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Title (English) Asukas of Flowers, the

Title (Japanese) Hanano Asuka Gumi!

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Fantasy Novel

Notes OVA, 1987, 48 mins x2 eps, from a manga by Satosumi TAKAGUCHI, published in Asuka magazine. The manga was a huge success, with many spinoffs.
First OVA LD/tape 48 min (J), second OVA tape 52 min. [Shoujo Anime List]

Classification shoujo

Synopsis Sensational tale of teenage ennui.(GC)
A constant high school gang wars centering on KUROKU Asuka, the toughest "bad" girl of all anime. (HBV)

Review This is a story of schoolgirl gangs. It opens with Asuka rescuing a fellow schoolgirl, Yotsuko, from a gang of girls from another school. Asuka is outnumbered but, as she shows her backside to the gang in the ultimate gesture of disrespect, Asuka's West District gang appear from hiding places overlooking the scene. Asuka picks up a diary belonging to Yotsuko. Next morning, Asuka's mother looks in to see Asuka innocently asleep with a cuddly toy but as soon as the girl wakes her parents react with nervous alarm!
At school Asuka returns the diary but spurns Yotsuko's overtures of friendship. The gang clashes continue. Yotsuko contemplates suicide but is stopped by Asuka, who still howerver rejects her. As her gang prepares for the final battle, Asuka produces a crateful of Molotov cocktails and insouciantly uses one on a police car as she and her gang are driving to the docks, The dock scenes appear to be set near Harumi, the venue of the twice-yearly Comic Market.
This is an exciting anime with unusual street scenes and some interesting characters.(GC)
The independence and vision of Asuka, along with the fact that the anime is about high school gangs make this a unique work among shoujo animes. (HBV) Rating ****

Credits Dir: Atsutoshi Umezawa
Prod: Kadokawa, Tohoku, Toei
Des: Satosumi Takaguchi, Yuri Handa.

Episodes 2

Release Jap:LD, Jap:VHS

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 Kadokawa, Tohoku, Toei

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)	Asukas of Flowers, the
Title (Japanese)	Hanano Asuka Gumi!
Advertising Fantasy Novel
Notes	OVA, 1987, 48 mins x2 eps, from a manga by Satosumi TAKAGUCHI, published in Asuka magazine. The manga was a huge success, with many spinoffs. First OVA LD/tape 48 min (J), second OVA tape 52 min. [Shoujo Anime List]
Classification	shoujo
Synopsis	Sensational tale of teenage ennui.(GC) A constant high school gang wars centering on KUROKU Asuka, the toughest "bad" girl of all anime. (HBV)
Review	This is a story of schoolgirl gangs. It opens with Asuka rescuing a fellow schoolgirl, Yotsuko, from a gang of girls from another school. Asuka is outnumbered but, as she shows her backside to the gang in the ultimate gesture of disrespect, Asuka's West District gang appear from hiding places overlooking the scene. Asuka picks up a diary belonging to Yotsuko. Next morning, Asuka's mother looks in to see Asuka innocently asleep with a cuddly toy but as soon as the girl wakes her parents react with nervous alarm! At school Asuka returns the diary but spurns Yotsuko's overtures of friendship. The gang clashes continue. Yotsuko contemplates suicide but is stopped by Asuka, who still howerver rejects her. As her gang prepares for the final battle, Asuka produces a crateful of Molotov cocktails and insouciantly uses one on a police car as she and her gang are driving to the docks, The dock scenes appear to be set near Harumi, the venue of the twice-yearly Comic Market. This is an exciting anime with unusual street scenes and some interesting characters.(GC) The independence and vision of Asuka, along with the fact that the anime is about high school gangs make this a unique work among shoujo animes. (HBV) Rating ****
Credits	Dir: Atsutoshi Umezawa Prod: Kadokawa, Tohoku, Toei Des: Satosumi Takaguchi, Yuri Handa.
Episodes	2
Release	Jap:LD, Jap:VHS
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	Kadokawa, Tohoku, Toei
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.