The creators of Armed Girl’s Machiavellism brings a new addition that awaits manga enthusiasts. The September issue of Kadokawa’s Shōnen Ace magazine revealed an exciting announcement. Karuna Kanzaki and Yūya Kurokami are teaming up to introduce their latest creation, “Yō, Aquarist” (also known as “What’s Up, Aquarist?”).
Debuting in the magazine’s upcoming release on August 26, there’s a lot to expect from this upcoming manga series. As a bonus, readers can look forward to a stunning color opening page and the manga’s captivating presence on the front cover.
The creative minds of Armed Girl’s Machiavellism bring us a new manga but what is Armed Girl’s Machiavellism? Debuted in 2014, this manga follows a not-so-very-normal school where the roles of patriarchy are reversed. Here, we have women ruling over the school, where the unfortunate men are oppressed.
The manga, and the subsequent anime adaptation, brought us epic showdowns, hilarious misadventures, and surprising friendships as our protagonist challenges the rivals, one formidable opponent at a time. Will Yō, Aquarist bring us the same hype and character development as Armed Girl’s Machiavellism did?
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Armed Girl’s Machiavellism- Everything To Know
Artist Karuna Kanzaki and writer Yuya Kurokami teamed up to launch the manga series in the 2014 issue of Kadokawa Shoten’s shōnen manga magazine, Monthly Shōnen Ace. The series concluded in the August 2022 issue. The first three chapters were later made available on the ComicWalker website. To date, the manga has 13 volumes.
As anticipated, Kadokawa announced in 2016, an anime adaptation for the series, set to be produced by Silver Link and Connect. The series is directed by Hideki Tachibana with Kento Shimoyama handling the series scripts.
Shoko Takimoto was in charge of the character design and Hiromi Mizutani from Team-MAX composed the music. The series aired from April 2017 to June 2017.
The Plot of the Series
Welcome to the Private Aichi Symbiosis Academy, a once-exclusive high school for high-class girls that took an unexpected turn when it became co-ed. Scared, the girls sought permission to carry weapons, which eventually led to the formation of the fearsome “Supreme Five Swords,” a vigilante-like group.
Enter our protagonist, Nomura Fudou, who finds himself at this academy following a massive brawl, which had him expelled from his previous school.
Supreme Five Swords don’t treat their men very nicely at the academy. It’s either expulsion or a peculiar correction method reserved for male students; forced to dress and act like girls. Nomura must learn to live and adjust to this new school. What will he do?
How was the Anime Adaptation?
What first seems like a unique premise quickly dissolves into a questionable plot. The school enforces rules that turn male students into females, supposedly to make the girls feel safe. The narrative centers on Nomura’s clashes with the “Supreme Five Swords,” who uphold these absurd rules. The story has no particular depth in any department and uses random plot devices to keep the story flowing.
The fan service is what made viewers stay but even that couldn’t keep them for long. The word “mediocre” perfectly describes the show. The characters are very generic, nothing we haven’t seen before, and there’s no new take on the development either. The satisfaction of seeing Nomura defeat his opponents is somewhat enjoyable, but the overall experience is filled with clichés.
With a 6.89 score on My Anime List, the anime adaptation fails to impress veterans and newcomers. The plot, characters, and dialogues fall short and don’t deliver anything close to a refreshing watch. We hope the upcoming “Yō, Aquarist” manga can take all these wrongs and turn them into rights.
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