About Masō Gakuen HxH[]
In September 2015, an anime adaptation of Hybrid × Heart Magias Academy Ataraxia was announced. In January 2016, Kuji announced via Twitter that the adaptation would be a TV series, which is scheduled to premiere in July 2016. The main cast and staff were officially announced in April 2016. The series is directed by Hiroyuki Furukawa, written by Yasunori Yamada, and produced by Production IMS,with character designs by Kana Miyai. Masakatsu Ohmuro of Dax Production serves as the sound director. The music of the series is produced by Victor Entertainment's Flying Dog label. Two pieces of theme music was be used: an opening theme and an ending theme. The opening theme is "miele paradiso" (lit. "Honey Paradise"), and the ending song is "Chi"; both are performed by Iori Nomizu.
The series premiered on 5 July 2016, and was broadcast on AT-X, Tokyo MX, TV Saitama, Chiba TV, tvk, KBS Kyoto, Sun TV, and BS11 then ended on 20 September 2016. Crunchyroll simulcast the series on their website. An original video animation series, titled Love Room, was bundled in the first and second volume of the home video release, containing an episode each. The first and second home video release volumes were released on 30 September 2016 and 28 October 2016, respectively. Funimation has licensed the series in North America.
Episode List[]
| #1 | "Strategic Defense Academia: Ataraxia" | 戦略防衛学園-ATARAXIA- Senryaku Bouei Gakuen: Ataraxia |
Aired: Jul 6, 2016 |
| In a future world where invaders from another dimension have driven humanity to live on floating islands in the sea, Hida Kizuna becomes a member of the elite Amaterasu squadron. In order to power up the mech suits of this all-girls combat team, he has to... do lewd things to them!? | |||
| #2 | "Heart Hybrid" | 接続改装-HEART HYBRID- Setsuzoku Kaisou: Heart Hybrid |
Aired: Jul 6, 2016 |
| Kizuna is declared the captain of the megafloat's defense squad: the Amaterasu. For his mission, he's sent to an uninhabited island to scan for needed resources. But what was supposed to be a safe mission turns dangerous when a miscalculation sends them right into a Magitech ambush. Kizuna's Eros gear is dangerously underpowered, and Yurishia is running desperately low on energy... | |||
| #3 | "Gentle Days: Memories" | 穏やかなる日々-MEMORIES- Odayaka Naru Hibi: Memories |
Aired: Jul 6, 2016 |
| Kizuna takes Yurishia on a date through megafloat Japan. They enjoy a day of sightseeing, from Tokyo to Kyoto. But then Reiri takes Kizuna aside and tells him a horrifying truth: that if the Hybrid Count of the girls reaches zero, the pilot will die. When Aine wants to push herself to the very limit, and a huge fleet ambushes Atraxia, how can he stop things from getting out of control? | |||
| #4 | "Climax Hybrid" | 絶頂改装-CLIMAX HYBRID- Zecchou Kaisou: Climax Hybrid |
Aired: Jul 6, 2016 |
| A huge enemy fleet is bombarding Atraxia, led by a battleship with a gigantic cannon. Amaterasu does their best to fight them off, but Aine's Hybrid Count is critically low. Kizuna is able to rescue her in the nick of time and take her back to Ataraxia, where he talks with her about her past. He finds out that Aine was also a test subject in Dr. Nayuta's experiments, and that she knows the key to unlocking her lost memories: a more advanced version of the Heart Hybrid called the Climax Hybrid. | |||
| #5 | "Beauty of the Land of Rubble: Vatlantis" | 瓦礫の国の美女-BATLANTIS- Gareki no Kuni no Bijo: Batlantis |
Aired: Jul 6, 2016 |
| Himekawa is guilt-stricken by her failure to protect the citizens as they boarded the Tokyo megafloat. When a mysterious radio signal is picked up by Atraxia, she leaps at the change to perhaps finally save a civilian. But when Amaterasu arrives at the source of the signal, they find an enemy from another world, and one deeply connected to Himekawa's past. | |||
| #6 | "World-Splitter: Gladius" | 絶世破断-GLADIUS- Zessei Hadan: Gladius |
Aired: Jul 6, 2016 |
| Himekawa needs more power to fight against the tri-headed dragon that caused her so much trauma in her past. But the pleasure of the Climax Hybrid goes against the strict and disciplined life that she's forced on herself after she failed to protect the people boarding the Tokyo megafloat. It's up to Kizuna to break down the walls she's built up for herself, and teach her to enjoy the ecstasy she needs to defeat the enemy. | |||
| #7 | "Imperial Hero: Gravel" | 帝国の英雄-GRABEL- Teikoku no Eiyuu: Grabel |
Aired: Jul 6, 2016 |
| Atraxia is united with the Masters, the aces of the Western USA megafloat. Despite Yurishia being their former leader, they're very cold to her. Their leader, Scarlet, fights with Yurishia over Kizuna, but their battle is interrupted when another leader from the Batlantis Empire attacks! | |||
| #8 | "Connective Hybrid" | 連結改装-CONNECTIVE HYBRID- Renketsu Kaisou: Connective Hybrid |
Aired: Jul 6, 2016 |
| After their defeat by Grabel, Amaterasu needs a new weapon to protect Ataraxia: the Connective Hybrid. To use it, Kizuna will have to perform the climax hybrid with two girls at once! He picks Yurishia and Scarlet, hoping to defuse the tension between them. Will the pleasure be enough to cause them to reunite? And can they retake Guam, and eventually Japan, from the Batlantis empire? | |||
| #9 | "Academy Festa: First Live" | 学園祭-FIRST LIVE- Gakuensai: First Live |
Aired: Jul 6, 2016 |
| The eve of the operation to retake Tokyo coincides with the school festival, and Aine is nowhere to be found! Amaterasu is supposed to be giving a big concert performance at the climax of the festival, so Kizuna sets off in search of her. Can he find her and bring her back in time, or will Sylvia have to go instead? | |||
| #10 | "Eve of the Decisive Battle: Install" | 決戦前夜-INSTALL- Kessen Zenya: Install |
Aired: Jul 6, 2016 |
| Kizuna is finally reunited with his mother, who is revealed to be the one who originally sent information on the Eros system to Ataraxia. His mother is working with the Batlantis empire, and is now an enemy of humanity. She tells him to go to Tokyo, where she'll reveal more of her plans. But to break through to occupied Tokyo, Kizuna will need to strengthen his team, which means adding a new member: Sylvia Silkheart. Will young Sylvia be willing to go along with the core install process, and the dangers, and pleasure, that it entails!? | |||
| #11 | "Operation Take Back Tokyo: Apocalypse" | 東京奪還作戦-APOCALYPSE- Tokyo Dakkan Sakusen: Apocalypse |
Aired: Jul 6, 2016 |
| The attack on Tokyo has begun, and Amaterasu finds itself outgunned by the Batlantis royal guards. It's up to the newly powered-up Sylvia to save her the day with her Hybrid Heart. When the defeated enemy general uses her ultimate attack to summon a black hole that can take out Tokyo, she'll have to rely on her forbidden weapon to save the city. | |||
| #12 | "Aine: Aines" | アイネ-AINES- Aine: Aines |
Aired: Jul 6, 2016 |
| In the climatic battle for Tokyo, Aine attempts to perform a climax hybrid to get the power she needs to defeat the Batlantis royal guard. But doing so means facing memories that may be best forgotten... Can she set aside her fears to gain the power she needs? And should she, if the cost may be the loss of her own identity? | |||