Aura: Koga Maryuin's Last War

Aura: Koga Maryuin's Last War (AURA ～魔竜院光牙最後の闘い～, Aura: Maryūinkōga Saigo no Tatakai) is a Japanese light novel written by Romeo Tanaka, with illustrations by Mebae, published by Shogakukan under their Gagaga Bunko imprint in July 2008. A manga adaptation by Kōichirō Hoshino was serialized in Shogakukan's Shōnen Sunday S between February 2012 and March 2013. An anime film by AIC ASTA premiered in April 2013.

Aura: Koga Maryuin's Last War
First light novel volume cover
AURA ～魔竜院光牙最後の闘い～ (Aura: Maryūinkōga Saigo no Tatakai)
Genre	Fantasy[1] Romantic comedy[2]
Light novel
Written by	Romeo Tanaka
Illustrated by	Mebae
Published by	Shogakukan
Imprint	Gagaga Bunko
Demographic	Male
Published	July 18, 2008
Manga
Written by	Romeo Tanaka
Illustrated by	Kōichirō Hoshino
Published by	Shogakukan
Magazine	Shōnen Sunday S
Demographic	Shōnen
Original run	February 25, 2012 – March 25, 2013
Volumes	4
Anime film
Directed by	Seiji Kishi
Produced by	Tatsuya Ishiguro Takema Okamura Hajime Maruyama Kozue Kaneniwa Yūka Sakurai
Written by	Makoto Uezu (composition) Jun Kumagai (scripts)
Music by	Michiru Ōshima
Studio	AIC ASTA
Licensed by	NA: Sentai Filmworks
Released	April 13, 2013 (2013-04-13)
Runtime	83 minutes

Plot

Ichiro Sato formerly suffered from a case of youthful delusions of fantasy and grandeur, which caused him to be bullied throughout middle school. Now in high school, he strives to be a normal student. However, his teacher has entrusted him with the care of a girl with a similar case of delusions and a victim of bullying.

Characters

Ichirō Satō (佐藤 一郎, Satō Ichirō)

Voiced by: Nobunaga Shimazaki (Japanese); Corey Hartzog (English)^[3]

Ryōko Satō (佐藤 良子, Satō Ryōko)

Voiced by: Kana Hanazawa (Japanese); Juliet Simmons (English)^[3]

Hino (樋野)

Voiced by: Chiwa Saitō (Japanese); Krystal LaPorte (English)^[3]

Yamamoto (山本)

Voiced by: Hiroki Yasumoto (Japanese); Andrew Love (English)^[3]

Shinako Kobato (子鳩 志奈子, Kobato Shinako)

Voiced by: Hisako Kanemoto (Japanese); Sara Omelas (English)^[3]

Dorisen (担任)

Voiced by: Takahiro Mizushima (Japanese); Jeff McMorrough (English)^[3]

Yūta Takahashi (高橋 裕太, Takahashi Yūta)

Voiced by: Ryōhei Kimura (Japanese); Clint Bickham (English)^[4]

Yumina Ōshima (大島 弓菜, Ōshima Yumina)

Voiced by: Marina Inoue (Japanese); Carli Mosier (English)^[3]

Aki Imawano (忌野 アキ, Imawano Aki)

Voiced by: Satomi Akesaka (Japanese); Katie Porterfield (English)^[3]

Kinoshita (木下)

Voiced by: Kenichirou Matsuda (Japanese); Blake Shepard (English)^[3]

Osamu Suzuki (鈴木 おさむ, Suzuki Osamu)

Voiced by: Kappei Yamaguchi (Japanese); Adam Gibbs (English)^[4]

Tatsuo Andō (安藤 たつお, Andō Tatsuo)

Voiced by: Kishō Taniyama (Japanese); Scott Gibbs (English)^[4]

Oda (織田)

Voiced by: Yū Kobayashi (Japanese); Margaret McDonald (English)^[4]

Kume (久米)

Voiced by: Showtaro Morikubo (Japanese); Scott Gibbs (English)^[3]

Media

Light novel

Aura: Maryūin Kōga Saigo no Tatakai is a 360-page light novel written by Romeo Tanaka, with illustrations by Mebae. It was published on July 18, 2008, by Shogakukan under their Gagaga Bunko imprint.^[5]

Manga

A manga adaptation, illustrated by Kōichirō Hoshino, was serialized in Shogakukan Shōnen Sunday S, from February 25, 2012,^[6][7] to March 25, 2013.^[8] Four tankōbon volumes were released between July 18, 2012, and April 10, 2013.^{[9][10][11][12]}

Anime

An anime film, produced by AIC ASTA and directed by Seiji Kishi, was released in Japanese theaters on April 13, 2013,^[13][14] and was released on Blu-ray Disc and DVD on September 18, 2013.^[15] In North America, the film's Blu-ray and DVD were released by Sentai Filmworks on December 8, 2015.^[16]