Baka and Test: Summon the Beasts (2010): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2010, Baka and Test: Summon the Beasts is an animation, comedy and sci-fi & fantasy series.

What it’s about. 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.

Who’s in it. Baka and Test: Summon the Beasts stars Hiro Shimono as Akihisa Yoshii (voice), Hitomi Harada as Mizuki Himeji (voice), Kaori Mizuhashi as Minami Shimada (voice) and Tatsuhisa Suzuki as Yūji Sakamoto (voice), among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 7.4/10, Baka and Test: Summon the Beasts has been warmly received by audiences.

Where to watch. In US you can stream it on Crunchyroll and Crunchyroll Amazon Channel and rent or buy it from Amazon Video and Apple TV Store. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Baka and Test: Summon the Beasts page.

If you liked it. Fans of Baka and Test: Summon the Beasts tend to enjoy Rick and Morty, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Attack on Titan and Attack on Titan: No Regrets.