In what feels like a cut-and-paste job from various lookalike superpowered-schoolgirl Japanimation franchises, viewers may wait for some kind of hint that this is a parody of genre clichés, but it never comes. Based on a video game, the premise of this future-set series is that mysterious biomechanoid "Irousu" monsters have conquered Earth, only to be tentatively beaten back by the Hoshimori, a sisterhood of adolescent female warriors. At a special high school for the adolescent Hoshimori, young ladies learn teamwork, monster-fighting transformations, culture-festival activities, and even pitch in to help a few Hoshimori who moonlight after class as "idol" singing stars between monster battles. A little bit of interest is generated in the closing episodes, which reveal a new, more human-like nemesis, but there is very little here that hasn't been seen already (including occasional visits to the beach or hot springs for fan-service cleavage). Presenting all 12 episodes from 2017 in a Blu-ray edition, in Japanese with English subtitles, rated TV-14, this is an optional purchase. (C. Cassady)
Battle Girl High School: Complete Collection
(2017) 2 discs. 300 min. In Japanese w/English subtitles. Blu-ray: $59.98. Sentai Filmworks (avail. from most distributors). Volume 33, Issue 6
Battle Girl High School: Complete Collection
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