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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. 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. The designs for their combat outfits as key visual were unveiled in November 2016. The series ran for 13 episodes and released across seven BD/DVD volumes.
Episode list
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