Wish Upon the Pleiades

Wish Upon the Pleiades (放課後のプレアデス) is an original net animation series produced by Gainax in collaboration with Japanese automaker Subaru. The series was released on YouTube in four parts on February 1, 2011, with the English-subtitled version appearing six days later. An anime television series aired in Japan between April and June 2015. It was the final anime series to be produced by Gainax before their closure on June 7, 2024.

Story
One day, a girl named Subaru comes across a group of magical girls, among which is her childhood friend Aoi, and becomes one herself. Their duty is to search for fragments of a spaceship belonging to an alien known as a Pleiadian. However, a mysterious boy is seeking the fragments for his own use.

Characters

 * (すばる)
 * Subaru is the clumsy main protagonist.
 * Subaru is the clumsy main protagonist.


 * (あおい)
 * Subaru's friend, who is often worried about her attitude.
 * Subaru's friend, who is often worried about her attitude.


 * (いつき)
 * A kind girl.
 * A kind girl.


 * (ひかる)
 * A frank girl whose father is a pianist.
 * A frank girl whose father is a pianist.


 * (ななこ)
 * A girl who is often seen wearing a black witch's outfit even outside of magical form. She has a generally monotone personality which changes when translating for the Pleiadian.
 * A girl who is often seen wearing a black witch's outfit even outside of magical form. She has a generally monotone personality which changes when translating for the Pleiadian.


 * Pureadesuseijin (プレアデス星人)
 * A small green alien who is searching for the scattered fragment of his spaceship engine.
 * A small green alien who is searching for the scattered fragment of his spaceship engine.


 * (みなと)
 * A boy who resides in a mysterious greenhouse, who is also stealing the fragments of the star.
 * A boy who resides in a mysterious greenhouse, who is also stealing the fragments of the star.

Original net animation
The four-part original net animation series was created by Gainax in collaboration with car manufacturer Subaru. The series was released on YouTube on February 1, 2011, with an English subtitled version released on February 7, 2011.

Television series
An anime television adaptation, also by Gainax, aired in Japan between April 9, 2015, and June 24, 2015, and was simulcast by Crunchyroll. The opening theme is "Stella-rium" by Kano while the ending theme is "Koko kara, Kanata kara" (ここから、かなたから) by fragments (Natsumi Takamori, Ayuru Ōhashi, Kanako Tateno, Yui Makino, and Saki Fujita).