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English: Busou Shinki: Armored War Goddess
Japanese: 武装神姫

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Type: TV
Episodes: 12
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Oct 5, 2012 to Dec 21, 2012
Premiered: Fall 2012
Broadcast: Fridays at 01:55 (JST)
Producers: None found, add some
Licensors: Sentai Filmworks
Studios: 8bit
Source: Other
Duration: 24 min. per ep.
Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

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Score: 6.411 (scored by 8,629 users)
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Ranked: #54862
2 based on the top anime page. Please note that 'Not yet aired' and 'R18+' titles are excluded.
Popularity: #1794
Members: 24,014
Favorites: 31
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Synopsis

The slice-of-life battle story is set in a future that has neither World War III nor an alien invasion—just an ordinary future set after our current age. In this world, robots are part of everyday life, and they contribute in various aspects of society. "Shinki" are 15-centimeter-tall (about 6-inch-tall) cute partners made to assist humans. Equipped with intelligence and emotions, they devote themselves to serving their "Masters."

These Shinki can even be equipped with weapons and armor to fight each other. Such Shinki are named "Busou Shinki" (literally, "armed divine princesses"). In particular, the Shinki Ann (Arnval), Aines (Altines), and Lene (Altlene) serve a high school freshman named Masato. Things change when a new Shinki, the bellicose Strarf, joins them.

(Source: ANN)

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Adaptation:Busou Shinki
Other:Busou Shinki Moon Angel
Sequel:Busou Shinki OVA

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Characters & Voice Actors

Arnval Mk.2
 Arnval Mk.2
Main
Asumi, Kana
Japanese
Asumi, Kana
Strarf Mk.2
 Strarf Mk.2
Main
Chihara, Minori
Japanese
Chihara, Minori
Altines
 Altines
Main
Mizuhashi, Kaori
Japanese
Mizuhashi, Kaori
Altlene
 Altlene
Main
Nakajima, Megumi
Japanese
Nakajima, Megumi

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Staff

Kikuchi, Yasuhito
 Kikuchi, Yasuhito
Director
Iida, Satoki
 Iida, Satoki
Sound Director
Matsuda, Kiyoshi
 Matsuda, Kiyoshi
Episode Director, Storyboard
Yoneda, Mitsuhiro
 Yoneda, Mitsuhiro
Episode Director, Key Animation


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#1: "Install x Dream" by Kana Asumi, Minori Chihara, Kaori Mizuhashi, and Megumi Nakajima (eps 1-7, 12)
#2: "Install x Dream" by Kana Asumi (ep 8)
#3: "Install x Dream" by Megumi Nakajima (ep 9)
#4: "Install x Dream" by Kaori Mizuhashi (ep 10)
#5: "Install x Dream" by Minori Chihara (ep 11)

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"Taiyou no Sign (太陽のサイン)" by azusa



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DakenFrost
46 people found this review helpful
Dec 23, 2012
12 of 12 episodes seen
So reading the tags of this anime (action, sci-fi) you may think (like i did): "Cool! Custom cute robots fighting!"; well that was true, but not the only truth. Most of the anime will lack a TRUE background plot and the fighting scenes are not...really the top...
Let me explain in the deep:

Plot - 5 (i am being good here)
Basically it's a slice of life anime without a defined plot. After the first episode you could see the ep 6, then the 2 and you will notice NOTHING. The only exception to this are some minor arcs of two episodes but that's all; you can see read more
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colonelpanic
21 people found this review helpful
Jan 7, 2013
12 of 12 episodes seen
This is not at all what I was expecting after watching the ONA. It is more in the vein of shows like Hidamari Sketch, Working!, and Acchi Kocchi. (Renkin San-kyuu Magical? Pokaan also comes to mind). It is an enjoyable slice of life with comedy elements. I found the climax (for which, suddenly, everything ends in fiery explosions despite the utter lack of precedent within the show) to be the most predictable and least enjoyable part.

I'm glad it is not what I expected. After the ONA I thought, "If they made a full length series for this it read more
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Tetrizzle
6 people found this review helpful
Jun 23, 2015
12 of 12 episodes seen
Ye. Busou Shinki. These are my thoughts on the story, as well as a little background information for better understanding.

Busou Shiki is about a world in which there are 15 cm. girls that are mass produced. Said girls have a conscience and feelings. They live to please their masters.
If this is sounding to weird, let me put it in layman terms. Imagine if your Gundam models became girls, got a brain, and lived to serve you. It could also be described as bite sized Infinite Stratos. That's pretty much it.

So, the actual story is just kinda eh. It has no real direction read more
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