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“Two ditzy friends pilot a stolen war machine to rescue their kidnapped friend, causing chaotic destruction.”
Katsugeki Shoujo Tanteidan
活劇少女探偵団
4.6
14,559 rank · 3,569 viewers · 2 favorites
Action
Comedy
School
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Synopsis
Two ditzy friends pilot a stolen war machine to rescue their kidnapped friend, causing chaotic destruction.
Our heroine has been kidnapped and her two somewhat ditzy friends decided to save her in a war machine they found in her house. Unfortunately they have little idea of how it works so let the random destruction begin. (Source: AniDB)
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Community consensus
Derived from 5 sampled reviews
4.6
/10
What 5 viewers settled on.
25%
recommend
Score distribution
median 4
mode 2
σ 2.42
Agreement
Polarized
σ 2.42 · split reception
The polarity gap
6.0 pts
Recommenders 9.0 · others 3.0
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Score over time
↑ 1.60
Running avg · Mar 2013 → Aug 2023
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 9 “This 80s anime pilot is a fun, polished gem with charming music and solid writing that outshines most contemporary titles. While the plot feels scattered and Shizuka’s high-pitched voice grates,...”
- 4 “It has a couple of fleeting moments, but that's it. The title lies—there's barely any detecting or club activity, the animation is awful, and it's simultaneously too long for such thin material yet...”
- 5 “Katsugeki Shoujo Tanteidan delivers easy, low-commitment fun with its cute-girls-with-guns formula, sprinkling in cheap laughs and light ecchi moments that make the 30-minute runtime pass...”
Verbosity
Short · 80%
Medium · 0%
Long · 20%
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- Format 1 × 26′ eps × min
- Total runtime 0h 26m all episodes
- Aired Nov 1986 – ongoing
- Source Ova media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-5767 catalog
Produced by
- Japan Home Video Producer