The Cursed Student Manga Skin is a free, limited-time cosmetic available through the True Love Event in Anime Expeditions. While many players recommend completing the event with a full team, it’s entirely possible to earn the skin solo if you use the right units and follow an efficient strategy.
This guide explains the best team composition, how to choose the ideal expedition route, unit placements, upgrade priorities, and how to defeat the final boss to claim your reward.
How to Unlock the Cursed Student Manga Skin
To obtain the skin, you must:
- Enter the True Love Event.
- Clear the required Event Stage.
- Defeat the final boss.
- Return to the Event Rewards menu.
- Claim the Cursed Student Manga Skin.
Since this is a limited-time event reward, be sure to complete it before the event ends.
Best Team for the Event
The recommended team consists of four units.
| Unit | Role |
|---|---|
| Eighth Sword | Main DPS |
| Cursed Student | Copies attacks and damage |
| Puppet | Rear support |
| Hero | Team support and buffs |
This setup provides enough damage to comfortably finish the event while remaining relatively easy to build.
Is Eighth Sword Required?
Not completely.
Although Eighth Sword is the centerpiece of the strategy, you can still start the event without it. During the expedition, Shop Stops can sell Eighth Sword, allowing you to purchase it mid-run.
However, bringing your own Eighth Sword makes the event significantly easier because you can begin upgrading it immediately instead of relying on shop luck.
Why Cursed Student Is Important
Cursed Student is the core support unit for this strategy.
Instead of dealing damage independently, it copies attacks and part of the damage from your strongest unit. Because of this, upgrading Eighth Sword automatically increases the effectiveness of every nearby Cursed Student.
This allows you to focus your resources on a single carry instead of spreading upgrades across multiple units.
Puppet’s Role
Puppet mainly serves as rear support.
Proper positioning allows it to help defend your vehicle while complementing your main damage dealers throughout the expedition.
Hero’s Role
Hero provides valuable support during the later stages of the event.
You only need to invest a few upgrades into Hero before shifting your focus entirely toward Eighth Sword.
Solo vs Trio
Although this guide works for solo players, there are clear advantages to playing with others.
Solo
- Completely possible
- Requires good map generation
- More restarts may be necessary
- Demands careful resource management
Trio
- More total units
- Higher overall damage
- Easier boss fight
- More forgiving mistakes
If you’re attempting the event alone, expect to restart until you find a favorable route.
Choosing the Best Expedition Route
Your expedition path is one of the most important parts of the run.
Before moving your vehicle, inspect the entire expedition map.
Prioritize
- Shop Stops
- Defense Stops
Avoid
- Excessive Attack Stops
Why Shop Stops Matter
Shop Stops give you opportunities to purchase powerful units.
They’re especially important if you entered the expedition without Eighth Sword.
Good Shop Stops may provide:
- Eighth Sword
- Additional Cursed Students
- Other useful resources
More shops generally make the run much easier.
Why Defense Stops Are Valuable
Defense Stops are easier to complete while still providing useful rewards.
Choosing more Defense Stops lets you conserve resources for later stages.
Why Attack Stops Should Be Minimized
Attack Stops introduce additional enemy encounters.
More fights mean:
- Higher vehicle damage
- Longer runs
- Increased resource consumption
Whenever possible, choose routes with the fewest unnecessary combat encounters.
Best Unit Placement
Correct positioning greatly improves your success rate.
Center
Place:
- Eighth Sword
If you don’t own Eighth Sword yet:
- Place Cursed Student temporarily.
Back of the Vehicle
Place:
- Puppet
This provides solid rear coverage during enemy waves.
Between the Main Units
Place:
- Hero
This allows Hero to support your primary damage dealer throughout the expedition.
Upgrade Priority
One of the biggest mistakes players make is upgrading every unit equally.
Instead, follow this priority:
- Upgrade Eighth Sword.
- Give Hero a few upgrades.
- Spend nearly everything else on Eighth Sword.
- Leave Cursed Students mostly unupgraded.
Since Cursed Student copies Eighth Sword’s attacks and a portion of its damage, strengthening one powerful unit is far more efficient than upgrading multiple weaker ones.
Shopping Tips
Whenever you reach a Shop Stop, purchase units in this order.
Priority 1
- Eighth Sword (if you don’t already have it)
Priority 2
- Additional Cursed Students
Multiple Cursed Students dramatically increase your overall damage because each one benefits from your upgraded Eighth Sword.
Avoid spending money on units that aren’t part of this strategy.
General Event Strategy
As you progress through the expedition:
- Defend the vehicle.
- Save money whenever possible.
- Purchase Eighth Sword immediately if it appears.
- Continue upgrading Eighth Sword.
- Collect extra Cursed Students from shops.
- Follow your planned route.
Keeping your economy strong early makes the later stages much easier.
How to Beat the Final Boss
The boss has an important mechanic that many players overlook.
Phase One
Attack normally.
Keep every unit on its default targeting until the boss reaches 50% HP.
Phase Two
Once the boss reaches half health:
Change every unit’s targeting to Weakest.
This is extremely important.
The boss becomes immune to damage while its summoned enemies remain alive.
If your units continue targeting the boss, they’ll waste valuable damage.
Targeting the weakest enemies ensures your team eliminates every summon first.
After all summons are defeated, your units automatically return to damaging the boss.
Claiming the Manga Skin
Once you’ve defeated the final boss:
- Return to the lobby.
- Open the Events menu.
- Select the True Love Event.
- Open the rewards section.
- Claim the Cursed Student Manga Skin for free.
No additional quests are required after completing the event.