Schoolgirl Strikers
| Schoolgirl Strikers | |
 Cover of the first Blu-ray volume of Schoolgirl Strikers: Animation Channel as released by Warner Home Video in Japan. | |
| スクールガール ストライカーズ (Sukūrugāru sutoraikāzu) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Visual novel RPG |
| Video game | |
| Developer | Square Enix |
| Publisher | Square Enix |
| Directed by | Ishiyama Takanari |
| Produced by | Mizumachi Minoru Tadashi, Akashio Hiroyuki |
| Genre | Action, Sci-fi, Spy, Superheroes, Visual novel-RPG |
| Platform | iOS 7.0 and above, Android 2.3.3 and above |
| Released | Schoolgirl Strikers
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| Anime television series | |
| Schoolgirl Strikers: Animation Channel | |
| Directed by | Hiroshi Nishikiori |
| Produced by | Yūichirō Shiji Ryūtarō Kawakami Kaoru Suzuki |
| Written by | Takao Yoshioka |
| Music by | Mizuto Suzuki, Kengo Tokusashi |
| Studio | J.C.Staff |
| Licensed by | |
| Original network | Tokyo MX, BS11, AT-X, KBS, Sun TV |
| Original run | January 7, 2017 – April 1, 2017 |
| Episodes | 13 |
| Video game | |
| Schoolgirl Strikers: Twinkle Melodies | |
| Developer | Square Enix Taito |
| Publisher | Square Enix |
| Music by | Rhythm, Visual novel-RPG |
| Platform | iOS 7.0 and above, Android 2.3.3 and above |
| Released | November 13, 2017 |
| Radio | |
| Schoolgirl Strikers: Radio Channel | |
Schoolgirl Strikers (スクールガールストライカーズ, Sukūrugāru Sutoraikāzu) is a Japanese social network game developed and published by Square Enix.
Plot
[edit]The newly established private high school for girls, Goryoukan Academy, has a hidden face that people on the outside don't know about. The world you know is under threat by aliens, named "Oburi" (apparitions). These enemies are too strong for normal humans, and are especially threatening due to the fact that they can travel through to the 'fourth' dimension where they can be safe. For some reason, certain young girls are able to harness the power to transverse these dimensions, and enter a 'fifth' dimension - a parallel universe.
The only ones capable of fighting this enemy of mankind are girls known as "Strikers", who have the ability to sense the fifth dimension. Goryoukan Academy is actually an organization that seeks out girls who are more than meets the eye and trains them up for the "Fifth Force", a combat force created to subjugate the Oburi.
There are endless amounts of parallel universes, all of which are similar but run in their own way. The Strikers are able to fight the Oburi by searching these alternate worlds for alternative "memory cards" (Memoca) costumes that are usable by them and effective against the "Oburi".
You have been chosen by a mysterious person to lead a group of 5 girls in defeating an enemy that is threatening to destroy the world. Why you were chosen and who you are yourself is a mystery...
Characters
[edit]Fifth Force
[edit]2nd Team - Coconut Vega
[edit]- Hazuki Shiranui (Leader)
- Voiced by: Misako Tomioka
- Mari Yukishiro
- Voiced by: Asami Tano
- Imina Ibuki
- Voiced by: Yuu Kobayashi
- Ryoko Shinonome
- Voiced by: Nozomi Yamamoto
- Ako Takamine
- Voiced by: Haruna Momono
3rd Team - Procyon Pudding
[edit]- Amane Kyoubashi (Leader)
- Voiced by: Mariya Ise
- Sasa Momokawa
- Voiced by: Ai Nonaka
- Haruka Kurimoto
- Voiced by: Rie Murakawa
- Rinoda Mano
- Voiced by: Lynn
- Itsumi Natsume
- Voiced by: Yumi Uchiyama
4th Team - Biscuit Sirius
[edit]- Niho Hinomiya (Leader)
- Voiced by: Ibuki Kido
- Isari Haishima
- Kagari Haishima
- Voiced by: Rie Kugimiya
- Yukie Aoi
- Voiced by: Yui Makino
- Kaede Yamabuki
- Voiced by: Yasuko Fujino
5th Team - Almond Fomalhaut
[edit]- Charlotte Weiss (Leader)
- Voiced by: Kana Asumi
- Tatiana Alexandrovna Krovskaya
- Voiced by: Sora Amamiya
- Faye Lee
- Voiced by: Kotori Koiwai
- Monica Blueash
- Voiced by: Minako Kotobuki
- Noel-Jaune Beart
- Voiced by: Yui Horie
6th Team - Altair Torte
[edit]- Tsubame Miyama (Leader)
- Voiced by: Kaori Ishihara
- Satoka Sumihara
- Voiced by: Rina Hidaka
- Io Yaginuma
- Voiced by: Miyuki Sawashiro
- Yumi Sajima
- Voiced by: Kana Hanazawa
- Mana Namori
- Voiced by: Yui Ogura
7th Team - Schokolad Mira
[edit]- Aoi Uraba (Leader)
- Voiced by: Asami Seto
- Chitose Yui/Yui Chitose
- Voiced by: Risa Taneda
- Hotaru Sakamiya/Sakamiya Hotaru
- Voiced by: Kaori Fukuhara
- Shiori Kannagi/Kannagi Shiori
- Voiced by: Haruka Tomatsu
- Chika Wakatsuki/Wakatsuki Chika
- Voiced by: Miku Itō
Others
[edit]- Sachiko Tanaka
- Voiced by: Chiwa Saito
- Akara Origami
- Voiced by: Yuko Sanpei
- Hina Origami
- Voiced by: Ayaka Asai
- Koori Origami
- Voiced by: Haruka Terui
- Morgana
- Voiced by: Kotono Mitsuishi
- Koharu Minato
- Voiced by: Kaede Hondo
- Midori Hayakasaka
- Voiced by: Haruka Shiraishi
- Tierra Sensei
- Voiced by: Yū Asakawa
NPCs
[edit]- Moshune - モシュネ
- Voiced by: Rie Kugimiya
- Hana-chan - ハナちゃん
- Voiced by: Chiwa Saito
Gameplay
[edit]Schoolgirl Strikers is a card collecting mobile game with RPG and visual novel influences. It was released in 2014 and is available for iOS and Android devices. Some of the things that make Schoolgirl Strikers different from your average card collecting game are the special story missions and the 3D battle system; along with the ability to dress the girls up as you see fit. The way the battle system as a whole works is also quite different; you can choose any girls you want (limited to 5 at a time) to be in your team as long as you have at least one card of them. Then you add main and sub "Memocas" to them instead of just simply putting the cards themselves in a battle deck. The main Memocas also affect the girls' appearances in battle.
Media
[edit]Anime
[edit]An original anime television adaption has been announced, Hiroshi Nishikiori directed the series at J.C.Staff with scripts written by Takao Yoshioka and Mizuto Suzuki and Kengo Tokusashi produced the music at Square Enix.[3] The anime aired between January 7 to April 1, 2017, on Tokyo MX with further broadcasting on BS11, AT-X, KBS, and Sun TV; Crunchyroll streamed the anime.[4] The designs for their combat outfits as key visual were unveiled in November 2016.[5] The series ran for 13 episodes and released across seven BD/DVD volumes.[6]
Episode list
[edit]| No. | Official English title[a] Original Japanese title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Deploy! Fifth Force" "Shutsugeki! Fifusu fōsu" (出撃！フィフス・フォース) | January 7, 2017 |
| 2 | "Train! And Our First Victory" "Tokkun! Soshite Hajimete no shōri" (特訓！そして初めての勝利) | January 14, 2017 |
| 3 | "Formed! Altair Torte" "Kessei! Arutairu torute" (結成！アルタイル・トルテ) | January 21, 2017 |
| 4 | "Arrived! The Beautiful Detective Everyone's Talking About" "Tōjō! Uwasa no bishōjo tantei" (登場！ウワサの美少女探偵) | January 28, 2017 |
| 5 | "White Hot! Team Battle" "Hakunetsu! Chīmu taikō-sen" (白熱！チーム対抗戦) | February 4, 2017 |
| 6 | "Raid! The Super SF Plan" "Kyūshū! SF Dai Sakusen" (急襲！SF大作戦) | February 11, 2017 |
| 7 | "Clash! The Two Formidable Enemies" "Gekitotsu futari no Kyōteki" (激突！二つの強敵) | February 18, 2017 |
| 8 | "Showdown! The Three Origami Sisters" "Taiketsu! Origami Sanshimai" (対決！降神三姉妹) | February 25, 2017 |
| 9 | "Youth! The Crimson Duel" "Seishun! Kurenai no kettō" (青春！紅の決闘) | March 4, 2017 |
| 10 | "Arrived! The Lone Knight" "Sanjō! Kodoku no kishi" (参上！孤独の騎士) | March 11, 2017 |
| 11 | "Hair-raising! Unidentified Creature Spotted in the Snowy Mountains" "Senritsu! Taisetsuzan ni mikakuninseibutsu o mita" (戦慄！大雪山に未確認生物を見た) | March 18, 2017 |
| 12 | "Change! The Three Sisters Have Disappeared" "Kyūten! Kieta sanshimai" (急転！消えた三姉妹) | March 25, 2017 |
| 13 | "Final Battle! Fifth Force Forever" "Kessen! Fifusu fōzu yo eien ni" (決戦！フィフス・フォースよ永遠に) | April 1, 2017 |
Schoolgirl Strikers: Twinkle Melodies
[edit]Schoolgirl Strikers: Twinkle Melodies (スクールガールストライカーズ ～トゥインクルメロディーズ～, Sukurugāru Sutorāikazu ~Tuinkuru Merodīzu~) is a spin-off game also released for iPhone and Android devices. Set in the same universe as the original game, Twinkle Melodies is a rhythm game focused on a new team named Apricot Regulus, who want to be a Japanese idol group due to their abilities for singing. Characters from the original Schoolgirl Strikers appears in Twinkle Melodies, with the exception of Chocolate Mira and Almond Fomalhaut groups as the Others as well. The game features an anime opening and a new character design.
Notes
[edit]- ^ All English titles are taken from Crunchyroll.
References
[edit]- ^ "「スクスト」，"スクスト2 カウントダウン"スペシャル映像第2弾が公開". 4Gamer.net. 2018-05-01. Retrieved 2015-05-04.
- ^ "Crunchyroll Announces Winter 2017 Anime Lineup". Crunchyroll. January 20, 2017. Retrieved April 17, 2017.
- ^ "Square Enix's Schoolgirl Strikers Game App Gets TV Anime by J.C. Staff". Anime News Network. October 24, 2016. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
- ^ "Crunchyroll Streams Schoolgirl Strikers Animation Channel TV Anime". Anime News Network. January 5, 2017. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
- ^ "Schoolgirl Strikers Anime's New Key Visual Shows Combat Outfits". Anime News Network. November 18, 2016. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
- ^ "BD/DVD".
External links
[edit]- Official game website (in Japanese)
- Official anime website (in Japanese)
- Schoolgirl Strikers (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
