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Seigo Tokiya

Seigo Tokiya (**刻夜 セイゴ**) is the artist of the Magical Girl Spec-Ops Asuka manga who also worked on the anime.

## Career

Tokiya's first manga, Nejimaki Hoshi to Aoi Sora, was released in late 2007, which he wrote himself. His first manga where he provided the art and not the story was OZ in 2008. Since then, he has collaborated with a handful of writers, including Makoto Fukami.

## Magical Girl Spec-Ops Asuka

Makoto Fukami and Seigo Tokiya's first collaboration was Magical Girl Spec-Ops Asuka.

After the series ended, the two went on to create Succubus and Hitman.

## Trivia

* Tokiya's face has not yet been photographed, despite being in the industry for years.
* Tokiya said that Nazani reminded him of a cat, which juxtaposed her being treated like a dog.
* Tokiya was a key animator on episode 12 of the anime.
* Tokiya is a fan of Sachuu.
* Makoto Fukami particularly enjoys the way Tokiya draws Varvara.
You Are Definitely Becoming A Lovely Magical Girl

**You Are Definitely Becoming A Lovely Magical Girl** is the thirteenth chapter of the Magical Girl Spec-Ops Asuka manga. It released in 2016 in Big Gangan magazine.

## Summary

Asuka and her classmates arrive at the Okinawan beach- except Kurumi, who rushes to the beach after she’s done torturing Nazani. Kurumi notices Asuka sleeping and notes that she can do anything for her, because she saved her from bullying. Meanwhile, M-Squad arrives for the 6th Naha Spirit Trade conference, and Giess is told to target Chisato, an abused girl with one leg. Giess comes to Chisato’s house, kills her abusive dad, and asks if she’d want to be a magical girl.
Yoshino

***Yoshino*** (吉野) is a member of M-Squad.

Yoshino's anime depiction.

## Personality

Yoshino is a strong soldier, but also has a laid-back and funny side to him. He seems to embrace being a chef at Maid Cafe Mitsuya, enjoying making meals out of weird things such as snake.

## Trivia

* Yoshino was voiced by Shinya Takahashi in Japanese and Chad Halbrook in the English dub.
* Yoshino's eyes never opened once in the entire franchise.
* Yoshino won the Sniper Aggregate International at the international shooting competition AASAM.
To The Ready

**To The Ready** is the fifteenth chapter of the Magical Girl Spec-Ops Asuka manga. It released in Big Gangan magazine in 2016.

## Summary

Asuka and Kurumi are recruited by Iizuka to provide security for the 6th Naha, and they meet Mia and Tamara there. Chisato recounts how she used to do karate and how her mom used to make her terrible lunches, but she died in a car crash. Giess shares his story and asks Chisato to kill the four men who supposedly killed her mom. She does so.
So-yeon

***So-yeon*** (***ソヨン***) is a Magical Girl with the designation of ***Honang*** who is a second-generation magical girl from the 707th Special Mission Group, the South Korean military unit tasked with counterterrorism.

## Personality

Not much of So-yeon's personality is revealed, but she is supportive of her friends and would fight to save and protect any of them, especially Claire.

## Abilities & Powers

As an Magical Girl, So-yeon possesses magical perception blocking that allows no one she knows in real life to recognize her, a reactive magical shield to protect herself from attacks, and the finishing move 'Magical Calorie Roll-Up'.

So-yeon's definitive attack is titled "Holanui Songonitsa".

Her weapon is two boxing gloves that are bigger than her head. As a magical girl, she preseumably knows how to use guns.

## Chronology

### New York Arc

At first, So-yeon helps Claire control Jade's excitement over meeting the Magical Five. However, as soon as they meet, the battle starts, and her and Claire work together to save kids from Varvara's corpses. However, Varvara brainwashes Claire to kiss her, but is saved by Chisato Yonamine. The second generation girls then team up to stop Sekhmet.
List of Characters

This is a list of characters in Magical Girl Spec-Ops Asuka.

* Mia Cyrus (deceased as of Chapter 60, but active for the vast majority of the series)- United States
* Tamara Volkova- United Nations (formerly Russia)
* Lau Peipei- Freelance (formerly China)

#### Second-Generation

* Jade- France
* So-yeon- South Korea
* Claire- United Kingdom

* Chisato Yonamine- Japan (formerly with the Babel Brigade)
* Nazani- Japan, from Armenia (formerly with Oboroten, technically not a magical girl, but since she's the only notable mercenary, off to the magical girl section she goes)

### Deceased Magical Girls

* Claudia- Mexico
* Magdalena- Germany
* Crystal
* Patricia
* Hildegarde

## Security Officials

### Military

#### M-Squad (Japan)

* Yoshiaki Iizuka
* Shima
* Kaede
* Ise
* Yoshino

#### MORG (USA)

* Larry Ironside
* Cage

### Police/Misc.

#### National Police Agency (Japan)

* Miura Sena
* Akinori Makino
* Toda

#### Central Intelligence Agency (USA)

* Julia
* Aaron

## Fairies

* Sachuu
* Ackler
* Kilgee
* Gobu
* Tabira
* Kenjou
* Kataru
* Ryuki

## Civilians

* Nozomi Makino
* Sayako Hata
* Kota Yonamine
* Jerome Greenburg
* Astrologer

## Antagonists

### Babel Brigade

#### Magical Girls

* Francine (Brigadier)
* Abigail

#### Other Babel Brigade Members

* Kim Kanthe
* Giess
* Vincent (Blanka)
* Leyla Basticon

### Other Antagonists

#### Oboroten

* Storozh
* Povar
* Kasyanov
* Varvara
* Natsagdorj
* Lavrov

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Fight For Life Part 8

**Fight For Life Part 8** is the twenty-third chapter of the Magical Girl Spec-Ops Asuka manga. It released in Big Gangan magazine in 2017.

## Summary

Mia struggles with the Halloween classes, but Tamara takes them down for her. Meanwhile, Giess dies, but not before revealing that the Babel Brigade saw Chisato’s magical potential and orchestrated the car accident that killed her mom and got rid of one of her legs- and that they now have the magical item Tabira gave the magical girls.
Miura Sena

Sena's anime depiction.

**Miura Sena** (三浦 瀬奈) is the head of the National Police Agency's Foreign Affairs Intelligence Department.

## Personality

Sena is a very serious woman who sees things in the big picture. She is aloof and cold and doesn't mind other people suffering if it is for the sake of her department.

## Relationships

#### Akinori Makino

When Sena didn't want to deploy the NPA to help rescue his daughter Nozomi, Akinori was hurt, but the two have since focused on working against the Babel Brigade, leaving that incident in the past.

## Trivia

* Sena was voiced by Chiaki Takahashi in Japanese and Jessica Cavanagh in the English dub.
* Takahashi voiced another character with the last name Miura in the *The Idolmaster* franchise. Whether this was a casting gag or pure coincidence is unknown.
Nozomi Makino

Anime depiction

**Nozomi Makino** (牧野 希美, *Makino Nozomi*) is the daughter of Akinori Makino, an officer for the Metropolitan Police's Public Safety Division, and a classmate of Asuka Ootori, Kurumi Mugen and Sayako Hata, humorously oblivious to the actual work and double lives of her relations.

## Personality

Nozomi is a spunky, peppy and cheerful girl with a love for activities that lean more towards the physical and social variety, contrasting her best friend's love for literature.

## Relationships

### Magical Girls

#### Asuka Ootorii

Along with Sayako, Nozomi is one of the first girls to welcome Asuka to school. They befriend her and Nozomi invites her to the track team and hangs out with her in her civilian life.

As Rapture, Asuka saves Nozomi from Abigail's torture. However, the torture scares Nozomi and makes her afraid of Rapture until War Nurse does a memory-erasure process on her.

#### Kurumi Mugen

Once Kurumi transfers to school, Nozomi welcomes her into her friend group since she is friends with Asuka, and hangs out with her in her civilian life.

#### Sayako Hata

Sayako is Nozomi's best friend since childhood, and Nozomi treasures her a lot. The two are very close and when Sayako was dead for six months, Nozomi was crushed enough to struggle in school and in sports.

#### Abigail

When Nozomi was tortured by Abigail, Nozomi was traumatized and afraid of her.

### Family

#### Akinori Makino

Their only interaction was when Nozomi was hospitalized after being traumatized by Abigail, but they do seem to be on good terms with each other, as her father's presence shows that he cares for her and wanted to aid her through her difficult trauma. Another thing of note was that he was brought to tears when Nozomi's memory of her abduction needed to be erased.

Nozomi for her part does not seem to be very aware of her father's actual work believing him to be a police officer instead of one for the Public Safety Division. It could be that her father prefers to keep some of the more sensitive topics of his job a secret from her.

Interestingly Officer Makino has seen Asuka and Kurumi, without their magical guise and with military officers meaning that he can easily deduce their identity as Nozomi's friends.

## Chronology

### Before Series

When Nozomi was a child in grade school, she met Sayako and the two became best friends.

During the later part of the Distonian War, Nozomi moved out of Tokyo and into the countryside to stay safe during the war. She moved back to Tokyo after the war.

## Etymology

* The name **Nozomi** means "hope" (希) (**nozo**) and "beautiful" (美) (**mi**).
* Nozomi's surname **Makino** means "shepherd, tend cattle" (牧) (**maki**) and "field, wilderness" (野) (**no**).

## Trivia

* Nozomi likes Jpop music.
* Nozomi was voiced by Rie Takahashi in Japanese and dubbed in English by Morgan Berry.
Kim Kanthe

Anime depiction

**Kim Kanthe** (***キム・カンテ***) is a terrorist from the East Asian United Front who worked with the Babel Brigade.

## Personality

Kim isn't seen much, but from his appearance, it can be assumed he is a vengeful, blood-thirsty terrorist that would even kill a teenager for his own bloodlust.

## Relationships

### Magical Girls

#### Asuka Ootorii

Asuka transforms into Rapture for the first time in 3 years to save Sayako Hata from Kim's terrorist attack. Kim is surprised by Asuka's appearance, but she swiftly defeats him and his terrorists.

## Abilities & Powers

Kim is not magical, but he is a skilled gunslinger.

## Chronology

### Babel Brigade Arc

Three years after the Distonian War, Kim and his gang of terrorists from the East Asian United Front commit a terrorist attack in Iidabashi and shoot several civilians. Kim aims at Sayako, but Asuka takes notice and transforms into a magical girl and defeats Kim and his gang.

He is then tortured by the National Police Agency, who learns about the Babel Brigade's existence from him.

#### Failed Attempts

* Sayako Hata
* Asuka Ootorii

## Trivia

* Kim is voiced by Satoshi Tsuruoka and dubbed by Mike McFarland.
Ukyō Kodachi

Ukyō Kodachi (**小太刀右京,**) is a writer on the Magical Girl Spec-Ops Asuka anime.

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## Career

Kodachi, the son of a physician, started his career by creating tabletop games. His first professional work was the light novel series Macross Frontier, and he started working as a screenwriter in 2013. From 2016 until he was fired in 2020 for yelling at his boss, he was the author of the sequel to Naruto, Boruto: Naruto Next Generations.

## Magical Girl Spec-Ops Asuka

Kodachi wrote these episodes:

* Babel Brigade - Combat Begins
* Wish Upon a Star

## Trivia

* Kodachi has shown support for LGBTQ+ representation in media, which Magical Girl Spec-Ops Asuka includes, as four of the Magical Five, as well as several villains from the Babel Brigade, are confirmed to be lesbians.
Akinori Makino

Akinori's anime depiction.

**Akinori Makino** (牧野 晃教, *Makino Akinori*) is a member of the National Police Agency Foreign Affairs Intelligence Department's Anti-Terrorism Correspondence Room and the father of Nozomi Makino.

## Personality

While Akinori is a fun-loving man, he also has a serious streak when it comes to his work and would do anything for the safety of the world.

## Relationships

#### Nozomi Makino

Akinori loves his daughter and feels very strongly about her safety, especially when Abigail kidnaps her and she gets severe PTSD from the encounter.

## Etymology

* The name **Akinori** means "clear" (晃) (**aki**) and "teach/teaching, faith, doctrine" (教) (**nori**).
* Akinori's surname **Makino** means "shepherd, tend cattle" (牧) (**maki**) and "field, wilderness" (野) (**no**).

## Trivia

* Akinori was voiced by Takuya Kirimoto in Japanese and Greg Dulcie in the English dub.
Magical Girl Operations Development Unit

**Magical Girl Operations Development Unit** is the seventh episode of the Magical Girl Spec-Ops Asuka anime. It aired on February 23, 2019.

## Summary

M Squad holds a party welcoming Asuka and Iizuka then gives them a mission. The Russian mafia has found a random bridge in Japan, which will temporarily link Earth to other worlds, and plan to use it to buy illegal magical items. They are aided by Nazani, a witch with fire magic. M Squad handle the Mafia and Asuka and Kurumi fight Nazani. After one of M Squad is incapacitated by Nazani's fireballs Asuka freezes, remembering how she lost her friends in the Disas War, including four who were killed after she took command from Francine (the original leader of the Magical Girls) following her death. Kurumi snaps her out of it and Nazani is defeated. The leader of the Mafia uses a Disas item to teleport away with a suitcase but is found by Magical Girl Phoenix Tamara on assignment from Russia to deal with the Mafia. He dies after the fight, but not before saying she will regret learning what's in the suitcase and quoting "a new world order... humanity's last war... the Babel Brigade." Meanwhile, a magical mercenary named Giess is tasked to "take care" of a certain girl, Chisato.
Another One of the Magical Girls

**Another One of the Magical Girls** is the third chapter of the Magical Girl Spec-Ops Asuka manga. It released in Big Gangan magazine in 2015.

## Summary

Asuka and Kurumi chat on the swings about how Asuka saved Kurumi, and Kurumi reminds Asuka to keep her promise. To cheer up Sayako after the fight at Iidabashi, Nozomi and Asuka go with her to the pool. Meanwhile in Mexico, Mia Cyrus stops a drug cartel, but notices something bigger on the horizon... a corpse saying numbers and “Babel Brigade... a More Terrible War.” Abigail gives the terrorists more Disas and a photo of Nozomi, saying that she could be useful.
Tabira

***General Tabira*** (田平将軍) is a high ranking member of the Spirit World Military, and is specifically the one responsible for the creation of the Magical Girls and for forming an alliance with Earth against the Disas.

## Personality

Tabira's position of general and VIP guest in the human world masks a much more child-like personality. She has a flirtatious and perverse manner towards the Magical Girls, similar to the late Francine, which the Magical Girls find difficult to deal with in most cases.

When she turned into a fairy to regain her strength, her perversion is not as prevalent and she is a much more tolerable presence to the Magical Girls and military personnel. As a fairy, she ends her sentences with "Bi".

## Relationships

### Guards

Tabira is followed around by three personal guards, who are subject to her whims, professional or not. They are two cat fairies and one wolf fairy, who Giess killed.

### Magical Girls

Tabira is the one responsible for the Magical Girls and is as such very familiar with all of the original eleven, in spite of this most find dealing with her to be a hassle as she constantly trolls and teases them with sexual innuendos and suggestions reminiscent of Francine. However once she became a fairy, Tamara found her to be quite adorable.

## Abilities & Powers

As a general, Tabira possesses great leadership abilities and is a higher echelon of the Spirit World's military. Her presence at the 6th Naha was enough to opt the use of four Magical Girls as additional guards, showing how valuable she is, and it was automatically assumed that the Babel Brigade was after her when the gate was shut down.

However, Tabira herself seems to be somewhat weak, as Giess was capable of defeating her with ease and left her a bloody mess in the anime. She fought off Giess for a little bit in the manga.

Tabira can transform from a humanoid form into a rather adorable fairy to recover energy and heal faster.

## Chronology

When the Disas invaded Earth, General Tabira proposed an alliance to the human world and their cementing was broadcast throughout the world. She was also responsible for the recruitment and distribution of the Magical Girls.

## Behind the Scenes

* Tabira's design is reminiscent of elves in popular culture.
* Tabira is voiced by Sayaka Ohara in the original version and Stephanie Young in the dub.
	+ Sayaka Ohara voiced Sailor Neptune in Sailor Moon Crystal.
Dream and Reality

**Dream and Reality** is the tenth chapter of the Magical Girl Spec-Ops Asuka manga. It released in Big Gangan magazine in 2016.

## Summary

As their magical girl selves, Asuka and Kurumi visit Nozomi in the hospital. Nozomi is scared to see them, but Kurumi uses her magic to remove the memories of the last week. Asuka recalls that she used to want to be a magical girl when she was younger and agrees to join M-Squad, knowing that she can’t hide anymore. The higher-ups decide to keep Nozomi in school with her new magical girl friends, and it is announced that the school field trip moved from Chiba to Okinawa. Meanwhile, Mia arrives in Japan to investigate the death of Jerome Greenburg, Leond’s brother.
Illegal Magical Girl

**Illegal Magical Girl** is the fourth chapter of the Magical Girl Spec-Ops Asuka manga. It released in Big Gangan magazine in 2015.

## Summary

Asuka visits M Squad’s base, a maid cafe, and reiterates that she won’t join them. While in a torture session, Akinori finds out that Kim Kanthe’s target is magical girls. At school, Kurumi joins Asuka’s class as an additional student. Meanwhile, Mia is briefed on Leond Greenburg, the mathematician the Babel Brigade hired. While the two exercise, Asuka reveals to Kurumi that she still stays fit because she’s afraid of being weaker. After leaving friends, Nozomi is captured by Abigail and two magical mercenaries as bait for Rapture and War Nurse.
Big Gangan

Big Gangan is a manga magazine that published the Magical Girl Spec-Ops Asuka manga from June 2015 to February 2021.

## About

Big Gangan specializes in seinen manga and is owned by Square Enix. It publishes issues on the 25th of each month. It launched in 2010. Its' most popular series are *Goblin Slayer*and *High-Score Girl.*

## Spec-Ops Asuka

Makoto Fukami won a manga contest sponsored by Big Gangan and, as a result, got Magical Girl Spec-Ops Asuka in the magazine. He has gone on to write another Big Gangan manga, Deep Insanity.
Claire

***Claire*** (***クレア***) is a Magical Girl with the designation of ***Unicorn*** who is a second-generation magical girl from the United Kingdom's Secret Intelligence Service.

## Personality

Claire is really smart and is in college as a teenager, having skipped a few grades. Claire also is levelheaded and a voice of reason.

## Abilities & Powers

As an Magical Girl, Claire possesses magical perception blocking that allows no one she knows in real life to recognize her, a reactive magical shield to protect herself from attacks, and the finishing move 'Magical Calorie Roll-Up'.

So-yeon's definitive attack is titled "British Garden Unlimited Free Attack".

Her weapon is a sword As a magical girl, she preseumably knows how to use guns.

## Chronology

### New York Arc

At first, Claire controls Jade's excitement over meeting the Magical Five. However, as soon as they meet, the battle starts, and her and So-yeon work together to save kids from Varvara's corpses. However, Varvara brainwashes Claire to kiss So-yeon, but is saved by Chisato Yonamine. The second generation girls then team up to stop Sekhmet.

## Trivia

* Claire belongs to the same agency as the famous book and movie character James Bond.
Fight For Life Part 5

**Fight For Life Part 5** is the twentieth chapter of the Magical Girl Spec-Ops Asuka manga. It released in Big Gangan magazine in 2017.

## Summary

Tabira tries to fight off Giess, but she gets hurt. Kilgee, a magical fairy, retrieves the magic item that the Babel Brigade wants. Asuka is still stuck with the Cenobites, but Sachuu uses a magic grenade to help her. Asuka defeats the Cenobites and comes forward, starting her fight with Giess. Meanwhile, Chisato calls Kurumi her sandbag while fighting, which pushes Kurumi’s buttons.
Kasyanov

Anime depiction

**Kasyanov** (**カシヤノフ**) is a mercenary who is one of the leaders of Oboroten, and by proxy, the Babel Brigade.

## Personality

Kasyanov is one devoted to Oboroten and would do anything for it, including turn a middle-school girl into a vengeful killer.

## Relationships

#### Nazani

Kasyanov was Nazani's boss, and she seems to still have some good feelings for him in the Saving Phoenix arc.

## Abilities & Powers

Kasyanov is able to transform into a Disas beast and teleport using magical items.

## Chronology

### Babel Brigade Arc

In Hokkaido, Kasyanov, along with Nazani, are dealing in magical smuggling, trading humans for magical items from the Spirit World, when M-Squad comes to take down their operation. As M-Squad captures Nazani, Kasyanov teleports away, and Tamara kills him and takes his magical item for Russia.

## Trivia

* Kasyanov's magical item was nicknamed the "braincell", and once Tamara got it for Russia, Russia gave it to the Babel Brigade in exchange for military help in Ukraine.
* Kasyanov was voiced by Hiromichi Tezuka and dubbed in English by Ian Sinclair.
Eric

This article reveals details from **Part 2**. Read at your own discretion.

> "*Well, I told my parents I had something I wanted to talk about, and they said, “We know you’re gay.” And I was like, “Cool.”*"
> ― Eric describing when he came out to his family
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## Relationships

### Romances

Jeremy Thompson (crush; possible boyfriend)

## Production

### Portrayed by

Gus Kamp

**Eric** is a recurring character in the Netflix Original series, *No Good Nick*. He is portrayed by Gus Kamp.

## Summary

He is a conspiracy theorist and Jeremy Thompson’s love interest.

## Biography

### Throughout the series.

His first appearance is in “The Glim Dropper.” He is part of the team-building exercise of Escape the Museum.

In “The Big Mitt,” he helps Jeremy with the poker game. Later, when Nick is about to kiss Will, she is interrupted when she spots Jeremy kissing Eric across the hall, meaning that Nick discovered that Jeremy is gay.

In “The Trojan Horse,” Jeremy and Eric guard the cell phones during 90s day while Jim looks for the trojan horse. They hold hands. Jeremy learns that Eric is an avid conspiracy theorist and thinks he's crazy, which makes him like Eric less.

In “The Box Job,” Jeremy invites Eric so he can give him advice on coming out to his family. He reveals he still likes Eric and Eric likes him.

## Trivia

* Eric is the second character on the show to be revealed as LGBTQ+.
	+ It is revealed in the episode “The Big Mitt” that he is gay.
* He has a lot of conspiracy theories, including ones surrounding the moon landing, the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, and a theory that Elvis is alive and is a bus driver in Hong Kong.
* His and Jeremy’s favorite movie is *All The President‘s Men*, as mentioned in “The Trojan Horse”.

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Special Mission 22.1

**Special Mission 22.1** is a bonus chapter of Magical Girl Spec-Ops Asuka. It released in Big Gangan magazine in 2017.

## Summary

As Liu Lang Zhe, a freelance assassin and mercenary, Peipei talks to her partner, a young girl named Astrologer, and is all ready to set out an attack in Shanghai. She tells her target that he needs to die for her wallet’s sake.
Magical Girl Spec-Ops Asuka

***Magical Girl Spec-Ops Asuka*** (魔法少女特殊戦あすか, Hepburn: *Mahō Shōjo Tokushusen Asuka*) is a Japanese Magical Girl Manga and anime series originally written by Makoto Fukami and illustrated by Seigo Tokiya . A man named Naoya Tamura serves as the military adviser for the manga.

The Manga first began publication on June of 2015 and ended in Feburary 2021 in Monthly Big Gangan , a publication published by Square Enix , and the anime aired from January to March of 2019.

## Manga

The duo of Makoto Fukami & Seigo Tokiya completed the first chapter to be submitted in February of 2015, but for reasons undisclosed at this time it was instead not published officially until the June issue. The manga ended in the February 2021 issue of Big Gangan, with 62 chapters in total, plus a few bonus chapters.

## Anime

As is common for manga of most demographics an anime adaptation of the series would be produced within a few years of the manga's production. First announced after an official website was created in June of 2018, the series premiered January of 2019 and lasted for twelve episodes ending two months later in March. Makoto Fukami, the original author who has also worked on similarly graphic anime in scripts and the Novel Berserk: the Flame of the Dragon Knight was one of the Series Constructors and is credited as writing four episodes (7, 8, 10, & 12)

## Anime & Manga Differences

Some differences from the anime and manga include:

* In the manga, the tanabata festival in Wish Upon a Star isn't until after the Okinawa arc. In the anime, it's before said arc.
* In the manga, Mia visits the Babel Brigade's temporary base to check out the death of Jerome Greenberg, the German mathematician the Babel Brigade hired. In the anime, she fights Crescent Moon Sandino, an anime-original character.
* Kurumi doesn't torture Chisato in the manga.
* Nozomi and Sayako don't visit the M Squad maid cafe until after the Ukraine arc in the manga.
* Nozomi and Sayako play a bigger role in the Okinawa arc in the anime.

## Reception

The manga has a 7.20 rating on MyAnimeList. Rebecca Silverman of AnimeNewsNetwork gave the first volume a positive review, stating "the dark magical girl story may not be new, but Magical Girl Special Ops Asuka shows that it's still a genre with potential." Conversely, Helen of The OASG gave the same volume a negative review, stating "With story details left unsaid and its main character and art feeling dull, the first volume of Magical Girl Spec-Ops Asuka isn't a very interesting read."

The anime has a 6.33 rating on MyAnimeList, 4/5 stars on Crunchyroll and 4.5/5 stars on Funimation. Fans of the series have said positive things about the character of Asuka and the concept of the series, while critics have noted it's animation, torture scenes and fanservice as weak points.
Siena Agudong

**Siena Agudong** is an American actress. She portrays Nick in *No Good Nick*.

## Biography

Siena Agudong was born and raised in Hawaii. Her mother’s name is Karen and her father’s name is Kenny. She is Filipina on her father’s side. She has three older sisters, one of which is named Sydney while the other two are named Kayli and Sara. She started acting in local plays when she was 6 or 7 years old. She realized then how much she loved acting and that it was what she wanted to do. She began her career at eight years old when she received her first big break in 2013, booking her first TV show as the recurring role of Lulu Parker on a show called *Killer Women*.

## Trivia

* Her middle name, Nicole, is also the same as her character’s name on *No Good Nick*.
* She began dating Connor Finnerty in 2018.
* She was cast as Nick on June 28, 2018. She was leaving the audition when she found out she got the role. She screamed so loud inside of her Uber ride that she scared the driver.
* She wants Selena Gomez to guest star in *No Good Nick*.
* Until *No Good Nick*, she had never acted in front of a live studio audience.
* She is homeschooled, finished her freshman year in May 2019, and has straight-As.
* She is 5'1".
* She can crack many of the bones in her body.
* Seven and me wiki and No Good Nick wiki are the only two wikis that allow you to edit without a fandom account.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Siena in the spotlight - *The Garden Island*
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Siena Agudong stars in Nickelodeon series and Warner Brothers movie - *The Garden Island*
3. ↑ FIL-AM ACTRESS SIENA AGUDONG ON STARRING IN NETFLIX’S “NO GOOD NICK”
4. ↑ In the first photo of the post Siena Agudong made on November 22, 2018, her dad is shown to be Filipino.
5. ↑ Alex and Me Star Siena Agudong’s Exclusive Interview
6. ↑ Siena Agudong’s “Happy Birthday Sydney” Instagram post
7. ↑ Everly Mag’s “Interview: Actress Siena Agudong”
8. ↑ David H. Steinberg’s Instagram post
9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 *J-14*’s article “The ‘No Good Nick’ Cast Spills All the Tea on the New Netflix Show”
10. ↑ ‘No Good Nick’s Siena Agudong Teases Nick’s ‘Major Obstacles’ Ahead & More In Part 2
11. ↑ “Exclusive Interview: Pop-Culturalist Chats with No Good Nick’s Siena Agudong”
Patricia

**Patricia** (**パトリシア'**) is a Magical Girl that participated in the Distonian War.

## Abilities & Powers

As an Magical Girl, Patricia possesses magical perception blocking that allows no one she knows in real life to recognize her, a reactive magical shield to protect herself from attacks, and the finishing move 'Magical Calorie Roll-Up'.

## Chronology

### Distonian War

Patricia was killed during the Distonian War.

## Trivia

* Aside from an unnamed appearance, Patricia was never seen in the series proper.
* Little to no information is known about Patricia.
The Trojan Horse

This article reveals details from **Part 2**. Read at your own discretion.

Part 2 is often mistaken as *No Good Nick*’s second season. However, it is the second half of the first season, confirmed by David H. Steinberg.

## The Trojan Horse

### Director

Robbie Countryman

“**The Trojan Horse**” is the thirteenth episode in Season 1 of *No Good Nick* and the third episode of Part 2.

## Plot

### Summary

A '90s-themed day at school brings Liz face to face with her former rival. Nick confronts Will -- then sends the Harbaughs a message.

## Cast

### Main Cast

* Liz dresses up as Clarissa from *Clarissa Explains It All*, while Ed dresses up as Rudy from *Rudy*. Those are characters the actors used to play.
Vincent

***Vincent*** (**ヴィンセント**) is the father of Francine, the erstwhile leader of the first generation of Magical Girls, and later a supporter of her as the Brigadier in the Babel Brigade. His name in the Babel Brigade is "Blanka".

## Personality

Contrasting his daughter, Vincent is a seemingly cold and collected individual and does not seem to be one who shows outward emotions in the face of situations, be it as casual introduction or a life or death battle against a Magical Girl.

## Abilities & Powers

As a former member of the military during the Disas Crisis, Vincent possesses military training and combat experience to fight against supernatural threats.

## Chronology

During the Disas Crisis Vincent was a member of the French army, while his daughter would also join as one of the first eleven Magical Girls. During a time when Mia Cyrus was staying over as Francine's, Vincent entered and Francine introduced the two to each other.

## Kill Count

### failed attempts

* Mia Cyrus, unknown if actually intended to kill or merely delay.

## Trivia

* Vincent is pictured in the anime, but he never speaks. He just merely makes a cameo at the end of Episode 1.
Naoya Tamura

Naoya Tamura (**田村 尚也**) is the military consultant of the Magical Girl Spec-Ops Asuka manga who also worked on the anime.

## Career

Tamura has consulted on a series of military-themed manga and has written a few books about the military.

## Magical Girl Spec-Ops Asuka

Makoto Fukami invited Tamura to work on the manga in January 2014. His job is researching weapons and making sure they look accurate.

## Trivia

* Tamura consulted on the script of episode 10 of the anime.
* When Makoto Fukami showed Tamura his draft of chapter 55, where the Brigadier reveals her true plan, he was shocked.
Kaede

**Kaede** (楓) is a member of M-Squad.

Kaede's anime depiction.

## Personality

Kaede is a tough warrior, one who doesn't care for girly things such as wearing frilly maid outfits and prefers to get down to business.

## Trivia

* Kaede was voiced by Nanoko Mori in Japanese and Colleen Clinkenbeard in the English dub.
* Kaede is a biathlon medalist.
Earth

Earth is a planet in the Solar System, and is the nemesis of Erilia.

## Bio/Personality

Earth used to be nice and friendly, until the day that Moon mentioned that there was another planet with more intelligent life than her. Now she wants revenge and wants to destroy Erilia and her whole system. She has a remote that was given to her by Zanius. It can spawn a few things: Black holes, asteroid fields, and several other things.
Leyla Basticon

Manga depiction, as a Disas

**Leyla Basticon** (***レイラ・バスティコン***) is a member of the Babel Brigade and the former commander of the Distonian Army Dimensional Dragoon Corps.

She is killed by Sayako Hata (while being controlled by Francine) in Chapter 55.

## Personality

Leyla is a serious, cold-blooded creature who presumably loathes humanity. She does seem to hold her former subordinates in the Dimensional Dragoon Corps to a high regard, as she calls her fight with Asuka during the New York arc "revenge" for their deaths. Leyla is also good at masquerading as a human, only transforming into her true Disas form in Chapter 51.

## Trivia

* Leyla is voiced by Hitomi Ueda and dubbed by Morgan Garrett.
Zanius

Zanius is a hypothetical planet that lurks outside the Alexandros System, and has not been proven to exist yet.

## Bio/Personality

Zanius is evil, he likes to cause chaos throughout the system. Since all the orbits in the system are on the same plane, that makes him a danger to Erilia! Erilia really hopes that he does not exist, but she is very wrong.
Erilia

Erilia is the 4th planet in the Alexandros System. This planet also has life!

## Bio/Personality

Erilia is a friendly planet, she tries her best to keep everything in order for her system, but with her life, she is very fragile. Her life is peaceful, no wars, no arguments, but in the future when her life goes to colonize other worlds, that will all change. She is also the Co-Leader on the solar systems adventures.

## Gallery

Erilia's Flag
The Force of the Magical Girl

**The Force of the Magical Girl** is the second chapter of the Magical Girl Spec-Ops Asuka manga. It was published in Big Gangan magazine in 2015.

## Summary

After Asuka fights Kim Kanthe and his gang of terrorists, she comes home to find Iizuka in her apartment. He explains who Kim is and tries to convince her to join M Squad again. Asuka says that she’ll protect her friends, but not join special forces. Sayako returns to school. Meanwhile, Akinori Makino, Nozomi’s father, goes to work as a member of the Foreign Affairs Intelligence Department’s Anti-Terrorism Division and Abigail gives the terrorists a Disas bear from her “Queen”. At school, Nozomi, Sayako and Asuka talk magical girls, and Asuka says that they’re just doing their best. Asuka then gets a phone call from Iizuka, saying that a Halloween-class Disas was deployed and Kurumi was going to fight it. Asuka rushes to the scene, remembering that she promised that she’d protect Kurumi. As Kurumi fights the Halloween class, she soon realizes that her power is too small for the task, and Asuka comes to save her and defeats the Halloween class.
Yoshiaki Iizuka

***Yoshiaki Iizuka*** (飯塚 義明) is a Distonian War veteran, a member of the JSDF and the leader of M-Squad and the legal guardian of Asuka Ootorii (and most likely Kurumi Mugen).

## Personality

Iizuka is a bit cold and brash, and is deeply devoted to M-Squad and their mission. He lost an arm during the final battle of the Distonian War, but is still very deep in JSDF affairs.

## Trivia

* Iizuka was voiced by Kenji Nomura in Japanese, Christopher Sabat in the English dub and Pat Zwingmann in the German dub.
* Iizuka is a fan of chinchillas, according to the end of Volume 5.
Estrella Claudia

**Claudia** (**クラウディア'**) is a Magical Girl with the designation of **Estrella** (**エストレラ**) who is from the Mexican Armed Forces.

### Affiliation

Mexican Armed Forces (former)Magical Eleven (former)

## Personality

Based on Claudia's one line in Chapter 14, she seemed like an energetic girl who was always willing to fight villains. In the anime, she took six burgers, so it can be inferred that she’s always hungry.

## Abilities & Powers

As an Magical Girl, Claudia possesses magical perception blocking that allows no one she knows in real life to recognize her, a reactive magical shield to protect herself from attacks, and the finishing move 'Magical Calorie Roll-Up'.

## Chronology

### Distonian War

Claudia was absorbed by the Disas King during the final battle of the Distonian War.

## Trivia

* Claudia was voiced by Kana Ueda and dubbed by Dawn M. Bennett.
* Estrella means 'Star' in Spanish.
Inov

Inov is the 5th planet in the Alexandros System, and is the farthest (According to Erilia).

## Bio/Personality

Inov speaks in a Russian accent, He is also very loyal to Alexandros when on adventures, at sometimes he can get revolutionary if Alexandros does some political thing he does not approve of. In his past, he was an ocean world, and Erilia is currently trying to see if she can turn Inov back into his ocean world self.
The Lid of Hell

**The Lid of Hell** is the ninth episode of the Magical Girl Spec-Ops Asuka anime. It aired on March 9, 2019.

## Summary

Asuka is pleased she gets to work with her friends again. A VIP comes through the bridge before the conference, wishing to speak to the Magical Girls in private. It is General Tabira, the being from the Spirit World who created the Magical Girls. She brings a powerful magical weapon that will amplify their powers several times over. Meanwhile, the Babel Brigade has a squadron of Cenobite-class Disas launch magical artillery strikes on the base from afar while others approach from the ground. Some go to the base while others attack Naha city to scatter the defenders. Asuka's classmates are in Naha city shopping. Mia handles the Disas in the city while Tamara helps defend the base. Asuka and Kurumi are the last line of defense to protect the bridge. Tabira is persuaded to return to the Spirit World for her own protection but a dimensional bomb has shut down the bridge for the next 48 hours - Tabira is the target, not the conference. Asuka and Kurumi must protect Tabira for the next 48 hours. Giess and Chisato join the attack.
Gus Kamp

**Gus Kamp** is an American actress and musician, best known for her role as Barry Eisenberg in the Disney Channel sitcom *Best Friends Whenever*.

## References

1. ↑ her name on Twitter and Instagram.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Learn All About Former *Best Friends Whenever* Star Gus Kamp
3. ↑ Gus Kamp tweeted at 11:45 PM PDT on July 4, 2019. Turning 20 in 2019 would mean that she was born in 1999.
Laulia

Laulia is the moon of Inov.

## Bio/Personality

Laulia is in pain, she has a huge crater covering 1/3 of her surface, which was formed millions of years ago when a large asteroid collided with her, almost splitting her into two separate pieces. She barely survived. She is also there to help Inov when he is revolutionary.
The Magical Girl Comes Back

**The Magical Girl Comes Back** is the first episode of the Magical Girl Spec-Ops Asuka anime. It aired on January 12, 2019.

## Summary

Asuka Ootorii, aka Magical Girl Rapture Asuka, is a magical girl who fought in a brutal war against the evil Disas race three years ago and was instrumental in their defeat. As Asuka tries to live a normal life at a new school, JGSDF member Yoshiaki Iizuka asks her to resume her duties as a magical girl as part of a special operations squad, but Asuka refuses due to the trauma from the war. While Asuka befriends her classmates, Nozomi Makino and Sayako Hata, a group of terrorists free their comrade, Kim Kanthe, from a police truck, attacking innocent bystanders as they make their escape. When Sayako gets caught up in the danger, Asuka once again becomes a magical girl to protect her and stop the terrorists.
Ecryia

Ecryia is the 3rd planet in the Alexandros System, and is a very interesting planet.

## Bio/Personality

Ecryia is the grumpy one of the system. She's mostly grumpy around Erilia, and never has the thought of being nice. She could be like this forever, but her story and slowly dissipating thick clouds tell otherwise about what her future will be like.
Engage

**Engage** is the sixth chapter of the Magical Girl Spec-Ops Asuka. It released in Big Gangan magazine in 2015.

## Summary

Asuka and Kurumi arrive at the Babel Brigade’s base, where Nozomi is getting tortured. Kurumi uses her truth serum on a member of the East Asia United Front, who explains that there’s ten of his comrades inside and that three use magic. Once they’re inside, Abigail tries to get Asuka and Kurumi to join the Babel Brigade, but Asuka refuses and asks them to let go of their hostage. Abigail cuts Nozomi’s arm off. Asuka starts to fight with the twin Russian mercenaries, while Kurumi faces off with Abigail- who’s an illegal magical girl, Pick Scissors Abigail.
Flags of Planets/Stars

A group of the main flags of the system.

All planets in the system have their own flags, Even Alexandros has its own flag.

These flags were created by the Erilians, which are the name for Erilia's life.

## Gallery

Flag of AlexandrosFlag of VoiterFlag of KozovFlag of EcryiaFlag of GuatarFlag of EriliaFlag of ArusFlag of InovFlag of LauliaFlag of Zanius
Season 1 Episode 1 - Pilot

Hi everyone, by now you’ve all probably figured out that I’m dead. Please feel free to pause this vid if anyone is learning about this for the first time and needs time to sob uncontrollably. Again, I am definitely dead. \*wink

For those of you who knew me by a different name, I am indeed the man known as Sev Smith. Jennifer, I’m sure you’re angry right now, but I just want to assure you that if I wasn’t a spy that had to lie to you for that year on Londonium, I would have stayed with you. But alas, my name is not Sette Fabro, and I had to leave along with that name.

Anyway, as many of you know, I left the alliance intelligence division when I found evidence that powerful people in the Verse were profiting off of both sides of the slave trade, selling them into slavery and helping them escape just to sell them back in again. If everything went according to plan, the infodump that happened after I died should have taken care of most of the worst. I’m sorry if any innocents were caught in the crossfire. I truly am.

But my work isn’t done, and that’s where you, my old acquaintances, come in. I’ve set up a bit of a scavenger hunt for you to complete. At the end, if everything goes according to plan, you’ll find the information you’ll need to take down one of the most heinous conspiracies ever conceived. Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to gather every single piece that I needed. It will be up to you to find those pieces and put together the puzzle that I couldn’t finish.

There are three envelopes on the table addressed to Sersha, Jennifer, and <Pete’s character>

Sersha:

Those nights of staking out some of the most notorious criminals in the verse were some of the most rewarding operations I’ve ever done. But there was that one guy we were never able to put away. Find him and put him him jail to find the information you need. Enclosed is a new peice of evidence to help you get started.

Jennifer:

I’m sorry, but I used to read your diary. I’m a spy, but really, I did care about you. Of my many regrets about tricking you was that I was never able to put your boss in prison where he belonged. Go to the place where you were hoping I would propose to you. You’ll find the information you need to put the pieces together and put him behind bars. In the process, you’ll find the clues you need to move on to the next step.

<Pete’s character>

Mom, thanks for everything. I tried to pay you back once, although I’m pretty sure you didn’t realize it was me that sent that package. There was a return address on the package. Find that place, and follow the clue I left there.

Once all the clues are read, Lt. Sand enters with two enforcers in combat gear. She pulls guns on everyone and tells Sersha to start cuffing them.

Sersha respods with the “I thought we were going to help them follow the clues so we could find out what he actually knew?”

Sand: Screw that, it’s nothing but a wild goose chase that Seven put together because he was an egotistical asshole who thought he knew more than everyone else. Allowing this to move forward would be a dereliction of duty.
Eddie McClintock

**Eddie McClintock** is an American actor best known for his role of Pete Lattimer on the show *Warehouse 13*. He portrays Tony Franzelli on *No Good Nick*.

## Trivia

* Even though he studied design, he received a degree in communications at Wright State University.

## References

1. ↑ Eddie McClintock’s tweet
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Eddie McClintock - Bio, Facts, Family | Famous Birthdays
3. ↑ Eddie McClintock’s website has a link to his personal FaceBook account
Edonos the Charging Bull

**Edonos the Charging Bull** (died c. 420s BCE) was a mercenary who operated on the Greek island of Crete during the Peloponnesian War.

## Biography

It was said that you should never try to back Edonos into a corner. When under attack and threatened, he responded like a wild animal, resorting to conduct unknown to civilized people everywhere. He bucked like a beast and charged his adversaries with the barbarity of an untamed bull.

Between 429 and 422 BCE, he was hunted down by the Spartan *misthios* Kassandra the Eagle Bearer, who either killed or recruited him into her crew after a long hard battle.
Adhira

Adhira is a planet in the Hicutov System.

## Bio/Personality

Adhira is nice, but is always wondering why Hicutov is so strict about her leaving the system, he always makes Adhira stay by his side to "be safe", but she tells him that she can be safe on her own, but Hicutov never agrees with her. She also has a very interesting cloud pattern.
Fight For Life Part 7

**Fight For Life Part 7** is the twenty-second chapter of the Magical Girl Spec-Ops Asuka manga. It released in Big Gangan magazine in 2017.

## Summary

After Kurumi defeats Chisato, she calls for Asuka, who is busy fighting Giess. She loses an arm in the fight, but Iizuka calls to deliver her a special weapon- one that can take down Giess. Giess explains that he wishes the magical girls could make the world better, but there’s still monsters in the world. Asuka agrees, and says she let so many people die, but still says the world is worth fighting for. She uses her Rapture Talon, but can’t destroy Giess since she’s unarmed. Iizuka comes in and gives her the Eternal Ironworks Magical Blacksmith’s Ilmarinens Topor, the axe the Russian mercenaries were using. Asuka destroys Giess.