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2.5 Dimensional Seduction

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2.5 Dimensional Seduction
First tankōbon volume cover, featuring Lilysa Amano as Liliel (left) and herself (right)
2.5次元の誘惑リリサ
(Nitengo-jigen no Ririsa)
Genre
Manga
Written byYu Hashimoto
Published byShueisha
English publisher
ImprintJump Comics+
MagazineShōnen Jump+
DemographicShōnen
Original runJune 15, 2019 – present
Volumes22 (List of volumes)
Anime television series
Directed byHideki Okamoto
Produced by
  • Naoki Hara
  • Masahiko Takeuchi
  • Kuninori Yoshizaki
  • Akihiro Sotokawa
  • Atsushi Fujishiro
  • Yurie Uehara
Written byTakao Yoshioka
Music byHiroaki Tsutsumi
StudioJ.C.Staff
Licensed bySentai Filmworks
Original networkTokyo MX, tvk, CTC, Teletama, TV Aichi, MBS, TVQ, BS11, AT-X, Animax
Original run July 5, 2024 – present
Episodes24 (List of episodes)
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2.5 Dimensional Seduction (Japanese: 2.5次元の誘惑リリサ, Hepburn: Nitengo-jigen no Ririsa, transl. "2.5 Dimensional Lilysa")[a] is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yu Hashimoto. It began serialization on Shueisha's Shōnen Jump+ website in June 2019. An anime television series adaptation produced by J.C.Staff aired from July to December 2024. A second season has been announced.

Premise

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Masamune Okumura is a second-year high school student who serves as the president and only member of his school's manga club. An otaku, he claims he has no interest in real girls due to his obsession with a fictional character named Liliel (リリエル, Ririeru). Suddenly, a first-year student named Lilysa Amano, who is passionate about cosplay, joins the club and recruits Okumura to be her official photographer. When Okumura learns her favorite character is also Liliel, he starts to fall in love with her, making him feel conflicted. Other girls soon join the club as well, including Okumura's childhood friend Mikari Tachibana, whose unrequited love for him constantly leaves her frustrated.

Characters

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Masamune Okumura (奥村 正宗, Okumura Masamune)
Voiced by: Junya Enoki[3]
Okumura is a second-year high school student who is the president of his school's manga club. He is an otaku who is obsessed with a fictional character named Liliel. He has put up posters of Liliel in the club room and has DVDs of her anime series. His mother abandoned his family when he was young. As the series progresses, he starts to fall in love with Lilysa.
Lilysa Amano (天乃 リリサ, Amano Ririsa)
Voiced by: Kaori Maeda[3]
Lilysa is a beautiful first-year student who joins the manga club. Due to her passion for cosplay, she recruits Okumura to be her photographer. Like Okumura, she is also a fan of Liliel. She was first inspired to become a cosplayer when she visited a cosplay event. She wears glasses outside of cosplay. Though initially oblivious, she starts to slowly fall in love with Okumura later on.
Mikari Tachibana (橘 美花莉, Tachibana Mikari)
Voiced by: Akari Kitō[3]
Mikari is a first-year student who is Okumura's childhood friend and Lilysa's classmate. A gorgeous and popular model, she has had a crush on Okumura since they were young, though he has never noticed.
753♡
Voiced by: Aya Yamane[4]
753♡ is a professional cosplayer. Due to her popularity, she is considered to be one of the four Heavenly Queens of Cosplay. Her stage name is pronounced as "Nagomi" (なごみ). She takes an interest in Okumura as he looks like exactly like her favorite character, Prince Kai.
Magino (マギノ)
Voiced by: Yuka Nukui[5]
Magino is a cosplayer who is willing to give Lilysa and Okumura advice.
Ogino (オギノ)
Voiced by: Tomokazu Sugita[5]
Ogino is a photographer who hangs out with Magino. He serves as a mentor for Okumura.
Mayuri Hanyu (羽生 まゆり, Hanyū Mayuri)
Voiced by: M.A.O[6]
Mayuri is a popular new high school teacher who becomes the advisor of the manga club. She is a former cosplayer known as Mayura (まゆら), one of the four Heavenly Queens of Cosplay. Later on, she reconnects and enters into a relationship with her female best friend, Eli.
Nonoa (ノノア)
Voiced by: Sayumi Suzushiro[7]
Nonoa is a rookie cosplayer who is a huge fan of Lilysa. She desperately wants to befriend her, but has trouble doing so due to her anxiety and insecurity.
Aria Kisaki (喜咲アリア, Kisaki Aria)
Voiced by: Sayumi Watabe[7]
Aria is a gyaru and a new cosplayer who does not have much knowledge about anime and manga. She is the daughter of manga artist Yoichi Higarashi and originally took up cosplay to reach him, as her parents got divorced when she was young. As the series progresses, she starts to develop feelings for Okumura.
Yoichi Higarashi (日枯 陽一, Higarashi Yōichi) / Yo Kisaki (キサキ ヨウ, Kisaki Yō)
Voiced by: Junichi Suwabe[8]
Higarashi is a manga artist who is the author of Liliel: Side Story, a spinoff manga of Ash's War Chronicles, and Aria's father. He previously created the manga Valkyries Battlefield, which was quickly cancelled due to its poor reception and sales. His only fan letter came from Okumura, which he continues to treasure. Despite his previous failures as a manga artist, the fan letter helped inspire him to continue his career. His real name is Yo Kisaki.

Media

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Manga

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Written and illustrated by Yu Hashimoto, the series began serialization on Shueisha's Shōnen Jump+ manga website on June 15, 2019.[9] As of January 2025, the series' individual chapters have been collected into twenty-two tankōbon volumes.[10]

In June 2021, Seven Seas Entertainment announced that they licensed the series for English publication under their Ghost Ship imprint.[11]

Anime

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An anime television series adaptation was announced on December 10, 2022.[12][13] It was produced by J.C.Staff and directed by Hideki Okamoto, with scripts written by Takao Yoshioka, character designs handled by Tomoyuki Shitaya, and music composed by Hiroaki Tsutsumi.[14][3] The series aired from July 5 to December 13, 2024, on Tokyo MX and other networks.[5][7] For the first cour, the opening theme song is "Shutter Chance" (シャッターチャンス, Shattāchansu), performed by Meychan, while the ending theme song is "Watch Me", performed by Kaori Maeda and Akari Kitō as their respective characters.[15] For the second cour, the opening theme song is "Tsugihagi no Tsubasa" (ツギハギの翼, "A Wing's Patchwork"), performed by Soraru, while the ending theme song is "Release Sigh", performed by Kaori Maeda, Akari Kitō, Sayumi Suzushiro and Sayumi Watabe as their respective characters.[8] Sentai Filmworks licensed the series in North America, Australia and British Isles for streaming on Hidive.[16][17]

Following the airing of the final episode, a second season was announced.[18]

Video game

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An online role-playing video game game developed by Aiming and Team Caravan, titled 2.5 Dimensional Seduction: Angels on Stage (2.5次元の誘惑リリサ 天使たちのステージ, Nitengo-jigen no Ririsa Tenshitachi no Sutēji), was announced during Jump Festa 2024.[4] It was released for iOS, Android, and PC via DMM Games on September 3, 2024 in Japanese and English.[19] A PC version was released on October 31, 2024.[20]

Reception

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Itachi Utada from Famitsu praised the story and characters of the series, particularly enjoying the cosplay elements present.[2]

In the 2020 Next Manga Award, the series ranked fourth in the web manga category.[21] The series has one million copies in circulation between its digital and print releases.[2]

Notes

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  1. ^ The kanji 誘惑 in the Japanese title, glossed with furigana as Ririsa (リリサ), are normally read as Yūwaku ("temptation", "lure", "allurement", or "seduction").

References

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  1. ^ Dennison, Kara (September 10, 2024). "2.5 Dimensional Seduction: Lessons About Fandom". Otaku USA. Archived from the original on December 28, 2024. Retrieved December 13, 2024.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c Utada, Itachi (January 15, 2022). 漫画『2.5次元の誘惑』のココがすごい! 3次元の女に興味なし。でもそれが“2.5次元”だったら……?. Famitsu (in Japanese). Archived from the original on February 19, 2023. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c d Mateo, Alex (August 11, 2023). "2.5 Dimensional Seduction TV Anime's 1st Promo Video Reveals Main Cast, Staff, 2024 Premiere". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on August 11, 2023. Retrieved August 12, 2023.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b Hodgkins, Crystalyn (December 16, 2023). "2.5 Dimensional Seduction Reveals More Anime Cast, Smartphone Game". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on December 16, 2023. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b c Loo, Egan (February 5, 2024). "2.5 Dimensional Seduction Anime Unveils More Cast, July Premiere". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on February 5, 2024. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
  6. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (February 16, 2024). "2.5 Dimensional Seduction Anime Casts M.A.O". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on February 28, 2024. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b c Hodgkins, Crystalyn (April 26, 2024). "2.5 Dimensional Seduction TV Anime Reveals Half-Year Run, More Cast". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on August 31, 2024. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
  8. ^ Jump up to: a b Cayanan, Joanna (September 15, 2024). "2.5 Dimensional Seduction Anime Reveals 2nd Half Promo Video, New Theme Songs, Cast Member". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on October 1, 2024. Retrieved September 15, 2024.
  9. ^ [第1話]2.5次元の誘惑. Shōnen Jump+ (in Japanese). Archived from the original on July 18, 2020. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  10. ^ 2.5次元の誘惑 22 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on January 3, 2025. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
  11. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (June 30, 2021). "Seven Seas Licenses The Muscle Girl Next Door, 'Hello, Melancholic!', Witches Manga". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on December 17, 2022. Retrieved July 23, 2022.
  12. ^ 2.5次元の誘惑:「ジャンプ+」のラブコメがテレビアニメ化 3次元と2次元が交差する熱血青春コスプレ作品. Mantan Web (in Japanese). December 10, 2022. Archived from the original on February 19, 2023. Retrieved December 10, 2022.
  13. ^ Mateo, Alex (December 9, 2022). "2.5 Dimensional Seduction Manga Gets TV Anime". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on December 21, 2022. Retrieved December 10, 2022.
  14. ^ 『2.5次元の誘惑』2024年放送開始でPV公開 出演は榎木淳弥・前田佳織里・鬼頭明里. Oricon (in Japanese). August 12, 2023. Archived from the original on August 12, 2023. Retrieved August 12, 2023.
  15. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (May 10, 2024). "2.5 Dimensional Seduction TV Anime Reveals New Visual, Theme Song Artists, July 5 Debut". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on May 30, 2024. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
  16. ^ Mateo, Alex (June 3, 2024). "HIDIVE to Stream 2.5 Dimensional Seduction TV Anime". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on August 22, 2024. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
  17. ^ "HIDIVE Unveils the Allure of 2.5 Dimensional Seduction July 5". Hidive. June 27, 2024. Archived from the original on August 31, 2024. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
  18. ^ Luster, Joseph (December 13, 2024). "2.5 Dimensional Seduction Season 2 Announced". Crunchyroll. Archived from the original on February 19, 2025. Retrieved December 13, 2024.
  19. ^ 「2.5次元の誘惑(リリサ)天使たちのステージ」,9月3日にリリース決定。事前登録受付も本日開始. 4Gamer.net (in Japanese). July 1, 2024. Archived from the original on July 2, 2024. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
  20. ^ Lada, Jenni (October 31, 2024). "2.5 Dimensional Seduction: Angels on Stage Game Launches on Steam". Siliconera. Archived from the original on December 8, 2024. Retrieved December 8, 2024.
  21. ^ Loveridge, Lynzee (August 19, 2020). "Norio Sakurai's The Dangers in My Heart Wins Tsugi ni Kuru Web Manga 2020 Awards". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on September 29, 2022. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
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