Battle Athletes

Introduction

It is the year 4999 - mankind has long abandoned war in favor of intergalactic competition through athletic events. One of which is an all-female contest for the coveted "Cosmo Beauty" title. Akari Kanzaki has just entered the University Satellite in hopes of becoming the latest Cosmic Beauty - a title held by her mother long ago. On her first few days in the university, she meets new friends, encounters fierce rivals, and struggles to become the best of all the Battle Athletes. (Source: ANN)

Audience ratings

MyAnimeList / Tenrai : 6.42/10 · 2405

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Audience reviews

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Yemi_Hikari

As a sports Anime, the series was definitely a bit of a let down. I think one of the things I struggled with the most was how our main characters rival - probably better labeled as a nemesis - got away with pulling stuff which would get her expelled or eliminated from competing instantly, yet the narrative let her slide in these regards despite the fact she should have been found out way before our main entered school. Her attitude stunk that much. The series was also preachy with an unnecessary religious vibe regarding sports, but the set up for the given situation - as interesting as it was - was done poorly. I was also left thinking separate doesn't mean equal - the boy's school isn't mentioned until plot relevant and quickly leaves, yet I was left feeling as if this was content pander…

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Splitter

Battle Athletes is an interesting little anime. Part "let's see how extreme we can make track and field" with dashes of comedy, drama, and some yuri subtext for good flavor. The result, while not entirely satisfying, is still worth the short watch Considering this is the 90s, the animation is actually quite stunning and demonstrates anime's increasing ability at the time to push the limit and illustrate things that modern live-action could not accomplish. The lighting of the competition torch on the university satellite via unmanned rocket, for example, really just took me away. Though character movement is staticky, you really have to hand it to the animators for delivering some great ideas for future sporting events. The sound I can't comment much on. It was there, it mixed well, but o…