Hi-sCool Seha Girls final impressions (9-13)

Turning objects/items into walking, talking female protagonists seems like a trend in Japan. The first time I ever heard anything about this was the "OS-tan". That's when Microsoft and Mac OS versions get turned into girls.  So why not Sega video game systems.

from left to right: Mega Drive, Saturn, Dreamcast

One of the best things about this is the span of history that the show goes over. From the Arcade 80s all the way to game references released in the late 2000s. Kudos to Sega and TMS Entertainment for keeping the original graphics/ looks of the various worlds that the Hardware Girls visit.  

I can see a lot of Anime viewers just dropping or avoiding this show due to the varying graphical styles, About half of each episode is just the girls trying to crack cultural jokes and puns at one another.  Strangely reminded me of The Super Mario Super Show (minus the live-action).Episodes are half the length of a normal Anime Tv series  Definitely worth watching if you were a big Sega console fan growing up.

The final episode of  the show is really bittersweet since any current gamer will probably know that the last home console that Sega made was the Dreamcast .  I kind of wish that Game Gear got more representation than just a cameo in one episode.  Oh and "Segata Sanshiro  commerical are wacky. Even more so than the Legend of Zelda wrap  What was with the "Foreigner" running gag for Sega Saturn? Did the console sell really well in North American and Europe or something?




Episode 9: Is a mobile RPG game and Dreamcast has a really strong sword. Streets of Rage/ BK characters finally get a nod in the show .A  Smartphone game and probably the latest thing.

Episode 10: A nice episode of the girls having fun and   This reminds me that the game is on PC (via Steam) but one of the songs from the original release was taken out.  That Foreigner lol.

Episode 11: Another RPG themed entry  and the girls are running around in costumes. I've only played the classic Phantasy Star games and not the ones referenced in this episode (Online)

Episode 12: Space Harrier. Arcade game goodness.

Episode 13:   The episode of goodbyes and all three systems had some great games. Sadly I only got to play home console ports of fighting games on the Sega Saturn. Nice nod to Yuzo Koshiro there with the Streets of Rage musical cue.



Director : Sota Sugawara
Studio: TMS  Entertainment

 My previous impressions post