Battle-action series will premiere this fall

Aniplex producer Shinichiro Kashiwada announced at Aniplex of America's panel at Sakura-Con on Friday that the company will produce The Asterisk War: The Academy City on the Water (Gakusen Toshi Asterisk) anime series. The anime is an adaptation of light novel series by Yuu Miyazaki with illustrations by okiura. Media Factory publishes the novels in Japan and seven volumes have been published so far.

The battle-action series will premiere in Japan this fall.

Aniplex also announced the first Blu-ray and DVD volume of Sword Art Online II will be released on June 30. The release includes the first seven episodes in both the original Japanese language track and the English dub, an original soundtack CD, Weiss Schwarz collectible PR card, 24-page deluxe booklet, and a postcard set. The volume will retail for US$89.98.