News And Reviews
DIRTY PAIR FLASH Trailer & Info!
May 15, 2012: Our favorite Angels of destruction are back in a series of alternate-universe adventures! Check out the trailer (with remastered footage!) and details for the DIRTY PAIR FLASH DVD Collection, using the red tab to the left. And be sure to place your pre-order today!
DIRTY PAIR FLASH DVD Collection Announced for July 2012!
March 28, 2012: The Lovely Angels may have a different look, but their penchant for destruction remains the same! The DIRTY PAIR FLASH DVD Collection will be available on July 10, 2012. It will include all 16 OVA episodes of this 1990s alternate-universe series, with remastered video, English and Japanese audio, and English subs and on-screen translations. Place your pre-order today!
DIRTY PAIR FEATURES Trailer & Info!
March 7, 2012: Kei and Yuri return with three of their most-requested adventures! Check out the trailer and full details for Dirty Pair: The Original Features DVD Collection, which includes the film (Project Eden), plus two OVAs (Affair of Nolandia and Flight 005 Conspiracy). The set crash lands onto video shelves on May 1, 2012, so be prepared.... and place your pre-order today!
DIRTY PAIR: The Original Features DVD Collection Announced for May 2012!
January 25, 2012: The DIRTY PAIR: The Original Features DVD Collection, which includes the Project Eden film and the Affair of Nolandia and Flight 005 Conspiracy OVAs, will be available on May 1, 2012! Like our other recent Dirty Pair DVD releases, these features will utilize remastered video from the Japanese DVDs, plus THREE audio tracks -- two English audio options (the Streamline Pictures and ADV Films dubs) and Japanese audio, along with English-language subtitles and on-screen translations. Place your pre-order today!
Dirty Pair OVA Series: Video Comparison!
December 14, 2011: Our upcoming DVD release of Dirty Pair: The Original OVA Series features remastered footage from the Japanese DVD, which is a major video upgrade from previous North American releases of the series. How big of a video upgrade? See for yourself! Check out the comparison video and screen shots! Place your pre-order today. The Lovely Angels crash land onto video shelves the first week of January 2012!
Dirty Pair: The Original OVA Series Announce for Jan. 2012 + Trailer & YouTube
November 16 2011: Our favorite girls with guns are back for another round! Kei and Yuri return for 10 more episodes of action and mayhem with the Dirty Pair: The Original OVA Series DVD Collection. This direct-to-video continuation of the Dirty Pair TV series is scheduled for January 2012, and you can see the trailer and read all about it by clicking the tabs to your left!
ALSO: The Lovely Angels are invading YouTube! The original Dirty Pair TV series is now streaming on YouTube with two new episodes each week! Visit http://www.youtube.com/show/dirtypair for more details!
Final Installment of Interview With the Creator of Dirty Pair
April 8: In this last part of our interview with Haruka Takachiho, the creator of the Dirty Pair, he shares his philosophy for science-fiction storytelling and offers some reading recommendations for English-speaking fans!
Pt. 3 of Haruka Takachiho Interview Now Live
February 9: Part 2 of Dirty Pair: The Original TV Series arrived on DVD last week, and in honor of this (and the set's "Pick of the Week" win at Anime On DVD at Mania.com), we're excited to present the third installment of our exclusive 2010 interview with Dirty Pair creator Haruka Takachiho. This time around, he talks about the impact of and challenges of including technology in science-fiction works and talks about the casting of his series' lead roles.
Dirty Pair: The Original TV Series Pt. 2 Now Available, Nabs "Pick of the Week" Honors
February 3: Part 2 of the original Dirty Pair TV Series hit video shelves this past Tuesday, and the Lovely Angels' loyal fans at Anime On DVD at Mania.com have voted them as their top "Pick of the Week!" (A big thank you to all who voted and have supported this series!) The entire original, 26-episode TV series is now available on DVD. To find out more, check out the official series site. And now let's have a celebratory chorus of "Russian Roulette!"
Updated: Pt. 2 of Interview With Creator Haruka Takachiho
October 21: The second part of our interview with Dirty Pair creator Haruka Takachiho is now live at dirtypair.rightstuf.com! This time, he talks about the differences between classic and modern animation techniques, and he answers fan questions about his favorite incarnations of the Lovely Angels, the American comic based on his work, and the Pair's continued popularity among fans. Remember: The first part of the series arrives on November 2, so there's still time to place your pre-order!
Make Way for the DIRTY PAIR: Official Site Launch; Part 1 of Interview w/ Creator Haruka Takachiho
October 6, 2010: Welcome to the newly launched, official site for the DIRTY PAIR! There's less than a month to go before the Dirty Pair: Original TV Series, Pt. 1 blasts onto DVD shelves – and still time to place your pre-order(!) – but in the meantime, we're excited to unveil the first installment of a new, four-part interview with the creator of the Dirty Pair, novelist Haruka Takachiho.
He took some time this past summer to answer some of your questions about the series – plus a whole lot more(!) – so be sure to check it out and see if your question was answered. (And mark your calendar for October 20. That's when we'll post the next part!)
DIRTY PAIR: The Original TV Series, Pt. 1 DVD Announced for November 2010
July 21, 2010: The Dirty Pair: Original TV Series, Pt. 1 will be available on November 2, 2010. It is the first 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 Dirty Pair television series is the first anime adaptation starring the iconic heroines of the long-running Dirty Pair novels and short stories, written by Haruka Takachiho (creator of Crusher Joe) and illustrated by Yoshikazu Yasuhiko (character design for Mobile Suit Gundam, Gundam Unicorn). It features production by Sunrise (Gundam, Cowboy Bebop) and Studio Nue (Crusher Joe, Macross). Both sets are available for preorder NOW, and for full details, check out the PR.
PR link: http://www.rightstuf.com/rssite/nozomiEntertainment/
pressReleases/individual/?ForumThreadName=FT0000001755
We Want YOUR Questions for DIRTY PAIR Creator Haruka Takachiho!
June 14, 2010: We've been given the opportunity to have some of YOUR questions about the DIRTY PAIR answered by Haruka Takachiho, the series' creator! Please submit your questions, via the form located here, by noon CDT on Wednesday, June 16, 2010. From there, selected questions about the Lovely Angels will be passed on to him, and you'll be able to read the Q&A on the series website this fall! For more information about the Dirty Pair -- and to pre-order the upcoming box sets -- visit the series site .
Right Stuf & Nozomi Ent. License the DIRTY PAIR TV Series!
March 17, 2010: Anime producer and distributor Right Stuf, Inc. and its Nozomi Entertainment division are pleased to announce the license for the DIRTY PAIR television series.
Two DVD box sets are planned, with the first currently scheduled for late Fall 2010. Each set will feature remastered video from the Japanese DVD release, as well as Japanese audio and English-language subtitles.
For more details, check out the full press release: http://www.rightstuf.com/rssite/nozomiEntertainment/
pressReleases/individual/?ForumThreadName=FT0000001448
"After nine DVDs... I still want more Kei and Yuri, and it's not just because of the space bikinis."
- Ed Liu, ToonZone.net
http://www.toonzone.net/news/articles/39807/dirty-pair-ova-series---happiness-is-warm-laser-guns-and-girls-in-space-bikinis
"A high-water mark for sci-fi comedy in anime..."
- Serdar Yegulalp, About.com Anime
http://anime.about.com/od/dirtypair/gr/Dirty-Pair-The-Original-Tv-Series.htm
"Holds up incredibly well after twenty-five years and deserves a slot on most people's shelves."
- Chris Beveridge, AnimeOnDVD at Mania.com
http://www.mania.com/dirty-pair-original-tv-series-part-1_article_124205.html
"After working through the half series set, I was crestfallen that I didn't have more Dirty Pair to watch."
- Scott Green, Ain't It Cool News Anime
http://www.aintitcool.com/node/47572
"the 80s-style anime artwork is a delight, but it is the snappy banter between the two lead characters – not to mention their girl power attitude -- that really gives The Dirty Pair its spark."
- John Black, Boston Event Guide
"Dirty Pair is one of the few series that genuinely earns its status as classic."
- Chris Zimmerman, Comic Book Bin
http://www.comicbookbin.com/Dirty_Pair_Part_159.html
"Dirty Pair is a true anime classic in every sense... Whatever you do, do not miss this collection."
- Clive Owen, Animanga Nation
Animanga Nation Editor's Choice Award
http://animanganation.wordpress.com/2010/11/19/dirty-pair-part-one-dvd-review/
"...comicality and action that are sure to please both old and new audiences alike."
- Aric, AnimeRadius.com
http://animeradius.com/2010/11/dirty-pair-part-1-dvd/
"DIRTY PAIR is about cute, kickarse girls going around the universe and blowing stuff up in the name of justice."
"Avenging Angels: The Dirty Pair Strike Back" by Mike Dent, Otaku USA Magazine – August 2010
http://www.otakuusamagazine.com
Also: "Dirty in Print: The Dirty Pair Novels" by Mike Dent, Otaku USA Magazine: http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/SearchAudience/
News1/Dirty_In_Print_3211.aspx
"H*** YES!... Oh, and dibs on Kei."
"Right Stuf licensees Dirty Pair" by Jon Snyder, Japanator.com
http://www.japanator.com/right-stuf-licenses-
dirty-pair-14102.phtml
"Dirty Pair TV Licensed!"
Sci-Guys Podcast 018
http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/SearchAudience/
News1/Friday_ACE_Episode_7_1829.aspx
"John Thomas talks Dirty Pair's first DVD release and the Dark Horse novels."
Friday ACE, Episode 7, Mike Dent for Otaku USA Magazine
http://www.sci-guys.com/content/2010/03/23/
sci-guys-podcast-018/
"Nozomi licenses the long sought after original series"
"Dirty Pair Coming to America" by Chris Beveridge, Anime on DVD at Mania.com
http://www.mania.com/dirty-pair-coming-to-
america_article_121266.html
"Right Stuf Adds Dirty Pair TV Anime Series," Anime News Network
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/
2010-03-17/right-stuf-adds
Guess who can be found in the top five!
"10 Iconic Anime Heroines" by Thomas Zoth, Anime on DVD at Mania.com
http://www.mania.com/10-iconic-anime-
heroines_article_120015.html
