Busou Shinki: Armored War Goddess
武装神姫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)
Reviews
andreane.keeling - 2013-07-14 14:26:50
Busou Shinki show that, conceptually, could have been Medabots meets Chobits. Instead we get a bland and cliche 12-episode series. The entire point of the realworld toyline, which is battle-ready action figures, takes a backseat to cutesy scenes, creepy fanservice shots and rehashed single episode plots that we've seen countless times before. The fight scenes, which were the high points of the series, only add up to perhaps 10 minutes out of the entire show run. Even the music was bland, from an unmemorable soundtrack to an easy-to-forget-about Opening and perhaps the laziest-sounding Ending theme I've ever heard.
The only bright spot was the seiyuu cast, sporting the likes of Asumi Kana, Kitamura Eri, Aki Toyasaki, Kugamiya Rei, Horie Yui and others. Seeing these talents wasted on such a poorly-done show is criminal. Don't bother wasting your time with Busou Shinki unless you like being bored.