Amagi Brilliant Park

A narcissistic teen must save a magical amusement park.

Amagi Brilliant Park is a Japanese light novel series by Shoji Gatoh, illustrated by Yuka Nakajima, that began publication in 2013. The story follows a narcissistic high school student who must save a magical amusement park from closure within a limited time. The series has been adapted into a 13-episode anime television series by Kyoto Animation, which aired in late 2014.

Quick Facts

Genre: Reverse isekai, Romantic comedy

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Plot

Seiya Kanie, a perfectionist and narcissistic high school student, is forced by the mysterious Isuzu Sento to visit Amagi Brilliant Park, an amusement park in dire financial straits. The park is staffed by refugees from the magical realm of Maple Land, who rely on visitors' enjoyment to harvest magical energy for their survival.

Characters

Seiya Kanie is a highly intelligent, narcissistic high school student with excellent reflexes, who once worked as a child entertainer under the stage name Seiya Kodama. Over time, he opens up to the park staff, especially Isuzu Sento. Isuzu Sento is a stoic royal guard who forces Seiya to visit the park at gunpoint. She previously managed the park poorly due to her fearsome reputation and upbringing, but after Seiya becomes manager, she serves as his secretary and slowly develops feelings for him.

She carries a magical muzzleloader named Steinberger, infused into her body, that fires bullets with various effects. Latifah Fleuranza is the princess of Maple Land who gives Seiya magical powers through a kiss. She is frail, cannot leave her garden due to a magic barrier, and in the light novel is blind. A wizard cursed her, causing her body to lack Animus (Maple Land's life force) and resetting her memory and age each year, leaving her as a 14-year-old for over a decade. She is implied to have feelings for Seiya. Moffle is also mentioned as a character.

Media

The light novel series, written by Shoji Gatoh and illustrated by Yuka Nakajima, was published in eight volumes by Fujimi Shobo under its Fujimi Fantasia Bunko imprint from February 20, 2013, to June 18, 2016. J-Novel Club licensed the series and released the eight volumes digitally from September 9, 2018, to November 25, 2019. A three-volume spin-off light novel series, Amagi Brilliant Park: Maple Summoner by Keishō Yanagawa, was published from October 18, 2014, to February 20, 2015.

Three manga adaptations exist: one by Kimitake Yoshioka serialized in Monthly Dragon Age and compiled in two volumes; a four-panel comic by Kōji Azuma titled Amagi Brilliant Park? Fumo; and a third manga, Amagi Brilliant Park the animation, by Ami Hakui. The 13-episode anime, produced by Kyoto Animation and directed by Yasuhiro Takemoto, aired from October 6 to December 25, 2014. The opening theme is "Extra Magic Hour" by Akino with bless4, and the ending theme is "Elementalio de Aimashō!" by Brilliant4. An OVA and seven mini-episodes were bundled with DVD and Blu-ray releases.

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