Purojekuto A-ko (1986)

Director:

Katsuhiko Nishijima

Writers:

Tomoko Kawasaki (writer)
Yûji Moriyama (writer)

Release Date:

21 June 1986 (Japan)

Genre:

Animation | Sci-Fi | Comedy

Plot:

Project A-ko is the typical love triangle of three school girls and their confrontations with aliens, giant robots, and women who look like burly men.

Plot Keywords:

Robot | Spaceship | Transvestite | Cult Favorite | Uniform

Cast

Denica Fairman	...	Daitokuji Biiko (B-ko) (English version)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Hirofumi Banba	...	Space Station Director
Toni Barry	...	Asa (English version)
Jay Benedict	...	Captain (voice: English version)
Julia Braams	...	C-Ko (1st Volume Only) (voice: English version)
Ted Cole	...	Grash (voice: English version)
Tesshô Genda	...	'D'
Daisuke Gôri	...	Mari (male)
Stacey Gregg	...	A-Ko (1st Volume Only) (voice: English version)
Megumi Hayashibara	...	Ume
Shûichi Ikeda	...	Captain
Sayuri Ikemoto	...	Mari (female)
Miki Itô	...	Magami Eiko (A-ko)
Asami Mukaidono	...	Miss Ayumi
Kenji Nagae	...	Space Station Member
Samantha Newark	...	Vocals (voice)
Yôko Ogai	...	Asa
Tamio Ôki	...	Director of the Earth Defense Army
Ippei Oogi	...	Announcer
Lisa Ross	...	Miss Ayumi (voice: English version)
Teryl Rothery	...	Magami Eiko (A-ko) (after 1st Vol) (voice: English version)
Emi Shinohara	...	Daitokuji Biiko (B-ko)
Marc Smith	...	'D' (voice: English version)
Yoshino Takamori	...	Ine
Shizuo Takeuchi	...	Announcer
Venus Terzo	...	Daitokuji Biiko (B-ko) (after 1st Vol) (voice: English version)
Michie Tomizawa	...	Kotobuki Shiiko (C-ko)
Cathy Weseluck	...	C-Ko (after 1st Vol) (voice: English version)
Ken Yamaguchi	...	Space Station Colonel
Annemarie Zola	...	Mari (English version)

Also Known As:

Project A-Ko

Runtime:

86 min

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

USA:Unrated | Australia:PG | UK:15

Company:

APPP

Trivia:

The second time A-ko collides with D, D is sent flying backwards into a wall. At the moment of impact, there is a single-frame gag of a smiling red sun.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: After the alien ship destroys the space station, the resulting wreckage floats across the screen towards the left comes to a complete stop. In the next shot, the debris is moving once again.

Quotes:

[D slashes A-ko's cheek]
A-ko: How dare you... How dare you... How dare you scar a young girl's face!

Movie Connections:

Spoofs Harmagedon: Genma taisen (1983)

Soundtrack:

Follow your dreams

Finest Anime Ever

Projetc A-ko is a rare anime. It is an anime that can appeal to a lot of people without having to resort to head-popping violence, grotesque sex or extreme swearing. Project A-ko is funny and the more you watch it, the more you get out of it. The number of in jokes are astonishing, the characters are extremely funny, the tempo of the movie is upbeat and always leaves you on a high. If you're after a highly enjoyable anime, start here because nothing surpasses it. Incidentally, watching all 6 movies is also highly reccomended as on its one Project A-ko is a funny but as a series, it is an anime classic.