Attack on Tomorrow!
Attack on Tomorrow! | |
Screenshot from the television series Attack on Tomorrow! | |
あしたへアタック! (Ashita e Atakku!) | |
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Genre | sports, drama |
Anime television series | |
Directed by | Fumio Kurokawa |
Produced by | Takaji Matsudo |
Written by | Eiji Okabe |
Music by | Nobuyoshi Koshibe |
Studio | Nippon Animation |
Original network | Fuji Television |
Original run | April 4, 1977 – September 5, 1977 |
Episodes | 23 |
Attack on Tomorrow![1] (あしたへアタック!, Ashita e Atakku!) was an anime series aired in 1977 in Japan. There were 23 episodes aired, each with a runtime of 25 minutes. In Europe, it is also known as Smash (French) and Mimì e le ragazze della pallavolo (Italian).
It is often mistakenly believed to be a spinoff of the earlier and more popular, series Attack No. 1 (1969-1971), due in part to the involvement of several staffers (including directors Kurokawa and Okabe and writer Yamazaki) who had worked on the prior series. It is not an official spinoff, and it is more likely to have been inspired by the popularity of Attack No. 1.
Original Story
The story is about Mimi Hijiiri, a student with just one school year remaining, who decides to revitalize a volleyball team low on morale from the death of one of its team members from an accident.
Concept
The series was strictly created as a tribute to the gold medal the Japanese women's volleyball team earned in the 1976 Olympics.[2][3]
Staff
- Directed by: Fumio Kurokawa
- Series Composition: Eiji Okabe
- Screenwriter: Haruya Yamazaki
- Produced by: Kôichi Motohashi
- Producer: Ryûji Matsudo
- Creator: Shiro Jinbo
- Music: Nobuyoshi Koshibe
- Cast: Mami Koyama (Mimi Hijiri), Kaoru Kurusu (Rouki Sei), Kazue Komiya (Yukari Sugihara), Keiko Yokozawa (Sumie Nishii), Rihoko Yoshida (Asuka Ichijou) etc.
Reaction
While the show would eventually aired in the European market in the 1980s in countries such as France and Italy, the plot and concept was too similar to its predecessor Attack No. 1 and ratings were low. The show ceased production after only 23 episodes.
Trivia
- In the French version "Smash", Mimi is Virginia Tessier. In the Italian dub, she is Mimí Miceri and she's half-Japanese and half Italian. In both languages, most of the other character names were changed as well.
- In Italian dub Mimi shares her name with the main character of Attack Number 1 Kozue Ayuhara, know in Italy as Mimí Ayuhara.
- Mitsuko Horie performed both the opening and ending theme songs in the original Japanese version.
References
- ^ "あしたへアタック!/リトル・ルルとちっちゃい仲間 音楽集".
- ^ 1976 Olympic Result. "[1]. " "1976 Women's Volleyball at Olympics." Retrieved on 2006-11-20.
- ^ Clements, Jonathan. McCarthy Helen. [2006] (2006). The Anime Encyclopedia: Revised & Expanded Edition. Berkeley, CA: Stone Bridge Press. ISBN 978-1-933330-10-5[page needed]
External links
- Attack on Tomorrow! (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Attack on Tomorrow! on Nippon Animation's website (in English)
- Attack on Tomorrow! on Nippon Animation's website (in Japanese)
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