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One of the most popular anime shows in Akiba's Trip: Undead & Undressed is
Stripism. Here's a screenshot of them in-game (in their own game).

![enter image description here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/MB9Ve.jpg)

Knowing Akiba's Trip and its countless references, I can't think that this
isn't a reference to some magical girl series. Unfortunately, I don't know
enough magical girl series - and there isn't much info about the girls on the
internet.

I'm somewhat inclined to think they're a parody of Pretty Cure because of
their vibrant colour scheme, but it's got a load of different series so I'm
not sure if they are or not.

At one stage the Akiba's Trip girls cosplay as the characters, so possibly
some of that bare skin is fan service on AT's part:

![enter image description here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/yUcn4.jpg)

Are the Stripism girls a parody of Pretty Cure? Or any other anime series?


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who are Stripism a parody of?


The screenshot of Stripism features the three main characters of [**Kodomo no
Jikan**](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kodomo_no_Jikan).

From left to right, they are _Kuro Kagami_ , _Rin Kokonoe_ , _Mimi Usa_.

![](https://i.stack.imgur.com/FJoob.jpg)

I'm not entirely sure what their outfit is reference of, though. However,
PreCure does seem to be a close match, except for the design of the clothes,
which may have been altered for the purpose of the game.


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[「秋葉少女ストリッピスム」](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wo7lqg6Yn2A) (Akiba Shoujo
Stripism) in Akiba's Trip: Undead & Undressed is not a parody of [Pretty
Cure](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pretty_Cure) specifically. Pretty Cure is a
rather new franchise that started in 2004, which itself draws from _mahou
shoujo_ series dating from the 1990s.

Akiba Shoujo Stripism employs the characters from [Kodomo no
Jikan](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kodomo_no_Jikan) to blatantly **parody
the[Pretty Rhythm](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pretty_Rhythm) franchise**, as
the three Stripism character's names are ピンクリズム (Pink Rhythm), ブルーリズム (Blue
Rhythm), and イエローリズム (Yellow Rhythm). Pretty Rhythm's earliest incarnation,
the Aurora Dream series in 2011, featured three girls in vibrantly-colored
costumes; Pretty Rhythm is not _mahou shoujo_ but rather is an idol
competition series.

Akiba Shoujo Stripism **also parodies the genre of _mahou shoujo_ -mixed-with-
_sentai_ (live-action team fighting) which began in 1991 with Sailor Moon**:
this is clear because the characters are battling in the game, whereas Pretty
Rhythm does not contain any fighting, and it looks like the characters attack
using magic.

Akiba Shoujo Stripism is not a parody of the majority of _mahou shoujo_
series. Before [Bishoujo Senshi Sailor
Moon](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sailor_Moon), the long history of _mahou
shoujo_ series were usually **EITHER one girl** who could transform into a
magical version of herself ([Himitsu no Akko-
chan](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Himitsu_no_Akko-chan), [Mahou no Yousei
Persia](http://Mahou%20no%20Yousei%20Persia)) **OR one magical girl from
another world** who is temporarily living in our world and uses an Earthling
disguise except for when she needs to transform into her true self to use her
powers ([Majokko Meg-chan](http://shoujo.tripod.com/megukasha.html),
[Mahoutsukai Sally](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sally_the_Witch), [Mahou no
Angel Sweet Mint](http://shoujo.tripod.com/sweetmint.html)). In both cases,
she was **not part of a group** dressed in vibrantly-colored complimentary
costumes. (Magical girls living solely in magical worlds, such as Kero Kero
Chime or Akazukin ChaCha, do not technically fall within the genre of _mahou
shoujo_ because everyone in their world is magical; a _mahou shoujo_ is **a
girl with magic powers in a generally non-magical world**.) In some cases, a
magical girl's identity allowed her to work as an idol ([Mahou no Star Magical
Emi](http://shoujo.tripod.com/emikasha.html), [Mahou no Tenshi Creamy
Mami](http://shoujo.tripod.com/creamymamikasha.html), [Cyber Idol
Mink](http://idolmink.tripod.com), [Full Moon wo
Sagashite](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Full_Moon_o_Sagashite)), which drew
mahou shoujo closer to the ordinary-girl-suddenly-becomes-an-idol sub-genre in
shoujo ([Idol Densetsu
Eriko](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idol_Densetsu_Eriko), [Idol Tenshi Youkoso
Youko](http://shoujo.tripod.com/youkokasha.html), [Chou Kuse ni
Narisou](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ch%C5%8D_Kuse_ni_Naris%C5%8D) and, of
course, now Pretty Rhythm and its spin-off,
[PriPara](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PriPara)).

Most of the occasions for which the pre-Sailor Moon magical girls transformed
were **for day-to-day events, NOT for battling or trying to save the world**.
At the same time, there was a long history of live-action **_sentai_ (team
fighting)** series, which created the **group-dressed-in-vibrant-colors
scheme** (a famous example is [Power
Rangers](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mighty_Morphin_Power_Rangers) which is
adapted from [Kyouryu Sentai
Zyuranger](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ky%C5%8Dry%C5%AB_Sentai_Zyuranger)).
**Sailor Moon was the first series ever to combine _mahou shoujo_ with
_sentai_ : a colorful team** of magical girls trying to save the world.
[Ensuing _mahou shoujo_ -mixed-with- _sentai_
series](https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/3646/have-the-creators-of-
tokyo-mew-mew-or-sailor-moon-commented-on-the-similarities/14489#14489), such
as Pretty Cure, Tokyo Mew Mew, Ai Tenshi Densetsu Wedding Peach, and Cutey
Honey F, are rather obviously Sailor Moon-inspired (if not knock-offs).

Akiba Shoujo Stripism in Akiba's Trip: Undead & Undressed is a type of
**parody targeted at adult male viewers** (whereas real _mahou shoujo_ are a
subset within _shoujo_ , meaning they are targeted at an audience of young
girls and if there is a manga origin or adaption, it runs in a _shoujo_ manga
magazine). [Puella Magi Madoka
Magica](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puella_Magi_Madoka_Magica) is the
currently well-known example of this strain of parody for adult males (which,
unfortunately, gets referred to as being " _mahou shoujo_ " proper, confusing
people on what _mahou shoujo_ is and isn't). Though Madoka Magica has clearly
struck a chord for that demographic, it is not the first series-for-male-
viewers to adapt the _mahou shoujo_ genre. [Cutie
Honey](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cutie_Honey) was a successful men's
version of the _mahou shoujo_ genre (with a **stripping theme** ), but it
surprisingly ended up coming full circle by getting adapted into the actually
_shoujo_ series [Cutie Honey
Flash](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cutie_Honey_Flash), which was marketed to
girls. [Project A-ko](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_A-ko) parodied
_mahou shoujo_ back in the 80s and there have been plenty of other shounen
parodies since ([Mahou Shoujo Pretty
Sammy](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magical_Girl_Pretty_Sammy), [Mahoutsukai
Tai!](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_User%27s_Club), [Mahou Shoujo Lyrical
Nanoha](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magical_Girl_Lyrical_Nanoha), etc.).


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