Gakusen Toshi Asterisk

 Time to scrape off another series of the list that Noshi saw, yet I didn't.

 

And that is Gakusen Toshi Asterisk, or The Asterisk War, a fantasy series with a bit of ecchi-ness to it apparantly.  (Spoiler: it has not past like episode 1, and only a single coming out of the shower scene).

 

Ayato Amagiri is a young male Genestella who is in Seidoukan Academy, who accidentally gets in a duel with fellow student Julis-Alexia Von Riessfeld.  The student council president Claudia Enfield intervenes, as he is fully enrolled into the Academy.  he blends in, starting to form a friendship with Julis, as he gets control of the Ser Veresta weapon during a test duel.  

 

Soon he discovers there are fierce rivalries running amongst the schools, as Seidoukan students are targetted for random attacks by Le Wolfe students.  This is done to injure as many as possible before the Phoenix Vesta tournament takes place, as such to increase their own chances to win.  Claudia strikes a partnership with Arlequint for research and development, as Ayato, who holds back, is defeated in a duel by Seidoukan's top student Kirin.

 

During a training session, a dragon and shapeshifting lizards intervene, but Ayato overcomes them, and Kirin who tells him her story decides to ally up with him instead of her uncle.  Saya and Kirin form a team to enter the Phoenix Vesta, as Ayato will join Julis.  Le Wolfe's student Irene Urzaiz, freshly out of prison, is given orders to defeat Ayato in the Phoenix Vesta, which also features a team of battle robots.

 

It turns out Irene is a vampire of sorts, needing to suck the blood from her sister Priscilla who has regenerative powers.  This in turn power her weapon, the Gravi-Sheath.  As they strike up a friendship, Ayato and Julis learn that Irene is indebted to the Le Wolfe leader and that is why she fights.  As they face off, they defeat Irene in the arena but the limit on Ayato's power is revealed as a result.

 

And so the first season ends in the middle of the tournament, and that means I'll swiftly catch the second one as well.  It's not an amazing series, but it has this enjoyment factor that just wants you to see it through, and that is after all what it is all about, isn't it?