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Armed Girl's Machiavellism (TV)

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Alternative title:
Busō Shōjo Machiavellism (Japanese)
武装少女マキャヴェリズム (Japanese)
Genres: comedy
Themes: swordplay
Objectionable content: Significant
Plot Summary: Fudō Nomura transfers to a school where girls carry weapons to rule mercilessly over the boys. Shortly after transferring he becomes a target of Rin Onigawara, a member of the Five Ruling Swords that commands the school. In order break free he must defeat the Five Ruling Swords. (from manga)
Ratings: 167 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 4 votes (sub:3, raw:1)
 Excellent: 13 votes (sub:12, dub:1)
 Very good: 34 votes (sub:26, dub:5, raw:2, others:1
1 Indonesia subtitled
)
 Good: 49 votes (sub:39, dub:8, others:2
1 Portuguese subtitled
1 Spanish subtitled
)
 Decent: 31 votes (sub:26, dub:4, others:1
1 Russian dubbed
)
 So-so: 15 votes (sub:13, dub:2)
 Not really good: 11 votes (sub:9, dub:2)
 Weak: 3 votes (sub:2, dub:1)
 Bad: 6 votes (sub:6)
 Awful: 1 vote (others:1
1 Vietnamese subtitled
)
 Worst ever: -
Seen in part or in whole by 292 s, rank: #3125 (of 9997)
Median rating: Good
Arithmetic mean: 6.581 (Good−), std. dev.: 1.7589, rank: #5716 (of 10155)
Weighted mean: 6.531 (Good−), rank: #5767 (of 10155) (seen all: 6.64 / seen some: 7.42 / won't finish: 3.79)
Bayesian estimate: 6.599 (Good−), rank: #5134 (of 7635)
Running time: 23 minutes per episode
Number of episodes: 12
Episode titles: We have 12
Vintage: 2017-04-05
Release dates: We have 1
Opening Theme:
"Shocking Blue" by Miku Itō
Ending Theme:
"Decide" by Tenka Goken
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Blu-ray (Region A)
    Armed Girl's Machiavellism - Complete Collection (Blu-ray) 2018-08-21 (from $35.99)
    Armed Girl's Machiavellism - Complete Collection [Limited Edition] (Blu-ray) 2018-08-21 (from $69.95)
    Armed Girl's Machiavellism - Complete Collection (Blu-ray) 2025-04-22 (from $40.36)

Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Director: Hideki Tachibana
Series Composition: Kento Shimoyama
Script:
Kento Shimoyama (eps 1-3, 8, 12)
Storyboard:
Takashi Watanabe (eps 3, 11)
Unit Director:
Masato Matsune (OP, ED)
Music: Hiromi Mizutani (Team-MAX)
Original creator:
Yūya Kurokami (story)
Character Design: Shoko Takimoto
Art Director: Bun Sun Lee
Chief Animation Director:
Shoko Takimoto (4 episodes
eps 4, 7, 10, 12
)

Yūki Hara (6 episodes
eps 2, 6-8, 10-11
)

Animation Director:
Yūki Hara (ep 12)
Art design: Ryū Sakamoto
Sound Director: Masanori Tsuchiya
Director of Photography: Takeshi Hirooka
2nd Key Animation: Shoko Naoki (SILVER LINK.; ep 5)
Takeshi Saitō (齋藤威志)
Animation producer:
Masahiro Tabeya (SILVER LINK.)
Color design: Ryoko Oka
Editing: Kentarō Tsubone (REAL-T)
Editing Assistant: Honami Yamagishi
Key Animation: Takeshi Moriyama (ep 3)
Music producer: Kentaro Anai
Recording Adjustment: Sōichi Tsunekawa
Sound Effects: Hiroki Nozaki
Theme Song Arrangement:
Kento Ikeda (ED)
Theme Song Composition:
Kentarō Sonoda (OP)
Theme Song Lyrics:
Yuriko Mori (OP)
Theme Song Performance:
Yūki Takada (ED)
Eriko Matsui as Kirukiru Amō
Natsumi Hioka as Tsukuyo Inaba
Nozomi Nishida as Satori Tamaba
Rina Hidaka as Warabi Hanasaka
Sayaka Kitahara as Mary Kikakujō
Tasuku Hatanaka as Fudō Nomura
Yūki Takada as Rin Onigawara

Akane Kohinata as Chō-ka U Baragasaki
Mamiko Noto as Heistress (ep 12)
Miharu Hanai as Sassa Kurasaki
Miharu Sawada as Tsunemi Tōko
Miku Itō as Nono Mozunono
Natsumi Yamada as Nico Saruwatari
Saki Fujita as Kyō-bō
Shiori Mutō as Ui Migii
Yuki Yamada as Kinue Tanukihara

Tetsuharu Ōta as Kusuo Masukodera
Japanese companies
2nd Key Animation:
Zero-G
Animation Production:
SILVER LINK.
Backgrounds: BIC Studio
Finish Animation:
Triple A
In-Between Animation:
Triple A
Key Animation:
Studio Wanpack (ep 4)
Music Production: Nippon Columbia
Photography: Nexus
Production Cooperation: B.S.P (ep 2)
English staff
English cast
ADR Director: Shannon Reed
Script: Marissa Lenti
Translation: Katrina Leonoudakis
Executive producer:
John Ledford
Producer: John Ledford

Audio Engineer:
Patrick Marrero
Blu-Ray Authoring: Joel McCray
Blu-Ray Menu Design: Sarah Cain
Packaging Design: Sarah Cain
Production:
Son Phan Le
Production Assistant:
Shannon Reed (Simulcast)
Production Coordination: Janice Williams
Production manager: Son Phan Le
Subtitling: Neal Barnes
Supervising Translator:
Jessica Kim
Technical Assistant: Michael Olesch
Allison Sumrall as Satori Tamaba
Carli Mosier as Kirukiru Amo
Juliet Simmons as Warabi Hanasaka
Kira Vincent-Davis as Rin Onigawara
Luci Christian as Tuskuyo Inaba
Maggie Flecknoe as Mary Kikakujo
Scott Gibbs as Fudo Nomura

Alexandra Bedford as Nico Saruwatari
Cat Thomas as Sasa Kurasaki (as Catherine Thomas)
Chelsea McCurdy as Tsunemi Toko
Elissa Cuellar as Ui Migii
Joanne Bonasso as Kyo-bo
Katelyn Barr as Kinue Tanukihara
Meg McDonald as Cho-ka U Baragasaki
Shanae'a Moore as Nono Mozunono

Andrew Love as Kusuo Masukodera
Brittney Karbowski as Koharu Narukami
Casey Magin as Eva Maria Rose
Gareth West as Hiko
Joanne Bonasso as Yukino Fujibayashi (ep 12)
Joe Daniels as Omugi
Kelley Peters as Misogi
Natalie Jones as Dwo-mo
Samantha Stevens as Michiyuki
English companies
Broadcaster: Animax Asia
Distributor: Distribution Solutions (2025 release; United States and Canada)
Internet Streaming:
HIDIVE (United Kingdom, Ireland, South Africa)
Licensed by:
Sentai Filmworks
Production: Sentai Studios
Spanish staff
Spanish companies
(none)
Internet Streaming: HIDIVE (Latin America)
Licensed by: Sentai Filmworks (Latin America)
Spanish cast
(none)
German cast
German staff
Dubbing Director: Jörg Heybrock
Max Felder as Fudou Nomura
Sarah Alles as Rin Onigawara

Ann Vielhaben as Tsunemi Touko
Anni C. Salander as Chō-ka U Baragasaki
Daniela Molina as Mary Kikakujou
Daniela Reidies as Kinue Tanukihara
Josefin Hagen as Sassa Kurasaki
Julia Bautz as Nono Mozunono
Katie Okwuazu as Tsukuyo Inaba
Mia Maron as Ui Migii
Peggy Pollow as Satori Tamaba
Rieke Werner as Warabi Hanasaka
Sonja Spuhl as Kirukiru Amou

Carlos Fanselow as Dousetsu Kirisaki
Greta Galisch de Palma as Yukino Fujibayashi
Lena Rettinghaus as Eva Maria Rose
Tino Kießling as Kusuo Masukodera
German companies
Distributor: Kazé
Internet Streaming: Anime on Demand
Portuguese staff
Portuguese companies
(none)
Internet Streaming: HIDIVE (Brazil)
Licensed by: Sentai Filmworks (Brazil)
Portuguese cast
(none)

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