Phantasy Star Online 2 The Animation: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Phantasy Star Online 2 is the hottest game to hit the market. Just ask anyone at Seiga Academy—anyone except for Itsuki Tachibana, that is. Unlike his peers, Itsuki does not play video games and ended up missing out on this big trend. Thankfully, he has other good qualities. He gets good grades. He has perfect attendance. And, to the delight of his friends, he makes the perfect substitute for any afterschool activity. Who knew it was possible to be a jack of all trades in high school clubs?

Itsuki's abilities attract the attention of student council president, Rina Izumi. While Itsuki is the perfect image of mediocrity, Rina is a vision of excellence; she is good looking, popular, an amazing athlete, and she has excellent grades. There is nothing she cannot do... except for keep an eye on the extracurricular activities of the student body, of course. Rina recruits Itsuki as the new vice president of the student council and asks him to play Phantasy Star Online 2. Because the game is an MMO, it has a social aspect and she wants to know if it is affecting the student body negatively. But first, Itsuki has to learn how to play the game! Will this jack of all trades pick up a new skill? Is the game just an unwanted distraction to the student body? Find out in Phantasy Star Online 2 The Animation!

Phantasy Star Online 2 The Animation is the eighth project in the franchise, commemorating the fifteenth anniversary of the Phantasy Star Online video game franchise. The anime series features a completely original storyline and all-new characters.

Series details

• Title: Phantasy Star Online 2 The Animation
• Format: Animation
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Adventure, Anime, Science-Fiction
• Premiere date: 2016-01-08
• Final broadcast date listed: 2016-04-01
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: TBS
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 25 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 10777
• IMDb ID: tt5329190
• TVDB ID: 304478

Cast and credited roles

• Shouta Aoi — Itsuki Tachibana
• Nobunaga Shimazaki — Kouta Kayano
• Rie Murakawa — Mika Konoe
• Minami Kabayama — Mayu Urisaka
• Kazuhiko Inoue — Kid
• Hiroki Takahashi — Mamoru Monzen
• Kikuko Inoue — Yumiko
• Emi Nitta — Silva
• Marika Kōno — Marika
• Katsuyuki Konishi — Last Samurai
• Tessho Genda — Soro
• Aki Kanada — Yutaka Sasaki

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2016-01-08; final listed air date 2016-04-01; episode order: 12.

Source and licence

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