Assault Lily (アサルトリリィ) 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 teenaged 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), aired from October to December 2020. A spin-off mini anime, titled Assault Lily Fruits, aired from July 2021 to January 2022.
Plot
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.
Characters
Yurigaoka Girls Academy
Team Hitotsuyanagi
- Riri Hitotsuyanagi (一柳 梨璃)
- A normal girl who aimed to become a Lily after Yuyu saved her from a Huge attack two years ago and came to Yurigaoka Academy to find her.
- Yuyu Shirai (白井 夢結)
- A well respected sophomore at Yurigaoka Academy. She always fights alone. She is greatly affected by the death of her partner Misuzu, who died prior to the events of the anime.
- Kaede Johan Nouvel (楓・J・ヌーベル)
- A first year student and a daughter of the chairman of the top Charm manufacturer company Grand Guinol. She is hailed from a mixed Franco-Japanese family.
- Fumi Futagawa (二川 二水)
- A brilliant student and an otaku, she is obsessed with anything related to Lily.
- Tazusa Andō (安藤 鶴紗)
Production and release
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.[35][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,
Other media
Light novels
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.[77]
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.[77]
Volumes
Assault Lily ~Hitotsuyanagi-tai, Shutsugeki Shimasu!~
Assault Lily Arms
Assault Lily ~Hitotsuyanagi-tai, Shutsugeki Shimasu!~
Stage plays
A stage play, titled Assault Lily: League of Gardens, ran at the Shinjuku Face venue in Tokyo from January 9 to January 15, 2020.[35] A second stage play, titled Assault Lily: The Fateful Gift, ran at the Tokyo Tatemono Brillia Hall from September 3 to September 13, 2020.[88] A third stage play, titled Assault Lily: Lost Memories, ran at the Sunshine Theatre in Tokyo from January 20 to January 30, 2022.[89]
Mobile game
Assault Lily: Last Bullet, a role-playing video game developed by Pokelabo and published by Bushiroad, was released on January 20, 2021, for Android and iOS.[90]
Reception
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."[91] 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."[92]
External links
References
- Mikikazu Komatsu. Girls are Ready for Battle with Their Weapons in TV Anime Assault Lily Bouquet Key Visual Crunchyroll, July 9, 2020, retrieved October 16, 2020^
- Green, Scott. SHAFT's Zaregoto: Kubikiri Cycle OVA Previewed Crunchyroll, August 27, 2016, retrieved April 30, 2020^
- AZONE INTERNATIONAL::キャラクタードール::作品タイトル別TOP