Magical girls in jetpacks saving the world with friendship power? Peak anime nonsense.
Season 1 • Episode 12
LatestAs the crow starts rampaging with her new power, Kenjirou deduces that Rei is still alive within the center of the Alone she has become. With the crow taking off to head towards the Manifestation Engine, Akane finds Rei's key, which she believes may hold the key to their victory.
On an artificial island, Akane Isshiki, an innocent 14-year-old girl, lives a simple but happy life with her level-headed little sister Momo and their genius inventor grandfather. On clear days just over the water, everyone on the island can see the revolutionary invention that solved all the world's energy problems, the Manifestation Engine. Thanks to the Manifestation Engine, the peaceful days that everyone had dreamed of had arrived. But suddenly, a mysterious enemy called the "Alone" appear out of nowhere aiming to attack the Manifestation Engine, jeopardizing their quiet way of life. Equipped with incredibly powerful Palette Suits designed by her grandfather, Akane and her friends must rise up together in this desperate situation. Their friendship is the only hope to save the world.
Visual Effects
Transformation sequences that eat most of the budget gloriously
Cinematography
Vivid color palette lives up to the title, all tropical sunsets
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of A-1 Pictures' 2013 magical girl boom alongside Nanana and WIXOSS, reflecting post-Madoka anxiety about hope vs. despair in the genre.
Director Kazuhiro Takamura previously worked on Strike Witches; the 'butt shot in flight gear' DNA is extremely present here too.
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