Battle Athletes
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Region 1 DVD Cover of Vol. 1 released by Pioneer
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バトルアスリーテス大運動会 (Battle Athletes Daiundōkai) |
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| Genre | Comedy, Science fiction, Action |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Yūki Nakano |
| Published by | ASCII Media Works |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Imprint | Dengeki Comics |
| Original run | March 1997 – November 1998 |
| Volumes | 4 |
| Original video animation | |
| Directed by | Kazuhiro Ozawa |
| Written by | Hideyuki Kurata |
| Music by | Takayuki Hattori |
| Studio | AIC |
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| Released | May 25, 1997 – June 25, 1998 |
| Episodes | 6 |
| Anime television series | |
| Battle Athletes Victory | |
| Directed by | Katsuhito Akiyama |
| Written by |
Hideyuki Kurata Yōsuke Kuroda |
| Music by | Yoshikazu Suo |
| Studio | AIC |
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| Original network | TV Tokyo |
| Original run | October 3, 1997 – March 27, 1998 |
| Episodes | 26 |
| Game | |
| Publisher | NewGin |
| Genre | Pachinko |
| Platform | Arcade |
| Released | March 2009 |
Battle Athletes (バトルアスリーテス大運動会 Battle Athletes Daiundōkai?) is a Japanese series produced by the AIC studio and released as an original video animation (OVA) and a manga by Yūki Nakano, and later aired as an anime television series on TV Tokyo in 1997.
Battle Athletes is a six-episode OVA set in the distant future where, after many years of war with an extraterrestrial race, a contest of physical strength between one representative from each race is agreed. Although the alien race is far superior to the humans, the human champion prevailed, marking an era of peace for humanity. A University Satellite is created where the greatest athletes of the age train with women competing for the title of Cosmic Beauty.
Akari Kanzaki, daughter of a former Cosmic Beauty, arrives at the University Satellite excited and ready to compete. After watching defending Cosmic Beauty Lahrri run faster than she ever has despite the artificial gravity being turned up, Akari realizes just how far she needs to go. Helping her are her fellow team members and roommates Kris Christopher, a soon-to-be priestess from the moon, and Anna Respighi, a shy girl with a secret so hidden even she is unaware of it. Kris is marked as a standout athlete and competes on a level near Lahrri drawing the wrath of another top competitor Mylandah onto the team as they prepare for the final competition.
The television series is not a sequel to the OVA, but a complete retelling of the story. The basic premise of the series remain intact, as Akari still strives for the title of Cosmic Beauty, but the plot line and characterizations are often radically different. The characters and stories of this series tend to be more outrageous in tone than the first series.
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