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Title (English) Project A-ko

Title (Japanese) Project A-ko

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Fantasy Novel

Notes Project A-Ko (movie)
PROJECT A-KO 2
PROJECT A-KO 3
PROJECT A-KO 4
PROJECT A-KO 5, Grey Side (first part of A-Ko the Vs),55m
PROJECT A-KO 6, Blue Side (second part of A-Ko the Vs),55m
5 & 6 are an alternate story.

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Review PROJECT A-KO 2 (Manga Video, 50 mins, cert 12, ｣9.99)
I have to admit having a special affection for the original of this as it was one of the first pieces of anime I collected. Like the first A-KO (very like it, in fact) it has three pretty schoolgirls, ultra-strong A-KO, rich, clever B-KO, and empty-headed and cute C-Ko who is also an alien princess. A-ko and C-ko are best friends, but scheming B-ko is jealous. Add a crashed spaceship, poolside jinks, stranded aliens, gadgetry and mayhem and you have 50 mins of richly visual eacapism.
The narration and humour are so visual as to make a translation largely redundant, which no doubt is why this became a fan hit before dubs and subs were widely available. The original, with its English-language songs, and a wealth of visual clues and references, still looks and sounds as good as ever, but alas the (American) dub removes all the fun of decoding it and makes this release seem really stupid.
PROJECT A-KO 3 (Manga Video, 40 mins, cert 12, ｣9.99)
A lively A-Ko volume, better dubbed than the previous one, in which A-Ko and B-Ko have developed an interest in boys and pretty dresses,, while C-Ko remains childish. The more mature interests of the two girls, and their competition for the same boy, develop the story and drive it forward in a pleasing way. The dresses are very pretty too. Of course, there is going to be trouble!
PROJECT A-KO 4 (Manga Video, 40 mins, cert 12, ｣9.99)
An amusing but hardly outstanding volume in which the girls' teacher, Ayumi-Sensei, is about to get married to the boy both A-Ko and B-Ko are chasing. C-Ko's space fleet arrives to fetch her home. The volume ends with an unforgivably naff scene in which there is a knock at A-Ko's door -it's a schoolgirl. It turns out not to be B-Ko, which would at least be interesting, but, for no sensible reason, C-Ko come back to stay with A-Ko. This is the end of the regular Project A-Ko series.
PROJECT A-Ko vols #5,#6
A-Ko the Vs -Blue side/Gray Side (Japanese title)
These two linked OVAs are an alternative A-Ko story, set entirely off-Earth. Here, A-Ko and B-Ko are two young women who are out hunting sand-monsters together. Meanwhile, C-Ko, the daughter of a wealthy president, is kidnapped from a space ship by two powerful space pirates, Flash and Lisa, at the orders of a sinister alien, Gail, who wants C-Ko as a receptacle for a universe-destroying dragon he wishes to reincarnate!
There is lots of action and humour as A-Ko and B-Ko chase the pirates, and it's good to see the strong and complementary characters of A-Ko and B-Ko co-operating at last. A well-plotted pair of OVAs with a good balance of action, invention, humour and emotion. The dubbing isn't that great (it sounds less silly in Japanese) but these volumes make a strong ending to the A-Ko sequence of movie and videos.

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Episodes 6

Release UK:VHS, US:DVD

TV Showing See the whole series for free? This series may be syndicated to regional cable, satellite or terrestial TV stations. For Europe click here.

Date 1987-

Production

Broadcaster

Animation

References & Help Look up the latest data on this title at:
Richard Llewellyn's Animated Divots, or
Anime News Network (see Encyclopedia section) ,
or in "The Anime Encyclopedia" (Clements & McCarthy, Stone Bridge Press, 2001).
Help & further information.

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Title (English)	Project A-ko
Title (Japanese)	Project A-ko
Advertising Fantasy Novel
Notes	Project A-Ko (movie) PROJECT A-KO 2 PROJECT A-KO 3 PROJECT A-KO 4 PROJECT A-KO 5, Grey Side (first part of A-Ko the Vs),55m PROJECT A-KO 6, Blue Side (second part of A-Ko the Vs),55m 5 & 6 are an alternate story.
Classification	-
Synopsis
Review	PROJECT A-KO 2 (Manga Video, 50 mins, cert 12, ｣9.99) I have to admit having a special affection for the original of this as it was one of the first pieces of anime I collected. Like the first A-KO (very like it, in fact) it has three pretty schoolgirls, ultra-strong A-KO, rich, clever B-KO, and empty-headed and cute C-Ko who is also an alien princess. A-ko and C-ko are best friends, but scheming B-ko is jealous. Add a crashed spaceship, poolside jinks, stranded aliens, gadgetry and mayhem and you have 50 mins of richly visual eacapism. The narration and humour are so visual as to make a translation largely redundant, which no doubt is why this became a fan hit before dubs and subs were widely available. The original, with its English-language songs, and a wealth of visual clues and references, still looks and sounds as good as ever, but alas the (American) dub removes all the fun of decoding it and makes this release seem really stupid. PROJECT A-KO 3 (Manga Video, 40 mins, cert 12, ｣9.99) A lively A-Ko volume, better dubbed than the previous one, in which A-Ko and B-Ko have developed an interest in boys and pretty dresses,, while C-Ko remains childish. The more mature interests of the two girls, and their competition for the same boy, develop the story and drive it forward in a pleasing way. The dresses are very pretty too. Of course, there is going to be trouble! PROJECT A-KO 4 (Manga Video, 40 mins, cert 12, ｣9.99) An amusing but hardly outstanding volume in which the girls' teacher, Ayumi-Sensei, is about to get married to the boy both A-Ko and B-Ko are chasing. C-Ko's space fleet arrives to fetch her home. The volume ends with an unforgivably naff scene in which there is a knock at A-Ko's door -it's a schoolgirl. It turns out not to be B-Ko, which would at least be interesting, but, for no sensible reason, C-Ko come back to stay with A-Ko. This is the end of the regular Project A-Ko series. PROJECT A-Ko vols #5,#6 A-Ko the Vs -Blue side/Gray Side (Japanese title) These two linked OVAs are an alternative A-Ko story, set entirely off-Earth. Here, A-Ko and B-Ko are two young women who are out hunting sand-monsters together. Meanwhile, C-Ko, the daughter of a wealthy president, is kidnapped from a space ship by two powerful space pirates, Flash and Lisa, at the orders of a sinister alien, Gail, who wants C-Ko as a receptacle for a universe-destroying dragon he wishes to reincarnate! There is lots of action and humour as A-Ko and B-Ko chase the pirates, and it's good to see the strong and complementary characters of A-Ko and B-Ko co-operating at last. A well-plotted pair of OVAs with a good balance of action, invention, humour and emotion. The dubbing isn't that great (it sounds less silly in Japanese) but these volumes make a strong ending to the A-Ko sequence of movie and videos.
Credits
Episodes	6
Release	UK:VHS, US:DVD
TV Showing	See the whole series for free? This series may be syndicated to regional cable, satellite or terrestial TV stations. For Europe click here.
Date	1987-
Production
Broadcaster
Animation
References & Help	Look up the latest data on this title at: Richard Llewellyn's Animated Divots, or Anime News Network (see Encyclopedia section) , or in "The Anime Encyclopedia" (Clements & McCarthy, Stone Bridge Press, 2001). Help & further information.