The cast of the Fall 2015 anime Gakusen Toshi Asterisk ) announced on Sunday that the series will be split into two separate cours of 12 episodes each. The second cours will air in Spring 2016. The announcement was made during the Niconico Live program2nd Meeting.The series is an adaptation of the light novel written by Yuu Miyazaki and illustrated by okiura . It began publishing in September 2012 and currently has nine volumes in print by Media Factory.begins airing on October 3.Source: Niconico Live Gakusen Toshi Asterisk 2nd Season on MAL