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Title (English) Attack no 1 (live)

Title (Japanese) Attack no 1

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Fantasy Novel

Notes The 'Attack no 1' live drama is based, somewhat loosely, on the classic shoujo sports-anime of the same name.
11 eps x 50 mins (approx).

Classification shoujo

Synopsis In the drama, Kozue Ayuhara (girl in red shorts at far left of pic) is a senior high school student at Fujimi High, and a member of the volleyball team. She isn't the captain or the most highly regarded player so there is shock when she is called to the National training camp instead of her friend Midori, by the notoriously severe coach Inokuma.
Here she finds herself pitted against a number of skilled and experienced players, and Inokuma, for reasons of his own, makes her acting Captain, a role for which everybody including Kozue feels she is unfitted! However Kozue wins over the players, including the unpleasant but gorgeous Sanjo, who turns out to be .. but lets not disclose that spoiler. Kozue soon falls foul of Inokuma's ruthless tactics, and there are several more anime-style plot twists before the end. In the last episode, the National team plays in an international tournament.

Review The 'Attack no 1' drama is based, somewhat loosely, on the classic shoujo sports-anime of the same name. The original ran to 104 episodes so, even with 11 x 50 min episodes, the drama is somewhat shorter.
The story re-uses elements from the anime in what, one has to say, is something of a mish-mash, and adds some significant new plot elements. It would be tedious to compare and contrast all the changes, but if you have seen the original (better known in Europe as "Mila Superstar") you could figure them all out for yourself.
The original anime Attack no 1 was essentially a straight drama, even if the action occasionally seemed a but implausible, and rather than depicting volleyball realistically, it aimed more to be about the psychology of playing competitive sport. (The anime Attacker You contains more realistic animated volleyball.) The drama is constrained to show real girls knocking real balls about, but off-court, which is most of the time, has an anime-like plot which if anything is more over-the-top than the original� It certainly has quite a light feel and one is left with the impression that one isn't meant to take this drama entirely seriously.
Whether one has seen the original or not, this drama is great fun to watch, and a knowledge of the sport is not required. Comparison with the "other" sports-drama derived from a classic anime is inevitable, and while both are worth watching, some think that "Aim for the Ace" is the better of the two. Both dramas follow a formula which is also visible in some sports-anime: inexperienced and sometimes reluctant player develops under the firm guidance of visionary sports-coach. In fact, some critics have argued that the "Attack no 1" drama is simply a rewrite of the previous year's successful "Aim for the Ace" with a different sport. That's going a bit far, but if you want to fnd similarities you can find some. For instance the Aya Ueto "Kozue" is written more like the lead character in "Ace".
Actually, in the "Attack no 1" anime, Kozue was one of the persons responsible for the revitalization and survival of the Fujimi volleyball team, and is mostly its captain throughout junior and senior highschool. She's drawn as an average-sized girl, and is a determined, almost fanatical person with the skill to balance leadership and team-work.
Even though the credits say that Aya Ueto played the lead character in both dramas, they look quite different - it must be the hairstyle that does it.

Credits Aya Ueto as Koze Ayuhara

Episodes 11

Release Jap: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 2005

Production

Broadcaster TV Asahi

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)	Attack no 1 (live)
Title (Japanese)	Attack no 1
Advertising Fantasy Novel
Notes	The 'Attack no 1' live drama is based, somewhat loosely, on the classic shoujo sports-anime of the same name. 11 eps x 50 mins (approx).
Classification	shoujo
Synopsis	In the drama, Kozue Ayuhara (girl in red shorts at far left of pic) is a senior high school student at Fujimi High, and a member of the volleyball team. She isn't the captain or the most highly regarded player so there is shock when she is called to the National training camp instead of her friend Midori, by the notoriously severe coach Inokuma. Here she finds herself pitted against a number of skilled and experienced players, and Inokuma, for reasons of his own, makes her acting Captain, a role for which everybody including Kozue feels she is unfitted! However Kozue wins over the players, including the unpleasant but gorgeous Sanjo, who turns out to be .. but lets not disclose that spoiler. Kozue soon falls foul of Inokuma's ruthless tactics, and there are several more anime-style plot twists before the end. In the last episode, the National team plays in an international tournament.
Review	The 'Attack no 1' drama is based, somewhat loosely, on the classic shoujo sports-anime of the same name. The original ran to 104 episodes so, even with 11 x 50 min episodes, the drama is somewhat shorter. The story re-uses elements from the anime in what, one has to say, is something of a mish-mash, and adds some significant new plot elements. It would be tedious to compare and contrast all the changes, but if you have seen the original (better known in Europe as "Mila Superstar") you could figure them all out for yourself. The original anime Attack no 1 was essentially a straight drama, even if the action occasionally seemed a but implausible, and rather than depicting volleyball realistically, it aimed more to be about the psychology of playing competitive sport. (The anime Attacker You contains more realistic animated volleyball.) The drama is constrained to show real girls knocking real balls about, but off-court, which is most of the time, has an anime-like plot which if anything is more over-the-top than the original� It certainly has quite a light feel and one is left with the impression that one isn't meant to take this drama entirely seriously. Whether one has seen the original or not, this drama is great fun to watch, and a knowledge of the sport is not required. Comparison with the "other" sports-drama derived from a classic anime is inevitable, and while both are worth watching, some think that "Aim for the Ace" is the better of the two. Both dramas follow a formula which is also visible in some sports-anime: inexperienced and sometimes reluctant player develops under the firm guidance of visionary sports-coach. In fact, some critics have argued that the "Attack no 1" drama is simply a rewrite of the previous year's successful "Aim for the Ace" with a different sport. That's going a bit far, but if you want to fnd similarities you can find some. For instance the Aya Ueto "Kozue" is written more like the lead character in "Ace". Actually, in the "Attack no 1" anime, Kozue was one of the persons responsible for the revitalization and survival of the Fujimi volleyball team, and is mostly its captain throughout junior and senior highschool. She's drawn as an average-sized girl, and is a determined, almost fanatical person with the skill to balance leadership and team-work. Even though the credits say that Aya Ueto played the lead character in both dramas, they look quite different - it must be the hairstyle that does it.
Credits	Aya Ueto as Koze Ayuhara
Episodes	11
Release	Jap: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	2005
Production
Broadcaster	TV Asahi
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.