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Project A-Ko - Uncivil Wars

directed by: Katsuhiko Nishijima

: Project A-Ko - Uncivil Wars
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9781586640682
Format: Animated, Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Subtitled, NTSC
ISBN: 1586640682
Label: Us Manga Corps Video
Manufacturer: Us Manga Corps Video
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Us Manga Corps Video
Release Date: June 12, 2001
Running Time: 104 minutes
Sales Rank: 83434
Studio: Us Manga Corps Video



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Description:
In an alternate universe, A-ko and B-ko are bounty hunters on an untamed world. When a young heiress, C-ko, falls out of the sky and intot heir hair, they find themselves battling space pirates and galactic police for custody!

Amazon.com:
Although these three OAVs (original animation videos) were released years apart--and years after the original Project A-Ko feature--they all share a single plot: the battle between A-Ko, who possesses super-powers, and the super-rich, mecha-building B-Ko for the affections of the infantile C-Ko. (The names of the characters play off the Japanese equivalent of 'Girl A, Girl B' to designate extras in a script.) In 'Cinderella Rhapsody,' A-Ko falls for the dashing motorcyclist Kei. B-Ko wants whatever A-Ko wants, and they're soon fighting over Kei and C-Ko. But Kei only has eyes for C-Ko. In 'Final,' C-Ko turns out to be a long-lost alien princess whose people come to reclaim her, but the story remains underdeveloped. C-Ko leaves with the alien fleet but turns up at A-Ko's door the next morning and announces, 'I came back.' Viewers may wonder why everyone is so gaga about a whiny case of arrested development like C-Ko, whether she's a princess or not. In Japan, the pursuit of C-Ko is seen as a manifestation of the intense, platonic friendships among high school students, rather than lesbian attraction, but a weird sexuality pervades the stories, which include androgynous bodybuilders in dresses. All three episodes are silly enough to make Tenchi Muyo! sound like Nietzsche. Rated 13 and up for brief nudity, occasional sexual humor, and violence. --Charles Solomon



Customer Reviews
Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Project A-ko rules
Loads of fun with this 'oldie' from the anime front. I knew the VHS from years ago and I can only ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - An anime classic
This movie was my first introduction to "anime" when I knew to call certain cartoons anime. I originally ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - This is the best anime movie ever made.
Yeah, you heard that right. The best EVER. Unfortunately, Central Park Media has never been the top-of-the ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - If your sick of school girls and giant robots
Project A-Ko is a total send-up of the genre, which is no doubt why I enjoyed it (and its sequel) so much. ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - A classic and an exercise of freeform Japanese animation
All that is to be said about A-ko has probably been said already by the 50+ reviews so I just want to chirp ... Read More

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