| The Asterisk War | |
 Cover of the first light novel featuring Julis | |
| 学戦都市アスタリスク (Gakusen Toshi Asutarisuku) | |
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| Genre | Action,[1] harem[2][3] |
| Light novel | |
| Written by | Yū Miyazaki |
| Illustrated by | Okiura |
| Published by | Media Factory |
| English publisher | |
| Imprint | MF Bunko J |
| Demographic | Male |
| Original run | September 25, 2012 – June 24, 2022 |
| Volumes | 17 + 3 side stories |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Yū Miyazaki |
| Illustrated by | Ningen |
| Published by | Media Factory |
| English publisher | |
| Magazine | Monthly Comic Alive |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Original run | May 27, 2013 – August 27, 2016 |
| Volumes | 5 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Manabu Ono Kenji Seto |
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| Music by | Rasmus Faber |
| Studio | A-1 Pictures |
| Licensed by | |
| Original network | Animax, Tokyo MX, GTV, GYT, BS11, ABC, CBC |
| Original run | October 3, 2015 – June 18, 2016 |
| Episodes | 24 |
The Asterisk War: The Academy City on the Water (Japanese: 学戦都市アスタリスク, Hepburn: Gakusen Toshi Asutarisuku, lit. "Academy Battle City Asterisk") is a Japanese light novel series written by Yū Miyazaki, and illustrated by Okiura. Media Factory has published the series in seventeen volumes from September 25, 2012, to June 24, 2022, under their MF Bunko J imprint. Three spin-off volumes, Wings of Queenvale, were also released. The series was later serialized from January 2013 in Media Factory's seinen manga magazine Monthly Comic Alive where it was adapted into a manga. The artwork for the manga was done by Ningen, and three volumes have been collected into tankōbon. Eventually, an anime television series adaptation by A-1 Pictures was made which began airing on October 3, 2015. The anime aired for two seasons at twelve episodes each from October 3, 2015, to June 18, 2016.[4][5] Other media adaptations include a video game called The Asterisk War: Houka Kenran which was released in Japan on January 28, 2016.
The anime has been licensed by Aniplex of America in North America, Madman Entertainment in Australasia and MVM Films in the United Kingdom. The light novels and manga were licensed and localized by Yen Press from August 2016.[6]
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- ^ Silverman, Rebecca (October 17, 2016). "Asterisk War: The Academy City on the Water [Limited Edition] Blu-Ray 1". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on June 15, 2020. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
- ^ Silverman, Rebecca (September 5, 2016). "The Asterisk War Novel 1 - Encounter with a Fiery Princess". Anime News Network.
- ^ "The Asterisk War: The Academy City of the Water Light Novels Get Anime Adaptation". Anime News Network. April 3, 2015. Archived from the original on April 7, 2015. Retrieved April 4, 2015.
- ^ "The Asterisk War 2nd season promo video previews opening theme". Anime News Network. March 10, 2016. Archived from the original on April 6, 2016. Retrieved April 2, 2016.
- ^ Ressler, Karen (2 December 2015). "Yen Press Licenses Asterisk War, Re:Zero Manga, Light Novels". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on 5 December 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2018.