Comet Lucifer
| Company type | Anime television series |
|---|---|
| Industry | Animation |
| Founded | October 4, 2015 |
| Founder | Eight Bit |
| Headquarters | Tokyo , Japan |
| Products | Anime series |
| Parent | Eight Bit |
is a Japanese anime series consisting of 12 episodes, produced by the studio Eight Bit and directed by Yasuhito Kikuchi. The show was broadcast from October through December 2015. In North America, Sentai Filmworks holds the licensing rights, while Medialink manages distribution across the Asia-Pacific region.
Plot
The narrative unfolds in Gift, a realm abundant with blue crystals known as Giftium. It centers on Sōgo Amagi, a boy residing in the mining community of Garden Indigo who is passionate about collecting unique crystals. Following a conflict involving his classmates Kaon, Roman, and Otto, Sōgo uncovers an underground lake where he encounters Felia, an enigmatic girl with blue hair. This meeting initiates a journey that revolves around their developing connection.
Characters
- The main character and avid crystal collector motivated by his late mother Ena’s research on a rare red gemstone called Lucifer. Sōgo is impulsive but determined, embarking on quests alongside Felia and his friends Kaon, Roman, and Otto. He develops romantic feelings for Felia; they express their love before she makes a profound sacrifice. Later in life, Sōgo becomes a professor dedicated to continuing his study of stones beneath a pink star symbolizing Felia’s influence.
- A mysterious girl with blue hair possessing telekinetic abilities who is discovered by Sōgo. She is revealed to be the embodiment of the planet itself. She falls in love with Sōgo and ultimately sacrifices herself to protect the world. As a keepsake, she leaves behind a pink gem, represented by the pink star shining over Sōgo.
- Sōgo’s schoolmate and Roman’s former fiancée through an arranged engagement. She has feelings for Sōgo but eventually marries Roman; they are shown with children in the series finale.
- A friend of Sōgo and Kaon’s fiancé who owns a mecha. Although he initially ends their engagement, he later reconciles and marries Kaon; their family is depicted in the closing scenes.
- The butler serving Roman.
- A crystal serpent named Moura that serves both Sōgo and Felia. Moura can transform into a mecha to defend them and help regulate Felia’s powers.
- A café proprietor who acts as Sōgo’s guardian. A former researcher who worked alongside Ena before her passing due to the red crystal’s power. He abandoned research to raise Sōgo and dies in episode 9 after an attack.
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Broadcast and distribution
The anime series Comet Lucifer was produced by Eight Bit with Yasuhito Kikuchi serving as director and Atsushi Nakayama as series director. It aired on Tokyo MX from October 4 to December 20, 2015. The original creator Yūichi Nomura penned the screenplay. Character designs were created by chief animator Yūichi Takahashi, while mechanical designs were developed by Takayuki Yanase. Jin Aketagawa oversaw sound direction and music production, with compositions by Tatsuya Kato.
Sentai Filmworks holds the licensing rights for North America, with Crunchyroll providing simulcast streaming. Medialink acquired distribution for Asia-Pacific territories, streaming via Ani-One Asia's YouTube channel. The opening theme song is "Comet Lucifer (The Seed and the Sower)" performed by Fhána, while the ending theme "Oshiete Blue Sky" is sung by Ayaka Ōhashi. Additionally, a flash anime short series titled Garden Indigo no Shasō Kara was included on Blu-ray releases starting January 29, 2016.
Episodes
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