animation directors; and following episode 8, Akihisa Takano (Shaft) joined as a fourth chief animation director.
Raise A Suilen performed the opening theme "Sacred world".[37] Hitotsuyanagi-tai, a unit consisting of the main characters, performed the first ending theme "Edel Lilie" from Episodes 1–4, 6–7, and 10–12,[37] while Hikaru Akao and Yūko Natsuyoshi performed the second ending theme "Heart + Heart" for Episode 5 as their characters Riri Hitotsuyanagi and Yuyu Shirai, respectively,[38] Hitotsuyanagi-tai performed the third ending theme "GROWING*" for Episode 8,[39] and Miku Itō performed the fourth ending theme "Blink" (まばたき, Mabataki) for Episode 9 as her character Yuri Hitotsuyanagi.[40]
The series was originally scheduled for a July 2020 debut,[41] but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it aired from October 2 to December 25, 2020 on TBS and BS-TBS.[42][43][d] Funimation licensed the series and streamed it on its website in North America and the British Isles.[44] On October 29, 2020, Funimation announced that the series would receive an English dub, which premiered the following day.[6]
On January 12, 2021, it was announced that the series would be getting a spin-off mini-anime, titled Assault Lily Fruits (アサルトリリィ ふるーつ), which was released from July 20, 2021 to January 4, 2022.[45][46] Shouji Saeki returned to direct the series with Akito Matsuda's music; Yumi Shimizu designed the series' chibi characters; and Shaft producer Miku Ooshima wrote the screenplay. Hikaru Akao, Yūko Natsuyoshi, Ayaka Fujii, and Kaori Maeda performed the series' theme "Can't Stop Fruity" as their respective characters.[47]
No. | Title [48][e] | Directed by | Storyboarded by | Original air date [49][d] | Ref. |
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1 | "Water Lily: Purely of Heart" Transliteration: "Suiren" (Japanese: スイレン) | Keita Nagahara | Shouji Saeki Keita Nagahara | October 2, 2020[50] | [51] |
2 | "Lily of the Valley: Return of Happiness" Transliteration: "Suzuran" (Japanese: スズラン) | Hajime Ootani | Hajime Ootani | October 9, 2020[52] | [53] |
3 | "Forget-Me-Not: True Love, Memories" Transliteration: "Wasurenagusa" (Japanese: ワスレナグサ) | Yuuji Tokuno | Yuuji Tokuno Shouji Saeki | October 16, 2020[54] | [55] |
4 | "Fragrant Olive: A Person of Eminence" Transliteration: "Kinmokusei" (Japanese: キンモクセイ) | Takashi Asami | Kousuke Murayama Hajime Ootani | October 23, 2020[56] | [57] |
5 | "Jade Vine: Forget Me Not" Transliteration: "Hisuikazura" (Japanese: ヒスイカズラ) | Keita Nagahara | Keita Nagahara | October 30, 2020[58] | [59] |
6 | "Violet: Daydreaming, You Occupy My Thoughts" Transliteration: "Sumire" (Japanese: スミレ) | Hajime Ootani | Hajime Ootani | November 6, 2020[60] | [61] |
7 | "Freesia: Innocence" Transliteration: "Furījia" (Japanese: フリージア) | Shuuji Miyazaki | Takeshi Ninomiya Shouji Saeki | November 20, 2020[62] | [63] |
8 | "Camellia: You're Flame in My Heart" Transliteration: "Tsubaki" (Japanese: ツバキ) | Yukihiro Miyamoto | Kousuke Murayama | November 27, 2020[64] | [65] |
9 | "Cosmos: The Joys that Love Life can Bring" Transliteration: "Kosumosu" (Japanese: コスモス) | Kenjirou Okada[f] | Shuuji Miyazaki Kenjirou Okada | December 4, 2020[66] | [67] |
10 | "Anemone: Believe in You and Wait" Transliteration: "Anemone" (Japanese: アネモネ) | Yuuji Tokuno | Yuuji Tokuno | December 11, 2020[68] | [69] |
11 | "Lily: Purity" Transliteration: "Yuri" (Japanese: ユリ) | Hajime Ootani[g] | Hajime Ootani | December 18, 2020[70] | [71] |
12 | "Bouquet: Flower Language" Transliteration: "Būke" (Japanese: ブーケ) | Keita Nagahara Shouji Saeki[h] | Shouji Saeki | December 25, 2020[72] | [73] |
No. | Title [74] | Directed by [i] | Storyboarded by [i] | Original release date [75] |
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1 | "Strawberry" Transliteration: "Ichigo" (Japanese: いちご) | Kouji Matsumura | Shouji Saeki | July 20, 2021 |
2 | "Orange" Transliteration: "Orenji" (Japanese: おれんじ) | Kouji Matsumura | Kouji Matsumura | August 3, 2021 |
3 | "Cherry" Transliteration: "Sakuranbo" (Japanese: さくらんぼ) | Kouji Matsumura | Kouji Matsumura | August 17, 2021 |
4 | "Melon" Transliteration: "Meron" (Japanese: めろん) | Yukihiro Miyamoto | Yukihiro Miyamoto | August 31, 2021 |
5 | "Mango" Transliteration: "Mangō" (Japanese: まんごー) | Kouji Matsumura | Kouji Matsumura | September 14, 2021 |
6 | "Grape" Transliteration: "Budō" (Japanese: ぶどう) | Kouji Matsumura | Kouji Matsumura | September 28, 2021 |
7 | "Peach" Transliteration: "Momo" (Japanese: もも) | Kouji Matsumura | Kouji Matsumura | October 12, 2021 |
8 | "Pineapple" Transliteration: "Painappuru" (Japanese: ぱいなっぷる) | Kouji Matsumura | Kouji Matsumura | October 26, 2021 |
9 | "Apricot" Transliteration: "Anzu" (Japanese: あんず) | Kouji Matsumura | Kouji Matsumura | November 9, 2021 |
10 | "Yuzu" (Japanese: ゆず) | Kouji Matsumura | Kouji Matsumura | November 23, 2021 |
11 | "Kiwi" Transliteration: "Kiui" (Japanese: きうい) | Kouji Matsumura | Kouji Matsumura | December 7, 2021 |
12 | "Watermelon" Transliteration: "Suika" (Japanese: すいか) | Kouji Matsumura | Kouji Matsumura | December 21, 2021 |
13 | "Mikan" (Japanese: みかん) | Kouji Matsumura | Kouji Matsumura | January 4, 2022 |
A light novel adaptation, titled Assault Lily ~Hitotsuyanagi-tai, Shutsugeki Shimasu!~ (アサルトリリィ~一柳隊、出撃します!~), was published by Micro Magazine under their imprint GC Novels. It written by Kasama Hiroyuki and illustrated by Yaegashi Nan and Mieko Hosoi.[76]
A second light novel, titled Assault Lily Arms (アサルトリリィ アームズ), was published by Azone International in July 2017.[76]
No. | Japanese release date | Japanese ISBN |
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1 | June 20, 2015[77] | 978-4-89-637513-8 |
No. | Japanese release date | Japanese ISBN |
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1 | July 2017[78] | — |
A manga adaptation by Kousuke Tsukinami, titled Assault Lily League of Gardens -full bloom- (アサルトリリィ League of Gardens -full bloom-), began serialization in Bushiroad's Monthly Bushiroad magazine on July 8, 2020.[79]
A spin-off manga illustrated by Minori Chigusa, titled Assault Lily Last Bullet: Secret Garden Sweet Memoria, began serialization on the Manga Ōkoku website on June 30, 2022.[80]
No. | Japanese release date | Japanese ISBN |
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1 | January 8, 2021[81] | 978-4-04-899474-3 |
2 | July 27, 2021[82] | 978-4-04-899487-3 |
3 | January 20, 2022[83] | 978-4-04-899506-1 |
A stage play, titled Assault Lily: League of Gardens, ran at the Shinjuku Face venue in Tokyo from January 9 to January 15, 2020.[5] A second stage play, titled Assault Lily: The Fateful Gift, ran at the Tokyo Tatemono Brillia Hall from September 3 to September 13, 2020.[84] A third stage play, titled Assault Lily: Lost Memories, ran at the Sunshine Theatre in Tokyo from January 20 to January 30, 2022.[85]
An RPG of the series titled Assault Lily: Last Bullet was released on January 20, 2021 for the Android and iOS platforms.[86]
In a review on Erica Friedman's Okazu, Kristin called its "yuri undertones" a trap for yuri fans, saying she "highly [doubts] it will be worth it unless you're really into the skin and bouncing boobs of teenage girls."[87] James Beckett of Anime News Network called Kaede's confession of love to Riri a good sign for those fans tired of having lesbian characters "doomed to the Wasteland of Subtext."[88]