Saishuu Heiki Kanojo


She, The Ultimate Weapon

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Alternative Titles

Synonyms: SaiKano, Saishuuheiki Kanojo: The Last Love Song on This Little Planet
Japanese: 最終兵器彼女
English: She, The Ultimate Weapon
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Type: TV
Episodes: 13
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Jul 2, 2002 to Sep 24, 2002
Premiered: Summer 2002
Broadcast: Unknown
Studios: Gonzo
Source: Manga
Genres: DramaDrama, RomanceRomance, Sci-FiSci-Fi
Themes: MilitaryMilitary, SchoolSchool
Demographic: SeinenSeinen
Duration: 24 min. per ep.
Rating: R - 17+ (violence & profanity)

Statistics

Score: 7.141 (scored by 3771237,712 users)
1 indicates a weighted score.
Ranked: #36602
2 based on the top anime page. Please note that 'Not yet aired' and 'R18+' titles are excluded.
Popularity: #2105
Members: 97,766
Favorites: 593

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Synopsis

Chise is an ordinary schoolgirl: small, frail, and not particularly intelligent. Her greatest joy is her budding romance with her classmate and childhood friend, Shuuji. They both live in a small military town in Hokkaido, where high schoolers have few concerns other than who is dating whom and complaining about the steep climb up "Hell Hill" every day before school.

One day, Shuuji and his friends make a trip to Sapporo to buy gifts for their girlfriends. A massive air raid on Sapporo that day kills thousands, including one of Shuuji's friends, and signals the beginning of a war. Fleeing from the carnage, Shuuji spots Chise, though now she has steel wings and a massive gun where her right arm should be. Against her will, she has been transformed into the ultimate cyborg weapon, capable of leveling entire cities.

As the war rages closer and closer to their hometown, Chise and Shuuji's relationship is strained by her transformation, and they are left to wonder whether she is even still human.

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Characters & Voice Actors

Chise

Main
Orikasa, Fumiko
Japanese

Shuuji

Main
Ishimoda, Shirou
Japanese

Akemi

Main
Sugimoto, Yuu
Japanese

Atsushi

Supporting
Shiratori, Tetsu
Japanese

Tetsu

Supporting
Miki, Shinichiro
Japanese

Shuji's Father

Supporting
Inoue, Kazuhiko
Japanese

Fuyumi

Supporting
Itou, Miki
Japanese

Nori

Supporting
Shimowada, Hiroki
Japanese

Yukari

Supporting
Kojima, Sachiko
Japanese

Take

Supporting
Taniyama, Kishou
Japanese

Staff

Takahashi, Naoko
Producer
Kase, Mitsuko
Director, Storyboard
Miyoshi, Keiichirou
Sound Director
Kanbe, Hiroyuki
Episode Director, Storyboard, Animation Director, Mechanical Design, Key Animation


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"Koisuru Kimochi" by Yuria Yato (eps 2-12)
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Ending Theme

"Sayonara" by Yuria Yato




Reviews

Oct 31, 2007
Title: Saikano , short for Saishu Heiki Kanojo (My Girlfriend, The Ultimate Weapon)

Manga, Movie, Anime: Saikano was originally a manga authored by Shin Takahashi, and ran in the Shogakukan publication Big Comic Spirits from May 30th, 2000 to December 25th, 2001. It totals at seven collected volumes. It has been released Stateside by Viz, and the final volume was released January 3rd, 2006.

A live-action movie was released January 28th, 2006, and has yet to be licensed Stateside. I'll be covering this later in the review.

The anime itself was produced by Gonzo (famous for Gankutsuou and Red Garden), and directed by Mitsuo Kase ...
Sep 19, 2008
Mixed Feelings
Saikano has all of the best intentions for a tragic romance, and it sets its story up really well. And that, dear readers, is where all of my positive remarks end for this emotion-milker.

I do not fault those of you who call this one of the most moving anime out there. Far from it, it's full of emotion. But there is such a thing as pacing and this is where the anime conks out. Saikano's story is so diligent in making sure it's viewers never forget that unspeakable tragedy is inevitably nearing, even from the very first few episodes. The world being at war and ...
Apr 1, 2010
Saikano is awkward. Extremely awkward. And not even in a good way. I watched this series basically over the course of two days, and I have to say if I hadn't just kept watching it, I probably would not have bothered to finish it (unfortunately, I did.) Let me explain why.

☢CAUTION!!☢  SPOILERS AHEAD ☢CAUTION!!☢

Story: 3
If I was able to make any recommendation across media, I would definitely say this show reminded me a lot of Nitro+'s visual novel Saya no Uta. For those of you not familiar with it, it's a somewhat gory and sexually explicit short story ...

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