This
Thursday, the official account of the web magazine Comic Ride, published by
Micro Magazine, announced that the light novel series "Gacha Girls
Corps" (original title: Gachi wo Mawashite Nakama wo Fuyasu: Saikyō no
Bishōjo Gundan wo Tsukuriagero) will soon have an anime adaptation.
The
original work, written by Chinkururi with illustrations by Yasutaka Isegawa,
presents a crazy story with a protagonist trapped in another world, who summons
ultra-rare girls in the style of a gacha video game.
One
Summon Changes Everything
The story
follows Heihachi, a fan of gacha mobile games with a disastrous financial
history. His life takes a turn when he obtains a mysterious item that
transports him to a fantasy world. Surrounded by monsters and not knowing what
to do, he turns to what he knows best: playing gacha!
To his
surprise, his summoned unit physically appears before him. Accustomed to seeing
cute girls on screen, he must now deal with their presence in the real world.
Thus begins his adventure to form a squad of ultra-rare (UR) girls, with
extraordinary abilities and unique personalities.
A path
from web portal to anime
The series
was launched in January 2016 on the Shōsetsuka ni Narō ("Let's Become
Novelists") portal. Months later, in November 2016, Micro Magazine began
its physical publication with nine volumes, concluding in 2020.
The manga
version, adapted by Syū Haruno, began serialization in 2018 in Comic Ride. This
Thursday, coinciding with the anime announcement, the 12th compiled book volume
of the manga was released in Japan.
Western
License and Growing Success
The
publisher Kaiten Books distributes the manga in English and describes the
series as: "UR-GUARANTEED to have the adventure of a lifetime!" The
comical style, engaging designs, and references to gamer culture have made
Gacha Girls Corps a hidden gem of the isekai genre, now ready to make the leap
to animation.
The
premiere date and the studio behind the adaptation have yet to be revealed, but
fans of absurd humor, random summons, and girls with disproportionate abilities
now have another series to add to their radar.
