Line #52 Anime/BikiniWarriors


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3	''Bikini Warriors'' is a series of figures of girls role playing as fantasy classes created by Hobby Japan. Each of the characters are designed by various artists. A 12 episode anime series aired from July 7 to September 22, 2015, starring a group of these characters, Fighter, Mage, Paladin, and Dark Elf, as they set out on a quest to defeat the DemonLord [[BigBad Deathgeld]] and his many minions. [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Oh, and they're all wearing bikinis]]. An {{OVA}} was released on December 19, 2015 and two more were released on December 7, 2016.
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5	A manga was released online. A video game has also been confirmed to be in the making.
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7	Visit its official website [[http://bikini-warriors.com/ here]]. Compared to ''Anime/QueensBlade'', a similar {{Ecchi}}-filled fantasy series focusing on a group of ChainmailBikini-clad women that's also made by Hobby Japan.
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9	!!Tropes:
10	* AffectionateParody: Of [[RolePlayingGame RPGs]].
11	* AlwaysNeedWhatYouGaveUp: The party sells off their elixirs in Episode 5 for a new staff for Mage, thinking that they have too much of them. Cue them being overpowered in the next dungeon. And to add salt to their wounds, the reward at the end of it was the same staff they just bought.
12	* AnimeAnatomy: Partial aversion. Every single Bikini Warrior definitely has nipples as the OVA episodes make clear. What they also make clear, is that they ''do'' have genitals (as they get stimulated in certain episodes), but they are not visible in Ep 15 (nor is there any pubic hair), which features extensive full-frontal nudity from almost the entire cast.
13	* BackForTheFinale: [[spoiler:Hunter and Valkyrie come back to help the heroes in episode 12.]]
14	* BigBad: DemonLord Deathgeld is the InUniverse FinalBoss and leader of the monsters who wants to TakeOverTheWorld, making him the main enemy that the four heroines must defeat. [[GenericDoomsdayVillain Not much of him is known beyond this]], as the series is a non-serious [[DeconstructiveParody spoof]] of [[EasternRPG JRPGs]].
15	* CastFullOfGay: Confirmed by a couple of clips from episode 12 and the {{OVA}}s. Mage, Cleric, and Kunoichi are the only characters not confirmed to be into women in those episodes. And it's not like they were confirmed to be into men either.
16	* DeathIsCheap:
17	** When the party is forced to [[spoiler:kill Mage, Mage's ghost]] tries to tell them that they can revive her by paying the town church.
18	** Paladin's ability to turn into holy energy and blast the enemy is apparently reversible, although Fighter fears she might die for real someday.
19	* DeconstructedTrope: Nearly every episode is dedicated to taking either one or two JRPG tropes and running the consequences into the ground:
20	** Episode 1: ChainmailBikini: While buying new armor after being defeated in a dungeon, Fighter complains that the "armor" being sold by the blacksmith is practically the same thing. The blacksmith claims that the gear has attributes that make them more effective. When the team returns to the dungeon and face the same hazards, she and her companions discover the difference in the new "armor's" defense and resistance, despite their blatant skimpiness.
21	** Episode 2: WithThisHerring: The King is either unwilling or unable to give the heroes more funds and equipment by reminding him of their hero status, which causes them to get increasingly irritated with his attempt to send them away underprepared. Ultimately, they try to rob him, which leads to the King [[BoundAndGagged locking them up for their greed]].
22	** Episode 3: KleptomaniacHero: Paladin gets the idea to rob the townsfolk blind after convincing her companions that they're owed for putting their lives on the line. After all their thieving, [[LaserGuidedKarma the townsfolk repossess everything the heroes spent their looting on]]. [[ShamefulStrip The townsfolk even go as far as depriving them of their clothing]].
23	** Episode 4: ChainOfDeals[=/=]FetchQuest: Fighter just [[CuttingTheKnot kills her quest giver]] instead of putting up with her increasingly embarrassing menial tasks.
24	** Episode 5: TooAwesomeToUse: The heroes sell their stock of elixirs under the assumption that they never needed them if they had so many rare curatives. This backfires when they need the elixirs badly in the next dungeon.
25	** Episode 7: OverratedAndUnderleveled: A flashback to how Dark Elf convinced the heroes to let her join the party portrays her as an overblown adventurer that exaggerated her competence. Dark Elf is unsurprisingly shown to be useless in every adventure depicted for the remainder of the episode.
26	** Episode 8: OptionalPartyMember: The two new characters that fight over the chance to join the party end up forming their own party instead because they like each other's company. [[spoiler:[[BackForTheFinale They come back later.]]]]
27	** Episode 9: BrainwashedAndCrazy[=/=][[spoiler:DeathIsCheap]]: The party fails to understand that [[spoiler:Mage is possessed by the wizard they killed, and are forced to kill her in self-defense. They also forget that Mage can be resurrected by the local church, so the heroes just leave her for dead]]. [[StatusQuoIsGod She’s fine by the next episode, though]].
28	** Episode 10: BraggingRightsReward: Because the heroes are especially whiny when demanding a better prize from the Great Fairy than either of her two treasures, the Great Fairy leaves them with nothing for their trouble.
29	** Episode 11: HeroicSacrifice: Paladin only throws her life into possible danger because she's a masochist. It's also why she offers her life in place of the other heroes so much (well, that and HonorBeforeReason).
30	** Episode 14: CombatMedic: Valkyrie and Hunter are initially pleased to have Cleric in their party, only to realize later that while she's good at combat, she's a mediocre healer.
31	** Episode 15: InformedEquipment[=/=]InfinityPlusOneSword: The characters can't see the gear because it's literally ''not there''. [[Literature/TheEmperorsNewClothes They’ve simply been fooled into thinking it is]]. So the "gear" is both effectively and ''literally'' useless for how much effort it likely took to acquire.
32	* DeconstructiveParody: The series lampshades most of the typical elements in a fantasy setting, and some of the drawbacks and consequences of the heroines' actions, in a humorously fanservicey fashion.
33	* DefeatMeansFriendship: Although technically [[spoiler:Hunter]] and [[spoiler:Valkyrie]] didn't exactly ''[[WimpFight fight]]'', and technically they didn't become ''{{friends\|WithBenefits}}''...
34	* DoubleStandardRapeFemaleOnFemale: Sexual encounters between the girls is always PlayedForLaughs and {{Fanservice}}, regardless of whether they're consensual or not. This can be seen in the Special episode, where Fighter and Dark Elf are possessed by a wizard and sexually assault their teammates. The scene is milked for pure fanservice, even though it could have ended in RapeByProxy to four people if Mage had not stopped it.
35	* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness:
36	** The first three episodes portray Fighter as the OnlySaneMan of the party, frequently pointing out how absurd the things that happen around her are. Starting with episode 4, she's just as wacky as the rest of the party. Mage tends to be portrayed as the voice of reason after that point.
37	** In the first episode, Mage joins the other girls in proving how wrong Fighter is for doubting their bikini armor. This clashes heavily with how she's consistently shown in later episodes to be kind and shy, as well as a ReluctantFanserviceGirl.
38	* ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: A show featuring [[MsFanservice lovely girls]] [[WalkingSwimsuitScene wearing bikinis]] fighting RPG-style battles. It does not get much more obvious than that.
39	* {{Fanservice}}: With a name like [[WalkingSwimsuitScene Bikini]] [[{{Stripperiffic}} Warriors]], how could it not be? For example, there is plenty of jiggling thanks to the heroines walking around in bikinis.
40	* FantasyCharacterClasses: The characters are based off typical fantasy classes:
41	** Fighter: Fighter and Paladin.
42	** Rogue: Hunter, Ninja.
43	** Magician: Mage, Dark Elf and Valkyrie.
44	** Cleric: Cleric.
45	* FetchQuest: Parodied when the group have to do several random tasks for the town mayor to get a key they need to continue their quest. [[spoiler:They don't take too kindly to finding out the key was metaphorical.]]
46	* FinalBoss: Demon Lord Deathgeld, introduced in episode 7, is this.
47	* FinalBossPreview: Accidental one, courtesy of Dark Elf teleporting the gang to [[BigBad Deathgeld]]'s lair.
48	* GagSeries: Loaded up with plenty of {{Fanservice}}, parodies the fantasy genre, has nonsensical plots (if you can call them plots) and provides plenty of laughs.
49	* GenericDoomsdayVillain: From what little that is seen of BigBad Deathgeld, he's basically your typical DemonLord.
50	* HeroicFantasy: An AffectionateParody of one. A group of heroines with different talents band together to go on an epic quest to slay a DemonLord. They are all wearing bikinis, and the series toys with fantasy tropes.
51	* HotterAndSexier: The Special and the [=OVAs=], a.k.a. episodes 13 and beyond. The TV series already has tons of {{Fanservice}}, but these episodes depict the characters in more revealing situations. Also, the [=OVAs=] come with "Hyper Sexy" versions of the TV episodes, giving them a more explicit retouch.
52	* HyperspaceArsenal: One of the subjects of Episode 5. This is lampshaded by first [[MaleGaze showing]] [[ChainmailBikini how few places]] they could keep all the stuff, then wondering aloud where they were keeping it after laying it out on a cloth.
53	* IntentionallyAwkwardTitle: The series' title can be considered a TakeThat towards actual video games that have female characters wear very skimpy and impractical outfits for no reason beyond {{Fanservice}}.
54	* KissingDiscretionShot: In the original airing, one of the clips from the 12th episode showed Dark Elf and Paladin about to kiss, but the scene cuts to another clip before they do. The later [[HotterAndSexier Hyper Sexy version]] of the episode replaces this scene with something far more explicit...
55	* LogoJoke: The series' logo is clearly stylized after the ''VideoGame/DragonQuest'' logo.
56	* MerchandiseDriven: It's no coincidence that new [=OVAs=] are announced together with new characters and figures.
57	* MsFanservice: Every single girl, aa expected from a saucy {{ecchi}} anime.
58	* NaughtyTentacles: All over the place.
59	* NippleAndDimed: Played straight in the broadcast version. [[HotterAndSexier Averted in the Special, the OVAs, and the retouched episodes, which give them nipples]].
60	* NotQuiteDead: [[spoiler:The wizard in Episode 9.]]
61	* PlayableEpilogue: Episode 15 seems to take place in one of these.
62	* SceneryCensor: In episode 6, it's not only used when they have their clothing removed by the MonsterOfTheWeek, but to also obscure their armor to make it look like they're not wearing anything. ''For the entire episode''.
63	* ShoutOut: Fighter defeats [[Franchise/StarWars an opponent in black armor with significant facial scars who congratulates her on how strong she is, and is also her father]].
64	* SlapSlapKiss: [[spoiler:After fighting with each other, Huntress and Valkyrie eventually decide they'd prefer to go off together.]]
65	* SlobsVersusSnobs: The uncouth hick Huntress versus the distinguished and haughty Valkyrie. [[spoiler:Also an example of OppositesAttract.]]
66	* UselessItem:
67	** Episode 5 had the group selling all of their excess gear in order to pay for Mage to get a Crystal Staff. Fighter ends up selling all of their Elixirs, which restores mana and health fully, reasoning that they've always managed to keep both up in their quests before, so [[TooAwesomeToUse they've never used them]]. [[spoiler:Cut to the group at the end of a dungeon just before the boss fight, almost completely drained of both health and mana, with only one chest to possibly give up a healing item...and it contains an extra Crystal Staff.]]
68	** After enduring a dungeon of endless trapped chests, the final one reveals the Great Fairy, who offers them the Token of Courage or the Crest of Justice. When an irritated Fighter remarks that they don't want either of them, the fairy offers them ''both''.
69	* {{Wedgie}}:
70	** In episode 8, while the two fight over who gets to join the Bikini Warriors, Valkyrie stretches Hunter's thong from both sides.
71	** In episode 10, Fighter grabs a falling Paladin by her thong after she triggers a trap, [[LovableSexManiac much to]] her [[TooKinkyToTorture pleasure]].
72	* WholePlotReference: Episode 15 is a parody of ''Literature/TheEmperorsNewClothes''.
73	* WithThisHerring: The king tries to send them out with a 10 gold coin stipend. When the heroines try to convince him to equip them better, he loses his temper and [[spoiler:[[{{Fanservice}} throws them into the dungeon naked]] and [[BoundAndGagged bound with ropes]]]].

Context Anime / BikiniWarriors