[Endosanity]

Synopsis:

Transferring to a new school is never any fun and and Eiko (A-ko) Magami and her friend Shiiko (C-ko) Kotobuki are about to be late on their first day of class. While talking about their transfer to Graviton High School, Eiko notices the time and realizes they are about to be late and without a moments notice she grabs Shiiko's hand and starts running... at speeds in access of 100mph... Luckily they make it to school on time and introduce themselves to the class but Shiiko's lively introduction only garnishes the attention of the most wealthy and powerful girl in school, Biko (B-ko) Daitokuji. Biko is immediately smitten with Shiiko's cuteness and becomes determined to make Shiiko her best friend doing what ever it takes even if it means removing Eiko, but Eiko's unexplained superhuman strength and powerful bond with Shiiko isn't about to let that happen. Although Eiko not only has to deal with Biko's constant attempts to claim Shiiko for herself but she also learns that Shiiko is also the lost princess of a race of transvestite cross-dressing aliens that also intend to kidnap her and bring her back to their home planet. Whoever thought true friendship could be this complicated?


Reviewer: Endosanity
Number of episodes watched: 1 (It's a movie)


Review:

Today, I've got the ultimate slice of life/comedy/action hit of the 80's, Project A-ko... and although it was released in 1986 it didn't see the local market until the late 90's. This movie set the standard of so many cliched plots still used today, such as... "she was a typical high school girl, but..." and the whole female sailor-suit school uniform wearing slice of life comedy routine was sort of initiated by this movie. Not only that, but this movie also parodies a multitude of classic anime flicks while providing a low level of comedic fanservice and panty shots now and then... and we're talking 1986 here people. To me, this movie set the standard for so many genres used to this day in the anime community, and I still enjoy watching it even today as it's hilarious in it's own way as the seiyu (Japanese voice actors) give a phenomenal performance and it's classic 80s soundtrack only works to the movies advantage.

The character set here is nothing short of brilliant as these wonderful ladies are so different from each other yet offset each others screen presence perfectly with A-kos superhuman strength, B-kos determination of making C-ko her friend, C-ko who is just plain annoying as hell, and Marie who only says a few lines but pulls off one the of most hilarious scenes in the entire movie. These girls give an amazing performance that catapult this movie to its iconic status that it still holds to this day. I also like the way this movie presents it's message of friendship while putting it with crazy over the top action, decent animation, and hilarious comedic routines that still make me laugh every time I watch it.

Don't be put off by it's age, give it a try... you might actually like it. I understand how most will avoid a movie this old but it really was ahead of its time and remains a staple for me. Rent it, buy it, hell... stream it! No matter how you watch Project A-ko, it's a true classic in every sense of the way.

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Recommendation: |High|

*Note - This movie has traded license holders so many times that I'm not gonna bother with the media info on this. It now currently belongs to some company called Discotek. As for me, I saw the U.S. Manga version on VHS. Y'know, those old gigantic video tape looking things... nevermind.

[Shimus_Darkraven]

Nice review. Added. I'll probably check it out sometime.

[the space cadet]

Weird... I was just thinking about doing a review on this. Project A-Ko might have been the first anime I ever bought. A classic with one of the original hot girls in a schoolgirl uniform that kicks a lot of ass.

[master_tonberry]

Originally Posted by Shimus_Darkraven

I'll probably check it out sometime.

Seconded. Its generally nice seeing where the cliches started, before they became old and tired.

[Endosanity]

Originally Posted by the space cadet

A classic with one of the original hot girls in a schoolgirl uniform that kicks a lot of ass.

That, my friend, is how a true connoisseur of classic anime sees it. My thoughts exactly.

[kingkongballs]

I met with a Japanese girl a few weeks ago and mentioned this as one of the first proper anime films I had ever watched and she had no idea what I was talking about.
She then went home and educated herself - which was nice.

I have the original VHS and saw it on DVD a few years ago for stupid prices. Might see if anyone has uploaded it again as aside from remembering the one or two nudie scenes, the story was really good.

[big_wurm]

Very Nice! So True Project A-ko Is Amazing I Have All The Movies Save On My Hard-drive. So Funny, Truly An Awesome Movie!

[blueskyy]

Originally Posted by Endosanity

That, my friend, is how a true connoisseur of classic anime sees it. My thoughts exactly.

lol... Nice review, but it a tad late isn't it, considering how old it is? But hey, better late than never right? That girl look like Kagome from Inuyasha (also an old anime), but with red hair.

Originally Posted by big_wurm

Very Nice! So True Project A-ko Is Amazing I Have All The Movies Save On My Hard-drive. So Funny, Truly An Awesome Movie!

Upload it then, I would like to watch it when I have the time.

[TheChaos0]

Hmm, some good praise here, I'll have to add it to the list.

[digritz]

Solid review..........
Not to early.........Not to late.......Just in time.
Had forgotten about this anime. Time to re-watch.
And wow what a coincidence. That's exactly what happened to me when I transferred to a new school.