Summary
The plot revolves around A-ko Magami and her best friend C-ko Kotobuki, a bubbly, carefree optimist. Although A-ko possesses superhuman speed and strength, she considers herself an average teenager; she mostly worries about getting to school on time, chronically oversleeping her alarm clock each morning. The pair transfers to the all-girls Graviton High School and catch the unwanted attention of B-ko Daitokuji, a rich, spoiled and brilliant fellow student.
B-ko develops a crush on C-ko, and determines to win her over by creating powerful mecha to defeat A-ko. She tries this every morning before the bell rings, but only succeeds in making the girls more tardy to school. A figure in a trench coat is seen monitoring the interactions and reporting to a large spacecraft as it approaches Earth. The aliens' conclusion is that they have located a lost princess whom they have been looking for.
After realizing that A-ko and B-ko were rivals back in kindergarten, B-ko dons the "Akagiyama 23", a powered suit. As the aliens invade Earth and engage the weak Graviton military, A-ko and B-ko escalate their own fight, destroying much of the school and the city. C-ko is abducted in the middle of this confrontation by the trench-coated spy "D", revealed to be a member of the Lepton Kingdom of Alpha Cygni, an all-female race of aliens. C-ko is their princess.
Witnessing the abduction, A-ko and B-ko set aside their differences. Infiltrating the spaceship, A-ko confronts D and the ship's alcoholic Captain Napolipolita, while B-ko rescues C-ko. B-ko then reneges on the truce and opens fire on A-ko, D and the Captain, destroying the ship's navigation system. The vessel lands, precariously perched on top of the city's Military Command Tower.
A-ko awakens the next morning, sore from the previous day's adventures, and walks with C-ko to school. The girls pass by a disheveled D and the Captain begging for donations to repair their ship. The film ends with B-ko, ready for yet another fight, smiling as A-ko appears on the horizon.
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