History Toys / AssaultLily

* PseudoRomanticFriendship: The Schutzengel-Schild partnerships of Yurigaoka, the Schwester system at Ludvico, and Oath of the Gullinkambi at Ryuuto have shades of this, with [[SenpaiKohai an elder girl providing mentorship and guidance to a younger girl]]. Such pacts are treated with utmost seriousness in-universe, to the point of potential candidates for position of "sister" clashing over the hand of the girl they intend to form a pact with. The anime goes as far as to make Riri and Yuyu's paper contract reminiscent of a marriage certificate.

* PseudoRomanticFriendship: The Schutzengel-Schild partnerships of Yurigaoka, the Schwester system at Ludvico, and Oath of the Gullinkambi at Ryuuto have shades of this, with [[SempaiKohai an elder girl providing mentorship and guidance to a younger girl]]. Such pacts are treated with utmost seriousness in-universe, to the point of potential candidates for position of "sister" clashing over the hand of the girl they intend to form a pact with. The anime goes as far as to make Riri and Yuyu's paper contract reminiscent of a marriage certificate.

* CombinedEnergyAttack: The Neun Welt strategy, which charges up an anti-Huge bullet using the combined magi of nine Lilies. In the climactic battle of ''The Fateful Gift'', this is done with the power of [[UpToEleven seventeen Lilies]].

* HumansAreTheRealMonsters: Whilst the Huge are indeed dangerous, the EvilCorp GEHENA's [[TestedOnHumans development of Boosted Lilies]] and letting out its lab-grown Huge to inflict destruction for "research" makes GEHENA the OverarchingVillain of the stage plays and of the Boosted Lilies' backstories.

* RomanticTwoGirlFriendship: The Schutzengel-Schild partnerships of Yurigaoka, the Schwester system at Ludvico, and Oath of the Gullinkambi at Ryuuto have shades of this, with [[SempaiKohai an elder girl providing mentorship and guidance to a younger girl]]. Such pacts are treated with utmost seriousness in-universe, to the point of potential candidates for position of "sister" clashing over the hand of the girl they intend to form a pact with. The anime goes as far as to make Riri and Yuyu's paper contract reminiscent of a marriage certificate.
** That oath-sister relationships are only possible between an upperclassman and underclassman is brought up at times. Izue Shinobu, the Brunnhilde of Yurigaoka's student council, was the Schild of Yamazaki Meika, the Ortlinde, and still addresses Meika as "onee-sama" in private despite their pact being dissolved after Meika was held back a year due to injury. Kaede has bemoaned how she cannot be oathbound to Riri, and likewise for Clara regarding Seren; Kaede's and Clara's affections for Riri and Seren are expressly romantic in nature rather than sisterly.

In 2019, the "Assault Lily Project," produced by AZONE and Bushiroad, was announced. The project, encompassing various works, now includes:

** ''The Singular Ability'', a Spin-Off centered on Odaiba Girls School.

* ''[[Manga/AssaultLilyLeagueofGardensFullBloom Assault Lily League of Gardens -full bloom-]]'', a manga adaptation of ''League of Gardens'' serialized in Monthly Bushiroad magazine.

* Several web media series, including ''Mashima Moyu's CHARM Workshop'' serialized on Dengeki Hobby Web, and a live stream ''Natsuyoshi & Iwata's Ramune de Kanpai'' on Thursday nights.

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* ContinuitySnarl: The various official works differ to a certain extent in their depiction of characters and events, although the BroadStrokes remain the same. The anime alone changes or removes various elements present in the Hitotsuyanagi-tai novel and ''League of Gardens'', such as the circumstances surrounding Riri and Kaede's first meeting, or how Hitotsuyanagi-tai's first attempt at the Neun Welt strategy went while adding new content or information of its own.

* FlawedPrototype: The fourth-generation [=CHARMs=]. Running off a [[{{Technopath}} direct link with the user's mind]], they were intended to be operable from a distance, and to reduce the number of active humancombatants by sending a machine onto the field. However, the negative effects on Lilies' bodies that manifested during testing, particularly on their brains, were severe enough to cause madness and even death.

* RomanticTwoGirlFriendship: The Schutzengel-Schild partnerships of Yurigaoka and the Schwester system at Ludvico have shades of this, with [[SempaiKohai an elder girl providing mentorship and guidance to a younger girl]]. There even are instances of potential OneeSama candidates clashing over the hand of the girl they intend to form a pact with. The anime goes as far as to make Riri and Yuyu's paper contract reminiscent of a marriage certificate.

* TokyoIsTheCenterOfTheUniverse: Averted by the anime, as Yurigaoka is located in Kamakura, and has depicted or mentioned expeditions to another prefecture. The stage plays, however, have their plot-important battles taking place in Tokyo, with Lilies from two of Tokyo's "Big Three" Gardens appearing in ''League of Gardens'' and ''The Fateful Gift''. Herensuge Girls School and Kanba Girls' High School of Arts in ''Last Bullet'' are also located in Tokyo.

** ''League of Gardens'', which tells the story of the formation of Hitotsuyanagi-tai and their maiden battle as a Legion at Shimo-Kitazawa, and its sequel, ''The Fateful Gift'';
** A yet-untitled Spin-Off centered on Odaiba Girls School, scheduled for August 2021.

** A yet-untitled SpinOff centered on Odaiba Girls School, scheduled for August 2021.
* A mobile game, ''Assault Lily Last Bullet'', released on January 20, 2021.

* ''Assault Lily League of Gardens -full bloom-'', a manga adaptation of ''League of Gardens'' serialized in Monthly Bushiroad magazine.

** A yet-untitled SpinOff centered on Odaiba Girls School, scheduled for August 2021.

* ''Assault Lily League of Gardens -full bloom-'', a print adaptation of ''League of Gardens'' serialized in Monthly Bushiroad magazine.

* A mobile game, ''Assault Lily Last Bullet'', released on January 20, 2021.
* Two novels, one focused on Hitotsuyanagi-tai and one focused on Mashima Moyu.

* Several interconnected stage plays:

* A mobile game, ''Assault Lily Last Bullet'', currently in its pre-registration phase and scheduled for a 2021 release.

* CombinedEnergyAttack: The Neun Welt strategy, which charges up an anti-Huge bullet using the combined magi of nine Lilies. In the climactic battle of ''The Fateful Gift'', this is done with the power of [[UpToEleven twenty-two Lilies]].
* ComboPlatterPowers: Zenon Paradoxa, utilizing lower-rank versions of Kono Sei no Kotowari and Shukuchi to hit fast while negating the enemy's attacks. Boosted Lilies also possess a range of skills outside that covered by typical Rare Skills, the most prominent of which is a superhuman HealingFactor.

* EarthIsABattlefield: Although the story is set in Japan, other countries are threatened by the Huge too. Yujia's two sisters are stationed in Iceland. The Funada twins' backstory also had them traveling to Gardens outside Tokyo, and later outside Japan, on their training journey.

* GlassCannon: Phase Trancendence, which makes the user powerful enough to OneHitKill Huge, but [[AwesomeButImpractical at the cost of draining her magi]].

* MagicalEye: The ''Taka no Me'' (Hawk Eyes) and ''Ten no Hakari-me'' (Heavenly Scales' Vision) skills. The subskill of Ten no Hakari-me is Magan, literally "Magical Eye".

* {{Seers}}: Phantasm, which allows the user to see [[MultipleChoiceFuture the possible futures ahead of them]] and instantly grasp the conditions that would result in their desired outcome. ''Kono Sei no Kotowari'' (Principles of the World) users can perceive the vectors of attack from friend and foe alike, helping their allies evade incoming attacks and enabling them to carry out multiple concurrent attacks.

Earth, TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture. The sudden appearance of mysterious entities dubbed "Huge" has driven humanity to the verge of extinction. In order to conquer this undefeatable enemy, the world came together to develop weapons that combined the strengths of science and magic: Counter Huge ARMS, [[FunWithAcronyms CHARMs]]. With teenage girls demonstrating high compatability in the use of [=CHARMs=], these wielders, called "Lilies," came to be seen as heroes. "Gardens," military facilities to train Lilies, quickly sprouted all over the world, defending and guiding civilians.

* ''Anime/AssaultLilyBouquet'', a TV anime which began airing in October 2020.

* Several web media series, including ''Mashima Moyu's CHARM Workshop'' serialized on Dengeki Hobby Web, and a livestream ''Natsuyoshi & Iwata's Ramune de Kanpai'' on Thursday nights.

!!Tropes common to Assault Lily works:

* ChildSoldiers: What Lilies essentially are, with some like Shenlin having commenced their training as early as kindergarten. The anime reminds the viewer of this with a SDF soldier at a train station saluting those in Yurigaoka's school uniform.
* CombinedEnergyAttack: The Neun Welt strategy, which charges up a anti-Huge bullet using the combined magi of nine Lilies. In the climatic battle of ''The Fateful Gift'', this is done with the power of [[UpToEleven twenty-two Lilies]].
* ContinuitySnarl: The various official works differ to a certain extent in their depiction of characters and events, although the BroadStrokes remain the same. The anime alone changes or removes various elements present in the Hitotsuyanagi-tai novel and ''League of Gardens'', such as the circumstances surrounding Riri and Kaede's first meeting, or how Hitotsuyanagi-tai's first attempt at the Neun Welt strategy went, while adding new content or information of its own.

* EarthIsABattlefield: Although the story is set in Japan, other countries are threatened by the Huge too. Yujia's two sisters are stationed in Iceland. The Funada twins' backstory also had them travelling to Gardens outside Tokyo, and later outside Japan, on their training journey.

** ComboPlatterPowers: Zenon Paradoxa, utilizing lower-rank versions of Kono Sei no Kotowari and Shukuchi to hit fast while negating the enemy's attacks. Boosted Lilies also possess a range of skills outside that covered by typical Rare Skills, the most prominent of which is a superhuman HealingFactor.
** DualWielding: Circlet Bless users can wield a CHARM in each hand, increasing their strength in combat.
** FieldPowerEffect: Testament users can greatly boost the effective range of their allies, but are difficult to come by and train, and therefore greatly valued as well. Register users can raise the clarity of magi within a certain range, and sharply increase the success rate of passes when using the Neun Welt strategy through improving the specs of their allies' [=CHARMs=]. On the flip side of Register is Heliosphere, boosting defenses instead of offenses.
** FlashStep: Shukuchi, which lets the user move at speeds so fast that they appear to be teleporting.
** GlassCannon: Phase Trancendence, which makes the user powerful enough to OneHitKill Huge, but [[AwesomeButImpractical at the cost of draining her magi]].
** MagicalEye: The ''Taka no Me'' (Hawk Eyes) and ''Ten no Hakari-me'' (Heavenly Scales' Vision) skills. The subskill of Ten no Hakari-me is Magan, literally "Magical Eye".
** RedMage: Brave users can temporarily raise the potential of their allies via physical contact. At first glance, it seems like a support-oriented ability -- but Nagasawa Yuki pioneered the DangerousForbiddenTechnique of [[HeartIsAnAwesomePower casting it on herself]], an application of Brave that would come to be termed as "Enrage".
** {{Seers}}: Phantasm, which allows the user to see [[MultipleChoiceFuture the possible futures ahead of them]] and instantly grasp the conditions that would result in their desired outcome. ''Kono Sei no Kotowari'' (Principles of the World) users can perceive the vectors of attack from friend and foe alike, helping their allies evade incoming attacks and enabling them to carry out multiple concurrent attacks.
** TheSneakyGuy: Uber Sein users are able to conceal their presence, slipping behind enemy lines to wreak havoc.
** TimeRewindMechanic: [=Control Z/Last Letter=] users can reverse the flow of time, making them highly valued as medics and for their ability to repair overheated [=CHARMs=].
** UnstoppableRage: Lunatic Trancer, which causes its users to turn into TheBerserker until their magi reserves run out. Depictions of activating Lunatic Trancer often are accompanied by a BattleAura surrounding the users and their going LimpAndLivid.
** WhiteMage: Charisma users can cleanse the effects of negative magi, healing their allies and raising their morale. This makes them especially ideal as [[CombatAndSupport partners]] for Lunatic Trancer users, whose fragile mental and emotional state when activating their Rare Skill is improved when in the presence of a [[LivingEmotionalCrutch tether they placed their trust in]]. AZ-position Charisma users also double as CombatMedic when on the offensive.