Project A-Ko 3: Cinderella Rhapsody (1988) (V)

User Rating:

6.5/10   

Director:

Yûji Moriyama

Writer:

Tomoko Kawasaki (writer)

Genre:

Animation | Comedy

Plot Keywords:

Spring Break | Sequel | Clothing Store | Self Defense Force | Mecha

Cast

Miki Itô	...	Eiko Magami (A-ko)
Emi Shinohara	...	Biiko Daitokuji (B-ko)
Michie Tomizawa	...	Shiiko Kotobuki (C-ko)
Tesshô Genda	...	Kei Yûki / D
Shûichi Ikeda	...	Captain Napolipolita
Asami Mukaidono	...	Miss Ayumi
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Yuri Amano	...	Additional voice
Kanetaka Arimoto	...	Earth Defense Force Member A
Lynda Boyd	...	Miss Ayumi (voice: English version)
Miki Emoto	...	Miki (as Lemon Angel)
Masataka Fujiwara	...	Additional voice
Merrilyn Gann	...	Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Daisuke Gôri	...	Mari
Megumi Hayashibara	...	Ume
Sayuri Ikemoto	...	Mari (female) (voice)
Janyse Jaud	...	PA System, Kei's Mother (voice: English version)
Terry Klassen	...	Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Tomoko Kondô	...	Hamburger Shop Employee A (as BaBe)
Scott McNeil	...	Captain Napolipolita (voice: English version)
Yukari Nikaidô	...	Hamburger Shop Employee B (as BaBe)
Yôko Ogai	...	Asa
Teryl Rothery	...	A-Ko Magami (voice: English version)
Tomo Sakurai	...	Tomo (as Lemon Angel)
Miho Sata	...	Additional voice
Erika Shima	...	Erika (as Lemon Angel)
Robert O. Smith	...	D (voice: English version)
Yoshino Takamori	...	Ine
Venus Terzo	...	B-Ko Daitokuji (voice: English version)
Cathy Weseluck	...	C-Ko Kotobuki (voice: English version)

Runtime:

50 min

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

UK:15

Company:

APPP

Trivia:

The character of Kei Yuki is named after a female character in the Captain Harlock franchise.

Quotes:

C-Ko Kotobuki: You look terrible A-ko! Pretending to look so grown up! I know you're still wearing your panda undies!

Movie Connections:

Follows Project A-Ko 2: Daitokuji zaibatsu no inbô (1987) (V)

Best of the A-Ko Sequels... if only by default.

We all loved "Project A-Ko"... the best, the original, the unrivaled, the bizarre. The sequels were all direct-to-video releases (even in Japan) and so are, from their inception, vastly inferior to the original. This one, however, was reasonably well-done. It revolves around A-Ko and B-ko's pursuit of a handsome stud named Kay. He likes coke and motorcycles and is quietly courted by both A-ko and B-ko. Meanwhile, C-ko grows very jealous of him... Also meanwhile, the aliens' ship in now floating in the bay and they've tried again to turn it into the ultimate nightspot. Good luck. Catastrophe always occurs when the three 'Ko's get together.

A-Ko spends her time trying to lose weight and make money to look good for the big party at the alien ship. (Occasional tantalizing shots of A-ko... nothing to get excited about). What is worth seeing in this film are all the hilarious little bits that don't fit into the main story... (like the fact that the entire town is populated with freelance crime-fighters, or the incident where A-ko has removed her strength-inhibiting bracers and accidentally causes small gravitational disturbances simply by moving her hands...) I don't know whether to thank the translators or the original writers, but there are some truly great comedic moments here... and weirdness weirdness weirdness... If you're a big fan, go rent it or buy it... you'll be glad you did.