Battle Girl High School

It's amazing how little this show does right. At the heart of it, it's a super generic idea that has been done to death so much so that it's literally School Girl Strikers. When there's already another anime that happens to fit in the same exact area that aired only two seasons ago there is likely going to be a problem. Especially when the show borrows so many plots and ideas from it. But what's even worse is that this show doesn't even improve on School Girl Strikers, it's actually worse in every way but production. And considering how low my opinion of School Girl Strikers is that's saying something. While School Girl Strikers clings to genericness like I cling to what's left of my sanity, Battle Girl High School decides that even being generic is too hard for it to be able to accomplish. How I wish this show could be just uninspired. But on top of that, it's a hot mess. What is even the plot? They explain nothing except for that some entries and monsters are attacking them. And there's a hope tree. Wait! Isn't that another show? Why is it here too? Because copypasta is fun, that's why. And to add to the confusion Battle Girl High School decides that a cast of 20 members is a smart idea. While it is possible, but not advisable, to have a show with a cast of 20 characters, the way Battle Girl High School does it doesn't work. They throw all the characters at the audience at episode 1 and expect us to love and remember them all right away. Sorry, that's impossible. It's hard enough to remember a few characters early on, how are people supposed to handle 20. Usually, shows at least try to be slow and deliberate with character introductions but here they just ram them down the audience's throat. And to make it worse guess what the climax of episode 1 was? That's right! ANOTHER CHARACTER INTRODUCTION. So take a bunch of characters that never actually get introduced and shove it together with a plot that never gets explored and is just moved through and what do you end up with? A terrible show! And the sad part is there were some nice moments. Moments which could have shined if they took the time to actually introduce the characters well and get me to care about them. There were moments where I could have enjoyed the show more, but there were too many characters and they did too little to explain what was going on. It could have been better but the large cast and their terrible handling of it killed it. I know it may seem nice to have a bunch of characters but honestly, it's not worth it. The more characters there is the less focus each character gets, and when it gets to this point it gets to the point where it doesn't even matter anymore. And really that's what matters at the end of it. While the art and sound weren't nearly as terrible, they don't get close to saving the bottom tier story and characters. In the end just don't watch it. It's really not worth it, unless you really like seeing cardboard cut-outs of high schoolers battling and sometimes SOLing.

Please Note This review assumes that you have finished watching Battle Girl High school and while care has been taken to minimize story related spoilers there will be slight spoilers within character analysis. Battle girl high school treads a genre that is very commonly seen in animes which is that of a magical girl/ school/action anime that has elements of comedy in it. Based off a popular mobile action role playing game to which im also a fan off the series is set in the year 2045 in the aftermath of an invasion of the planet by an alien race called the Irousou that devastated large parts of the planet and forcing humanity to withdraw to the cities. However, while the situation is grave the appearance of a special tree that appeared on the planet proved to be their salvation as this granted the people the power to face these aliens. Standing against these beings are the Hoshimori girls who through the power of this mysterious sacred tree are able to wield impressive powers that allow them to wield impressive power against the invaders. As the Irous begin their renewed push on the city new allies and new enemies also start to appear complicating things for the girls. The anime itself as its main setting is largely set within a fictional school that exists within the universe the Shinjugamine Girls academy that exist to train the Hoshimori girls. However rather than just be used to train them the school also functions as a normal school and educates other normal students as well. Rather than having the girls as something like a superhero team the Hoshimori girls are organised into one large class with each of them being present within the class and dividing into sub teams when called into combat. The bulk of the setting for the anime takes place in both the school and the city that surrounds it which features a number of interesting terrain types. The overall story for Battle Girl High school influenced by its source material follows the activities of a number of the Hoshimori girls as they go about their school life while at the same time also defending the city and its people from the attacks of the alien race the Irous. Although the anime has a large cast of main characters I feel that these are all featured equally within the series. The character that can be considered to be the main focus character in this show is perhaps going to be Miki Hoshitsuki a young teenage girl that lives within the city and a high school freshman that has been granted by the power of the sacred tree to become a member of the elite Hoshimori girls that defend the city. While trying to learn everything that there is about how to become a good one Miki and the other Hoshimori girls suddenly notice a change in the Irous as they slowly begin to change their attack patterns as if working to some devious plans of theirs. As Miki and her teammates fight tirelessly to protect the city and its people they must fight even harder to defeat the new plans of the enemy as well as contend with the newer and more powerful irous that attack the city. In the midst of this Miki finds her fate and destiny drawn and connected with a mysterious new Hoshimori girl that suddenly appears in the midst of these attacks Misaki. As the Irous begin their final assault on the city Miki, Misaki and their fellow Hoshimori girls must marshal their combined strength and use the power of the sacred tree, their bonds of friendship and the combined wishes of everyone in the city to stand firm in the face of darkness and triumph for if they fail only darkness will remain. Miki Miki Hoshitsuki voiced by veteran seiyuu Aya Suzaki of Trinity seven fame is one of the main characters of the series and can be considered to be one of the main protagonist of the show. A newly elevated Hoshimori girl and a high school freshman in the Shinjugamine Girls academy Miki can be considered the best representation of what the ideal Hoshimori girl should be like to the people of the city in that she’s brave, dutiful and fights hard to protect its people from the attacks of the Irous. Personality wise Miki in the beginning was a relatively carefree girl that though new to the role of a member of the elite Hoshimori girls was shown to be very dutiful and dedicated to becoming one of their famed number. In the beginning Miki was shown to be actually quite clumsy but as the series went on this trait of hers eventually vanishes. Though new to the role of a member of the Hoshimori girls Miki has shown to take this role seriously and is very diligent and hard working in trying to improve not just herself but also her team as well. While Miki may appear to others to be a simple-minded girl Miki is shown to be able to think fast on her feet and react to new situations whether on the field or in school relatively well which really surprised me. While Miki may appear to be carefree when she becomes serious it is noted that Miki can be surprisingly intelligent and focused and when working with her teammates can come up with some effective tactics that can surprise even their seniors. Miki’s most prominent trait is naturally her trademarked kindness and her view on what the Hoshimori girls represent to the people of the city. In the beginning of the series as a result of being new to the role it can be seen that Miki can get flustered rather easily but as the series goes on she becomes more self-confidant in herself largely as a result of seeing what her friends both her fellow Hoshimori girls and her normal friends think of her. A key part of this was due to her kindness as true to her personality Miki is kind to a fault and always willing to help others even when they try to push her away. The best example of this is in her interactions with the new character of Misaki. In fact, it can be seen that both Miki and Misaki despite having opposite personalities actually rub off each other as the series goes on with Miki finding strength from her. One aspect of Miki’s personality that I like is her determination to fight for the wishes of the people and finding the strength from that to fight against overwhelming odds even when their powers is spent. This is something that I feel that every hero should aspire to be fighting for. Overall I felt that the character of Miki was a character that was well designed and that her seiyuu Aya Suzaki really did a great job in voicing her. Haruka Haruka voiced by veteran seiyuu singer Sora Amamiya of Aldnoah Zero and Plastic memories fame is one of the main characters of the series and is a fellow Hoshimori girl of Miki’s. Along with Subaru and Miki they form the High school first year sub team within the Hoshimori girl’s unit. An elegant, calm and composed person Haruka is an integral part of both the Hoshimori girl’s unit and Miki’s team and acts as the team’s voice of caution and logic. Despite appearing to be both intelligent and mature for her age Haruka displays none of the ego and arrogance that such characters usually show and is actually quite the kind person and able to understand the feelings and opinions of other people relatively easily. She’s also shown to be very considerate towards others as well. Though not as dedicated towards the role of a Hoshimori as Miki is Haruka is someone that can be said to be always on the ball and always tries to rein Miki in when she either gets too excited or too rash with her actions. In battle Haruka’s analytical skills and her calm and composed personality as well as her good grasp of tactics means that she is able to direct her team mates effectively on the field while still keeping appraised of new developments. In battle Haruka is shown to be serious and completely focused in dealing with the enemies that lie in front of her. As can be expected of Haruka’s logical personality Haruka is someone that prefers to get things done sooner rather than later which clashes somewhat with Miki’s carefree nature a contrast that I found to be prett…

Well...at least it's better than Schoolgirl Strikers...barely. So, LA doesn't need to tell you that these kind of mobile game adaptation with a huge roster of cute girls is somewhat hit or miss for LA, from Ange Vierge to Schoolgirl Strikers. Where does Battle Girl High School anime adaptation lie?...well before that... LA has actually played the mobile game for a time HOWEVER LA will try not be bias with LA's experience in playing the game with this anime adaptation. So Battle Girl High School's plot is the typical stuff we see in these kind of anime adaptations of mobile games especially when it has a huge roster of cute girls in the mix, as in monster killings and slice of life moment intertwined with typical cute girl doing cute things tropes. In terms of plot format, the early episodes of the anime was a good sign for LA, from emphasizing the battles of defeating the monsters called Irous as well as the teamwork many of the students of Hoshimori had while defeating them. The best addition to this would be Misaki voiced by Rie Takahashi causing a divide in the class of Hoshimori to her stoic and uncaring nature towards her new classmates. Later on however, the anime goes into slice of life filler territory before bringing the plot back up with Misaki as the emphasis. What LA thought about the quick change in plot will be a bit later... However where LA thinks Battle Girl High School exceeds or at very the least tries is in the character department. With 19 characters including Misaki int this mix, you'd think that this would be impossible and yes it is, however Battle Girl High School at the very least tries to give these characters stable personalities with some characters getting more of the limelight than the others. From Nozomi Amano voiced by Nao Touyama being the fashionista of the class, Yuri Himukai voiced by Sumire Uesaka being a stickler for justice and her being the head of the student morals committee to Kokomi Asahina voiced by Hitomi Harada being the shrinking violet. But probably the characters who have the most screentime and bit more development to their personalities were Renge Serizawa voiced by Yoshino Nanjo being the perverse yuri fan and this comes up during one of the slice of life filler episodes, Sadone voiced by Aoi Yuuki who has an inferiority complex and thinks she's useless due to Misaki and the idol duo of Kanon Kougami voiced by Kaede Hondo and Shiho Kunieda voiced by Shino Shimoji having their own episode with a concert. But the major character who pretty much gets character development in this anime would easily go to Misaki the mysterious transfer student. Why?...because her personality changes while she's with the Hoshimori class from the being the stoic loner to caring about her classmates by the end of it and it's hinted multiple times in the anime that something is up with her which actually ties into the final arc of the anime, if anything LA thinks that MISAKI is the main character of this anime not Miki Hoshitsuki voiced by Aya Suzaki who's supposedly the default leader of the class. Besides Misaki being LA's favourite character due to plot and being the most developed member of Hoshimori, in terms of the Hoshimori students in general, LA playing the game LA actually liked Renge at first but the anime changed that by giving that title to Nozomi Amano voiced by Nao Touyama because Nao Touyama shut up and Urara Hasumi voiced by Maaya Uchida because of her ecstatic nature and love of idols in the anime. So what did LA actually think about the quick change of pace the anime had taken from being a rather playful yet serious early episodes to being outright slice of life filler episodes?...well yeah they were slice of life filler episodes mainly comprising of concerts, Freaky Friday flips and summer holiday episodes but where LA still sees merit in these episodes are trying to bring out the personalities of the 18 students of Hoshimori while subtly giving hints to Misaki at the same time with the occasional Irous fights inbetween. It definitely gets better once Misaki gets into focus and the final arc that tackles the "final boss" of this anime and brings Misaki's development full circle. In terms of animation done by Silver Link is ok at best, the animation dips at times this includes the fighting but LA can see at the very least they tried to animate it competently. Character designs are ok as well though it falls under the "same face" syndrome though to be fair the mobile game had this to. The only characters LA only remembered after finishing this anime were Renge, Urara, Misaki and Miki if that is anything to go by. The animation does dip into derpy territory at times and it does seep into the fight scenes as well but nonetheless the animation done by Silver Link is ok at best but nothing to rage or praise. In terms of voice acting, the voice cast is decent and LA didn't really have any annoyances besides Kokomi Asahina's voice actor Hitomi Harada (but that's just LA as LA just doesn't like shy extremely soft toned characters), but Misaki's voice actor Rie Takahashi probably got top billing for LA, right next to Renge's voice actor Yoshino Nanjo for her perverse vocals and Urara's voice actor Maaya Uchida for nearly sounding like Ranko Kanzaki, also LA knows this isn't credited but LA is soo sure that the major villain of this anime is voiced by Shizuka Ito, if so she really hams up her regal villain vocals for this role!. So uhh remember the start of this review?...*ahem* "Well...at least it's better than Schoolgirl Strikers...barely." Yeah LA believes Battle Girl High School is marginally better than Schoolgirl Strikers and LA just wants to talk about how at the very least Battle Girl High School tries where Schoolgirl Strikers didn't. For one, characters in Battle Girl High School are developed better to the point of LA "remembering" some of these characters, not all, but some. In Schoolgirl Strikers, LA couldn't remember ANY of the characters in the anime not even the MAIN GROUP of characters. Where LA thinks why LA remembers some of the characters in Battle Girl High School more than Schoolgirl Strikers is that Battle Girl High School during it's slice of life filler episodes actually emphasized the personality of some of the characters and put them in "zany or weird situations", where in Schoolgirl Strikers the characters personalities is put in the background and the "zany or weird situations" in the foreground making their characters even more of a blank slate. Second is that Battle Girl High School's character roster is slightly smaller than Schoolgirl Strikers 20+ characters and even though LA said that Battle Girl High School suffers from "same face syndrome" at the very least the characters have enough diversity in their designs for LA to know that they are different characters, due to how Schoolgirl Strikers characters have soo many characters they blend in together at times (and some of the many characters also have similar personalities making differentiating them even more difficult). Third is that Battle Girl High School at the very least have the sense of urgency in their monster fights in order to protect their school as well as their comrades when they get in trouble by the Irous and brings emphasis to "invading monsters" where LA sees Schoolgirl Strikers urgency in defeating their monsters as something like have a 1 minute battle with monsters then let's have tea for the rest of the episode and even at that LA thought they gave up in the urgency of defeating monsters not even by the halfway point of their anime. Finally is that Battle Girl High School brings in a subtle mysterious plotline in the form of Misaki throughout the entire anime and her being the focus by the final arc was put in great emphasis developing her character in the process...something similar is done with Schoolgirl Strikers with Tsubame Miyama however her mysteriousness isn't brought up until the final 2…

How To Get The Most Out of Battle Girl High School: 1. Learn Japanese. About JLPT3-4 should be enough. All that matters is your listening ability. 2. Recognize voice actors. Hopefully you'll see a few popular ones in the cast (Sakura Ayane, Hayami Saori, Toyama Nao, Sugita Tomokazu) as well as liking a few of them (for me, Uchida Maaya and Itou Shizuka). 3. Play the anime during a time when you're not devoting 100% of your attention to it. You could be studying, working, doing research, or playing a game. If you can do the above, you'll find that your enjoyment of the anime will actually be quite decent. Instead of playing the impossible game of getting to know the characters (you don't even see their faces!) you instead play the much more fun game of listening to your favorite famous seiyuus voicing all kinds of different scenarios: slice of life, comedy, fight scenes, (bad) drama, you name it. Seriously, that seiyuu lineup is stacked. Instead of being extremely bored of the story, you'll be trying to piece together the story from dialogue - which is a fun task, kinda like listening to an audio book. In the end, you'll walk away from the show rather pleased that you got to listen to your favorite voice actor/actresses make nice sounds without having to pay much attention to a story that amounts to nothing. I would never watch this show in my free time.

Battle Girl High School is as generic as it can get with girls fighting for humanity but is a good chill watch. The story of the series is fine as its been seen many times but that just makes it slightly disappointing when it doesn't really do anything different with the setting apart from one factor later on in the story but they never develop it further. The series mainly focuses on character development through slice of life segments between the cast. Its more of a cute girls do cute things like Love Live than a battle action such as Madoka Magica. I personally think a great example to compare this anime to is Yuki Yuna is a Hero as both are set in similar premises around protecting a town with a tree in it. If you watch both series you can also see what's holding Battle Girl High School back. The BIGGEST glaring flaw with this series that really held it back for me was there's just WAAAAY too many characters. Seriously there's 19 main characters in total. My personal favourite was Miki and being the main character I hoped to see a lot of her. Sadly I was denied. The fact that there's so many characters they have to have screen time for all of them which makes 2/3 of the series just an episode that focuses on a particular three meaning your favourite character, if not one of the major ones will most likely only get one episode of actual importance. I personally think Love Live is a good example of the max amount of main characters a series can hold without being a big cluster. Also since there's so many characters reaction scenes are a pain since they need to show everyone's reaction to something and it takes a while and is ultimately pointless. Well the cast is basically a huge collection of types we always see in anime so you'll guaranteed to at least find one you like. Another major disappointment for me and the reason I watched the series to begin with was character interactions and relationships. I'm a huge fan of female best friends being the main focus like in Yuki Yuna is a Hero with Yuna and Togo and Shoujo Kageki Revue Starlight with Karen and Hikari so I went into the series expecting a good amount of screen time to focus on the relationship between Miki and Misaki as it was hinted at the beginning of the series. They do have some time to have them together but again it comes back to the problem of too many characters in one series that's only 12 episodes. However don't get me wrong it is a good series if you're not wanting a major story or character development and just want a relaxing anime to sit down to. The character designs are nice especially some of the later costumes and there are many well known voice actors present that at least help try and distinguish characters apart. My personal favourite voice actor Yuki Aoi also being In it along with Hayami Saori. The main enemy of the Hoshino class the Irousu are also very generic alien enemies you see in many series like Darling in the FranXX. They're never really explored which makes sense since they need so much screen time to develop their humongous cast. There is a plot twist later on with the villain but is very predictable from the start of the series so don't expect great villain either. The power of friendship is also very prevalent throughout the series so if you're not a fan of that then this series isn't for you. This review ended a bit on the negative side but overall Battle Girl High School is a good generic magical girl anime that's a good watch as long as you're not expecting much from it. If the series had less characters I really think it would have been much better as it doesn't give room for much to happen. 7/10 would only recommend if you're looking for a chill anime to not think too much about.

BGHS: Battle Girl Project was okay, but the fact that it's mostly filler that relies on you knowing its source material makes it not suited for anyone who wanted to get into the series by starting with the anime. [note: there are very mild spoilers for the anime in this review ok pls] The basics: Miki Hoshitsuki is a girl attending Shinjugamine Girls' School, and she's part of the Hoshimori class. She and her fellow classmates stand as the Earth's only hope against the mysterious Irous invaders, donning their celestial suits via the power of the Holy Tree. One day, as they're all training, a new member joins the class- a strange girl known only as Misaki. The pacing of the anime's overarching story is odd, since most of the episodes are filler. Other than learning about Misaki's character, seeing the members of the Hoshimori class get used to her, and seeing some strange unnamed woman who seems to control the Irous (if it was in the game I missed it), episodes 1-7 (and part of episode 8) are filler. What story there is, though, gets confusing really fast. Not going to give too much away, but the anime dabbles in the idea of alternate timelines and interdimensional travel. It's ambitious, but overall ends up being a confusing mess until the conclusion where some loose ends are tied up and it's more understandable. I actually had to figure out one of the more important parts of Misaki's character on my own via YouTube because of how poorly explained it was. The art is in the same style as the mobile game, as expected. At first, it's actually really good. But over time it kinda becomes... broken, I noticed. There really isn't much else to say, by the end there are a lot of issues but it's not unwatchable. The sound design is varied. f*f (the obligatory idol group)'s music is really well made, but some of the BGM in the anime is fairly generic. What was I expecting, though, based on the BGM in the game? Whatever. If you like idol music (which I do), you'll like f*f's episode, the OP/ED, and their music (there's actually quite a bit). Other than that, other than maybe one track which I remember, it's forgettably passable at best. I'm gonna admit, I can't name all of the characters by name. They're all distinct, sure, but since there are so many (20?) it's hard as hell to keep track. My favorite was Sadone, based on the game mostly, and I don't really have a least favorite since I couldn't get names down. If you like the idea of cute girls running around in cute outfits fighting monsters, cute idol girls, girls interacting and becoming friends, or the mobile game, you will probably like this anime. If you fully understand the story of the game and/or wanted to see it animated, you will be very disappointed by this anime. If you don't like any of the things I've mentioned in this paragraph, this'll probably be your least favorite anime of the Summer 2017 season.

well this was generic and worth less you should ignore the description as it does not explain what more of the show is about and really gives the wrong idea about the show story 4 well if by story you mean only 4 episodes will have anything much to do with the description then i would say there is not much of one at all the those four episodes were much more interesting then the other 8 episodes which had maybe 5 minutes of action if im being kind the rest of that time was basically cute girls do things art 6 really there isn't anything worth mentioning about the art it is about average for what you see in modern anime sound 6 the sound is a bit more note worthy then the art there is music outside of the ending and beginning themes but other then that nothing else really worth noting characters 2 every single character are completely bland and really none a single one has anything really all that interesting really this is were the show really suffers as it really just feels like the studio did not care at all and were only doing this for a pay check and i feel the characters reflect that perfectly as they are just generic cute girls overall 4 really unless you feel you get something from even watching lazy anime that feels it was made purely because the studio wanted a paycheck i would say this anime offers very little of worth specially considering so little of it is anyway close to the description