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Master of Martial Hearts, originally titled Zettai Shougeki: Platonic Heart (絶対衝激〜プラトニックハート〜, Zettai Shōgeki: Puratonikku Hāto), is a 2008–2009 Japanese original video animation series created by Studio Kikan and Shochiku. It concerns a high school girl who gets involved in a series of fights against other young women with the Martial Heart (Platonic Heart in English subtitled and the Japanese version)[2] as the prize; a jewel that can grant any wish.[3] On January 7, 2010, Funimation Entertainment announced that they had licensed the OVA series in English. The series was released in North America on August 10, 2010.[4]
Master of Martial Hearts | |
絶対衝激〜プラトニックハート〜 | |
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Genre | Martial arts[1] |
Original video animation | |
Directed by | Yoshitaka Fujimoto |
Produced by | Hidemasa Tasaka Keiji Kusano Toshio Iizuka |
Written by | Hideki Shirane |
Music by | Masaru Kuba |
Studio | Studio Kikan |
Licensed by | |
Released | October 29, 2008 – February 25, 2009 |
Runtime | 30 minutes |
Episodes | 5 |
Manga | |
Written by | Atsushi Kuragami |
Published by | Futabasha |
Magazine | Comic High! |
Demographic | Seinen |
Original run | September 2008 – January 2010 |
Volumes | 3 |
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The series is based on the video game Zettai Shōgeki - Platonic Heart.[4] The characters are designed by Jin Happobi who has illustrated adult games such as Boin.[3] ARMS has produced fan service titles such as Queen's Blade and they made the characters distinct and more realistically proportioned.[2] The musical score was done by Masaru Kuba.[2] The series was directed by Yoshitaka Fujimoto, who had worked on the comedy Girl's High.[4]
A website was launched for the series in July 2008.[3]
For the Zettai Shougeki: Platonic Heart video game, the following women were listed in the lineup on the official site as competitors along with the main three girls.[7]
Other contestants include:
Previews were presented in "blog parts" (miniature applets for blogs) that showcased the bodies of the various characters.[3] Shochiku released the first volume of the series in Japan on October 25, 2008.[3] Subsequent episodes have been released monthly.
The opening theme of the series is "Tatsumaki Wave" (タツマキWAVE) by Little Non. The closing theme for episode 5 is "Zero Gravity" also by Little Non. The OVAs were released in Japan between October 29, 2008 and February 25, 2009.
No. | Title | Release date | |
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1 | "Destiny Sprints Into Motion" | October 29, 2008 | |
Aya Iseshima is walking home with her best friend Natsume Honma from their high school, when they walk right into the middle of a fight between a teenage girl dressed as a shrine maiden and a young woman dressed as a flight attendant. The priestess looks like she is in trouble, so Aya knocks out Rei Kakizaki, the flight attendant. The priestess is thankful and introduces herself as Miko Kazuki. She has been fighting in a tournament in which the prize is a gem called the Martial Heart (Platonic Heart) which can grant a wish. Aya, Natsume, and Miko become friends, and since Miko's wish of making friends is now granted, she withdraws from the tournament. However, later that night, Aya discovers Miko's apartment has been ransacked with Miko nowhere to be found; she realizes that the Martial Heart not only grants the wish of the winner, but also banishes the losers. | |||
2 | "A Reason to Fight" | November 27, 2008 | |
Aya's new friend Miko disappears without of trace and it seems she can never be found. Aya now has to compete to win her friend back but her next opponent is her favorite teacher, Azusa Suma. Unfortunately, she's a science teacher. But her dark side comes out and defeats her as her teacher is her first opponent. | |||
3 | "Three Sisters, Sworn Enemies" | December 20, 2008 | |
Aya tries to find her new friend but no luck. So she decided to go to a local pool to calm her down. Just then she faces off against another opponent, Yu Daimonji, a lady cop in a bikini. Aya has to face Yu's sisters, Saki the geisha and Emi the nurse. To make matters worse, she has to deal with the opponent's environment that has added to its challenges. | |||
4 | "Silently, Like Secrets" | January 28, 2009 | |
Aya is in a sea of turmoil as she wonders whether it was really Haruki Honma, Natsume's brother, she saw as the leader of the martial heart and her semifinal match is in a maid cafe. Her opponent is Rin Hiroishi. As always, she finds a way to win against her opponent. | |||
5 | "Flames" | February 25, 2009 | |
Aya faces her final opponent, Ryu Getsurei, a self-proclaimed clairvoyant. Getsurei tells Aya that the tournament is nothing more than a trick by Miko. Angered, Aya ends Getsurei's life. Miko takes Aya into a warehouse where all of her past opponents are being held. Explosives go off throughout the building and it catches on fire. Suzuko tells everyone they are all caught in a web of vengeance. Suzuko kills Haruki, Miko and Natsume as they couldn't accept the truth. She bandages up Aya and tells her she will atone for Aya's sins, staying in the burning building as Aya makes her escape. Natsume's mother Kumi is at home, stabbing pictures of Aya with a knife when the doorbell rings. |
Atsushi Kuragami, who did Debiru Naebiru, has serialized a manga version for Futabasha's Comic High! magazine with its debut on August 22, 2008.[3]
Slotter Mania V: Zettai Shougeki Platonic Heart II, a pachinko-style game featuring characters from the series, was released for the PS Vita.
Ten companies have planned to expand the franchise into mobile devices, music CD and other merchandise.[3]
The OVA series received negative reviews from critics. Theron Martin of Anime News Network likens the series to Ikki Tousen where women fight each other with "clothes-shredding attacks" but wrote that Master of Martial Hearts has more extreme fan service such as exposed breasts. The plot "exists almost entirely to give excuses for staging cosplay-like battles."[2] Stig Høgset of THEM Anime Reviews found the show "a pretty simple and terrible story with a really awkward and dumb plot twist at the end, it's just impossible to recommend this show for anyone." He instead recommended other titles for those who are "up for the whole 'sexy girls chopsocky' thing."[10] Mike Ferreira of the Anime Herald wrote that it is "without a doubt, one of the most offensive, vile pieces of crap to pass through my DVD player. It makes Ikki Tousen look like The Gentleman’s Guide in comparison. There are absolutely no redeeming qualities to speak of, and everything just seems to go to extremes to repulse the viewer."[5] Bamboo Dong of Anime News Network praised Funimation for "cutting one of the funniest and most attention-grabbing trailers in recent anime history. Their coinage of 'Boobs, butts, and burgers' is genius," however, "Considering the terrible storyline, the complete lack of characterization, the lackluster animation, and the ear-splitting music, and the complete disregard for science, there is no redeeming feature of this show. Unless, of course, you want something to whack off to."[1] Chris Beveridge of Mania.com found the story to be formulaic with awkward pacing, and leading to a spectacular train wreck of the final episode.[11]
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