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“Cute High Earth Defense Club” Franchise Gets New Anime

Written By Samantha Ferreira

It looks like the new year will be rang in with happy kisses and pretty boys.

Earlier today, news broke that a new Cute High Earth Defense Club (Binan Kōkō Chikyū Bōei-bu) anime project is in the works. The new project, titled Cute High Earth Defense Club Happy Kiss! (Binan Kōkō Chikyū Bōei-bu Happy Kiss!) received an official website, which includes a new visual and the show’s logo. You can check both out below.

Cute High Earth Defense Club made its debut on Japanese TV in 2015, with Cute High Earth Defense Club LOVE!. The series, along with 2016 series Cute High Earth Defense Club LOVE! LOVE!. Shinji Takamatsu (After War Gundam Wing, Gintama) directed both titles at Studio Comet, with Michiko Yokote (Genshiken, Princess Tutu) handling series composition.

Masakazu Ishikawa (Aho-Girl, Squid Girl) provided character designs for the original show, while Yumiko Hara (Muv-Luv Alternative: Total Eclipse) handled character designs for Cute High Earth Defense Club LOVE! LOVE!.

Ponycan USA holds the rights to both seasons of Cute High Earth Defense Club, which they describe as:

Binan is a city somewhere in Japan. The “Earth Defense Club” at Binan High School was a club that did absolutely nothing. When club members Atsushi Kinugawa and En Yufuin were chilling out while soaking in the hot tub at the bathhouse Kurotamayu, a pink beast (Wombat) suddenly appeared out of thin air. “I want to save this planet… can you please lend me your strength?” The two feel the mood has been ruined by Wombat, who talks to them in Japanese about how he wants to save Earth with the power of love. Just then, the son of the bathouse owner Yumoto Hakone shows up, and as soon as he sees Wombat, he chases it, screaming “Let me fluff you up!”
The next day, Kinugawa and Yufuin are caught by Wombat once again at school along with the other club members Io Naruko and Ryu Zaou. Bracelets clasp onto the wrists of these four, along with Yumoto Hakone, who bumped into them after chasing after Wombat, with a command that they must save the Earth. “It’s about love-making!” they hear as a bright light emanating from the bracelet envelops their entire bodies. The five transform into the “Battle Lovers,” the heirs to the throne of love…

Source: Twitter (pKjd)

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Samantha Ferreira

Samantha Ferreira is Anime Herald’s founder and editor-in-chief. A Rhode Island native, Samantha has been an anime fan since 1992, and an active member of the anime press since 2002, when she began working as a reviewer for Anime Dream. She launched Anime Herald in 2010, and continues to oversee its operations to this day. Outside of journalism, Samantha actively studies the history of the North American anime fandom and industry, with a particular focus on the 2000s anime boom and bust. She’s a huge fan of all things Sakura Wars, and maintains series fansite Combat Revue Review when she has free time available. When not in the Anime Herald Discord, Samantha can typically be found on Bluesky.

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