is an

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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. It was the final anime series to be produced by Gainax before their closure on June 7, 2024.

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 Kano while the ending theme is by fragments (

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, Kanako Tateno,

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, and

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Episode list

Notes

References

External links

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