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Busou Shinki (TV)

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Alternative title:
Busou Shinki: Armored War Goddess (Japanese)
武装神姫 (Japanese)
Genres: slice of life
Themes: moe
Objectionable content: Mild
Plot Summary: High school freshman Rihito, who just came back from abroad, started a new life in Japan with his four Busou Shinki, female action figures with weapons.
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Ratings: 150 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 3 votes (sub:2, others:1
1 Tagalog dubbed
)
 Excellent: 5 votes (sub:5)
 Very good: 21 votes (sub:21)
 Good: 40 votes (sub:36, raw:1, dub:1, others:2
1 Spanish subtitled
1 Chinese mandarin subtitled
)
 Decent: 41 votes (sub:38, dub:1, others:2
1 Spanish subtitled
1 Portuguese subtitled
)
 So-so: 15 votes (sub:14, others:1
1 Spanish subtitled
)
 Not really good: 10 votes (sub:8, ?:1, others:1
1 Portuguese subtitled
)
 Weak: 13 votes (sub:11, ?:1, others:1
1 French subtitled
)
 Bad: 2 votes (sub:2)
 Awful: -
 Worst ever: -
Seen in part or in whole by 342 s, rank: #2798 (of 9996)
Median rating: Decent
Arithmetic mean: 6.180 (Decent+), std. dev.: 1.6656, rank: #7053 (of 10154)
Weighted mean: 6.109 (Decent), rank: #7194 (of 10154) (seen all: 6.36 / seen some: 6.20 / won't finish: 4.01)
Bayesian estimate: 6.218 (Decent+), rank: #6285 (of 7635)
Running time: 25 minutes per episode
Number of episodes: 12
Episode titles: We have 13
Vintage: 2012-10-04
Opening Theme:
#1: "Install x Dream" by Kana Asumi, Chihara Minori, 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)
Ending Theme:
"Taiyō no Sign" (太陽のサイン) by Azusa (eps 1-12)
Insert song:
"Futari no Yakusoku" (ふたりの約束) by Megumi Nakajima (ep 10)
"Kimi to Mirai e" (君と未来へ) by Kana Asumi, Chihara Minori, Kaori Mizuhashi and Megumi Nakajima (ep 5)
"Sweet Dream" by Azusa (ep 8)
Trivia: We have 1
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Blu-ray (Region A)
    Busou Shinki: Armored War Goddess - Complete Collection (Sub.Blu-ray) 2017-02-14 (from $27.94)
    Busou Shinki: Armored War Goddess - Complete Collection (Sub.Blu-ray) 2023-06-13 (from $24.49)
Blu-ray (Region B)
    Busou Shinki: Armored War Goddess - Complete Collection [UK] (Sub.Blu-ray) 2017-04-10
DVD (Region 1)
    Busou Shinki: Armored War Goddess - Complete Collection (Sub.DVD) 2014-06-17 (from $10.99)
DVD (Region 2)
    Busou Shinki: Armored War Goddess - Complete Collection [UK] (Sub.DVD) 2017-04-10

Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Director: Yasuhito Kikuchi
Series Composition: Masahiro Yokotani
Script:
Toshimitsu Takeuchi (eps 8, 10)
Storyboard:
Yūsuke Yamamoto (ep 12)
Episode Director:
Yoshihiro Mori (ep 9)
Music: Tetsuro Oda
Character Design:
Takahiro Kishida
Art Director: Megumi Katō
Chief Animation Director: Ryōma Ebata
Animation Director:
Yuki Nishioka (eps 7, 12)
Art design: Kaoru Aoki
Sound Director: Satoki Iida
Director of Photography: Kazuya Arahata
Producer:
Yoshiaki Uraki

2nd Key Animation: Takeshi Moriyama (4 episodes
eps 2, 4, 11, 13
)
Animation producer: Tsutomu Kasai
Art Setting: Kaoru Aoki
Assistant Animation Director: Shuji Maruyama (ep 10)
Background Art:
Xuan Nguyen (Studio Bihou)
CG Animation Director: Eiji Inomoto
CGI Design: Haruka Kondō
Color Scheme: Tomomi Murakami
Editing: Kashiko Kimura
End Card:
Yuka Fubuki (ep 7)
In-Between Animation: Taketo Sasaki (eps 1-2)
Insert Song Arrangement:
Tetsuro Oda (ep 5)
Insert Song Composition:
Tetsuro Oda (ep 5)
Insert Song Lyrics: Azusa (eps 5, 8, 10)
Insert Song Performance:
Minori Chihara (ep 5)
Key Animation:
Masahiro Sekiguchi (5 episodes
eps 1, 4-5, 8, 11
)
Mayumi Matsubara (5 episodes
eps 2, 4, 6, 11-12
)
Yūsuke Matsuo (ep 1)
Music producer: Masashi Kawada
Production Desk: Kazuyoshi Mukaitouge
Shinki Design:
Taraku Uon
Theme Song Arrangement:
Tetsuro Oda (OP1-5)
Theme Song Composition:
Tetsuro Oda (OP1-5)
Theme Song Lyrics: Azusa (OP1-5; ED)
Theme Song Performance:
Minori Chihara (OP1, 5)
Kana Asumi as Arnval "Ann"
Kaori Mizuhashi as Altines "Aines"
Megumi Nakajima as Altlene "Lene"
Minori Chihara as Strarf "Hina"

Emiri Katō as Eukrante "Clara"
Takahiro Mizushima as Rihito

Aki Toyosaki as Valona "Iris" (eps 11-12)
Aoi Yūki as Oorbellen "Oorbel" (ep 9)
Arisa Nishiguchi as
Announcer (ep 6)
Mami-chan (ep 10)
Atsuko Tanaka as Narration
Ayana Taketatsu as Zielbellen "Zil" (ep 9)
Emiri Katō as Empress Claudi (ep 9)
Eri Kitamura as Howling "Pocchii" (7 episodes
eps 2-4, 8-9, 11-12
)
Fuko Saito as
Boutique Clerk (ep 8)
Cheering Crowd (ep 9)
Soldier (ep 9)
Hiroshi Kamiya as Jindō (eps 11-12)
Hiroyuki Endō as Soap Opera Actor (ep 8)
Kana Asumi as
Black Arnval Terrorist (ep 6)
CA Shinki (ep 6)
Red Arnval Terrorist (ep 6)
Special Forces Shinki A (ep 6)
Special Forces Shinki B (ep 6)
White Arnval Terrorist (ep 6)
Kenji Roa as Mover (ep 1)
Mai Hashimoto as Maochao "Tamamii" (7 episodes
eps 2-4, 8-9, 11-12
)
Marina Inoue as Ianeira (eps 4, 11)
Mei Tanaka as Boy (ep 10)
Minori Chihara as
Strarf "Victoria" (eps 11-12)
Strarf Mk. II (ep 1)
Natsuki Yakura as TV Presenter (ep 3)
Natsuko Kuwatani as Mary Takigawa Celes (eps 4, 11)
Rie Kugimiya as Tsugaru "Santa Maria" (ep 10)
Ryōko Shiraishi as
Zelnogrard (eps 5, 7, 11)
Zelnogrard Vanguard (ep 9)
Sakura Koyama as Girl (ep 10)
Saori Gotō as Fuki's Master (eps 7, 11)
Yoshihisa Kawahara as Reindeer Buster (ep 10)
Yui Horie as
Ach (eps 3-4, 11)
Claudi's Subordinate (ep 9)
Yukari Fukui as Fubuki "Fuki" (eps 7, 11)
Yukari Tamura as
Claudi's Subordinate (ep 9)
Yda (eps 3-4, 11)
Yuuji Kimura as Shinki Thief (ep 3)
Japanese companies
2nd Key Animation:
Triple A
3DCGI:
Orange
Animation Production: 8 bit
Backgrounds: Bihou, Inc.
Broadcaster:
Tokyo Broadcasting System (2012-10-05)
Editing: MADBOX
In-Between Animation:
8 bit (10 episodes
eps 1-2, 4-6, 8, 10-13
)
Wuxi Maliang Animation
Key Animation: Anime R (eps 3, 9)
Music: Pony Canyon
Original Creator: Konami Digital Entertainment
Paint:
xenron
Photography:
MADBOX
Photography Cooperation: 8 bit (eps 1-13)
Production:
Tokyo Broadcasting System
Production Cooperation:
Studio Pastoral (eps 3, 9)
Sound Production: Dax
Web Radio: Onsen Internet Radio Station
English staff
English cast
Translation: Jackie McClure
Executive producer:
John Ledford
Producer:
John Ledford (DVD, Blu-ray)

Blu-Ray Menu Design:
Sarah Cain
Media Coordinator: Janice Williams
Packaging Design:
Sarah Cain (Blu-ray)
Production Assistant:
Neal Barnes
Production Coordination: Janice Williams (Blu-ray)
Production manager:
Son Phan Le (Blu-ray)
Subtitle Formatting: Luke Patterson
Subtitling: Dwayne Jones
Technical Assistant: Michael Olesch
(none)
English companies
Distributor: Section23 Films (North America)
Internet Streaming:
The Anime Network
Licensed by:
Sentai Filmworks

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