Busou Shinki
English title: Busou Shinki: Armored War Goddess
Japanese title: 武装神姫
Type: TV
Source: Other
Episodes: 12
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Oct 5, 2012 to Dec 21, 2012
Broadcast: Fridays at 01:55 (JST)
Duration: 24 min per ep
Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older
Studios: 8bit
Licensors: Sentai Filmworks
Genres: Action, Sci-Fi, Slice of Life
Themes: Mecha

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.

(Source: ANN)