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A series of [[ImprobablyFundamentally Female Cast|Bishoujo]] / sports anime produced by AIC in 1997.
 
The two anime series were released by [[Geneon|Pioneer]] in North America as ''Battle Athletes'' (the original [[OVA|OVAs]]) and ''Battle Athletes Victory'' (the TV remake). Both star [[Dojikko]] Akari Kanzaki, the daughter of the legendary athlete Tomoe Midoe, as she strives to join the University Satellite sports competition, where she and dozens of others will compete in a variety of futuristic sports, to see who is Earth's greatest female athlete and champion -- the "Cosmo Beauty".
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=== ''Battle Athletes'' contains examples of: ===
* [[Alpha Bitch]]: Ling-Pha.
* [[Anime Chinese Girl]]: Wong Ling-Pha.
* [[Anime Hair]]: Most of the cast, but especially Akari and Kris.
* [[Asian Airhead]]: Akari.
* [[Ax Crazy]]: Mylandah/
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* [[Curb Stomp Battle]]: Jessie's squad gets smashed against Lahrri's.
* [[Cute Bruiser]]: Most of the cast
* [[Dark -Skinned Redhead]]: Tanya
* [[Dead Little Sister]]:
** Jessie's younger sister.
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* [[Even the Girls Want Her]]: Akari is this to Kris and Ichino. Jessie, meanwhile, is this in general. [[Incompatible Orientation|Too bad she doesn't swing that way]].
* [[Foreign Fanservice]]: Jessie
* [[Game -Breaking Injury]]: {{spoiler|Ichino.}} Later, {{spoiler|Ayla turns out to be pregnant when Akari scrambles the final 7 competitors.}}
* [[Genki Girl]]: Tanya
* [[Godiva Hair]]: Mylandah, while she's working out (topless).
* [[Hard Work Hardly Works]]: Played straight for Akari, who [[Born Winner|is the daughter of Tomoe]] and just needs confidence to win a triathlon without training for it at all. Her teammates on the University Satellite, though, don't train enough, don't train together, and the team suffers as a result.
* [[Hot -Blooded]]: Ichino.
* [[Hot Mom]]: Tomoe.
* [[Idiot Hero]]: Akari.
** Tanya's worse, of course.
* [[Ill Girl]]: {{spoiler|Jessie's deceased sister}}
* [[ImprobablyFundamentally Female Cast]]: Justified, as it's the women's competition.
* [[Jerk Withwith a Heart of Gold]]: Jessie Gurtland
* [[Konami Code]]: {{spoiler|Mylandah uses this to brainhack a Nerilian robot in a three-legged race.}}
* [[Love At First Sight]]: In ''Victory'', this happens to Kris with regard to Akari.
* [[Love Triangle]]: Akari/Ichino/Kris. Unresolved as of the end.
* [[Luke, I Am Your Father]]: {{spoiler|Mr. Miracle is actually Akari's [[Disappeared Dad]].}} Oh, and {{spoiler|Akari's [[Missing Mom]] Tomoe is the last boss.}}
* [[Miracle Rally]]
* [[NoblewomansNoblewoman's Laugh]]: Ling-Pha
* [[Nubile Savage]]: Tanya
* [[Pair the Spares]]: [[Invoked Trope|Suggested]] by Kris, when she suggests that Ichino marry Anna so she can have Akari all to herself.
* [[Pinky Swear]]: Between Akari and Ichino about {{spoiler|trying to get to University Satellite together}}.
* [[Psycho Lesbian]]: Mylandah, in the OVA.
* [[Rapid -Fire Typing]]
* [[Red Oni, Blue Oni]]: Lahhri (red), Mylandah (blue).
* [[Romantic Two -Girl Friendship]]: Kris and Akari in the [[OVA]]. Ichino and Akari in the first half of ''Victory''.
* [[Running Gag]]: Whenever Akari starts losing, she retreats into Akari House.
* [[Sacred First Kiss]]: Ichino's brother stole Akari's. [[Schoolgirl Lesbians|Ichino was not amused.]]
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* [[Schoolgirl Lesbians]]: A bunch, but Kris is the most obvious about it.
* [[School Swimsuit]]
* [[Screw the Rules, I Have Money]]: Ling-Pha, of course. It never gets her anywhere.
** Worse, she often ''helps'' her competition with her antics.
*** It's hard to tell if her grandfather shares the same attitude, but he just seems to care about the fact that she loses (even though winning and then being disqualified for cheating would be a much bigger stain on the family name).
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* [[Smug Snake]]: {{spoiler|The Neriri queen}}
* [[Soft Water]]
* [[Stalker Withwith a Crush]]: Mylandah
* [[Stepford Smiler]]: Anna slowly develops into [[The Fake Cutie]] during the second arc under Mr. Miracle's influence {{spoiler|until she has to face down a ''real'' [[Ax Crazy|psychopath]]}}.
* [[Sweet Tooth]]: Mr. Miracle.
* [[Tall, Dark and Bishoujo]]: Ayla
* [[Team Pet]]: Gyubei. In a sense.
* [[The Big Guy]]: Kris
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* [[Tsundere]]: Ichino.
* [[Trademark Favorite Food]]: Mr. Miracle virtually ''runs'' on chocolate.
* [[Training Fromfrom Hell]]
* {{spoiler|[[Underdogs Never Lose]]: Akari}}
* [[Unnecessary Roughness]]: Mylandah, and to a lesser extent, Jessie.
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A series of Bishoujo / sports anime produced by AIC in 1997.

The two anime series were released by Pioneer in North America as Battle Athletes (the original OVAs) and Battle Athletes Victory (the TV remake). Both star Dojikko Akari Kanzaki, the daughter of the legendary athlete Tomoe Midoe, as she strives to join the University Satellite sports competition, where she and dozens of others will compete in a variety of futuristic sports, to see who is Earth's greatest female athlete and champion -- the "Cosmo Beauty".

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