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Animax Asia to Air SukaSuka, Armed Girl's Machiavellism, Magic of Stella Anime

Animax Asia began streaming a video last week, revealing that it will stream the SukaSuka, Armed Girl's Machiavellism, Magic of Stella, Anonymous Noise, Classroom of the Elite, and Hina Logic - from Luck & Logic anime series during the fall season.

SukaSuka (What do you do at the end of the world? Are you busy? Will you save us?) adapts adapts writer Akira Kareno and illustrator ue's Shūmatsu Nani Shitemasu ka? Isogashii Desu ka? Sukutte Moratte Ii Desu ka? light novel series. The 12-episode anime premiered on April 12.

The anime is set in a world where humans have long since died out in an apocalyptic war with god-like beings, with the aftermath of that war awakening "Beasts" that completed the desolation of the world. In desperation, the surviving demi-human races flee to floating islands to escape, occasionally venturing down to the surface in expeditions for lost magic and technology. In one of these expeditions, they find Willem, the last surviving human brave, frozen in time since the war. After awakening, Willem lives out an aimless life, until directed by a friend to a military desk job that entails the handling of "Leprechauns," individuals who wield long-forgotten weapons, born and bred to fight and give their lives to stave off any Beast incursion. Here, Willem meets Ctholly, the eldest of the Fairies, finding kinship in each other through a common life spent in violence.

Kareno personally handled series composition, and also penned the scripts alongside Mariko Mochizuki (Aquarion Logos), Shingo Nagai (New Game!), and Toshizo Nemoto (Macross Delta). Jun'ichi Wada (The Disappearance of Nagato Yuki-chan, Ragnastrike Angels) directed the series at C2C and Satelight. Tōru Imanishi (Ragnastrike Angels) designed the characters for animation based on ue's original character designs and also served as chief animation director.

Armed Girl's Machiavellism is based on Karuna Kanzaki and Yūya Kurokami's Busō Shōjo Machiavellism manga. The 12-episode anime premiered on April 5.

The "school rebellion battle action" story follows Fudō Nomura, who transfers to a school where girls carry weapons to rule mercilessly over the boys. Shortly after transferring he becomes a target of Rin Onigawara, a member of the Five Ruling Swords that commands the school. In order break free he must defeat the Five Ruling Swords.

Hideki Tachibana (BlazBlue Alter Memory, Dragon Crisis!, H2O ~Footprints in the Sand~) directed the anime at the studio Silver Link (Ange Vierge, Dusk maiden of Amnesia). Kento Shimoyama (Bleach, Naruto Spin-Off: Rock Lee & His Ninja Pals, Servant × Service) supervised the series scripts, and Shoko Takimoto (BONJOUR Sweet Love Patisserie, Chaos Dragon, Senran Kagura: Estival Versus - Festival Eve Full of Swimsuits) designed the characters. Team-Max's Hiromi Mizutani (Hell Girl, Non Non Biyori, Toriko) composed the music at Nippon Columbia.

Magic of Stella is based on cloba.U's Stella no Mahō manga. The 12-episode series premiered in October 2016.

The "high school girls x dōjin games" story follows Tamaki Honda, a first-year high school girl who joins a somewhat peculiar "SNS-Bu" circle that makes dōjin (self-published) games.

Shinya Kawatsura (Non Non Biyori, Tanaka-kun is Always Listless) directed the anime at studio SILVER LINK. Fumihiko Shimo (Myriad Colors Phantom World, Clannad) handled series composition and Hideki Furukawa (Invaders of the Rokujyōma!?, WATAMOTE) designed the characters.

cloba.U launched the four-panel manga in 2013, and Houbunsha published the manga's fifth compiled book volume last December. The manga runs in Houbunsha's Manga Time Kirara Max magazine.

Anonymous Noise is based on Ryoko Fukuyama's Fukumenkei Noise manga. The 12-episode anime premiered on April 11.

The manga centers on Nino Arisugawa, whose childhood friend Momo moved away when she was little. Later, she befriends Yuzu, a composer, but he also leaves her life. Both promised Nino that they will find her again through her singing, and so Nino has been practicing singing since then. When she gets into high school, she finds out that both Momo and Yuzu are in the same school.

Hideya Takahashi (Keijo!!!!!!!!, Fantasista Stella) directed the series at Brains Base (Natsume's Book of Friends, Durarara!!). Deko Akao (Snow White with the Red Hair, Noragami) was in charge of the series composition, and Mariko Itou designed the characters for animation and served as chief animation director. Sadesper Records (Narasaki / Watchman) was in charge of the music.

Classroom of the Elite is the television anime adaptation of author Syohgo Kinugasa and illustrator Shunsaku Tomose's Yōkoso Jitsuryoku Shijō Shugi no Kyōshitsu e (Welcome to the Classroom of the Supreme Ability Doctrine or "Yō Jitsu") light novel series. The anime premiered on July 12, and ended on Wednesday.

The light novel's story takes place at Kōdo Ikusei Senior High School, a leading prestigious school with state-of-the-art facilities where nearly 100% of students go on to university or find employment. The students there have the freedom to wear any hairstyle and bring any personal effects they desire. Kōdo Ikusei is a paradise-like school, but the truth is that only the most superior of students receive favorable treatment.

The protagonist Kiyotaka Ayanokōji is a student of D-class, which is where the school dumps its "inferior" students in order to ridicule them. For a certain reason, Kiyotaka was careless on his entrance examination, and was put in D-class. After meeting Suzune Horikita and Kikyō Kushida, two other students in his class, Kiyotaka's situation begins to change.

Seiji Kishi (Assassination Classroom, Persona 4: The Animation, Yuki Yuna Is a Hero) and Hiroyuki Hashimoto (Magical Girl Raising Project, both seasons of Is the order a rabbit?) directed the series at studio Lerche. Aoi Akashiro (Fuuka, KonoSuba – God's blessing on this wonderful world!!) handled the series composition, and Kazuaki Morita (Tsukigakirei, Danganronpa The Animation, Assassination Classroom) designed the characters.

Hina Logic - from Luck & Logic is based on Bushiroad's Luck & Logic card game. The anime premiered on June 24, and ended on September 23.

The anime centers on Liones Yelistratova, the naive princess of a small nation, who goes to Hokkaido to enter ALCA, an educational institution dedicated to teaching Logicalists who uphold world peace. Liones enters Class S, and encounters many unique classmates, including Logicalist Nina Alexandrovna.

Doga Kobo animated the series. Hiroaki Akagi (episode director for Shōwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjū, GJ Club) directed the series, and Yukie Sugawara (Sword Art Online, Sword Art Online II) handled the series composition. The anime featured original character designs by Yū Akinashi (Love, Election and Chocolate), Mari Shimazaki, Ariko, and Kana Kuramoto. Kyōko Nagata was credited with the original animation character plans, and Satomi Kurita (animation director for Haikyu!!, The Heroic Legend of Arslan) and Manabu Nii (Karneval) were the character designers. Ken Itō (Handa-kun) composed the show's music at Lantis. TRUE performed the show's opening theme song "Butterfly Effector," and main voice cast members Madoka Asahina, Hibiku Yamamura, and Natsumi Takamori performed the ending theme song "Baby Bird ~Gakuen Logic~."