Lagrange: The Flower of Rin-ne | |
輪廻のラグランジェ (Rinne no Raguranje) | |
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Genre | Adventure, Mecha, Science fantasy[1] |
Created by | Production I.G |
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Rinne no Lagrange: Akatoki no Memoria | |
Written by | Shotaro Suga |
Illustrated by | Kimitake Yoshioka |
Published by | Square Enix |
Magazine | Young Gangan |
Demographic | Seinen |
Original run | September 2, 2011 – February 25, 2013 |
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Studio | Xebec |
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Original network | Tokyo MX, Yomiuri TV |
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Original run | January 8, 2012 – September 23, 2012 |
Episodes | 24 |
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Lagrange: The Flower of Rin-ne - Kamogawa Days | |
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Studio | Xebec |
Released | August 23, 2012 |
Runtime | 43 minutes |
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Rinne no Lagrange: Kamogawa Dream Match | |
Developer | Namco Bandai Games |
Publisher | Namco Bandai Games |
Platform | PlayStation 3 |
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Lagrange: The Flower of Rin-ne (Japanese: 輪廻のラグランジェ, Hepburn: Rinne no Raguranje) is a Japanese anime television series produced by Xebec and Production I.G and directed by Tatsuo Sato and Toshimasa Suzuki, written by Shotaro Suga, original character design by Haruyuki Morisawa and music by Saeko Suzuki & TOMISIRO. Set in Kamogawa, the series revolves around Madoka Kyouno, Fin E Ld Si Laffinty (Lan) and Muginami, who all come from different worlds and attend the Kamogawa Girls' High School. While they form the Jersey Club to fulfill tasks for other school clubs, they are also destined to pilot strange robotic aircraft known as Vox Units, supported by a military organization named Novumundus stationed at an offshore base called Pharos. Their ultimate mission is to cease the intergalactic war between neighboring planets called Le Garite and De Metrio, in an attempt to restore the friendship between the planets' respective leaders named Dizelmine and Villagulio.
The first season aired in Japan between January 8, 2012 and March 24, 2012 while the second season started airing between July 8, 2012 and September 23, 2012 following a recap episode on July 1, 2012. Both seasons have been licensed by Viz Media in North America and Anime on Demand in the United Kingdom. A manga accompaniment began serialization in Enix's Young Gangan magazine and a light novel from Media Factory, both from September 2011.[2][3] A hybrid Blu-ray Disc containing an original video animation and a PlayStation 3 video game was released on August 23, 2012.
Madoka Kyouno is an extremely energetic girl who is always full of passion and enthusiasm. As the proud and only member of the Kamogawa Girls' High School's Jersey Club, she is always ready to assist anyone who is in need of help.
However, her life takes an unexpected and surprising turn when a mysterious alien from the planet Le Garite named Lan arrives on Earth and asks her to operate a strange robotic aircraft-like vehicle (called a Vox Unit) which she encountered while drowning ten years ago. Motivated by her desire to protect the city of Kamogawa and its people, Madoka agrees to pilot the awakened Vox Unit to fight against dangerous aliens that have come to wreak havoc on Earth.
Main article: List of Lagrange: The Flower of Rin-ne episodes |
The first season of the anime by Production I.G and Xebec aired in Japan from January 8, 2012 to March 24, 2012. The first episode was pre-aired on January 1, 2012. A second season aired in Japan between July 8, 2012 and September 23, 2012 following a recap episode on July 1, 2012.[5] The anime was licensed in North America by Viz Media and in the United Kingdom by Anime on Demand.[6][7] An English dubbed version streamed on Viz Media's Neon Alley service for PlayStation 3 from January 2013.[8][9][10] The series is now streaming on RetroCrush after Viz's license expired.[11] For the first season, the respective opening and ending themes are "Try Unite!" and "Hello!", both performed by Megumi Nakajima. For the second season, the opening theme is "Marble" (マーブル, Māburu) by Nakajima whilst the ending themes are "Jersey Club Spirit!" (ジャージ部魂!, Jāji-bu Tamashī!) by Kaori Ishihara, Asami Seto and Ai Kayano and "Don't Forget Me." (忘れないよ。, Wasurenai yo.) by Nakajima. An original video animation titled Rinne no Lagrange: Kamogawa Days (輪廻のラグランジェ: 鴨川デイズ, Rinne no Reguranje: Kamogawa Deizu), was released on a Hybrid Blu-ray Disc alongside a game for PlayStation 3 on August 23, 2012,[12] following an advance screening in ten theaters on June 23, 2012.[13]
A manga accompaniment written by Shotaro Suga and illustrated by Kimitake Yoshioka, titled Lagrange: The Flower of Rin-ne ~Dawn of Memoria~ (輪廻のラグランジェ 〜暁月のメモリア〜, Rinne no Raguranje ~Akatsuki no Memoria~), began serialisation in Young Gangan magazine from September 2, 2011.
A PlayStation 3 video game developed by Bandai Namco Entertainment, titled Lagrange: The Flower of Rin-ne -Kamogawa Dream Match- (輪廻のラグランジェ -鴨川ドリームマッチ-, Rinne no Ragurenje -Kamogawa Dorīmu Macchi-), was released on the Kamogawa Days Hybrid Disc on August 23, 2012.[12]