Busou Shinki: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The slice-of-life battle story is set in a future that has neither World War III nor an alien invasion—just an ordinary future set after our current age. In this world, robots are part of everyday life, and they contribute in various aspects of society. "Shinki" are 15-centimeter-tall (about 6-inch-tall) cute partners made to assist humans. Equipped with intelligence and emotions, they devote themselves to serving their "Masters."

These Shinki can even be equipped with weapons and armor to fight each other. Such Shinki are named "Busou Shinki" (literally, "armed divine princesses"). In particular, the Shinki Ann (Arnval), Aines (Altines), and Lene (Altlene) serve a high school freshman named Masato. Things change when a new Shinki, the bellicose Strarf, joins them.

Series details

• Title: Busou Shinki
• Format: Animation
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Action, Anime, Science-Fiction
• Premiere date: 2012-10-04
• Final broadcast date listed: 2012-12-20
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: TBS
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 20642
• IMDb ID: tt2390022
• TVDB ID: 263214

Cast and credited roles

• Kaori Mizuhashi — Altines
• Megumi Nakajima — Altlene
• Kana Asumi — Arnval Mk.2
• Takahiro Mizushima — Masato
• Minori Chihara — Strarf Mk.2

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2012-10-04; final listed air date 2012-12-20; episode order: 12.

Source and licence

Adapted from Busou Shinki on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.