Amagi Brilliant Park

Amagi Brilliant Park
First light novel volume cover, featuring Seiya Kanie and Isuzu Sento
甘城ブリリアントパーク (Amagi Buririanto Pāku)
Genre	Fantasy, Romantic comedy
Light novel
Written by	Shoji Gatoh
Illustrated by	Yuka Nakajima
Published by	Fujimi Shobo
Demographic	Male
Imprint	Fujimi Fantasia Bunko
Original run	February 20, 2013 – present
Volumes	7
Light novel
Amagi Brilliant Park: Maple Summoner
Written by	Keishō Yanagawa
Illustrated by	Yuka Nakajima
Published by	Fujimi Shobo
Demographic	Male
Imprint	Fujimi Fantasia Bunko
Original run	October 20, 2014 – present
Volumes	3
Manga
Written by	Shoji Gatoh
Illustrated by	Kimitake Yoshioka
Published by	Fujimi Shobo
Demographic	Shōnen
Magazine	Monthly Dragon Age
Original run	March 2014 – present
Volumes	5
Manga
Amagi Brilliant Park? Fumo
Written by	Shoji Gatoh
Illustrated by	Kōji Azuma
Published by	Fujimi Shobo
Demographic	Shōnen
Magazine	Monthly Dragon Age
Original run	June 2014 – present
Anime television series
Directed by	Yasuhiro Takemoto
Produced by	Shinji Horikiri Shunsuke Matsumura Tomohito Nagase Yoshihisa Nakayama Yuichi Yamada
Written by	Fumihiko Shimo
Music by	Shinkichi Mitsumune
Studio	Kyoto Animation
Licensed by	AUS Madman Entertainment NA Sentai Filmworks UK Animatsu Entertainment
Network	TBS, TBC, RKB, MBS, CBC, BS-TBS, TUT
Original run	October 6, 2014 – December 25, 2014
Episodes	13
Original video animation
Directed by	Yasuhiro Takemoto
Written by	Fumihiko Shimo
Music by	Shinkichi Mitsumune
Studio	Kyoto Animation
Licensed by	NA Sentai Filmworks
Released	June 26, 2015
Runtime	25 minutes
Manga
Amagi Brilliant Park the animation
Written by	AmaBri Restoration Committee
Illustrated by	Ami Hakui
Published by	Kadokawa
Demographic	Shōnen
Magazine	ComicWalker

Amagi Brilliant Park (甘城ブリリアントパーク, Amagi Buririanto Pāku) is a Japanese light novel series written by Shoji Gatoh and illustrated by Yuka Nakajima. Fujimi Shobo has published seven volumes since February 20, 2013, under their Fujimi Fantasia Bunko imprint. There are three manga adaptations published by Fujimi Shobo and Kadokawa. A 13-episode anime television series adaptation by Kyoto Animation aired in Japan between October 6 and December 25, 2014.

Plot

Seiya Kanie is a good looking, perfectionist boy who is forced by the mysterious Isuzu Sento to visit an amusement park named Amagi Brilliant Park, which is in serious financial trouble and about to be closed forever. The park is actually staffed by refugees from a magical realm called Maple Land, and the park is a facility for harvesting magical energy from visitors while they're having fun. As such, the park is the only way the refugees can maintain their existence in the human realm.

To save the park from closing, Seiya is hired by the owner, Latifah Fleuranza, the princess of Maple land (who Seiya met before when he was a young boy) to use his skills in entertainment to become its new manager. However, to not lose the land to a real estate agency, they have only three months left to attract 250,000 visitors, a feat that seems impossible given the park's current situation.

Characters

Main characters

Seiya Kanie (可児江 西也, Kanie Seiya)

Voiced by: Kōki Uchiyama

Seiya is the main protagonist. He is a perfectionist high school student who has mental sharpness, intelligence, excellent reflexes, and acts like a prince to the point of being a narcissist which annoys people. He used to be involved in the entertainment industry during his childhood and his stage name was Seiya Kodama. According to Isuzu, he was a child who would have made every adult/parent proud. However, Seiya has told her that he died a long time ago. He receives from Latifah the magical power of listening to a person's heart, although this power only works once with each person. After some time he opens up to the park's workers, especially Isuzu whom he shares his fears and insecurities which encourages Isuzu when she was disappointed of herself. He once met Latifah when he was a kid, but he didn't remember until he found out about her curse. His name originates from Kanye West.

Isuzu Sento (千斗 いすず, Sento Isuzu)

Voiced by: Ai Kakuma

A royal guard who carries a magical muzzleloader named Steinberger and forces Seiya to go on a "date" with her to Amagi Brilliant Park. She has a stoic personality, rarely showing emotion. Despite that facade, she is also very sensitive. She was Amagi Brilliant Park's manager before Seiya's arrival, and was a poor manager, with the staff fearing her greatly. Her upbringing as a royal guard resulted in her tendency to quickly resort to violence by threatening others or shooting them with her gun but she changed slowly after meeting Seiya and upon hearing Seiya sharing his fear of heights with her ,she gained confidence in herself. Her muzzle loader has been magically infused into her body, so she can summon it from any exposed skin. She uses a variety of bullets with different effects such as removing the target's memory or simply causing a lot of pain when hit. Once Seiya becomes the manager, Isuzu becomes his secretary and eventually develops feelings for him, despite still disliking his arrogant demeanor but refuses to tell him.

Latifah Fleuranza (ラティファ・フルーランザ, Ratifa Furūranza)

Voiced by: Yukiyo Fujii

The princess of Maple Land. She gives Seiya some of her magical powers by kissing him. According to Triken, she is Moffle's niece and bears a striking resemblance to his sister. Due to some circumstances including her frail body, she cannot leave the garden which is casted with a magic barrier. In the light novel, Latifah is blind. It turns out she was cursed by a wizard, who made her body deficient in Animus, Maple Land's life force, and the curse renews each year, resetting her memory and age, meaning she has lived as a 14-year-old for more than a decade. Her name originates from Queen Latifah.

Amagi Brilliant Park cast

Mascots

Moffle (モッフル, Moffuru)

Voiced by: Ayako Kawasumi

A fairy of candies with the form of a mouse with a hat, and Amagi Brilliant Park's main mascot, who takes a mutual dislike towards Seiya. He is Latifah's uncle and is very protective of her. He has the same appearance as Bonta, the fictional mascot of the Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu series (also produced by Kyoto Animation and based on a light novel by Shoji Gatoh). He hates it when someone calls him a rip-off. It is hinted, albeit indirectly, that Moffle hates Latifah's father due to his marriage to Moffle's beloved sister and that Latifah was merely left in his care.

Macaron (マカロン, Makaron)

Voiced by: Ryōko Shiraishi

A fairy of music with the form of a sheep, and one of the park's mascots. He has a short temper. He has the artist air and often takes time off work if he is not feeling inspired. He plays the violin. He's divorced and fighting for the custody of his daughter.

Tirami (ティラミー, Tiramī)

Voiced by: Ai Nonaka

A fairy of flowers with the form of a pink Pomeranian dog, and one of the park's mascots. He seems to be a pervert with a keen eye for young women and bewitching older women. He also seems to be knowledgeable about explosives.

Wanipi (ワニピー, Wanipī)

Voiced by: Takuma Terashima

A fairy with the form of a blue crocodile. He is also one of the park's mascots.

Dornel (ドルネル, Doruneru)

Voiced by: Satoshi Hino

Another fairy of flowers with the form of a ferret who, after ending up trapped in the "Ruby's Trial by Fire" attraction looking for a treasure, he simply chose to stay there watching anime and playing online games, for ten years.

Jaw (ジョー, Jō)

Voiced by: Shinichiro Miki

A fairy with the form of a shark who works in the machine room. He becomes a terrifying life-like version of himself when he comes into contact with water; an ability he himself was not aware of until Seiya showed him his reflection in a mirror, much to his shock.

Elementario

Muse (ミュース, Myūsu)

Voiced by: Yuka Aisaka

The fairy of water and the leader of the fairies of Elementario. Muse has a very energetic and cheerful personality and she is often seen with a smile on her face. Despite the lack of popularity of the Elementario, she still works hard. Of the four fairies, she is the best at singing.

Salama (サーラマ, Sārama)

Voiced by: Minami Tsuda

The fairy of fire of the fairies of Elementario, who usually has a lazy and unmotivated personality when it comes to performing at the park. She seems to enjoy being on her phone when she is not performing and apparently engages in flaming wars.

Sylphy (シルフィー, Shirufī)

Voiced by: Tomoyo Kurosawa

The fairy of wind of the fairies of Elementario. She is an airhead, but also the best at performing of the four. She sometimes speaks random Chinese sayings.

Kobory (コボリー, Koborī)

Voiced by: Shiori Mikami

The fairy of earth of the fairies of Elementario. She usually has a stoic demeanor and has shown interest in yaoi. She is shown to be a complete klutz.

Other members

Triken (トリケン, Toriken)

Voiced by: Jun Fukuyama

A fairy with the form of a yellow triceratops with glasses. He is in charge of sales and is a bit perverted.

Ashe (アーシェ, Āshe)

Voiced by: Shiori Mikami

The head accountant of Amagi Brilliant Park.

Wrench (レンチ, Renchi)

Voiced by: Tetsu Inada

A fairy with the form of a wrench. He is the chief of engineering.

Ōkuro (オークロ, Ōkuro)

Voiced by: Shinya Takahashi

The chief of security of Amagi Brilliant Park. A regular human who wears a wrestler mask.

Nick (ニック, Nikku)

Voiced by: Seiichirō Yamashita

A fairy with the form of several types of meat, who is the head of catering.

Genjūrō (ゲンジュウロウ)

Voiced by: Jun Fukuyama

A fairy with the form of a dolphin wearing samurai gear who is in charge of the Splash Ocean attraction.

Rubrum the Red Dragon (赤龍ルブルム, Sekiryū Ruburumu)

Voiced by: Jouji Nakata

A huge red dragon that lived in the abandoned "Ruby's Trial by Fire" attraction at the park, but later he was re-hired to work on another attraction. Despite his size and appearance, he's quite a crybaby, and not very good at flying, but works hard nonetheless.

Taramo (タラモ)

Voiced by: Nobuyuki Hiyama

The leader of the Diggeries, a group of mole-like fairies who were being persecuted by a tyrannical empire, so they were given shelter in the park. After finding out said empire was no more, they gleefully accept to work at the park.

Eiko Adachi (安達 映子, Adachi Eiko)

Voiced by: Hiromi Igarashi

A girl with a kind demeanor who used to work in animal videos and is hired in order to compensate the lack of staff. She is capable of understanding what the mascots are saying when they are not speaking.

Biino Bandō (伴藤 美衣乃, Bandō Biino)

Voiced by: Natsumi Takamori

Another girl who is also hired in order to compensate the lack of staff, but showed up at the interview after being stabbed by her brother, simply because, he refuses to let his younger sister go to work. She works in the shaved ice stand near the pool area.

Shiina Chūjō (中城 椎菜, Chūjō Shiina)

Voiced by: Haruka Chisuga

A shy girl coming from Amagi High, a year younger than Isuzu and Kanie, who is the last person hired in order to compensate the lack of staff. She works with Jaw in the machine room. She seems to have a crush on Kanie.

Tetsuhige (鉄ひげ, lit. Ironbeard)

Voiced by: Masahiko Tanaka

A pirate from Maple Land with the form of an elephant seal with an iron mustache. He and his crew of pirate seals appeared at the Splash Ocean attraction when a magic portal opened there and took Latifah, the customers and the cast as hostages. After being defeated, he and his crew are forced to work at the park in order to pay for the damages under the supervision of Jaw (as they are terrified of sharks). He later warms up to the idea of being an entertainer and even begins to enjoy his role to entertain children.

Other characters

Takaya Kurisu (栗栖 隆也, Kurisu Takaya)

Voiced by: Junichi Suwabe

Takaya is the wizard who defeated a powerful dragon under orders of the king of Maple Land with the promise of gaining Latifah's hand in return, but when the king refused to fulfill his part of the bargain, he placed a curse on the princess, leading to her current condition. He later appears disguised as an employee of Amagi Development, a company that wishes to acquire Amagi Brilliant Park.

Aisu Kyūbu (久武 藍珠, Kyūbu Aisu)

Voiced by: Yūko Kaida

Seiya's aunt and guardian. Despite usually slacking off, she deeply cares about her nephew.

Takami (タカミ, Takami)

Voiced by: Sakura Nakamura

A waitress that works at the restaurant "Savage", that is frequented by Moffle, Macaron and Tirami.

Media

Light novels

The first light novel volume was published by Fujimi Shobo under their Fujimi Fantasia Bunko imprint on February 20, 2013. As of April 2015, six volumes have been published.

A spin-off light novel series, written by Keishō Yanagawa and titled Amagi Brilliant Park: Maple Summoner, was first published by Fujimi Fantasia Bunko on October 18, 2014. As of February 2015, three volumes have been published.

No.	Release date	ISBN
1	February 20, 2013	ISBN 978-4-8291-3828-1
2	August 20, 2013	ISBN 978-4-8291-3921-9
3	January 18, 2014	ISBN 978-4-04-070004-5
4	June 20, 2014	ISBN 978-4-04-070207-0
5	October 18, 2014	ISBN 978-4-04-070208-7
6	April 18, 2015	ISBN 978-4-04-070209-4

Manga

A manga adaptation with art by Kimitake Yoshioka started serialization in Fujimi Shobo's shōnen manga magazine Monthly Dragon Age with the March 2014 issue sold on February 8. The series has been compiled in two tankōbon volumes, released on June 7 and October 8, 2014. A four-panel comic strip manga illustrated by Kōji Azuma titled Amagi Brilliant Park? Fumo (甘城ブリリアントパーク?ふも) began serialization in Monthly Dragon Age with the June 2014 issue. A third manga titled Amagi Brilliant Park the animation (甘城ブリリアントパークthe animation), written by the AmaBri Restoration Committee (甘ブリ再生委員会, Amaburi Saisei Iinkai) and illustrated by Ami Hakui, will begin serialization on Kadokawa's ComicWalker website.

Anime

A 13-episode anime television series adaptation produced by Kyoto Animation and directed by Yasuhiro Takemoto aired between October 6 and December 25, 2014. The opening theme is "Extra Magic Hour" (エクストラ・マジック・アワー, Ekusutora Majikku Awā), performed by Akino with bless4. The ending theme is "Elementalio de Aimashō!" (エレメンタリオで会いましょう!, Erementario de Aimashō!), performed by Brilliant4, a voice actress unit composed of Yuka Aisaka, Tomoyo Kurosawa, Shiori Mikami, and Minami Tsuda. Additionally, there is an original video animation episode bundled with the seventh volume of the DVD and Blu-ray discs, and seven mini-episode side stories titled Amagi Brilliant Park: Wakuwaku Mini Theater - Rakugaki Backstage that were also bundled with the DVD and Blu-ray volumes.

Episode list

No.	Title	Original air date
1	"Not Enough Visitors!" "Okyaku ga Konai!" (お客が来ない!)	October 6, 2014
Isuzu Sento forces Seiya Kanie, at gun point, to go on a date with her. The location turns out to be Amagi Brilliant Park. While roaming around the place, Isuzu introduces Seiya to the various attractions, and it is very apparent that all of them are very unsatisfactory. After going once over the Park, Isuzu asks Seiya to his thoughts about the place, to which he responds very negatively, finally spouting "You need to believe in a dream yourself for other people to believe in it!". Just when he's about to leave, Isuzu offers him some croquettes, which turn out to be very delicious. Deciding to know who made them, Seiya follows Isuzu to meet the manager of the Park, Latifah Fullanza. She describes that the Park actors are actually residents from a Magical land, and if they are not able to get enough customers in a determined time, the park will be shut down, and asks Seiya to help by taking over the manager position. She also tells him that she will give him magical powers.
2	"Not Enough Time!" "Jikan ga Nai!" (時間がない!)	October 9, 2014
The next day, Seiya realizes he has the power to read people's mind. Isuzu again takes him to the park, where they proceed to meet some people from Amagi Development - they are the ones who would take over the Park once the time expires. One of them recognized Seiya and tells him not to get close to the losers in the Park, or he too will become one. In the Park, an assembly is held, where the Princess, Latifah Fullanza announces that the Park will be closed in three months. Seiya returns to them and announces that he will save them. But later, when he's alone with Isuzu and Latifah, he says that he just claimed it to raise everyone's spirit, but he's not actually confident about it - but Latifah claims having complete faith in him.
3	"Not Enough Reinforcement!" "Tekoire ga Kikanai!" (テコ入れが効かない!)	October 16, 2014
Seiya makes an announcement for cast workers saying that park will be closed for a day due to repairing. Then he declares three changes: the park will close at 7 p.m., cancel Friday's day-off and set up a 30 yen payment for all services. When Moffle hits an annoying guest, Isuzu shoots the guest and his family with bullets which causes memory loss. Salama records the fight with her cell phone. Seiya records a promotional video with the Elementario fairies, Latifa and Isuzu wearing swimsuits, but it does not get as many views as expected. Then he uploads an edited video of the fight, which gets many hits, and as a result gave many views to the PV uploaded beforehand.
4	"Not Enough PA Productivity!" "Hisho ga Tsukaenai!" (秘書が使えない!)	October 23, 2014
Thanks to Seiya's flawless management, the park's efficiency and visitor count is increasing, and when informed by Isuzu that Moffle, Macaron and Tirami have some complaints, he decides to let her deal with them instead, but the Elementario Faeries show him that instead of looking for a compromise, Isuzu just ends the discussion by threatening them with her gun. Seiya then scolds Isuzu for her behavior, creating a divide between them. In the next day, Latifah asks Seiya to ride the ferris wheel with her and in the occasion, it is revealed that he has a fear of heights, and when comforted by her, Seiya has the feeling that they have met before. Some time later, it starts raining, and with the drainage system broken, threatening to flood the entire park, Isuzu takes the lead and organizes an emergency operation to prevent further damage. After the rain, Isuzu reveals that her strict behavior to others is thanks to her military training, and believes that everyone in the park hates her because of that, but Seiya shows her the happy faces of the cast who thank her for her help, proving her wrong.
5	"Not Enough Money!" "Okane ga Tarinai!" (お金が足りない!)	October 30, 2014
The Amagi Brilliant Park has used all its savings and there is no money left to keep it running. However, Moffle remembers about their friend Dornel, who got missing after searching for treasure in an abandoned area of the park, and Seiya, Isuzu, Macaron, Tiramy and Moffle leave to investigate. While facing several traps along the way, Isuzu and Macaron get separated from the others and discover that Dornel was hidden inside the cave all this time, indulging on several hobbies, while Seiya and the others confront Rubrum, the Red Dragon, and learn that Rubrum and the Diggeries, a group of mole-like fairies were running away from a tyrannical empire and given shelter in the park. Back to the surface, Rubrum and the Diggeries ask for a job in the park as well, and Seiya agrees, while all the items Dornel gathered during his absence are sold to pay for the park's expenses.
6	"Not Enough People!" "Hitode ga Tarinai!" (人手が足りない!)	November 6, 2014
With the park short on staff, Seiya decides to hold a job interview for new workers and Isuzu gets herself in serious trouble when she unwillingly eats a fruit that forces her to always tell her mind, leaving her in fear of revealing her true feelings for him. Her troubles are worsened when three of the female applicants are the ones she sees in her dream the previous night causing her to think that they will either seduce Seiya or replace her as his assistant and secretary.
7	"Not Enough Pool Safety!" "Pūru ga Abunai!" (プールが危ない!)	November 13, 2014
The park is on alert when a group of pirates from Maple Land appear to wreak havoc. With Isusu, Latifah, Moffle, Macaron and the Elementario Fairies in their custody, it's up to Seiya and the others to make a stand against the pirates and rescue them. All of that without having the guests realize that it is not an act.
8	"Not Enough Love!" "Koigokoro ga Todokanai!" (恋心が届かない!)	November 20, 2014
Seiya gets a summer cold but he can't afford to skip school due to his earlier absences. Sento, Macaron, Tiramie and Moffle wear a realistic suit of his body one person per day and attend school in his stead. On the first day, Isuzu finds a love letter in Kanie's shoe locker but the sender, Tsuchida Kanae, had only mixed up his locker with someone else. As Sento tells her inspiring words, Kanae ends up developing feelings for Kanie instead. The next two days end up with disgusting incidents due to the mascots' behavior, while the forth day ends peacefully due to Kanie wearing a suit of a boy to whom Kanae had tried to send the letter originally, Kimura, and lying that all the disgusting acts from 'Kanie' the days before were meant to drive Kanae back to Kimura by making her hate Kanie.
9	"Not Enough Teamwork!" "Chīmuwāku ga Umarenai!" (チームワークが生まれない!)	November 27, 2014
Having not improved at all with their attraction due to their lack of teamwork, the Elementario Fairies are invited for dinner with Latifah and unwittingly activate the castle's defense system. Trapped inside the castle, the fairies must reinitialize the system from the inside, but to do so, they must pass a series of trials that demand them to work together.
10	"Nothing Can Be Done!" "Mō Utsu Te ga Nai!" (もう打つ手がない!)	December 4, 2014
Everyone's doing their best but it seems impossible to reach the goal of 250.000 visitors. Isuzu tells Kanie why Latifah faints so often. It turns out that there's a Animus-draining curse upon the princess. Amagi Brilliant Park was built to keep Latifah alive. Seiya recalled the meeting with the princess when he was young, but she looked exactly the same then. Moffle told him that the curse not only affects her health, but also resets her memories and physical development every year. With only 10 days left to the deadline, Seiya hears from Triken that he found what he asked him to look for, renewing his hopes.
11	"Nothing to Worry About Now!" "Kore de Mō Shinpainai!" (これでもう心配ない!)	December 11, 2014
Seiya's plan to reach the quota in 10 days involves hosting a soccer match at the park's stadium. After convincing the local soccer team to play an important match at the park, Seiya informs the cast that for their plan to work, a large unused area of the park grounds must be sold in order to pay for the expenses and solve their financial problems, to which they agree, and then they spend the following days making preparations for the match, while Seiya is still worried, knowing that on the last day, Latifah's memories will be reset and she will forget about him at all once more. The final day comes at last, and with all the visitors counted and a few hours left to the deadline, Seiya gets in shock upon knowing that they are only 252 visitors short from reaching the goal.
12	"Nobody Knows What the Future Holds!" "Mirai wa Darenimo Wakaranai!" (未来は誰にもわからない!)	December 18, 2014
As a last resort, the staff of Amagi Brilliant Park invite all their friends and relatives, reaching the quota in the nick of time. Announcing that it's his last day as manager, Seiya reveals to the others that a huge shopping mall will be established in the land he previously sold, which will help bring guests to the park. Takaya Kurisu from the Amagi Development, compliments Seiya for the feat, but also mocks him because the issue with Latifah's condition is yet to be solved, revealing himself as the wizard who cursed her in the first place before fleeing. However, when midnight comes, Seiya and the others discover that the huge quantity of Animus gathered in the last weeks was strong enough to break her free for the curse, much to everyone's joy. Seiya then bids farewell to the people of the park, but when he returns home, his aunt Aisu Kyūbu remarks how happy he was while working there, thus in the next day, Seiya returns and reassumes his post as the manager of Amagi Brilliant Park, claiming that there is still a lot for him to do.
13	"Not a Good PV!" "PV ga Tsumaranai!" (PVがつまらない!)	December 25, 2014
Triken takes suggestions from the staff to make a promotional video for the park with dubious results.
OVA	"No Time to Take It Easy!" "Nonbirishiteiru Hima ga Nai!" (のんびりしている暇がない!)	June 26, 2015
It's Seiya's birthday and Isuzu plans to give him a birthday gift. However, a series of events that unfolds keeps thwarting her plans.

External links

• Official website (Japanese)
• Amagi Brilliant Park at TBS (Japanese)
• Amagi Brilliant Park (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia