Watch Phantasy Star Online 2: The Animation

TV-14
2016
1 Season
6.2 (92)

Phantasy Star Online 2: The Animation is an anime series adaptation of the popular MMORPG game Phantasy Star Online 2. Produced by Sentai Filmworks, the series premiered on Japanese television in 2016 and has since been released internationally. The show follows the adventures of Itsuki Tachibana, a high school student who becomes immersed in the world of Phantasy Star Online 2, a massively multiplayer online role-playing game. Along with his friends, they navigate through the game's various quests and challenges, battling monsters and discovering new worlds.

The main character, Itsuki, is portrayed by Shouta Aoi, a well-known voice actor in Japan. Aoi brings a youthful energy to the character, as well as a sense of determination and perseverance that is necessary to succeed in the game. Itsuki is determined to become the best player in the game, and his drive to succeed is a driving force throughout the series.

Katsuyuki Konishi, another popular voice actor in Japan, plays the role of Rina Izumi, Itsuki's friend and fellow Phantasy Star player. Rina is a kind-hearted girl who is always willing to help others and is a skilled player in her own right. She provides a counterbalance to Itsuki's competitive nature and acts as a voice of reason when things become challenging.

Kazuhiko Inoue plays the role of SORO, an AI character in the game who acts as a guide and mentor to Itsuki and his friends. Inoue brings a sense of wisdom and authority to the character, and SORO serves as a key figure throughout the series, offering advice and guidance as the players progress through the game.

The animation in Phantasy Star Online 2 is vibrant and energetic, bringing the game's world to life in a vivid and colorful way. The world of the game is richly detailed, with a wide variety of environments and creatures to discover. The show has a distinct visual style that is both appealing to the eye and faithful to the game's look and feel.

The series is largely episodic, with each episode presenting a new challenge for Itsuki and his friends to overcome. This format allows for a wide variety of storylines and conflicts, ranging from small-scale battles to epic boss fights. The show also explores the characters' personal lives outside of the game, with Itsuki and Rina navigating their relationships with family and friends.

One of the strengths of the series is its ability to balance humor and action. The show is lighthearted and fun, with plenty of comedic moments to keep the tone from becoming too serious. At the same time, the action is intense and thrilling, with well-choreographed battle scenes that keep the audience engaged.

Overall, Phantasy Star Online 2: The Animation is a fun and exciting series that captures the spirit of the game it is based on. It is a great showcase for the world of Phantasy Star Online 2, and its characters are likable and relatable. Whether you are a fan of the game or just looking for a fun anime series to watch, Phantasy Star Online 2: The Animation is definitely worth checking out.

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Seasons

12. Episode 12

"Making the school festival a success with the student council president... Isn't that right, vice president?" With the help of Kota and his other PSO2 friends, Itsuki and Aika arrive at the Dark Falz. Meanwhile, in the real world, the student council members and their classmates are doing their best to make the school festival a success. All that's left is to wait for the star to return. However, the obstacle standing in their way is immense and overwhelming. Itsuki and Aika struggle to find a way to rescue Rina from the Dark Falz that now wields overwhelming power having acquired a vessel. With the ARKS attack approaching as well, there's no tiime to lose. Itsuki takes his chances and enters the Dark Falz in an attempt to rescue Rina...

11. Episode 11

Aika and Itsuki venture into PSO2 to find Rina, but a host of Darkers is waiting for them. Just as they can barely fight anymore, help arrives in an unexpected form.

10. Episode 10

"Today and tomorrow let's do our very best to make this the best school festival possible." Itsuki has two lives: fightings against Darkers and high school. Preparing for the approaching school festival and the after party Rina's always wanted to hold has Itsuki exhausted. He does his best to avoid causing any trouble for his fellow student council members, but Rina realizes what he's doing. She asks Aika why Itsuki is so tired, but a series of conversations breeds only more misunderstandiings. Itsuki is too busy to even resolve the misunderstanding, but he still does his best as the days pass. The day of the school festival, the Seiga Academy school festival begins with an announcement from student council president Rina. But in the darkness, unbeknownst to anyone...

9. Episode 9

"Stay out of the fight from now on... You're getting in the way." Itsuki awakens his Photon powers and, with Aika's help, defeats the Darker that appeared in real life. From there Aika takes him inside the world of PSO2 to a room on an ARKS ship. ARKS intelligence commander Kasura reveals to him numerous truths. Though Itsuki is confused by the unbelievable news, he understands what he must do.

8. Episode 8

"He's awakened..." Mika was seen within the world of PSO2. Aika's strange behavior after Mika's return. Itsuki finds the situation suspicious and begins investigating Aika on his own. But from an outsider's perspective, it looksl like Itsuki is chasing Aika around. As Rina and Itsuki make rounds visiting each club's president to make the after party a reality, Aika occasionally comes up in conversation. Itsuki asks his PSO2 friends and keeps looking for Aika, which irritates Rina. Meanwhile, they hear rumors that PSO2 players sometimes go missing.

7. Episode 7

"I... may have gotten carried away..." Since becoming a member of the student council, Rina's goal has been holding a student-run after party. She has continuously done everything she can to make it happen. After persuading the academy's teachers along with vice president Itsuki, they finally agree to allow it if all the students are for it. But just as everything seemed to be going well, something was happening under the surface. Rina visits Mika's room to investigate her disappearance. The room should be empty, but Aika is quietly standing there...

6. Episode 6

February 12, 2016

"You, too. No PSO2." Itsuki arrives at a hot spring with the other members of the student council on the student council overnight trip. Not only that, but the inn is run by a couple of his PSO2 friends. Just as Itsuki is about to stretch his wings and enjoy some PSO2, Rina tells him he's not allowed to play. Itsuki has been playing PSO2 obsessively since he started, and his grades have dropped. At the hot springs he finds himself surrounded by problem sets prepared by Rina. Once he finishes studying, he can finally take a dip in the outdoor bath, but someone unexpected appears there...

5. Aika

February 5, 2016

"I'm interested in her. I guess I can't just ignore her..." Itsuki's report on the NPCs of PSO2 causes Aika's interest in him to deepen. When people see her following Itsuki around more than usual, rumors begin to spread that they are dating. One day, Itsuki and Rina head to their sister school Tensei Academy to deliver equipment to be used at the Seiga Academy shool festival. However, Aika appears there as well as though nothing is out of the ordinary. Realizing the rumors about him and Aika may have even spread to Rina, Itsuki is disappointed. However, Itsuki and Rina witness a surprising side of Aika when they stop by a shopping mall on their way back...

4. Phantasy Star Offline

January 29, 2016

Convinced that she's asking him out on a date, Itsuki doesn't hesitate to agree to go out with Rina. But instead of it being a date, they go to an offline PSO2 event.

3. Roleplay

January 22, 2016

"This is the guy the regulars mentioned... He's the troll!" In order to experience multi-party play, the true joy of PSO2, Itsuki's friend Kayano Kota introduces him to his friends on PSO2. While surprised by the way they become their characters through roleplaying, Itsuki nonetheless experiences the joy of working together. However, he's also warned about "trolls" who bother other players with their poor behavior instead of helping them. One day, Itsuki finds himself in a group with a player who refuses to help and verbally abuses the rest of the party. He is the troll "Musashi" he'd heard about...

2. The Aloof Warrior

January 15, 2016

"Itsuki, you're a failure of an ARKS!" Itsuki experiences the joy of PSO2 while working hard at being the student council vice president. While the other members of the student council acknowledge his talents, only student council president Rina has misgivings about his overeagerness. Meanwhile, Suzuki Aika returns from abroad to join Itsuki's class. Aika develops an interest in Itsuki and follows him, causing all kinds of problems. To blow off steam from the real world, Itsuki loses himself in PSO2. However, his coach and veteran player SORO reprimands him for paying too little attention to his surroundings. Unable to understand why he was scolded, Itsuki distances himself from PSO2 for a while, but his friend and PSO2 player Kayano Kota explains to him the truth behind SORO's words...

1. The RPG That Begins with Nice to Meet You

January 8, 2016

"Tachibana Itsuki-kun. Starting today, I'm appointing you the student council vice president." Tachibana Itsuki is a second year high school student attending the Seiga Academy boarding school. As a very ordinary student, he lives an ordinary high school life. Shortly after the second semester begins, Itsuki is suddenly appointed the student council vice president by the universally loved student council president Izumi Rina. His first job as vice president is to investigate the influence of the popular online game "Phantasy Star Online 2" on the students' studies... Itsuki is bewildered as he enters the world of PSO2 with no knowledge of the new bonds or stories that will be born there...

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