“Optimistic Mikan joins Alice Academy to reunite with her cold best friend and discovers her own supernatural powers.”
Gakuen Alice
学園アリス
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Synopsis
Optimistic Mikan joins Alice Academy to reunite with her cold best friend and discovers her own supernatural powers.
Mikan Sakura is a normal 10-year-old girl. Optimistic, energetic, and overall a very sweet child, Mikan is the complete opposite of the aloof, intelligent, and somewhat cold-hearted, Hotaru Imai. Despite their glaring differences, the two girls have been best friends for a very long time. So when Hotaru suddenly transfers to Alice Academy, a prestigious school in the city, her best friend is devastated—especially when she hears of the horrible rumors regarding the academy's harsh treatment of students. Beset with worry, Mikan runs away to see her best friend! Upon her arrival, Mikan learns of "Alices," individuals gifted with various supernatural abilities, and that the school is an institution built by the government to train and protect them. Discovering that she has her own unique powers, Mikan enrolls in the academy, and, after a lot of trouble, finally reunites with Hotaru. Gakuen Alice is a heartwarming comedy that follows Mikan and her friends' adventures in the academy, as well as their attempt to uncover the mysteries surrounding the problematic, fire-wielding student Natsume Hyuuga.
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Derived from 52 sampled reviews
What 52 viewers settled on.
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σ 1.56 · some divergence
4.9 pts
Recommenders 8.9 · others 4.0
↑ 2.25
Running avg · Oct 2007 → Mar 2026
- 8 “As I tend to watch more high-school teen animes, it was a surprise to myself that I actually quite enjoyed this one. Starting from the first episode all I could do was watch until the ending scene....”
- 8 “I used to love this anime. it is really terrific but highly recommend for you guys to read the manga rather reading the anime. The anime is incomplete. It is like 1/12 of the manga i think. plus...”
- 10 “In my opinion, this is the best fucking anime that there ever was or ever will be. Gakuen Alice FTW~ FUCK YEAH! AWESOME! I absolutely love it. Of course, the ending was different than the actual...”
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- Format 26 × 25′ eps × min
- Total runtime 10h 50m all episodes
- Aired Oct 2004 – May 2005 Fall 2004
- Source Tv media type
- Rated G All Ages
- Ref. BS-0055 catalog
Produced by
- Aniplex Producer
- Sogo Vision Producer
Licensed by
- Nozomi Entertainment Licensor