Attack No.1
アタック No.1 (Atakku No.1)
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

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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. Fujimi (富士見市 Fujimi-shi) is a city located in Saitama, Japan. ... Volleyball is an Olympic sport in which two teams separated by a high net use their hands, arms, or (rarely) other parts of their bodies to hit a ball back and forth over the net. ...

Concept

The anime is an adaptation of Chikako Urano's 1968 volleyball manga serialized in Weekly Maragaret Magazine under the same name^[1]. Chikako was considered one of the founders of shojo anime^[2]. And the series was introduced not only to push the older female manga fan base (as opposed to the significantly younger audience for magical girl series such as Sally, the Witch) into the anime mainstream, but also capitalize on the boom of the gold medal Japanese women's volleyball team in the 1964 Olympics^[3]. The show did stand out in an era dominated by shōnen adventures and sci-fi animes, and was well received in the anime-friendly television markets of France, Germany and Italy. Margaret (マーガレット) is a biweekly Japanese shōjo manga magazine published by Shueisha, primarily for girls from 11 to 15 years old. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Sally, the Witch (Mahoutsukai Sally) in 1966 Sally, the Witch, also known as Magical Witch Sally, and known in Japan as Mahōtsukai Sally (魔法使いサリー) is an early magical girl (mahō shōjo) anime in Japan (although it isnt the kind about a transforming one, e. ... Japan was the host nation for the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. ... Saint Seiya (Knights of the Zodiac), a classic example of Shōnen Shōnen sometimes transliterated as shounen or shonen, boy, or literally few years) is a Japanese word used in English to refer to anime and manga primarily intended for boys, although there can be crossover appeal to males... Sci-fi is an abbreviation for science fiction. ...

Staff

Additional Director: Fumio Kurokawa, Eiji Okabe

Screenwriter: Tatsuo Tamura, Masaki Tsuji, Tetsu Dezaki, Haruya Yamazaki, Tsunehisa Ito Masaki Tsuji (born March 23, 1932) is a legendary screenwriter of Japanese anime TV series and films. ...

Design: Jun Ikeda

Animator: Shingo Araki

Music: Takeo Watanabe

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. The current logo of Toho (in the US.) Toho Co. ...

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.

DVD

The anime was digitally remastered on DVD in 2003.

Spinoffs

In 1977 Fumio Kurokawa and Eiji Okabe helmed Attack on Tomorrow (based on a new story by Flower Angel creator Shiro Jinbo) for the Nippon Animation studio, but it didn't come close to matching the success of the original series. Attack on Tomorrow (Japanese: あしたへアタック！, Ashita he Ataku) was an anime series aired in 1977 in Japan. ... Please wikify (format) this article as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... Nippon Animation (日本アニメーション) is a Japanese animation studio. ...

In 1984 Kazuyuki Okaseko (Voltron) directed Attacker You! for the Knack animation studio; while not an official spinoff of Attack No. 1, Attacker You! invited the inevitable comparisons with the earlier series, although the latter was heavier on comedic elements. In addition (see Trivia below), the writers of the European dub versions created a plot link between the two series that did not exist in the originals. Voltron is a shape-changing giant mecha robot first featured in the 1980s animated television series Voltron: Defender of the Universe. ... Attacker You! ) is a Japanese manga and anime series. ... Knack is a Belgian magazine written in Dutch. ...

The series was later converted to a live TV, non-anime show in Attack No. 1 2005 by TV Asahi. This article is about the television network in Japan. ...

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. Ace o Nerae! , lit. ... For other uses, see Tennis (disambiguation). ... Yawara! A Fashionable Judo Girl is an anime External links ) Official site This anime/manga-related article is a stub. ... Judo , gentle way) is a martial art, combat sport, and philosophy which originated in Japan. ...

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^[4].

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^[5]. (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, La Panda de Julia in Spanish and TAKKITAKKI in Uzbestikan.)

Screenshots

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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.

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References

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External links

• Attack No. 1 Official site
• Official Margaret manga site
• Anime Network Attack No. 1 1969 Anime
• Anime Network Shin Attack No. 1 Sequel 1975 Manga
• Anime Network Shin Attack No. 1 Remake 2004 Manga