Smile of the Arsnotoria

Smile of the Arsnotoria (咲う アルスノトリア) is a Japanese mobile game created by Nitroplus. Developed by NextNinja and published by Good Smile Company, the game was released on iOS and Android in March 2021. A manga adaptation by Masaki Hattori began serialization in Fujimi Shobo's shōnen manga magazine Monthly Dragon Age in June 2022, with its chapters collected into a single tankōbon volumes as of September 2022. An anime television series adaptation by Liden Films aired from July to September 2022.

Premise
The story revolves around some students who are in an ashram, where the students will interact with each other while all of them are being taught about magic and culture.

Characters

 * Arsnotoria (アルスノトリア)


 * Mell (メル)


 * Little Alberta (小アルベール)


 * Picatrix (ピカトリクス)


 * Abramelin (アブラメリン)


 * Lidel (リデル)


 * Solō (ソロー)


 * Hammit (ハミット)


 * Perdera (ペルデラ)


 * Voyniy (ヴォイニー)


 * Spirits (精霊)


 * Figuray (フィグレ)

Game
The mobile game was unveiled by Nitroplus in September 2019. NextNinja handled the game's development and operation, with Good Smile Company serving as the publisher. Light novel illustrator Shin'ichirō Ōtsuka provided the main character designs, Hajime Ninomae wrote the scenario based on an original story by Nitroplus, and Hideyuki Ashizawa composed the music. The game was originally set for a Q2 2020 release on iOS and Android, before being shifted to February 2021, and then to March 4, 2021. The game ended service on March 31, 2023.

Manga
A manga adaptation by Masaki Hattori, titled Warau Arsnotoria Sun—! (咲う アルスノトリア すんっ！), began serialization in Fujimi Shobo's Monthly Dragon Age magazine on June 9, 2022. The first tankōbon volume was released on September 9, 2022. As of July 2023, two volumes have been released.

Anime
In May 2022, it was announced that the game will be adapted as an anime television series, titled Smile of the Arsnotoria the Animation. It is produced by Liden Films and directed by Naoyuki Tatsuwa, with Midori Gotō handling the scripts, Takahiro Kishida adapting Ōtsuka's character designs for animation, and Ryo Takahashi and Ken Itō composing the music. The series aired from July 6 to September 21, 2022, on Tokyo MX and BS NTV. The opening theme song is "Hajimari e to Tsuzuku Basho" (はじまりへと続く場所) by Hanauta, a group composed of Misaki Kuno, Miharu Hanai, Miyu Tomita, Eri Yukimura and Eriko Matsui, while the ending theme song is "With You" by Band-Maid guitarist/vocalist Miku Kobato and her Cluppo solo project. Crunchyroll has licensed the series, and has also began streaming an English dub starting on July 27, 2022.

Novel
A spin-off novel by Takaaki Kaima, titled Warau Arsnotoria Sun—! Kotō no Extra Curriculum (咲う アルスノトリア すんっ！ 孤島の), was published by Enterbrain under their Famitsu Bunko imprint on July 29, 2022.