- Source: Wish Upon the Pleiades
Wish Upon the Pleiades (Japanese: 放課後のプレアデス, Hepburn: Hōkago no Pureadesu, lit. "After-School Pleiades") is an original net animation series produced by Gainax in collaboration with Japanese automaker Subaru. The series was released on YouTube 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 (すばる)
Voiced by: Natsumi Takamori
Subaru is the clumsy main protagonist.
Aoi (あおい)
Voiced by: Ayuru Ōhashi
Subaru's friend, who is often worried about her attitude.
Itsuki (いつき)
Voiced by: Kanako Tateno
A kind girl.
Hikaru (ひかる)
Voiced by: Yui Makino
A frank girl whose father is a pianist.
Nanako (ななこ)
Voiced by: Saki Fujita
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.
The Pleiadian (プレアデス星人, Pureadesuseijin)
Voiced by: Saki Fujita
A small green alien who is searching for the scattered fragment of his spaceship engine.
Minato (みなと)
Voiced by: Houko Kuwashima
A boy who resides in a mysterious greenhouse, who is also stealing the fragments of the star.
Media
= Original net animation
=The four-part original net animation series was created by Gainax in collaboration with car manufacturer Subaru. The series was released on YouTube on February 1, 2011, with an English subtitled version released on February 7, 2011.
Episode list
= Television series
=An anime television adaptation, also by Gainax, aired in Japan between April 9, 2015, and June 24, 2015, and was simulcast by Crunchyroll. The opening theme is "Stella-rium" by Kano while the ending theme is "Koko kara, Kanata kara" (ここから、かなたから, From Here, From Far Away) by fragments (Natsumi Takamori, Ayuru Ōhashi, Kanako Tateno, Yui Makino, and Saki Fujita).
Episode list
Notes
References
External links
SUBARU x GAINAX Animation Project 放課後のプレアデス (official site) (in Japanese)
Official channel on YouTube
Wish Upon the Pleiades (OVA) (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
Wish Upon the Pleiades (TV) (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
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