Tokyo Treat
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- Producers
- KADOKAWA Square Enix AT-X KLab Mainichi Broadcasting System
- Studio
- LIDENFILMS
- Source
- Manga
- Aired
- January 2019 to March 2019
- Genres
- Action Drama Ecchi Horror Mahou Shoujo
- Number of Episodes
- 12
- Jack's Score
-
6 / 10
- Rick's Score
-
4 / 10
- CJ's Score
-
6 / 10
This week we talk about Magical Girl Spec Ops Asuka and its dark twist on the magical girl genre. The story follows Asuka, a former magical girl struggling with PTSD, forced back into battle. While the show portrays trauma and military themes, the pacing, forced shifts in tone, and poor character development weaken it as a whole. We debate whether magic undermines the stakes, with Rick arguing it negates physical consequences, while Jack and CJ emphasize the psychological toll.
Makoto Fukami
Original Story
Seigo Tokiya
Original Character Design
Hideyo Yamamoto
Director
Norimitsu Kaihou
Series Composition
Makoto Fukami
Series Composition
Ryuuta Iida
Music
GARNiDELiA
Theme Song Performance (ED)
Nonoc
Theme Song Performance (OP)
Makoto Fukami
Script (eps 7, 8, 10, 12)
Norimitsu Kaihou
Script (eps 1-3, 9, 11)
Alexis Tipton
ADR Director (English)
Leah Clark
ADR Script (English)
James Baker
ADR Engineer (English)
Tia Ballard
Assistant ADR Director (English; ep 9)
Felecia Angelle
Assistant ADR Director (English; eps 10,11)
Bonny Clinkenbeard
ADR Script Supervisor (English)
Takeshi Kikuchi
Planning
Daijou Kudou
Planning
Daiji Horiuchi
Production
Ryuuji Abe
Planning
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