Power Dolls

Power Dolls or (Power Dolls: Detachment of Limited Line Service) is a series of turn based tactical VideoGames, developed by Kogado Studio's Usagi San team.

The plot of the game takes place in the year 535, the planet Omni entered independence war against planet Earth government for land dispute. The all-female elite force of Omni helps defend their homeworld as it seeks independence from Earth, using a variety of mecha-based weapons.

The original game spawned several sequel games including:
 * Power Dolls FX
 * Power Dolls 2
 * Power Dolls 2 Dash
 * Advanced Power Dolls 2
 * Power R Dolls 3
 * Power Dolls 4
 * Power Dolls 5
 * Power Dolls 5X
 * Power Dolls 6

A 2 episode Anime OVA was also adapted from the games, produced by the joint efforts of Oriental Light and Magic, Kogado Studio, Shueisha and VAP, under the direction of Masayuki Hidaka. Released in 1996 in Japan and 2003 in North America. Detailing the actions of the 177th Squadron in their quest to defend Omni against the seemingly endless Earth forces invading the planet.

Tropes found in the games and OVAs include:


 * Amazon Brigade
 * A Mech by Any Other Name
 * It's Raining... uh, girls. In power loaders. That is, delivery is mostly by aviation (when they aren't shot from a submarine as cruising missiles, or something). Sometimes a vehicle ends up with chassis broken by impact. See also in the trailer.
 * Lady Land
 * Lady of War
 * More Dakka: It helps. Also, only direct auto-fire (D1) weapons get reaction fire at all.
 * One-Gender Race - All of the people on Omni are female...there are no males..and it is said they reproduce asexually...weird world eh?
 * Spider Tank: Terran recon machine ("TSR1"), also shown at 1:16 in the trailer.
 * The War of Earthly Aggression
 * World of Badass