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Attack No.1

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(Atakku No.1)</td></tr>

Genre Sports, Shōjo, Drama
Manga: Attack No.1
Authored by Chikako Urano
Publisher Shueisha
Serialized in January 7, 1968 - November 29, 1970
Original run –
No. of volumes 12
Manga: 新アタック No.1 (Shin Attack No.1)
Authored by Chikako Urano
Publisher Shueisha
Serialized in September 14, 1975 - December 14, 1975
Original run –
No. of volumes 2
TV anime
Directed by Fumio Kurokawa, Eiji Okabe
Studio TMS Entertainment
Network Japan: Fuji TV
Original run December 7, 1969 – November 28, 1971
No. of episodes 100

Attack No. 1 (Japanese: アタック No. 1) was a popular manga series in Japan. It also became the first televised female sports anime series in the shōjo category. It was also referred to as "Mila Superstar" when aired across Europe.


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[edit] Original Story

The story is about Kozue Ayuhara, the new girl who transferred to Fujimi College, who tried out for the school volleyball team. Her friendship with Midori would develop, and her talents would impress coach Honga more and more each day. Though she showcased extraordinary volleyball skills, she would make enemies with Yoshimura, the star of the current team. Kozue would discover that being at the top would bring stress, incompatibilities and other dilemmas into her life. Her high expectations of becoming the best volleyball player in the school, Japan and eventually the world, would set the tone for the drama to follow.

[edit] Concept

The anime is an adaptation of Chikako Urano's 1968 volleyball manga serialized in Weekly Maragaret Magazine under the same name<ref> Clements, Jonathan. McCarthy Helen. [2006] (2006). The Anime Encyclopedia: Revised & Expanded Edition. Berkeley, CA: Stone Bridge Press. ISBN 978-1-933330-10-5</ref>. Chikako was considered one of the founders of shojo anime<ref>Chikako Urano. "Chickako Urano's Manga List. " "Chickako Urano's Manga List." Retrieved on 2006-11-19.</ref>. And the series was introduced not only to push the female manga fan base into the anime mainstream, but also capitalize on the boom of the gold medal Japanese women's volleyball team in the 1964 Olympics<ref>1964 Olympic Result. "1964 Olympic Results. " "1964 Women's Volleyball at Olympics." Retrieved on 2006-11-19.</ref>. The show did stand out in an era dominated by shōnen adventures and sci-fi animes, and was well received in France, Germany and Italy.

[edit] Staff

Additional Director: Fumio Kurokawa, Eiji Okabe

Screenwriter: Tatsuo Tamura, Masaki Tsuji, Tetsu Dezaki, Haruya Yamazaki, Tsunehisa Ito

Design: Jun Ikeda

Animator: Shingo Araki

Music: Takeo Watanabe

[edit] Adaptations

From 1970 to 1971, a total of 4 anime movies were spawned based on the series by Toho Co., Ltd and director Eiji Okabe.

</table> A direct sequel was also released in manga format called Shin Attack No.1 (New Attack No.1) in 1976, but it was short lived. The sequel was later redrawn between 2004 and 2005 in a new style by Kanon Ozawa.

[edit] DVD

The anime was digitally remastered on DVD in 2003.

[edit] Spinoffs

In 1977 Fumio Kurokawa and Eiji Okabe would create Attack on Tomorrow. By 1984 a different director would launch a spinoff called Attacker You!. The series was later converted to a live TV, non-anime show in Attack No. 1 2005 by TV Asahi.

[edit] Reaction

This series was practically responsible for the explosion of the shojo subgenre from 1960s and on. There were countless series that followed the same concept, but shifted the focus to different sports. Ace wo Nerae! for tennis, Yawara! A Fashionable Judo Girl for judo are just some examples of series that appeared immediately after the fading of this series.

The show have received numerous awards. On September 23, 2005 it was voted "TV Asashi Top Anime" placing 61 out of 100. On October 13, 2006 it was voted "Japanese Favorite TV Anime" placing 9 out of 100 among celebrities<ref>Japanese Anime Vote. "TV Asashi Voting. " "Japanese Anime Vote." Retrieved on 2006-11-19.</ref>.

This show also had a profound impact not only for being a sport spirited (supokon) anime in Japan, but had a strong influence long after the series ended. Italian professional volleyball player, Francesca Piccinini, is one such example of someone inspired by the series<ref>Anime Summary. "Anime Summary. " "Summary of Attack No. 1." Retrieved on 2006-11-19.</ref>. (In Italy, the anime was shown on TV in the 1980s under the title Mimi e la nazionale della pallavolo. It was also known as Mila Superstar in Germany and other countries, Les Attaquantes in French, and La Panda de Julia in Spanish.)

[edit] Screenshots

Japanese Name English Name Release Date Run time
アタック No.１ Attack No.1 the movie March 21, 1970 63 mins
アタック No.１涙の回転レシーブ Attack No.1 Revolution August 1, 1970 60 mins
アタック No.１涙の世界選手権 Attack No.1 World Championship December 19, 1970 63 mins
アタック No.１涙の不死鳥 Attack No.1 Immortal Bird March 17, 1971 50 mins

[edit] Trivia

  • Despite the show being called Mila Superstar when aired across Europe, the main character of Attack No. 1 in Japan was never called Mila. The name came from the immensely popular Italian version of 1984's Attacker You!, in which the main character, You Hazuki, was renamed Mila.
  • In addition, the screenwriters for the Italian version of Attacker You! created a relationship between that series and Attack No. 1 that was not present in the original Japanese: they rewrote You Hazuki (Mila) as a cousin of Kozue, who was renamed "Mimi Ayuhara" in the Italian dub of Attack No. 1. This Voltron-style reworking of the story of Attacker You! by the Italian dubbing staff carried over into the French and Spanish versions of the anime. To compound the confusion, the heroine of the Attack No. 1 spinoff Attack on Tomorrow is named Mimi in both the Japanese and Italian versions.

[edit] References

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[edit] External Links

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