Humanity has been though a lot. After the devastating war on 2015, followed by a global calamity that almost wiped out the planet, humanity battled an alien force for decades until a stalemate was reached. It was decided that the victor would be the one to outperform his opponent in physical prowess. After a surprising victory by the humans, they dedicated their lives to perfecting the human physique. Now, in the year 3XXX, women around the world compete to be crowned the most athletic woman in the solar system: the Cosmo Beauty. Kanzaki Akari is such a woman. The daughter of a previous Cosmo Beauty, she wins herself a spot in the most renown training facility, University Satellite. But she soon learns that the student at this university are expected to perform at a much higher level then she even thought possible. A blast form the past. Battle Athletes is based on a series of PC games where you trained Akari in different sports to win the championship. You might be familiar with the more popular TV series, but this 6 part OVA was the base for it. It's not a bad entry at all, and sets the stage quite well, but it is a bit rough around the edges. The animation is fluid but wonders off model often, and the pacing is lightning fast. Still, it's quite enjoyable and will even enhance your enjoyment of the TV series, as some of the characters here are prototypes for the TV show. Subs from the official R1 release. Them being from the 90s, the timing is not so good and they took some liberties with the translation. Nothing too bad though. Thank god they stopped translating the -san as Ms/Mr. I always hated that. **Rating: 7/10** **Preview (Middle-click the image to open video in new tab. Preview contains subtitles)** [](https://mega.nz/file/hUMkkAQA#kz7W_xNz2WDlE8XE_HSNPM9VnVK84w6aJMkMP8Boyyg) https://anidb.net/anime/848