Star Driver

Star Driver takes place on the fictional Southern Cross Isle. One night, a boy named Takuto washes up on shore swimming from the mainland. He later enrolls in Southern Cross High School as a freshman and makes new friends. However, beneath the school is a group of mysterious giants called Cybodies, which can be controlled by humans in an alternate dimension known as Zero Time. Takuto, the , finds himself dragged into opposition with the , a mysterious group that intends to take possession of the island's Cybodies for their own purposes as well as break the seals of the island's four Shrine Maidens, whose powers prevent the Cybodies from functioning outside of Zero Time. ==Media==

Anime The series is directed by Takuya Igarashi, with character designs by Yoshiyuki Ito and Hiroka and Misa Mizuya. The anime premiered on October 3, 2010, and ended on April 3, 2011. The series was collected by Aniplex in a total of nine DVD and Blu-ray volumes. A Blu-ray box was also released on January 23, 2013. In North America, Aniplex of America premiered the first episode at the 2010 New York Comic Con/New York Anime Festival on October 9, 2010. Bandai Entertainment formerly licensed the series in 2011. The series was streamed with English subtitles by Aniplex of America on Hulu, Crackle, and Crunchyroll starting on August 17, 2011. Music ;Opening themes • "Gravity Ø" by Aqua Timez (1–13) • "Shining☆Star" by 9nine (14–24) ;Ending themes • "Cross Over" by 9nine (1–13) • "Pride" by Scandal (14–25) ;Insert Maiden songs • "First Galaxy" by Takuto Tsunashi (Mamoru Miyano) • by Sakana-chan (Haruka Tomatsu) • by Wako Agemaki (Saori Hayami) • by Mizuno Yō (Rina Hidaka) • by Nichi Keito (Ami Koshimizu) Manga A manga adaptation, illustrated by Key by Ylab, was serialized in Square Enix's Young Gangan from September 17, 2010, to December 2, 2011. Square Enix collected its chapters in three volumes, released from February 26, 2011, to January 25, 2012. ==References==