Sabagebu! - Survival Game Club!

About Sabagebu! - Survival Game Club!

Looking for background on Sabagebu! - Survival Game Club! (さばげぶっ!)? This action, comedy and sports series by Studio Signpost and Studio Pierrot (2014) starts out like this. What the story covers: Momoka's family moves a lot, so she's always "that new girl" and the schools she's attended have all blurred together. Until her first day at Aogiri High, that is, where she's rescued by an armed vigilante, assaulted by a platypus, and coerced into joining a concealed organization of gun-toting female commandos.

Next up: Okay, maybe that last one is really just the school's survival club, but the platypus is real and so are the extremes that club president Miou is willing to execute to recruit Momoka. Can uber-jaded Momoka's body armor-clad heart resist the charms of a girl who's all too ready to whip out her twin Desert Eagles in defense of another girl's virtue? Especially when it turns out that Momoka has her own talent for air pistols and senseless violence?

In an action series like this, fight choreography, pacing and sound design carry much of the weight. Voice work is led by Ayaka Oohashi as Momoka Sonokawa and Yumi Uchiyama as Miou Ootori. If you count yourself among viewers who like fast, high-impact fights, put it on your list. At 12 episodes in total, it is easy to plan a viewing schedule.

Production & Appeal

Studio Signpost and Studio Pierrot is the studio behind Sabagebu! - Survival Game Club!, and its direction shapes everything from character design to motion. The action focus matters here: fight choreography, pacing and sound design carry much of the weight. At 7.1/10 it earns a solid reception, a safe pick for fans of the genre. Voice casting, including Ayaka Oohashi as Momoka Sonokawa, adds to the appeal for fans who follow seiyuu. It aired in 2014, which makes it easy to place in the wider anime calendar.