Illustrated by Yuka Namisaki | ||
Celestial Method (天体のメソッド, Sora no Mesoddo) is a 13-episode Japanese anime television series created and written by Naoki Hisaya and produced by Studio 3Hz. The series aired in Japan between October 5 and December 28, 2014. A short original video animation episode was released on July 24, 2015. A manga adaptation illustrated by Yuka Namisaki was serialized in ASCII Media Works' Dengeki Daioh magazine.
Contents
Plot
Nonoka Komiya is a girl who once lived in Lake Kiriya City, based on Lake Tōya in Hokkaido, where she met a blue-haired girl named Noel. Seven years later, Nonoka returns to the city, which now has a mysterious saucer floating above it, and reunites with Noel, who promises to grant her wish.
Characters
Manga
A manga adaptation, written by Naoki Hisaya and illustrated by Yuka Namisaki, was serialized in ASCII Media Works' Dengeki Daioh magazine between the October 2014 and March 2015 issues with the series left unfinished. It was later reported in the December 2015 issue that the serialization had ended due to circumstances with the author. One tankōbon volume was released on October 27, 2014.
Anime
The 13-episode anime television series, produced by Studio 3Hz, aired in Japan on Tokyo MX between October 5 and December 28, 2014 and was simulcast by Crunchyroll. The series is directed by Masayuki Sakoi and written by Naoki Hisaya, with music by Tatsuya Kato and character designs by QP:flapper, consisting of duo artists Koharu Sakura and Tometa Ohara. An original video animation episode was included on the seventh Blu-ray/DVD volume released on July 24, 2015. The opening theme is "Stargazer" by Larval Stage Planning, and the ending theme is "Hoshikuzu no Interlude" (星屑のインターリュード) by Fhána. Sentai Filmworks has licensed the series for release in North America.