is a Japanese mobile game developed by Pyramid and published by Colopl released in 2018. A console spin-off of the mobile game, titled ''Alice Gear Aegis CS: Concerto of Simulatrix'', by Mages was released for the

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, and

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in September 2022 in Japan, followed by a worldwide release in March 2023. The game received an

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in September 2021. An

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television spin-off, also by Nomad, aired from April to June 2023.

Media

Mobile game

The game was first announced on July 25, 2017; it was also announced to be developed by Pyramid and published by Colopl, with character designs from

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, mech designs from

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and Takayuki Yanase, and music written by Zuntata. The game released on January 22, 2018, on

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and Android. The game was released on PC on June 4, 2019.

Console game

''Alice Gear Aegis CS: Concerto of Simulatrix'', a

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, was released in Japan by Mages on September 8, 2022, for the

and

. Published by PQube, a worldwide launch on the same systems released on March 16, 2023, release.

Anime

In October 2020, it was announced that the game would be receiving an

(OVA) adaptation. The OVA, titled ''Alice Gear Aegis: Heart Pounding! Actress Packed Mermaid Grand Prix!'', was produced by

and directed by Hirokazu Hanai, with Rikiya Okano designing the characters, Masahiro Okubo writing the scripts, and Zuntata composing the music. It was released on September 15, 2021.

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began streaming the OVA on Hidive on March 29, 2023. In January 2022, an

television series adaptation of the game was announced. Nomad, Hirokazu Hanai, and Rikiya Okano all reprised their roles from the OVA as producer, director, and character designer respectively. However, Kenji Sugihara replaced Okubo as script writer. The series, titled ''Alice Gear Aegis Expansion'', aired from April 4 to June 20, 2023, on

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and other networks. The opening theme song is "Dash and Go!" by Aina Suzuki, while the ending theme song is "Just a little bit" by Marina Horiuchi.

licensed the series in North America, and streamed it on Hidive.

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licensed the series in Asia-Pacific and Oceania (except Australia and New Zealand), and streamed on the Ani-One Asia/Thailand YouTube channels; as well as

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in Southeast Asia; Catchplay+ in Indonesia, Singapore and Taiwan and MeWATCH in Singapore.

Reception

The ''Alice Gear Aegis Expansion'' anime adaptation received mixed reviews. Alex Henderson of ''Anime Feminist'' reviewed the first episode, stating the world of fighting aliens in space seems "unrelated to the cutesy character storyline" which comprises the premiere, and called it "very silly" because the lore and tone, in Henderson's view, are "so at odds" with one another, with a refusal to engage with the sci-fi premise.

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External links

* * {{Nomad 2018 video games 2021 anime OVAs 2022 video games 2023 anime television series debuts Android (operating system) games Anime television series based on video games Colopl games IOS games Mages (company) games Mecha anime and manga Medialink Nintendo Switch games Nomad (animation studio) OVAs based on video games PlayStation 4 games PlayStation 5 games PQube games Sentai Filmworks Video games about mecha Video games developed in Japan