Smile of the Arsnotoria
Japanese mobile game and its franchise
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Smile of the Arsnotoria (Japanese: 咲う アルスノトリア, Hepburn: Warau Arusunotoria) is a Japanese mobile game created by Nitroplus. Developed by NextNinja and published by Good Smile Company, the game was released on iOS and Android in March 2021. A manga adaptation by Masaki Hattori was serialized in Fujimi Shobo's shōnen manga magazine Monthly Dragon Age from June 2022 to May 2023, with its chapters collected into two tankōbon volumes. An anime television series adaptation produced by Liden Films aired from July to September 2022.
| Smile of the Arsnotoria | |
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| 咲う アルスノトリア (Warau Arusunotoria) | |
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| Created by | Nitroplus |
| Video game | |
| Developer | NextNinja |
| Publisher | Good Smile Company |
| Music by | Hideyuki Ashizawa |
| Genre | Role-playing game |
| Platform | iOS, Android |
| Released | March 4, 2021 |
| Manga | |
| Warau Arsnotoria Sun—! | |
| Written by | Masaki Hattori |
| Published by | Fujimi Shobo |
| Magazine | Monthly Dragon Age |
| Original run | June 9, 2022 – May 9, 2023 |
| Volumes | 2 |
| Anime television series | |
| Smile of the Arsnotoria the Animation | |
| Directed by | Naoyuki Tatsuwa |
| Produced by |
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| Written by | Midori Gotō |
| Music by |
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| Studio | Liden Films |
| Licensed by | Crunchyroll |
| Original network | Tokyo MX, BS NTV |
| Original run | July 6, 2022 – September 21, 2022 |
| Episodes | 12 |
| Novel | |
| Warau Arsnotoria Sun—! Kotō no Extra Curriculum | |
| Written by | Takaaki Kaima |
| Illustrated by |
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| Published by | Enterbrain |
| Imprint | Famitsu Bunko |
| Published | July 29, 2022 |
Premise
The story revolves around some students who are in an ashram, where the students will interact with each other while all of them are being taught about magic and culture.
Characters
- Arsnotoria (アルスノトリア, Arusunotoria)
- Voiced by: Misaki Kuno[1] (Japanese); Jad Saxton[2] (English)
- Mell (メル, Meru)
- Voiced by: Miharu Hanai[1] (Japanese); Dani Chambers[2] (English)
- Little Alberta (小アルベール, Shō Arubēru)
- Voiced by: Miyu Tomita[1] (Japanese); Megan Shipman[3] (English)
- Picatrix (ピカトリクス, Pikatorikusu)
- Voiced by: Eri Yukimura[1] (Japanese); Bryn Apprill[2] (English)
- Abramelin (アブラメリン, Aburamerin)
- Voiced by: Eriko Matsui[1] (Japanese); Brianna Roberts[2] (English)
- Lidel (リデル, Rideru)
- Voiced by: Minori Chihara[4]
- Solō (ソロー, Sorō)
- Voiced by: Yukana[4]
- Hammit (ハミット, Hamitto)
- Voiced by: Marina Inoue[4]
- Perdera (ペルデラ, Perudera)
- Voiced by: Asuna Tomari[4]
- Voyniy (ヴォイニー, Voinī)
- Voiced by: Yumiri Hanamori[4] (Japanese); Sarah Wiedenheft[2] (English)
- Spirits (精霊, Seirei)
- Voiced by: Risae Matsuda, Satsumi Matsuda[4]
- Figuray (フィグレ, Figure)
- Voiced by: Reina Ueda[4]
Media
Game
The mobile game was unveiled by Nitroplus in September 2019. NextNinja handled the game's development and operation, with Good Smile Company serving as the publisher. Light novel illustrator Shin'ichirō Ōtsuka provided the main character designs, Hajime Ninomae wrote the scenario based on an original story by Nitroplus, and Hideyuki Ashizawa composed the music.[5][6] The game was originally set for a Q2 2020 release on iOS and Android, before being shifted to February 2021,[7] and then to March 4, 2021.[8] The game ended service on March 31, 2023.[9]
Manga
A manga adaptation by Masaki Hattori, titled Warau Arsnotoria Sun—! (咲う アルスノトリア すんっ！), was serialized in Fujimi Shobo's Monthly Dragon Age magazine from June 9, 2022,[10] to May 9, 2023.[11][12] Two tankōbon volumes were released on September 9, 2022,[13] and July 7, 2023.[14]
Anime
In May 2022, it was announced that the game will be adapted as an anime television series, titled Smile of the Arsnotoria the Animation. It is produced by Liden Films and directed by Naoyuki Tatsuwa, with Midori Gotō handling the scripts, Takahiro Kishida adapting Ōtsuka's character designs for animation, and Ryo Takahashi and Ken Itō composing the music. The series aired from July 6 to September 21, 2022, on Tokyo MX and BS NTV.[1][15] The opening theme song is "Hajimari e to Tsuzuku Basho" (はじまりへと続く場所) by Hanauta, a group composed of Misaki Kuno, Miharu Hanai, Miyu Tomita, Eri Yukimura and Eriko Matsui, while the ending theme song is "With You" by Band-Maid guitarist/vocalist Miku Kobato and her Cluppo solo project.[4] Crunchyroll streamed the series with Japanese audio and English subtitles, and also premiered an English dub starting on July 27, 2022.[16][2][17]
Episodes
| No. | Title [18][19] | Directed by [18] | Written by [18] | Storyboarded by [18] | Original release date [20] |
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| 1 | "Sniff, Sniff, Sniff" Transliteration: "Sun Sun Sūn" (Japanese: すんすんす—ん) | Yasutoshi Iwasaki | Midori Gotō | Naoyuki Tatsuwa | July 6, 2022 |
| 2 | "Hug!!!" Transliteration: "Gyā!!!" (Japanese: ぎゃ———————! ! !) | Susumu Yamamoto | Midori Gotō | Hiroyuki Hata | July 13, 2022 |
| 3 | "Sniff..." Transliteration: "Sūn......" (Japanese: す—ん......) | Michiru Itabisashi | Midori Gotō | Masayoshi Nishida | July 20, 2022 |
| 4 | "Ding Dong" Transliteration: "Rīn Gōn" (Japanese: リ———ンゴ——ン) | Shunji Yoshida | Midori Gotō | Yasunori Ide | July 27, 2022 |
| 5 | "Sn-..." Transliteration: "Sū......" (Japanese: す—......) | Nozomu Kamiya | Midori Gotō | Takashi Kawabata | August 3, 2022 |
| 6 | "Shh-" Transliteration: "Shī" (Japanese: し—) | Kazuya Fujishiro | Midori Gotō | Yoshiaki Iwasaki | August 10, 2022 |
| 7 | "Coo coo coo" Transliteration: "Nō Nō Nō" (Japanese: ノ～ノ～ノ～) | Shunji Yoshida | Midori Gotō | Katsumi Terahigashi | August 17, 2022 |
| 8 | "Wa------" Transliteration: "Wā" (Japanese: わ—————) | Daishi Katō | Midori Gotō | Tomoyuki Munehiro | August 24, 2022 |
| 9 | "Uh~ Uh~ Uo~~" Transliteration: "Ū Ū Wō" (Japanese: う～う～うぉ～～) | Kazuya Fujishiro | Midori Gotō | Ryūhei Aoyagi | August 31, 2022 |
| 10 | "SSSS-----" Transliteration: "Susususū" (Japanese: すすすす————) | Sakura Akise | Midori Gotō | Yasushi Muroya | September 7, 2022 |
| 11 | "On three" Transliteration: "Sēno" (Japanese: せーの) | Shunji Yoshida | Midori Gotō | Takashi Kawabata | September 14, 2022 |
| 12 | "Sniff!" Transliteration: "Sun!" (Japanese: すんっ！) | Daishi Katō | Midori Gotō | Ryūhei Aoyagi | September 21, 2022 |
Novel
A spin-off novel written by Takaaki Kaima and illustrated by Hinako Hino and Liden Films, titled Warau Arsnotoria Sun—! Kotō no Extra Curriculum (咲う アルスノトリア すんっ！ 孤島の魔法鉱物学実習), was published by Enterbrain under their Famitsu Bunko imprint on July 29, 2022. It is focused on the anime-original character Lidel.[21][22]