Daphne in the Brilliant Blue

Daphne in the Brilliant Blue is an original TV anime which is one of many anime to come out in the early 00’s and late 90s’ in the ‘fighting girls’ genre. This genre usually revolves around a group of girls in a special police force other combat unit who wear tight-fitting and revealing outfits in the line of duty! It’s promotional imagery exudes T&A and the anime makes sure to give people the eye candy they want!

Premise:

In the future, water has covered much of the Earth due to the effects of global warming, leaving the human race to live on neighboring floating cities. The orphaned Maia Mizuki, fifteen years of age, just graduated from middle school and has already applied for employment in the elite Ocean Agency, part of the futuristic world government. Only the best, most intelligent, and physically fit students are eligible for admission. Maia, the series’ protagonist, is set to become one of the few.

But her ideal life quickly falls apart. To her disappointment, Maia unexpectedly fails her entrance exams despite her high grades. Making matters worse, she promptly gets evicted from her house, pick pocketed, taken hostage, then shot. She is “saved” by two females (Rena and Shizuka) that are part of an unorthodox help-for-hire organization called Nereids (inspired by the Greek mythological Nereids). With nowhere to go, Maia joins up with Nereids, taking jobs from capturing wanted criminals to chasing stray cats, often with unexpected results. Gloria and Yu later join up with Nereids.

It’s careful not to wade all the way into smut territory however, proving fairly restrained with its fanservice. Since the show has a lot of the same service, I haven’t gone for a full blow-by-blow breakdown of the show. Instead, feat your eyes on some of the highlights and that should give a good idea of what the show’s about!