The Asterisk War

The Asterisk War is a 2015 action fantasy anime, and this first season has 12 episodes. It was made by A-1 Pictures and is based on the light novel series by Yu Miyazaki. It is set in the future, after a huge meteor event changed the world. The show has some fan service.

After the meteor event, a new kind of human was born. They are called Genestella, and they have special powers and great strength. Many of them study in Rikka, also known as Asterisk, a city built on a lake. Rikka has six schools. Their students fight each other in big tournaments called the Festa. The whole world watches the Festa like a sport.

Ayato Amagiri is a new student at Seidoku Academy. On his first day, he sees a handkerchief blow away and climbs up to return it. By accident, he sees its owner, Julis-Alexia von Riessfeld, while she is getting changed. Julis is a proud princess from a European country, and she can control fire. She is furious and challenges Ayato to a duel.

Ayato is calm and does not want to fight, but he is much stronger than he looks. Soon, he meets other students, such as his childhood friend Saya and the quiet genius Kirin. Ayato also has his own reason for coming to Asterisk. He wants to find out what happened to his missing older sister.

The show follows Ayato and Julis as they train, become partners and prepare for the Festa.