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
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 JP: April 10, 2014 Schoolgirl Strikers 2 JP: May 8, 2018 [1]
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	NA: Crunchyroll[2]
Original network	Tokyo MX, BS11, AT-X, KBS, Sun TV
Original run	January 7, 2017 – April 1, 2017
Episodes	13
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
Anime and manga portal

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

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

Fifth Force

2nd Team - Coconut Vega

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• Moshune - モシュネ

Voiced by: Rie Kugimiya

• Hana-chan - ハナちゃん

Voiced by: Chiwa Saito

Gameplay

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

Anime

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

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 (2017-01-07)
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 (2017-01-14)
3	"Formed! Altair Torte" "Kessei! Arutairu torute" (結成！アルタイル・トルテ)	January 21, 2017 (2017-01-21)
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 (2017-01-28)
5	"White Hot! Team Battle" "Hakunetsu! Chīmu taikō-sen" (白熱！チーム対抗戦)	February 4, 2017 (2017-02-04)
6	"Raid! The Super SF Plan" "Kyūshū! SF Dai Sakusen" (急襲！SF大作戦)	February 11, 2017 (2017-02-11)
7	"Clash! The Two Formidable Enemies" "Gekitotsu futari no Kyōteki" (激突！二つの強敵)	February 18, 2017 (2017-02-18)
8	"Showdown! The Three Origami Sisters" "Taiketsu! Origami Sanshimai" (対決！降神三姉妹)	February 25, 2017 (2017-02-25)
9	"Youth! The Crimson Duel" "Seishun! Kurenai no kettō" (青春！紅の決闘)	March 4, 2017 (2017-03-04)
10	"Arrived! The Lone Knight" "Sanjō! Kodoku no kishi" (参上！孤独の騎士)	March 11, 2017 (2017-03-11)
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 (2017-03-18)
12	"Change! The Three Sisters Have Disappeared" "Kyūten! Kieta sanshimai" (急転！消えた三姉妹)	March 25, 2017 (2017-03-25)
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 (2017-04-01)

Schoolgirl Strikers: Twinkle Melodies

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

References

External links

• Official game website (in Japanese)
• Official anime website (in Japanese)
• Schoolgirl Strikers (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia