Gekidol

Gekidol
ゲキドル
Manga
Gekidol Alive
Written byKazuya Hatazawa
Illustrated byAsami Sekiya
Published byASCII Media Works
MagazineDengeki Maoh
DemographicSeinen
Original runDecember 27, 2016 – present
Original video animation
Alice in Deadly School
Directed byShigeyasu Yamauchi
Written byYume Kageyama
Music byPrhythm/epx
StudioHoods Entertainment
Licensed byCrunchyroll
ReleasedJanuary 4, 2021
Anime television series
Directed byShigeru Ueda
Written by
  • Keiichirō Ōchi (chief)
  • Gekidol production committee
Music byPrhythm/epx
StudioHoods Entertainment
Licensed byCrunchyroll
Original networkAT-X, BS Fuji
Original run January 5, 2021 – March 23, 2021
Episodes12 (List of episodes)

Gekidol (Japanese: ゲキドル) is a Japanese multimedia franchise. It consists of a manga series, titled Gekidol Alive, which has been serialized in Dengeki Maoh since December 2016, an OVA, titled Alice in Deadly School, released in January 2021, an anime television series, which aired from January to March 2021, and a stage play.

Characters

Seria Morino (守野 せりあ, Morino Seria)
Voiced by: Hikaru Akao[1] (Japanese); Macy Anne Johnson[2] (English)
Airi Kagami (各務 あいり, Kagami Airi)
Voiced by: Chihira Mochida[1] (Japanese); Madeleine Morris[2] (English)
Izumi Hinazaki (雛咲 いずみ, Hinazaki Izumi)
Voiced by: Ayaka Suwa[1] (Japanese); Stephanie Sheh[2] (English)
Kaworu Sakakibara (榊原 かをる, Sakakibata Kaworu)
Voiced by: Kana Hanazawa[1] (Japanese); Caitlin Glass[2] (English)
Doll (ドール)
Voiced by: M.A.O[1] (Japanese); Xanthe Huynh[2] (English)
Akari Asagi (浅葱 晃, Asagi Akari)
Voiced by: Nozomi Yamamoto[1] (Japanese); Marissa Lenti[2] (English)
Manami Fujita (藤田 愛美, Fujita Manami)
Voiced by: Asami Takano[1] (Japanese); Dani Chambers[2] (English)
Kazeharu Yamamoto (山本 和春, Yamamoto Kazeharu)
Voiced by: Aya Akiyoshi[1] (Japanese); Emily Fajardo[2] (English)
Mayuri Nakamura (中村 繭璃, Nakamura Mayuri)
Voiced by: Amina Sato[1] (Japanese); Apphia Yu[2] (English)
Hirokazu Takezaki (竹崎 宏和, Takezaki Hirokazu)
Voiced by: Kohsuke Toriumi[1] (Japanese); Kaiji Tang[2] (English)
Makoto Higuchi (樋口 真琴, Higuchi Makoto)
Voiced by: Sarara Yashima[1] (Japanese); Kira Buckland[2] (English)
Tomoko Hinata (日向 智子, Hinata Tomoko)
Voiced by: Kaori Mizuhashi[1] (Japanese); Jamie Marchi[2] (English)

Media

Manga

A manga series written by Kazuya Hatazawa and illustrated by Asami Sekiya, titled Gekidol Alive (ゲキドル アライヴ), began serialization in Dengeki Maoh on December 27, 2016.[3]

OVA

An original video animation (OVA), titled Alice in Deadly School (アリスインデッドリースクール), was announced in August 2016.[4] It was produced by Hoods Entertainment, with direction by Shigeyasu Yamauchi, Yume Kageyama writing the scripts, Kiyoshi Tateishi designing the characters, and Prhythm/epx composing the music.[1] The OVA premiered on January 4, 2021.[5] It was streamed by Funimation outside of Asia.[6]

Anime

The project was first announced in December 2015.[7] In September 2020, it was announced the series would be produced by Hoods Entertainment and directed by Shigeru Ueda, with the chief writer being Keiichirō Ōchi and series composition credited to the Gekidol Production Committee, Kiyoshi Tateishi designing the characters, and Prhythm/epx composing the music.[1] The series aired on AT-X from January 5 to March 23, 2021.[8]

Internationally, the series was also streamed by Funimation outside of Asia.[6] On February 13, 2022, Funimation announced the series would receive an English dub, which premiered the following day.[2]

Episode list

No.Title [9][a]Original air date
1"Play"
Transliteration: "Shibai" (Japanese: 芝居)		January 5, 2021 (2021-01-05)[10]
2"A Theater Named Desire"
Transliteration: "Yokubō to iu na no Gekijō" (Japanese: 欲望という名の劇場)		January 12, 2021 (2021-01-12)[11]
3"Waiting for Airi"
Transliteration: "Airi o Machinagara" (Japanese: アイリを待ちながら)		January 19, 2021 (2021-01-19)[12]
4"The Birthday Party"
Transliteration: "Bāsudi Pātī" (Japanese: バースディ・パーティー)		January 26, 2021 (2021-01-26)[13]
5"The Cherry Orchard"
Transliteration: "Sakura no en" (Japanese: 桜の園)		February 2, 2021 (2021-02-02)[14]
6"A Doll's House"
Transliteration: "Ningyō no ie" (Japanese: 人形の家)		February 9, 2021 (2021-02-09)[15]
7"Much Ado About Nothing"
Transliteration: "Karasawagi" (Japanese: から騒ぎ)		February 16, 2021 (2021-02-16)[16]
8"What Made Her Do It?"
Transliteration: "Nani ga kanojo o sō sa seta ka" (Japanese: 何が彼女をそうさせたか)		February 23, 2021 (2021-02-23)[17]
9"The Living Corpse"
Transliteration: "Ikerushikabane" (Japanese: 生ける屍)		March 2, 2021 (2021-03-02)[18]
10"The Creation of the World and Other Business"
Transliteration: "Sekainosōzō to Sonohoka no Koto" (Japanese: 世界の創造とその他の事)		March 9, 2021 (2021-03-09)[19]
11"When We Dead Awaken"
Transliteration: "Watashi-tachi Shinda Mono ga Mezametara" (Japanese: わたしたち死んだものが目覚めたら)		March 16, 2021 (2021-03-16)[20]
12"All's Well That Ends Well"
Transliteration: "Owariyokerebasubeteyoshi" (Japanese: 終わりよければすべてよし)		March 23, 2021 (2021-03-23)[21]

Stage play

A stage play was shown in the Theater Sun-mall in Tokyo from March 3 to March 7, 2021.[22]

Reception

The reviewers at Anime News Network felt the premiere was dull and tried to do too much.[23] Anime Feminist concurred, calling it boring and nothing special.[24]

Notes

  1. ^ All English titles are taken from Funimation.

References

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  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Dempsey, Liam (February 13, 2022). "Gekidol English Dub Announced, Cast & Crew Revealed". Funimation. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
  3. ^ "「ゲキドル」キャラ原案の関谷あさみ本人がコミカライズ、マオウで新連載". Comic Natalie (in Japanese). December 27, 2016. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
  4. ^ Loo, Egan (August 12, 2016). "Alice in Project Reveals School Zombie Survival Anime's Title, Visual". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
  5. ^ Pineda, Rafael (December 1, 2020). "Gekidol's In-Story Zombie Anime Alice in Deadly School Announces January 4 Airing in Video". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
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  9. ^ "Story". gekidol.com (in Japanese). Retrieved November 22, 2021.
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  11. ^ "週間番組表(2021/01/11～2021/01/17)". AT-X (in Japanese). Retrieved November 22, 2021.
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  23. ^ Beckett, James; Moore, Caitlin; Martin, Theron; Dupree, Nicholas; Silverman, Rebecca (January 4, 2021). "The Winter 2021 Preview Guide: Gekidol". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
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