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Title (English) | Handsome Girlfriend |
Title (Japanese) | Handsome na Kanojo | Advertising Fantasy Novel |
Notes | From a manga by YOSHIZUMI Wataru, published in Ribbon magazine. OVA, 36 min. [Shoujo Anime List] |
Classification | shoujo |
Synopsis | The protagonist, HAGIWARA Mio is a high school girl who is an actress, with long golden hair. She has a classmate SAWAKI Aya who's the No. 1 idol singer. Then there is a handsome boy (Mio's Boyfriend) named KUMAGAI Ichiya who acts in movies and TV. All of them went to a trade school for training entertainers. (CSP) |
Review | Another anime about a child actress. A schoolgirl actress is noticed by a young movie fanatic, who has just finished two years at film director school in the USA, and is securing backing from "Somy" for his first film project. He is rather rude about her acting, but secretly has cast her in his movie, for her classic 'handsome' features. He first has to make a music video for "Somy" to publicise his name. When work on the film subsequently starts, he treats her in a cold, professional way, but underneath the surface passions are blooming. An interesting and well-made anime, and not beyond the bounds of plausibility. Just how 'unprofessional' are those secret passions? Judge for yourself.(GC) High school love-story which doesn't have quite as much angst or as many people trying to steal other people's partners (as compared to Marmalade Boy). (RDL) Rating *** |
Credits | Dir: Shunji Oga Des: Yumi Nakayama |
Episodes | 1 |
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 | 1991 |
Production | JC Staff |
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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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