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series produced by

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in collaboration with Japanese

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. The series was released on

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in four parts on February 1, 2011, with the English-subtitled version appearing six days later. An anime television series aired in Japan between April and June 2015.

Story

One day, a girl named Subaru comes across a group of magical girls, among which is her childhood friend Aoi, and becomes one herself. Their duty is to search for fragments of a spaceship belonging to an alien known as a Pleiadian. However, a mysterious boy is seeking the fragments for his own use.

Characters

; : :Subaru is the clumsy main protagonist. ; : :Subaru's friend, who is often worried about her attitude. ; : :A kind girl. ; : :A frank girl whose father is a pianist. ; : :A girl who is often seen wearing a black witch's outfit even outside of magical form. She has a generally monotone personality which changes when translating for the Pleiadian. ; : :A small green alien who is searching for the scattered fragment of his spaceship engine. ; : :A boy who resides in a mysterious greenhouse, who is also stealing the fragments of the star.

Media

Original net animation

The four-part

series was created by

in collaboration with car manufacturer

. The series was released on

on February 1, 2011, with an English subtitled version released on February 7, 2011.

Episode list

Television series

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television adaptation, also by Gainax, aired in Japan between April 9, 2015, and June 24, 2015, and was simulcast by

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. The opening theme is "Stella-rium" by

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while the ending theme is by fragments (

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, and

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Episode list

Notes

References

External links

* (official site) * * * {{Shouji Saeki 2011 anime films 2011 anime ONAs Gainax Japanese animated films Magical girl anime and manga Sentai Filmworks Subaru