An anime classic! If you got hooked on anime in the late 70's and early 80's, I'm sure you remember the Dirty Pair.
RIGHT STUF’S NOZOMI ENTERTAINMENT Announces the DIRTY PAIR: The Original TV Series, Pt. 2 DVD Collection Final 13 episodes of iconic sci-fi series available Feb. 1, 2011
GRIMES, Iowa, October 14, 2010 – Anime producer and distributor Right Stuf, Inc. and its Nozomi Entertainment division are pleased to announce the DIRTY PAIR: The Original TV Series, Part 2 DVD Collection will be available on February 1, 2011.
The TV Series Pt. 2 DVD Collection is the second of two, 13-episode DVD sets, which will feature remastered video from the Japanese DVD release, as well as Japanese audio, English-language subtitles and English on-screen translations. The TV Series Pt. 1 DVD Collection is scheduled for release in November 2010.
“Cute, kick-arse girls going around the universe and blowing stuff up in the name of justice” – Mike Dent, Otaku USA
The Dirty Pair television series, which consists of 24 episodes and two TV specials, is the first anime adaptation starring the iconic heroines of the long-running Dirty Pair novels and short stories. It features production by Sunrise (Gundam, Outlaw Star, The Vision of Escaflowne, Cowboy Bebop) and Studio Nue (Crusher Joe, Macross).
The Dirty Pair’s literary adventures – written by Haruka Takachiho (creator of Crusher Joe) and illustrated by Yoshikazu Yasuhiko (character design for Mobile Suit Gundam, Gundam Unicorn) – have won two Seiun Awards for science fiction and inspired an array of media, including anime, radio series and English-language comics. The first two novels, The Great Adventure of the Dirty Pair and The Dirty Pair Strike Again, are published for English-speaking audiences by Dark Horse.
Visit dirtypair.rightstuf.com to read an exclusive interview with Dirty Pair creator Haruka Takachiho, to view the trailer, and to pre-order both parts of the DIRTY PAIR
television series.
About the DIRTY PAIR: TV Series, Pt. 2
For Kei and Yuri, no two missions are ever the same. As the WWWA’s top Trouble Consultants, they take on all sorts of odd jobs, like chasing down treasure in high-tech ruins, fighting off political assassins, even avenging the death of… a plaster statue!?! In the end, only one thing’s for sure: Anything that stands between these two and victory is sure to be destroyed! Includes episodes 14-26.
