Aesthetica of a Rogue Hero

Aesthetica of a Rogue Hero is a Japanese light novel series written by Tetsuto Uesu and illustrated by Tamago no Kimi. A 12-episode anime adaptation by Arms aired between July and September 2012. It has been licensed in North America by Funimation with the Blu-ray version released on December 17, 2013.

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Plot

The story follows a world where several young men and women regularly find themselves spirited away to a world of sword and magic called Alayzard. Those who survive and return are typically gifted with magic abilities. An international training organization named Babel protects these young returnees and trains them in the use of their power. A wayward hero named Akatsuki has come back to his world, along with a beautiful girl called Miu who is the daughter of the Last Dark Lord, whom he defeated in battle.

Characters

Class B

;Akatsuki Osawa
;Miu Osawa
;Kuzuha Domoto
;Chikage Izumi
;Kenya Onizuka

Class A

;Motoharu Kaido

Student Council

;Kyoya Hikami
;Haruka Nanase
;Ryohei Uesaki
;Minami Aihara

Alayzard

;Listy El Da Sherfied
;Leon Aceperio

Others

;Phil Barnett

Media

Light novels

The light novel series written by Tetsuto Uesu and illustrated by Tamago no Kimi was published by Hobby Japan in eleven volumes from May 1, 2010, to February 28, 2013.

Manga

A manga adaptation illustrated by Haiji Nakasone was published in Hobby Japan's web magazine Comic Dangan from January 20, 2012, to June 21, 2013, and compiled into three volumes. The manga is licensed in English by Manga Planet.

Anime

A 12-episode anime adaptation by Arms and directed by Rion Kujō began aired between July and September 2012. It has been licensed by Funimation in North America. Following Sony's acquisition of Crunchyroll, the series was moved to Crunchyroll. The opening theme is "Realization" by Faylan and the ending theme is "Ai no Sei de Nemurenai" by Aki Misato. Seven special short episodes titled "Hajirai Ippai" were also included with the Blu-ray releases.