WIXOSS

WIXOSS (wikurosu, short for "Wish Across") is a Japanese multimedia franchise produced as a collaboration between Takara Tomy, J.C.Staff, and Warner Entertainment Japan. The franchise revolves around the eponymous trading card game and follows girls known as Selectors who battle against each other in order to have their wishes granted. The trading card game by Takara Tomy launched in Japan in April 2014. An anime television series by J.C.Staff, titled selector infected WIXOSS, aired in Japan between April and June 2014, with a second season, selector spread WIXOSS, airing between October and December 2014. A compilation film, titled selector destructed WIXOSS, was released on February 13, 2016. A sequel anime series, titled Lostorage incited WIXOSS, began airing in October 2016. Several manga spin-offs, a novelisation, and a smartphone app have also been produced.

Premise

WIXOSS is a popular trading card game in which players battle against each other with fighters known as LRIGs (ルリグ, Rurigu, "girl" spelled backwards), using cards to support them. Certain LRIGs are able to communicate with their owners, and the girls chosen to wield them are known as "Selectors" (セレクター, Serekutā). Selectors are given the chance to have any wish granted by winning battles against other Selectors, but should they lose three times, their wish will be reversed into a curse instead.

The main series, selector infected WIXOSS, follows a girl named Ruko Kominato, who becomes a Selector after receiving an LRIG that she names Tama. As she and various other Selectors battle it out for the sake of their wish, Ruko finds herself drawn into the dark, sinister world of WIXOSS, discovering that, win or lose, there is always a price to pay.^[3]

In Lostorage incited WIXOSS, Suzuko Homura, a girl who had just returned to her hometown, finds herself drawn into new kind of Selector battle alongside her LRIG Riru. In these battles, which now include male Selectors, players must wager coins representing their memories, and should they lose them all, they will lose all of their memories and effectively disappear.

Media

Anime

selector infected WIXOSS, produced by J.C.Staff, is directed by Takuya Satō and written by Mari Okada, with character designs by Kyuta Sakai and music by Maiko Iuchi of I've Sound. The first season aired on MBS between April 3, 2014, and June 19, 2014, and was simulcast by Funimation in North America^[4] and Crunchyroll in other territories outside Japan.^[5] The opening theme is "killy killy JOKER" by Kanon Wakeshima^[6] and the ending theme is "realize -Yume no Matsu Basho-" (realize -夢の待つ場所-, realize -Where Our Dreams Are Waiting-) by Cyua. A second season, title selector spread WIXOSS aired between in October 4, 2014, and December 20, 2014. The opening theme is "world's end, girl's rondo" by Wakeshima, whilst the ending theme is "Undo -Ashita e no Kioku-" (Undo -明日への記憶-, Undo -A Memory For Tomorrow) by Cyua. An animated film, selector destructed WIXOSS, was released in Japanese theaters on February 13, 2016.^[7]

A new anime project featuring new characters, titled Lostorage incited WIXOSS, began airing from October 7, 2016, and is being simulcast by Crunchyroll.^[8] Katsushi Sakurabi is directing the new anime at J.C.Staff, with Michihiro Tsuchiya writing the scripts, Takamitsu Satou designing the characters, Maiko Iuchi composing the music, and J.C.Staff returning to produce the animation.^[9] The opening theme is "Lostorage" by Yuka Iguchi while the ending theme is "undeletable" by Cyua. At the end of episode 12 of Lostorage incited WIXOSS, another project titled, Lostorage conflated WIXOSS, has been announced^[10] The Lostorage conflated WIXOSS project has been revealed as a December 2017 OVA followed by a 2018 tv series titled Lostorage conflated WIXOSS -Missing Link-.^[11]

Manga

Four manga spin-off series, written by Okada, are being produced. selector infected WIXOSS -peeping analyze-, illustrated by Manatsu Suzuki, was serialized in Shueisha's Ultra Jump magazine between July 19, 2014, and May 19, 2015. selector infected WIXOSS: Maya no Oheya (selector infected WIXOSS 〜まゆのおへや〜, selector infected WIXOSS: Maya's Room), illustrated by Nini, began serialization in Ultra Jump from August 2014. selector infected WIXOSS -Re/Verse-, illustrated by Meki Meki, was serialized in Square Enix's Big Gangan magazine between August 25, 2014, and October 24, 2015. selector stirred WIXOSS, illustrated by Monaco Sena, began publication in Hobby Japan's WIXOSS Magazine from April 25, 2015.^[12]

Trading Card Game

A card game titled "WIXOSS" by Takara Tomy has started on April 26, 2014.^[13]

Other media

A novel written by Madoka Madoka and illustrated by Meiji, titled WIXOSS: Twin Wing, was released in Japan on September 30, 2015.^[14] A smartphone game, selector battle with WIXOSS, was released in Japan for Android and iOS on March 31, 2015, and June 8, 2015, respectively.^[15]

References

External links

• Anime official website (in Japanese)
• Lostorage incited WIXOSS anime official website (in Japanese)
• Trading card game official website (in Japanese)
• selector infected WIXOSS (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
• Lostorage incited WIXOSS (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia