is a Japanese

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video game created by NHN PlayArt and

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. It was released for

iOS Ios, Io or Nio (, ; ; locally Nios, Νιός) is a Greek island in the Cyclades group in the Aegean Sea. Ios is a hilly island with cliffs down to the sea on most sides. It is situated halfway between Naxos and Santorini. It is about long an ...

Android Android most commonly refers to: *Android (robot), a humanoid robot or synthetic organism designed to imitate a human * Android (operating system), a mobile operating system primarily developed by Google * Android TV, a operating system developed ...

, and

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devices in December 2016 in Japan and in November 2019 in China. A 10-episode

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(ONA) adaptation was streamed on

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from August 2018 to September 2019. An

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television series adaptation by

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, titled ''#Compass 2.0: Combat Providence Analysis System,'' aired from April to June 2025.

Characters

; : : A death god who was once an

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. ; : :The head of the Mystic Mirage Messengers (MMM) secret society, who is on the run from public security. ; : :A healer wielding a blue battle standard, based on the historical figure of the same name. ;Voidoll/Bugdoll : :The robot managing the Compass battle arena, who observes how humans fight. Sakura Tange voices her irregular counterpart, Bugdoll, which serves as her evil counterpart. ; : ; : ; : :The main character of a

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franchise called ''Magical Girl Ririka Ruruka'', which is a pun on the ''

Puella Magi Madoka Magica , also known simply as ''Madoka Magica'', is a Japanese anime television series created by Magica Quartet, and animated by Shaft. The story follows a group of middle school girls, led by protagonist Madoka Kaname, who make supernat ...

'' series. ; : ; : ; : ; : ; : ; : ; : ; : ; : ; : ; : ; : ; : ; : ; : ; : ; : ; : ; : ; : ; : ; :

Other media

Anime

A 10-episode

(ONA) adaptation produced by Echoes and

TMS Entertainment , formerly known as the is a Japanese animation studio owned by Sega Corporation. TMS is one of the oldest and most renowned animation studios in Japan, known for its numerous anime franchises such as '' Detective Conan'', '' Lupin the Third ...

was streamed on

from August 10, 2018 to September 13, 2019. An

television series adaptation titled ''#Compass 2.0: Combat Providence Analysis System'', produced by

and directed by

Hitoshi Nanba , also known by his pseudonym Namimi Sanjo, is a Japanese anime director. Nanba started working in the anime industry in 1982 and directed his first full series in 1989. Since then, some of the series he has directed include ''Heroman'', '' Gosick ...

, aired from April 8 to June 24, 2025, on

TV Tokyo JOTX-DTV (channel 7), branded as is a Japanese television station that serves as the flagship of the TX Network.Nana Mizuki , better known by the stage name , is a Japanese voice actress, singer, and narrator. She is represented by the agency StarCrew. Mizuki was trained as an enka singer, releasing one single under her birth name in 1993 and made her debut as a voic ...

, while the ending theme song is , performed by

Yuma Uchida is a Japanese voice actor and singer who works for Intention. He is best known for his roles as Kaoru Sakuraba in '' The Idolmaster SideM'', Jun Sazanami in '' Ensemble Stars!!'', Yuuma Kousaka in '' Gundam Build Fighters Try'', Nagisa Kiryū ...

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streamed the series.

Episodes

Print

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adaptation based on "Alkali Rettōsei", written by Kinosaki and illustrated by Mahiro Satou, began serialization in

Media Factory , formerly known as , was a Japanese publisher and brand company of Kadokawa Future Publishing. History The company was founded on December 1, 1986, and was a subsidiary of Recruit (Japanese company), Recruit Co., Ltd., based in Shibuya, Tokyo. ...

's ''

Monthly Comic Gene is a monthly Japanese manga magazine published by Media Factory since June 15, 2011. It is marketed as a ''shōnen''-styled manga magazine for female readers. It was originally to be published in April 2011, but was delayed by two months as a r ...

'' magazine on August 12, 2023. A single volume has been released as of March 2024. A spin-off

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also based on "Alkali Rettōsei", written by Kinosaki and illustrated by Kurowa, was published under Media Factory's

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light novel imprint on August 25, 2023.

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