Series synopsis
Baka and Test: Summon the Beasts, also known as バカとテストと召喚獣 is a Japanese animation comedy sci-fi & fantasy television series that premiered on TV Tokyo on January 7, 2010. It ended on September 30, 2011. It stars Hiro Shimono, Hitomi Harada, Kaori Mizuhashi and Tatsuhisa Suzuki.
Advanced placement into a school of higher grade proof-reading is determined by the results of the Promotion Test strictly for class type. Ranging from A class with the best facilities anyone can offer all the way down to F Class which is composed of low dining tables, rotten tatami mats and other worn out facilities. Students can change classes by competing using the Examination Summons Battle system or ESB. Students summon characters with their equivalent test mark scores and use them to compe ...
Premise
Advanced placement into a school of higher grade proof-reading is determined by the results of the Promotion Test strictly for class type. Ranging from A class with the best facilities anyone can offer all the way down to F Class which is composed of low dining tables, rotten tatami mats and other worn out facilities. Students can change classes by competing using the Examination Summons Battle system or ESB. Students summon characters with their equivalent test mark scores and use them to compete with other classes.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Hiro Shimono as Akihisa Yoshii (voice)
- Hitomi Harada as Mizuki Himeji (voice)
- Kaori Mizuhashi as Minami Shimada (voice)
- Tatsuhisa Suzuki as Yūji Sakamoto (voice)
- Tomomi Isomura as Shouko Kirishima (voice)
- Kouki Miyata as Kouta Tsuchiya (voice)
- Emiri Kato as Hideyoshi Kinoshita / Yuuko Kinoshita (voice)
- Akio Otsuka as Sōichi Nishimura (voice)
Supporting cast
- Kenjiro Tsuda as Shin Fukuhara (voice)
- Takuma Terashima as Toshimitsu Kubo (voice)
- Keisuke Gotou as Ryō Sugawa (voice)
- Mana Hirata as Hazuki Shimada (voice)
- Hiromi Igarashi as Yūka Koyama (voice)
- Ayana Taketatsu as Miharu Shimizu (voice)
- Hiromu Miyazaki as Kyōji Nemoto (voice)
- Yoshino Nanjo as Aiko Kudō (voice)
- Kikuko Inoue as Akira Yoshii (voice)
- Daisuke Kageura as Hasegawa (voice)
- Yumi Kakazu as Yoko Takahashi (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 3 seasons with 52 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 26 | April 23, 2010 | November 29, 2017 |
| Season 1 | 13 | January 7, 2010 | April 1, 2010 |
| Season 2 | 13 | July 8, 2011 | September 30, 2011 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mission Impossible: Baka 1 | April 23, 2010 |
| 2 | Mission Impossible: Baka 2 | May 25, 2010 |
| 3 | Cross-Dressing Contest | June 25, 2010 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Idiots, Classes, and the Summoner Test War Class F’s Akihisa Yoshii is one of the worst students at Fumizuki Academy. He probably doesn't stand a chance in the Summoner Test War - but he’ll do his best for Mizuki Himeji! |
January 7, 2010 |
| 2 |
Lilies, Roses, and Health and Physical Education Class A calls out Class F, and there’s some bad blood in the past between members of the groups. The 5-on-5 grudge match is about to begin - unfortunately, Akihisa glued his hand to a table! |
January 14, 2010 |
| 3 |
Food Budget, Dates, and Stun Guns With the Summoner Test War out of the way for the foreseeable future, an outing to the movies with Himeji and Minami leads Akihisa to a surprising find - a love letter! |
January 21, 2010 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Me, Everyone, and Swimming in the Ocean! A trip to the beach turns competitive after the girls get hit on, and Akihisa and Yuuji try to prove they have the skills necessary to be successful ladies men! |
July 8, 2011 |
| 2 |
Me, Yukata, and Festivities! Just when Akihisa and Yuuji start to feel like the girls may have forgiven them, they discover the worst is yet to come. The summer festival has some peculiar punishment in store for all the guys! |
July 15, 2011 |
| 3 |
Me, That Girl, and a Stuffed Toy! When Hideyoshi’s tone-deaf twin is asked to sing the school song, he’s roped into a costume change that’s just asking for trouble. Then, Akihisa gets a new admirer—or two?—when he risks his neck to help Haduki cheer up her big sis. |
July 22, 2011 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | TV Tokyo |
|---|---|
| First aired | January 7, 2010 |
| Last aired | September 30, 2011 |
| Runtime | 24 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Friday |