Dirty Pair (TV series)
| Dirty Pair | |
 Promotional art featuring the two protagonists | |
| ダーティペア (Dāti Pea) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Adventure, Buddy cop, Comedy, Cyberpunk, Science fiction |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by |
Norio Kashima Toshifumi Takizawa |
| Studio | Nippon Sunrise |
| Licensed by | |
| Network | Nippon TV |
| Original run | July 15, 1985 – December 26, 1985 |
| Episodes | 26 |
| Note | |
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Dirty Pair (ダーティペア Dāti Pea) is an anime series by Sunrise based on the Dirty Pair light novels by Haruka Takachiho. It ran for 24 episodes that aired on Nippon Television affiliates from July to December 1985. However, two remaining episodes were produced during 1986 and released as OVAs under the title With Love from the Lovely Angels. They were released on 1 January 1987. It was directed by Norio Kashima and Toshifumi Takizawa.
Voice actors
- Saeko Shimazu - Yuri
- Kyōko Tongū - Kei
- Naoki Makishima - Mughi
- Ikuya Sawaki - Goolley
Plot
The stories take place in the years 2138-43, by which time humanity has spread across some few thousand star systems. A corporation called the World Welfare Works Association (also WWWA or 3WA) helps member systems of the United Galactica (UG) federation deal with various planetary-scale problems, for profit, by sending agents called "trouble consultants". Probably the most high-profile arm of the organization is the Criminal Investigations section, which works to solve crimes or mysteries. The series focuses on a team of trouble consultants in that section, named Kei and Yuri, who have a reputation for leaving a trail of destruction behind them, for which they are known publicly as the "Dirty Pair".
The Dirty Pair anime has a closer setup to the original Light Novels by Haruka Takachiho more than any of the other incarnations. Unlike the light novels, the universe of the anime has a more comical atmosphere and presents the typical styles of a 1980s inspired future. The Lovely Angels and the WWWA reside in a location known as Eleanor City where Kei (voiced by Kyouko Tonguu) and Yuri (voiced by Saeko Shimazu) live in an apartment together in the city's famous Damocles Tower. The chief of the 3WA in this version is Gooley Andrew Francess along with Calico who serves as second in command. The Lovely Angels also have another familiar alongside Mughi who is a small robot known as Nanmo.
Episodes
Reception
Due to the series' low ratings, it was canceled after 24 episodes leaving the last 2 episodes that were produced to be unaired.[1] The episodes were later released alongside the 10-episode sequel OVA series released on December 21, 1987 through April 21, 1988 under the title "With Love from the Lovely Angels".
The series won the Animage Anime Grand Prix prize in 1985.[2]
Release
The TV series (including the remaining two OVA episodes) was licensed for a release by Nozomi Entertainment, who released it into two box sets on November 2, 2010 and February 8, 2011 respectively, each containing 13 episodes.[3][4] These releases contain Japanese dialog with English subtitles, however David Williams from Sentai Filmworks did confirm that he offered to produce an English dub with Seraphim Digital for the re-release, but was declined for unknown reasons.[5] This makes the television series the only Dirty Pair animation to not have an English dub of any kind.
References
- ↑ "Past Masters: Dirty Pair". Project Haruhi. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
- ↑ ＞＞第8回アニメグランプリ ［1986年6月号, archived from the original on 2010-05-23, retrieved 2015-03-26
- ↑ "Amazon.com: Dirty Pair: The Original TV Series, Pt. 1 DVD Collection: Movies & TV". amazon.com. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
- ↑ "Amazon.com: Dirty Pair: Original TV Series Pt. 2 DVD Collection: Movies & TV". amazon.com. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
- ↑ "Sentai Filmworks Industry Panel". Anime News Network. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
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