Line #52 Anime/HisCooolSeHaGirls


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2	[[caption-width-right:350:The girls of Hi-sCoool! [=SeHa=] Girls. From left to right: [[Platform/SegaGenesis Mega Drive]], [[Platform/SegaDreamcast Dreamcast]], and Platform/SegaSaturn.]]
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4	-> ''"Haneda, Tokyo. Next to Ootori, the symbol of the ward, is Sehagaga Academy. This is the story of the struggle of the girls who attend this school."''
5	-->--'''Opening narration'''
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7	''Hi-sCoool! [=SeHa=] Girls'' is an anime television series that first aired in Japan via [[Creator/{{Animax}} Animax Japan]] on October 8, 2014. It was produced by Creator/TMSEntertainment with the show being directed by Sōta Sugahara. This is based on the overall ''Sega Hard Girls''[[note]]short for "Sega ''Hardware'' Girls"[[/note]] multimedia franchise developed together by [[Creator/{{Sega}} Sega Japan]] and Dengeki Bunko. It's scheduled to air a total of 13 episodes. It's also available for online viewing on Crunchyroll for legal viewing in North America. In November 2016, a DVD of the complete series was released in Japan containing a bonus episode. The series was licensed to Creator/DiscotekMedia for a North American physical release, and was released in a Blu-ray/DVD combo in May 2017, missing the bonus episode.
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9	The show centers on the various Sega consoles as anthropomorphic students as they go to a [=Sega=]-centric school called Sehagaga Academy, located in Haneda, Tokyo. The students consist of [[Platform/SegaDreamcast Dreamcast]], Platform/MegaDrive, and Platform/SegaSaturn as they work under the instruction of their teacher, Center-sensei, in order to earn enough credits to graduate from the academy. The Bonus episode also features [[Platform/SegaMasterSystem Master System, Mark III]], Mega Drive 2, Robo Pitcher, V-Saturn and Hi-Saturn.
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11	See the ''VideoGame/{{Neptunia}}'' series, which has a similar premise (various game consoles are shown as anthropomorphic persons), enough that it had a {{Crossover}} with the ''Sega Hard Girls''.
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14	!Hi-sCoool! [=SeHa=] Girls provides examples of:
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16	* AbhorrentAdmirer: [[VideoGame/GoldenAxe Gilius Thunderhead]] really likes Sega Saturn. Alas, Sega Saturn does not reciprocate.
17	* AdaptationalVillainy: PlayedForLaughs with Caroline Powell, the president's daughter and the DamselInDistress from ''VideoGame/DynamiteCop'' (''Die Hard Arcade''). She also attends Sehagaga, but she's surrounded by all kinds of nasty rumors, such as using her riches to buy off the judges in the Festival contests, and plans to buy the school and rename it "Powell Academy". [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking She also spends 1,000 yen on haircuts and buys her clothes from bargain sales online]].
18	* AdaptationDeviation: Most of the games the girls visit don't follow their plot. One example is the final stage of the ''VideoGame/SpaceChannel5'' lesson, which bears no resemblance to that of the original game and has a completely different FinalBoss, likely done to avoid revealing spoilers for the actual game itself.
19	* AllCGICartoon: One of the few anime shows that uses [=CGI=] entirely, and in UsefulNotes/MikuMikuDance, no less!
20	* AnachronismStew: The anime is supposedly set in the present day, but reference to Dreamcast's dial-up modem is brought up as a RunningGag, past and present day SEGA games from arcade, console, to mobile, are prominently featured [[spoiler:and the ending reveals that after graduation they will be released to the real world to become the respective consoles]].
21	* ArtStyleDissonance: Depending on the game they visit, this can happen. Compare the Hard Girls, rendered in UsefulNotes/MikuMikuDance, against the ''VideoGame/VirtuaFighter'' characters, which are 32-bit low-poly models. This can also happen across games, such as Jeffry shuffling side-by-side next to the much-higher-poly [[VideoGame/SpaceChannel5 Ulala]].
22	* BackForTheFinale: All of the characters from the various Sega games the girls entered make one last appearance in the final episode to cheer Dreamcast on as she graduates.
23	* BigDamnHeroes: Dr. Eggman drops in on episode six, trapping our heroines in the video game ''VideoGame/BorderBreak'' and shrinking them to chibi size. Before the mad doctor can do anything, Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog himself drops in to save the day.
24	* BigNo: Dreamcast lets one out when she's denied the medals in the ''VideoGame/VirtuaFighter'' lesson. Saturn gets a moment when she finds out that her swimsuit denied her any medals for the ''VideoGame/SpaceChannel5'' lesson.
25	* BreakingTheFourthWall:
26	** Center-sensei says his role is to explain the objective for the class for "each episode", and after his long explanation of ''VideoGame/VirtuaFighter'', he says it has little to do with the anime.
27	** When the girls begin their journey through Black Asobin's Tower, the OpeningScroll indicates he's a [[PaletteSwap recolored]] version of Center-sensei, which helped save on the show's budget.
28	* ButtMonkey: All three of the girls qualify, but poor Saturn seems to get the worst of it.
29	* CallBack:
30	** At the end of the ''VideoGame/BorderBreak'' lesson, Dreamcast is thrown from Sonic's head and headbutts the enemy core that they were supposed to destroy, which [[OneHitKill destroys it instantly]], as in the ''VideoGame/VirtuaFighter'' lesson.
31	** Mega Drive's inability to dance is brought up while the girls plan for the school festival, complete with DullEyesOfUnhappiness.
32	* TheCameo: A great many.
33	** In the ''VideoGame/VirtuaFighter'' lesson, along with the case of that game, the girls also duked it out with the hammer-wielding twins from ''VideoGame/GoldenAxe'' ([[PaletteSwap in many different colors]]), ''VideoGame/DynamiteCop'''s Bruno Dillinger, VideoGame/AlexKidd, a [[VideoGame/AlteredBeast1988 Werebear]], a flock of [[VideoGame/{{Flicky}} Flickies]], two beetles from ''VideoGame/{{Mushiking}}: King of Beetles'', and for the FinalBoss, [[VideoGame/SakuraWars Sakura Shinguji]].
34	** In the ''VideoGame/SpaceChannel5'' lesson, along with Ulala, the girls are joined by [[VideoGame/VirtuaFighter Jeffery McWild]] and [[VideoGame/GoldenAxe Gilius Thunderhead]].
35	** Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog and Dr. Eggman have a starring role in the ''VideoGame/BorderBreak'' lesson.
36	** The ''Chain Chronicle'' episode has cameo appearances from the VideoGame/BonanzaBros, Bruno Dillinger from ''VideoGame/DynamiteCop'', [[VideoGame/PhantasyStarIV Wren]], [[VideoGame/StreetsOfRage Axel Stone, Max]], [[VideoGame/CrazyTaxi BD Joe, Axel, Gus]], [[VideoGame/FightingVipers Bahn]], and more.
37	** The school festival episode has all the other Sega Hard Girls participate in the beauty contest.
38	** The ''VideoGame/PhantasyStarOnline2'' / ''VideoGame/ShiningForce Cross Exlesia'' episode has the heroines dressing up as the former series' iconic Rappies.
39	** In the penultimate episode, the [[VideoGame/PanzerDragoon Atolm Dragon, Behemoth and Vermana]] are among the many characters/ships that appear at Black Asobin's tower.
40	* ChekhovsGun:
41	** Mega Drive's book in the ''VideoGame/BorderBreak'' lesson. When they arrive back at the arena later on, the Hard Girls find the discarded book and use it to summon an [[InvincibilityPowerUp Invincibility TV Monitor]] for Sonic.
42	** In the penultimate episode, when Black Asobin steals the girls' medals just as they were on the cusp of graduating, Saturn has one medal remaining. This medal allows them to play ''VideoGame/SpaceHarrier'' and chase down Black Asobin.
43	* ComicTrio: Dreamcast is the one who comes up with ideas such as putting Saturn in a swimsuit to raise ratings. Mega Drive, while not an idiot, never questions them and goes along with it, and Sega Saturn is the OnlySaneWoman. It's rare that they do any actual planning, but there's a lot of conversation to this effect.
44	* ContinueYourMissionDammit: Saturn flips her lid when Sonic [[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog1 jumps into the Giant Gold Ring at the end of the level and goes to the Special Stage]] instead of chasing Dr. Eggman like they were supposed to.
45	* CoversAlwaysLie: See [[VideoGame/FantasyZone Opa-Opa]] and the [[Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog Chao]] in the picture above? Although they're seen in the intro, they only appear as cosmetic decorations in Sehagaga Academy and not as actual characters.
46	* {{Crossover}}:
47	** In-universe, they cross ''VideoGame/PhantasyStarOnline2'' with ''[[VideoGame/ShiningSeries Shining Force Cross Exlesia]]'' by wearing Rappy Suits in the latter in order to cover both games at once. Amusingly, [[{{Defictionalization}} a crossover with these series already exists]], but with the latter's costumes in the former. They even use the promotional image for said real crossover during Center-sensei's ExpositionBreak.
48	** Incidentally, ''VideoGame/PhantasyStarOnline2'' has also had crossovers and promotions involving many other Sega franchises, including some featured in this anime.
49	* DistractedByTheSexy: During the race in the ''VideoGame/JetSetRadio'' lesson, Dreamcast points out a hot guy in the distance, which catches Saturn's attention. It's actually Adam Hunk, but Saturn's distracted long enough that she hits an obstacle, falls down and loses the race.
50	* {{Dualvertisement}}:
51	** The anime has cross-promotion in ''VideoGame/PhantasyStarOnline2'' in the form of Dreamcast's costume and a weapon skin for the [[CoolSword Dream Blade]].
52	** One episode features the girls going into ''Chain Chronicle''. The Platform/PlayStationVita version of ''Chain Chronicle V'' later ran a brief Sega Hard Girls campaign, and some of the girls[[note]]Dreamcast, Saturn, Mega Drive, Robo Pitcher and Game Gear[[/note]] were available to use [[TemporaryOnlineContent for a limited time]].
53	* DVDBonusContent:
54	** The 2016 Japan-Only Complete DVD includes a Bonus Episode and a music video for the full version of "Seha Gagaganbacchau!! (Haha Hang in there, Seha!!)" featuring the four additional Hard Girls. The set also includes a download code for two UsefulNotes/MikuMikuDance bundles: One that includes Dreamcast, Saturn and Mega Drive in their swimsuits, and another that includes chibi versions of Mark III, Master System, Robo Pitcher and Mega Drive 2. Both bundles were only made available for a [[TemporaryOnlineContent limited time]].
55	** The [[Creator/DiscotekMedia Discotek]] release includes the opening and ending credits without text, an art gallery, and the Blu-ray includes liner notes explaining many of the games references and Japanese-centric gags.
56	* EvolvingCredits: In episode 12's end credits, Mega Drive dances properly with the other two, after spending the other episodes being shy about it.
57	* {{Fanservice}}:
58	** The show seems to be dedicated to cramming every Sega-related reference as physically possible into a 12-minute episode.
59	** Saturn's swimsuit in the ''VideoGame/SpaceChannel5'' lesson, and all of the girls wear them at the end of the ''VideoGame/PuyoPuyo'' lesson.
60	* FunnyForeigner: Adam Hunk, a foreign African-American baseball player who appears throughout the show in various roles. Dreamcast thinks he'd be great for Saturn, but Saturn doesn't want to date him.
61	* TheGhost: The girls never get to meet Advertising/SegataSanshiro.
62	* GilliganCut: In the ''VideoGame/BorderBreak'' episode, Saturn is volunteered by the others to serve as a decoy for the enemy Blast Runners. Being the only girl without one, making her the easiest target, Saturn adamantly refuses. After the commercial break, she's out on the field complaining the others made her the decoy anyway.
63	* [[HeroicMime Heroic]]/[[SilentAntagonist Villainous Mime]]: [[Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog Sonic and Dr. Eggman]].
64	* {{Homage}}[=/=]InternalHomage: The show does a lot of references to the various [=Sega=] games and consoles that were sold from the company's inception.
65	* HowDoIShotWeb: Dreamcast's idea of piloting a [[VideoGame/BorderBreak Blast Runner]] boils down to "push random buttons until you get what you want".
66	* InstantWinCondition: Winning the Sehagaga Beauty Contest by showing "spillage" nets the winner 100 Medals, which means instant graduation. Unfortunately, none of the Hard Girls win and the prize goes to a certain ape who is somehow female.
67	* IntrepidFictioneer: Almost every episode has the Sega Hard Girls traveling into the worlds of Sega games. The characters from Sega games are also capable of traveling between worlds, like characters from ''WesternAnimation/WreckItRalph''. [[spoiler: Up until the part where they enter Sehagaga Academy to cheer on Dreamcast.]]
68	* LawOfOneHundred:
69	** Students at Sehagaga graduate upon earning one hundred medals.
70	** The ''VideoGame/VirtuaFighter'' lesson also requires the girls to win a hundred consecutive matches to earn their medals for the episode.
71	* {{Leitmotif}}:
72	** An instrumental version of ''[[VideoGame/SonicR Super Sonic Racing]]'' for Sonic the Hedgehog.
73	** The school has a leitmotif of it's own, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MMhxOSR7J8 and it's only two syllables long]].
74	** Jeffry [=McWild=] gets the arranged version of his theme song from the first ''VideoGame/VirtuaFighter'' game.
75	** ''[[VideoGame/PhantasyStarZero Rappy Fever]]'' for the Rappies, though the show uses the ''Rappy Slots'' remixes from the Casino Area in ''VideoGame/PhantasyStarOnline2''.
76	* LongRunnerTechMarchesOn: Averted and lampshaded. Dreamcast always has connection to the internet whenever she wants. The problem is, it's slow dial-up (in a world where broadband and Wi-Fi are common, no less) and when she connects at the wrong times she has to pay. She doesn't like paying because [[MythologyGag she's a poor girl.]]
77	* MacrossMissileMassacre:
78	** Dr. Eggman tries one against Sonic. Of course, this being [[SuperSpeed Sonic]], he simply dodges the payload a la ''VideoGame/SonicUnleashed'' and moves in to defeat Eggman's guns.
79	** Saturn is on the receiving end of this when she faces off against Black Asobin in ''VideoGame/SpaceHarrier''.
80	* MakeMyMonsterGrow: When a giant Morolian shows up as the FinalBoss of ''VideoGame/SpaceChannel5'', [[VideoGame/VirtuaFighter Jeffry]] suddenly becomes mega-gigantic to crush it. [[VideoGame/GoldenAxe Gilius]] tries it too, but [[{{BFS}} it only makes his axe mega-gigantic.]]
81	* MediumAwareness: A large part of the show's humor plays with this, as the girls are fully aware they're inside the games. They'll notice things like HUD announcements, how many lives they have, and complain about things like the game's budget, {{Palette Swap}}s, and overdone clichés.
82	* MentalWorld: [[spoiler:The final episode reveals that everything that happened throughout the series all occurred in the minds of Sega's creative geniuses, and graduation meant each girl would venture out into the real world as Sega consoles to be played and enjoyed by the entire world.]]
83	* UsefulNotes/MikuMikuDance: Animation software used for the show. The same models for the girls have also been made available to use for the program.
84	* MoeAnthropomorphism: How the consoles are portrayed in the show.
85	* MoralGuardians: Sega Saturn was not awarded any credits at the end of the ''VideoGame/SpaceChannel5'' lesson because the Space-PTA complained about her use of [[FanService sex appeal]].
86	* MultiPartEpisode: "Center-sensei's Center Exam" reaches its conclusion in "Eggman vs. Sonic with the Sega Hard Girls".
87	* MythologyGag:
88	** All of the Hard Girls have traits based on their hardware counterparts. Dreamcast is poor, [[VideoGame/SambaDeAmigo plays the maracas]] and connects to the internet (with a dial-up modem), Mega Drive falls into the unpopular bookworm archetype, based on how the system was perceived in Japan, and the world seems determined to bring Saturn down no matter how hard the poor girl tries.
89	** In the SchoolFestival episode, other Sega Hard Girls were mentioned, including Platform/GameGear, who gets tired quickly and leaves before third period to watch TV (a joke about the Game Gear's miserable battery life and TV Tuner add-on); [[Platform/SegaMasterSystem Master System]], a musician who has [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff fans in Brazil and South America]], and "[[Platform/SegaGenesis Genny]]", [[MarketBasedTitle an exchange student from America]].
90	** Dr. Eggman's secret weapon against Sonic and the Hard Girls is... [[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog1 a checkered wrecking ball.]]
91	** In the [[Creator/DiscotekMedia Discotek]] release, the subtitles in the ''VideoGame/JetSetRadio'' episode state that Mega Drive's handicap rocket skates grant her "Blast Processing" so she can catch up with the others.
92	** Sehagaga Academy's name references the game ''Videogame/{{Segagaga}}'', which also focused on a group of Sega-affiliated main characters struggling to succeed against all odds.
93	* NitroBoost: Due to Mega Drive's inability to skate in the ''VideoGame/JetSetRadio'' lesson, she's given a pair of skates with training wheels as a handicap, but they also come with rocket thrusters that give her this as an advantage. Unfortunately, she can't control it, goes straight into a wall and later goes [[ATwinkleInTheSky airborne]].
94	* NoFairCheating:
95	** At the end of the ''VideoGame/VirtuaFighter'' lesson, Dreamcast was awarded no medals since she knocked out an opponent before the round actually began.
96	** In the ''VideoGame/SpaceChannel5'' lesson, Dreamcast forcefully changes Saturn into a swimsuit to make their [[HitPoints View Ratings]] skyrocket. Unfortunately, this causes Saturn to miss out on the lesson's medals because the Space PTA called in and complained about sex appeal.
97	* NoMeansYes:
98	** Saturn tells Dreamcast and Mega Drive repeatedly that she has no interest in dating or marrying [[VideoGame/GoldenAxe Gilius Thunderhead]]. They remain convinced Saturn isn't being honest with herself.
99	** In the ''VideoGame/BorderBreak'' episode, Dreamcast and Mega Drive volunteer Saturn (the only one without a Blast Runner) to serve as a decoy to distract the enemy Blast Runners. She refuses and says she doesn't want to, but they interpret it as just the opposite.
100	---> '''Mega Drive''': "I'm not doing it!" means "I really want to do it!" right?
101	---> '''Dreamcast''': A woman who can't be honest... I like it!
102	---> '''[[ButtMonkey Saturn]]''': I seriously, from the bottom of my heart, don't want to do it!
103	* NoodleIncident: Lampshaded in the final episode. The "Words of Farewell" at the girls' graduation had them recap everything they did and learn, including almost getting caught speeding in ''VideoGame/CrazyTaxi'', trying on different outfits in ''Love and Berry'', and completing all sorts of unusual tasks in ''Feel the Magic''. Considering no episodes covered them, Saturn remembers none of these lessons, but the other girls tell her they did and to just stick with the narrative.
104	* OneHitKill: The Dreamcast controller Dreamcast wears on her head is apparently so tough, it will instantly knock out anything that touches it, be it [[VideoGame/VirtuaFighter Akira Yuki]], [[VideoGame/AlexKidd Alex Kidd]], or even an energy core!
105	* OpeningScroll: One appears in Episode 12 that parodies the first ''VideoGame/StreetsOfRage'' game, including the same music and even ends with the line, "Betting everything... on their fists".
106	* PaletteSwap:
107	** Lampshaded in the ''Virtua Fighter'' lesson, where the girls take on the [[VideoGame/GoldenAxe Bad Brothers]] several times. Mega Drive finds it incredibly lazy.
108	--->'''Saturn''': Why do we keep getting green ones?
109	--->'''Mega Drive''': [[BreakingTheFourthWall To cut down on costs, maybe?]]
110	** Also lampshaded in Episode 12, which even admits Black Asobin is Center-sensei painted black to save costs on the show's budget.
111	* PantyShot: Happens in the bonus episode when all seven Hard Girls jump in the monitor and get stuck. Only the girls already wearing shorts are spared.
112	* PopularityPower: The appearance of [[VideoGame/VirtuaFighter Jeffry McWild]] in the ''VideoGame/SpaceChannel5'' episode suddenly boosts the ratings to the girls' surprise, even against the World Cup. They speculate his celebrity status will lead him to become a daytime TV host for the housewife demographic, have his own line of TV dinners, a debut CD and appear nude in magazines.
113	* ReferenceOverdosed: This show references various [=Sega=]-made games and consoles throughout the season, enough that the [[Creator/DiscotekMedia Discotek]] release attempts to explain the more obscure references in its liner notes, but acknowledges it couldn't get them all.
114	* {{Retraux}}: Some of the show's unique background music tracks are arranged to sound like they come from an 8-bit game.
115	* RollerbladeGood: For the ''VideoGame/JetSetRadio'' lesson.
116	* RunningGag:
117	** Dreamcast can never seem to land on her feet when traveling between worlds.
118	** Dreamcast and Mega Drive convince themselves that [[VideoGame/GoldenAxe Gilius Thunderhead]] and Saturn were meant to be, long after she's made it clear that she's not interested in him.
119	** Adam Hunk himself.
120	** The school's festival events, as indicated above, have very long titles.
121	** Center-sensei bringing up [[TrademarkFavoriteFood Vinegared Mackerel]] at inappropriate moments.
122	* SchoolFestival:
123	** The subject of the eighth episode, but most of it is spent with the girls planning for it and looking at who's attending. The Culture Festival itself isn't seen until the very end.
124	** Also the subject of the bonus episode, which brings in Master System, Mark III, Mega Drive 2 and Robo Pitcher as they all face off against each other in a race to the finish, with help from the other game characters already seen in the previous episodes.
125	* ShoutOut: Sega references aside, the title is one to ''High School! Kimengumi''. (Sega not-so-coincidentally got a port of the [=MSX2=] game based on it for the Master System.)
126	* SkinshipGrope: Dreamcast pulls this on Mega Drive in the ''VideoGame/PhantasyStarOnline2'' / ''VideoGame/ShiningForce Cross Exlesia'' lesson when the girls are given a short time to change into their costumes. Mega Drive quickly tells her to knock it off.
127	* SliceOfLife: When the girls aren't participating in games, they discuss things like Saturn's love life, her future career plans and adopting a pet for her. Naturally, whatever the advice the other girls have for her, it's related to a Sega game somehow.
128	* StockSoundEffect: Because Sonic is a HeroicMime, he instead gets a lot of recycled sound effects from his classic titles.
129	* SuperDeformed: [[FunSize How the consoles actually appear when they first show up in the academy...]] until they go inside a game. In the bonus episode alone, all the girls retain their default small sizes.
130	* SummonBiggerFish: When the Hard Girls go toe to toe with the famous Hercules Ricky Blue beetle, they get hyped up for a grand battle... then they find out that it's a normal size beetle. After unusual difficulty in attempting to KO it, it flies off after a while, and calls its mother, a gigantic Hercules Ricky Blue. It looks to be a much bigger threat, but its large size allows Dreamcast to [[OneHitKill headbutt it]] for the KO.
131	* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: After the first wave of Morolians, ''VideoGame/SpaceChannel5'''s [[HitPoints View Ratings]] start dropping for no apparent reason. When the Hard Girls [[BreakingTheFourthWall glance up at the headline above their heads,]] they find out that it's because another channel is playing a Japan vs. Brazil World Cup match, and Japan is winning. In the bonus episode, Ulala changes the format into a quiz show to avoid the ratings from dropping again.
132	* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: The ''VideoGame/PuyoPuyo'' lesson consisted of the girls proposing new games using ''Puyo Puyo''. Said suggestions basically consisted of reskinning ''VideoGame/FantasyZone'', ''VideoGame/PhantasyStarOnline2'', ''VideoGame/VirtuaFighter'', and ''Roommania #203'' with puyos.
133	* SwordFight: Dreamcast vs. [[VideoGame/SakuraWars Sakura Shinguji]]
134	* TalkToTheFist: In the ''VideoGame/PhantasyStarOnline2'' ''x'' ''[[VideoGame/ShiningSeries Shining Force Cross Exlesia]]'' episode, Dreamcast tries to tame a gigantic dragon boss with a dance. Said dragon promptly tail whips her into outer space.
135	* ThemeMusicPowerUp: When Sonic goes in for the finishing blow against Dr. Eggman, ''[[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2006 His World]]'' accompanies him and the Hard Girls.
136	* ToBeContinued: Some of the episodes end with this phrase, although only one is a MultiPartEpisode. The early episodes have the girls enter a game toward the end only to be covered fully in the next episode.
137	* TransformationSequence:
138	** Upon going into'' VideoGame/VirtuaFighter'', the Hard Girls get a flashy animation that transforms them into their full-size forms. This is later condensed into just showing their full-size forms at the end of the sequence in future episodes.
139	** [[spoiler:In the final episode, each of the girls fly through a tunnel depicting games featured on their console, and then into Sehagaga Academy, before transforming into their respective console.]]
140	* TrappedInTVLand: Dr. Eggman's hacking causes the heroines to be trapped inside ''VideoGame/BorderBreak'' until Sonic lends a helping hand.
141	* ATwinkleInTheSky:
142	** Used to highlight Sonic's entrance in episode 6, appearing from a distance behind Eggman.
143	** Occurs to poor Mega Drive in episode 10 when she loses control of her rocket skates and goes airborne. The next shot has her in the ocean.
144	** Happens to Saturn twice in the bonus episode. First when she's on the receiving end of Akira's Tetsuzanko, and again when Gilius helps her catch up to the others by hurling his axe into the air with her on it.
145	* VoiceForTheVoiceless: The Hard Girls for Sonic.

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