''WIXOSS'' is a Japanese multimedia franchise produced as a collaboration between

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, and Warner Entertainment Japan. The franchise revolves around the eponymous

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and follows girls known as Selectors who battle against each other in order to have their wishes granted. The trading card game by Takara Tomy launched in Japan in April 2014 and will begin release in English by Tomy International in November 2021. An

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television series by J.C.Staff, titled ''selector infected WIXOSS'', aired in Japan between April and June 2014, with a second season, ''selector spread WIXOSS'', airing between October and December 2014. A compilation film, titled ''selector destructed WIXOSS'', was released on February 13, 2016. A sequel anime television series, titled ''Lostorage incited WIXOSS'', aired from October to December 2016, with its second season, ''Lostorage conflated WIXOSS'', airing from April to June 2018. Another anime television series, titled ''WIXOSS Diva(A)Live'', aired from January to March 2021. Several

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spin-offs, a novelisation, and a smartphone app have also been produced.

Premise

WIXOSS is a trading card game in which players battle against each other with fighters known as , using cards to support them. Certain LRIGs are able to communicate with their owners, and the girls chosen to wield them are known as . Selectors are given the chance to have any wish granted by winning battles against other Selectors, but should they lose three times, their wish will be reversed into a curse instead. The main ''selector'' anime series follows a girl named Ruko Kominato, who becomes a Selector after receiving an LRIG that she names Tama. As she and various other Selectors battle it out for the sake of their wish, Ruko finds herself drawn into the dark, sinister world of WIXOSS, discovering that, win or lose, there is always a price to pay. In the ''Lostorage'', set following the events of ''selector'', Suzuko Homura, a girl who had just returned to her hometown, finds herself drawn into new kind of Selector battle alongside her LRIG Riru. In these battles, which now include male Selectors, players must wager coins representing their memories, and should they lose them all, they will lose all of their memories and effectively disappear. In ''WIXOSS Diva(A)Live'', which is set in a different universe from the previous two series, WIXOSS battles take place in a virtual world, in which players become Divas and battle in teams of three against other Divas. Hirana Asu forms the team No Limit alongside Rei Sakigake and Akino Onko and aspires to rise to the ranks of Top Diva.

Media

Anime

''selector infected WIXOSS'', produced by

, is directed by Takuya Satō and written by

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, with character designs by Kyuta Sakai and music by

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. The first season aired on

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between April 3 and June 19, 2014, and was simulcast by

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in North America and

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in other territories outside Japan. The opening theme is "killy killy JOKER" by

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and the ending theme is by Cyua. A second season, title ''selector spread WIXOSS'' aired between in October 4 and December 20, 2014. The opening theme is "world's end, girl's rondo" by Wakeshima, whilst the ending theme is by Cyua. An animated film, ''selector destructed WIXOSS'', was released in Japanese theaters by

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on February 13, 2016. A new anime project featuring new characters, titled ''Lostorage incited WIXOSS'', aired from October 7 to December 23, 2016, and was simulcast by Crunchyroll.

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is directing the new anime, with Michihiro Tsuchiya writing the scripts, Takamitsu Satou designing the characters, Maiko Iuchi composing the music, and J.C.Staff returning to produce the animation. The opening theme is "Lostorage" by

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while the ending theme is "undeletable" by Cyua. Another season, ''Lostorage conflated WIXOSS'' aired from April 6 to June 22, 2018. The first episode was released as an

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bundled with the SP-32 Selector Collection trading card set on December 14, 2017. The opening theme is "Unlock" by Iguchi while the ending theme is "I" by Cyua. A new television series was announced on March 26, 2020, which was originally set to premiere in 2020. Titled ''WIXOSS Diva(A)Live'', it aired from January 9 to March 27, 2021. Masato Matsune is directing the new anime, with Gō Tamai writing the scripts, Ui Shigure designing the characters, Maiko Iuchi composing the music, and J.C.Staff returning to produce the animation.

licensed the series.

Manga

Four

spin-off series, written by Okada, are being produced. ''selector infected WIXOSS -peeping analyze-'', illustrated by Manatsu Suzuki, was serialized in

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's ''

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'' magazine between July 19, 2014, and May 19, 2015. , illustrated by Nini, began serialization in ''Ultra Jump'' from August 2014. ''selector infected WIXOSS -Re/Verse-'', illustrated by Meki Meki, was serialized in

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's ''

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'' magazine between August 25, 2014 and October 24, 2015. ''selector stirred WIXOSS'', illustrated by Monaco Sena, began publication in

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's ''WIXOSS Magazine'' from April 25, 2015.

Trading Card Game

A card game titled "WIXOSS" by

has started on April 26, 2014. On July 13, 2021, Tomy International announced that an English version of the game would begin release from November 2021, beginning with the Interlude Diva set based on the ''WIXOSS Diva(A)Live'' anime series. Interlude Diva set Released November 6, 2021. Diva Debut Decks and Glowing Diva set released December 17, 2021. Changing Diva set WxDi P02 releases March 18, 2022.

Other media

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written by Madoka Madoka and illustrated by Meiji, titled ''WIXOSS: Twin Wing'', was released in Japan on September 30, 2015. A smartphone game, ''selector battle with WIXOSS'', was released in Japan for Android and

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on March 31, 2015, and June 8, 2015, respectively.

Notes

References

External links

Anime official website

Lostorage incited WIXOSS anime official website

WIXOSS Diva(A)Live anime official website

Trading card game official website
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