Dirty Pair
ダーティペ (Dirty Pair)
Genre	Comedy, Science fiction
Novel
Authored by	Haruka Takachiho
Artist	Yoshikazu Yasuhiko
Publisher
Original run	–
No. of volumes
TV anime
Directed by	Norio Kashima, Toshifumi Takizawa
Studio	Sunrise, Vap, Studio NUE, ADV Films
Network	Bandai Channel
Original run	15 July 1985 – 26 December 1985
No. of episodes	24 (+ 2 released later on video)
OVA: Affair of Nolandia
Directed by
Studio
No. of episodes	1
Released	1985
OVA
Directed by
Studio
No. of episodes	10
Released
OVA: Flight 005 Conspiracy
Directed by
Studio
No. of episodes	1
Released	1990
Movie: Project Eden
Directed by
Studio
Released	1987
Runtime

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The stories take place in the years 2138-43, by which time humanity has spread across some few thousand star systems. A corporation called the World Welfare Works Association (also WWWA or 3WA) helps local systems deal with problems by sending well-armed agents called "trouble consultants" to solve crimes or mysteries, for a fee. The series focuses on a team of trouble consultants named Kei and Yuri who have a reputation for leaving a trail of destruction behind them, for which they are called the "Dirty Pair".

The franchise has bounced across multiple formats and production companies, resulting in (so far) a television series, two OVA series, two OVA features, a feature film, and a number of comic series. Original Video Animation (OVA) is an acronym used in Japan for anime titles that are released directly to retail sale, without prior showings on TV or in theaters. ...

Characters

The Lovely Angels

Kei and Yuri are the two members of Trouble Consultant team 234, code name "Lovely Angels". Almost every mission they are involved with ends up in disaster, but not failure (they'll catch the crook, but a city may be destroyed in the process), and thus they are more generally known as the "Dirty Pair", a nickname they hate. They are always cleared of any wrongdoing by the 3WA's Central Computer because the extreme damage is never actually their fault (though their mere presence has been known to make things worse). In some but not all continuities, they have joint ESP powers, usually limited to precognition. This talent was the reason they were recruited in the first place.

• Kei: a hot-headed redhead tomboy who wears a white or silver uniform. Favors large weaponry and to "shoot first, ask questions later". The more aggressive of the two, she is attracted to manly, muscular men.

Voices

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• Yuri: Japanese in ethnicity, wears a yellow or golden uniform. Often uses non-gun weaponry such as energy whips. While the more feminine of the two, she is known to become very violent when crossed. She is also a coy flirt and prefers cultured, refined men. Her most recognized weapon is the Bloody Card, a technologically-enhanced throwing card that can be used to take down several people at once. While Yuri uses it often enough in the novels, it only appears in the anime a few times, once in Affair of Norlandia and in Flight 005 Conspiracy. In the OAV series, former agent Madame Beryl uses it to fight against gangsters.

Voices

Saeko Shimazu (Japanese), Wendee Lee (English, Streamline Pictures dub), Jessica Calvello (English, original ADV Films dub), Allison Sumrall (English, replacement ADV Films dub) Shimazu Saeko (島津 冴子) is a seiyuu who was born on September 8, 1959 in Kanagawa. ... Wendee Lee is an American voice actress. ... Jessica Calvello is a American voice actress primarily known for her anime voiceover work, particularly with ADV Films. ... ADV Films logo ADV Films is the home video publication arm of A.D. Vision based in Houston, Texas. ... Allison L. Sumrall-Hunt is an American voice actress working with ADV Films, known for her roles in the English-language dubs of anime series. ... ADV Films logo ADV Films is the home video publication arm of A.D. Vision based in Houston, Texas. ...

Other characters

• Mughi: a large cat-like creature (in the OAV series, he is shown to be genetically engineered, though not to what the designers intended) who sometimes accompanies the Dirty Pair on their missions. He has some proficiency with electronic devices, but prefers to lay down and sleep. In the books Mughi is depicted with tentacles, resembling a displacer beast. His tentacles are seen in the comics, but are missing from most anime incarnations. The exceptions being the Dirty Pair Flash series, where Mughi appears closer to his book incarnation (although the size of a normal cat), and the first episode of the Dirty Pair TV series when he tries to stop the Pair from being sucked down a water pipe. It can be assumed that they simply disappear into the bulk of this more bear-like version.

• Nammo: a small robot owned by the Dirty Pair in the TV series. Usually referred to as a "she", Nammo communicates through beeps and whistles and has one known arm, as well as the ability to fly in space, operate and repair vehicles, and use hand weapons. She has been rebuilt at least once, when she hinted for the weaponless Pair to rig her body to self-destruct by handing over her memory disk. They sent her chasis into the bowels of the machine that trapped them, leaving only her memory disk and her tennis shoe-like feet behind.

• Gooley Andrew Frances: Kei & Yuri's immediate supervisor. He has the unenviable task with assigning the Lovely Angels assignments, as well as writing the paperwork on the damage they cause. While they cause him much grief (and stomach pains), he still cares for them greatly and is confident in their abilities. They, in turn, are fiercely loyal to him, even disobeying orders in order to rescue him.

• Calico: Gooley's right hand man in the TV series. A former TraCon himself (capacity unknown, Trouble Consultants can also be accountants and lawyers), he has at least one episode to show he still has what it takes, though he proves to be more trigger happy than Kei.

• Madame Beryl: Appearing in the OAV series, she is a retired TraCon of legendary status. Only one of her cases was never solved until the Lovely Angels stumble across the missing clue. In another appearance, she proves she is still able to hold her own with the Bloody Card. She appears in the series as an classic grandmotherly type wearing a cheongsam.

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Anime

Television Series

The TV series Dirty Pair was the most popular (in Japan) of the Dirty Pair's incarnations. It ran 24 episodes during July to December of 1985. Its last two, unaired episodes were released as OVAs on 1 January 1987. The TV series has not been released in North America; it remains the only portion of all the Dirty Pair anime releases which has not be licensed and translated into English (as of March 2006).

OVAs

• Affair of Nolandia 1985
• Dirty Pair 10 episodes, 1987-1988
• Flight 005 Conspiracy 1990
• Dirty Pair Flash 16 Episodes, 1994-1996
  • This series starred alternate versions of Kei and Yuri, and the character designs were very different from any of the other versions.

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Film

• Project Eden 1987

Comics

Yuri and Kei in Fatal but not Serious

The American comic company and manga translator Studio Proteus acquired rights to create comic versions of the Dirty Pair in 1989. Later the rights were transferred to Dark Horse Comics. The first 3 series were written by Toren Smith and Adam Warren and drawn by Warren - after that Smith left the project and Warren took over writing completely. These stories have a much more cyberpunk style but in the later stories starting with "Fatal but not Serious" move into the transhuman subgenre. Image File history File links YuriKeiDirtyPairFBNS.png Yuri and Kei in a panel from Dirty Pair: Fatal But Not Serious, by Adam Warren, published by Dark Horse Comics. ... Image File history File links YuriKeiDirtyPairFBNS.png Yuri and Kei in a panel from Dirty Pair: Fatal But Not Serious, by Adam Warren, published by Dark Horse Comics. ... Studio Proteus was a Japanese manga import and translation company, founded in 1986 by Toren Smith and based in San Francisco. ... Dark Horse Comics is an American comic book publisher, one of the largest independent publishers behind dominant publishers Marvel Comics and DC Comics. ... Adam Warren, a self Portrait Adam Warren is an American comic book illustrator and writer who is most famous for his adaption of the Dirty Pair into comic book form. ... This articles section called Criticism does not cite its references or sources. ... Transhuman is a term that refers to an intermediary form between the human and the posthuman. ...

• Biohazards - 4 issues, December 1988 - April 1989 (trade paperback [TPB], 1989; 1998, reissue)
• Dangerous Acquaintances - 5 issues, June 1989 - March 1990 (TPB, 1991; 1997, reissue)
• A Plague of Angels - 5 issues, August 1990 - November 1991 (TPB, 1994)
• Sim Hell - 4 issues, May - August 1993; colorized reissue, May - August 2001 (TPB, 1994; 1996, 2nd edition; 2002, colorized reissue)
• Fatal but not Serious - 5 issues, July - November 1995 (TPB, 1996)
• Start the Violence - one-shot, May - July 1998 (TPB, 1999)
• Run from the Future - 4 issues, January - April 2000 (TPB, 2002)

Light Novels

Kei & Yuri Novel Version

The light novels are written by Haruka Takachiho with illustrations by Yoshikazu Yasuhiko. The first four books were originally serialized in the Japanese publication SF Magajin. The light novels have not been released in North America. English translations exist for the first story (published in a series of short books for Japanese students of English) and the fifth book, which was originally released in Japanese and English translation on the Microsoft Network during 1997-99. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (513x723, 108 KB) Summary Scanned and modified by Osh Licensing This image is of a book cover, and the copyright for it is most likely owned either by the artist who drew the cover or the publisher of the book. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (513x723, 108 KB) Summary Scanned and modified by Osh Licensing This image is of a book cover, and the copyright for it is most likely owned either by the artist who drew the cover or the publisher of the book. ... Yasuhiko Yoshikazu (安彦 良和) is a well-known man in the anime industry. ...

• ダーティペアの大冒険 (Daatipea no Daibouken <The Dirty Pair's Great Adventures>, 1979; book: 1980)
• ダーティペアの大逆転 (Daatipea no Daigyakuten <The Dirty Pair Strike Again>, 1985; book: 1985)
• ダーティペアの大乱戦 (Daatipea no Dairansen <DP's Rough and Tumble>, 1985-87; book: 1987)
• ダーティペアの大脱走 (Daatipea no Daidassou <DP's Great Escape>, 1991-92; book: 1993)
• ダーティペア外伝 独裁者の遺産 (Dokusaisha no Isan <Legacy of the Dictator> -- Dirty Pair Side Story #1, 1997; book: 1998)
• ダーティペアの大復活 (Daatipea no Daifukkatsu <DP's Great Resurrection>, 2004)
• ダーティペアの大征服 (Daatipea no Daiseifuku <DP's Great Conquest>, 2006)

External links

• Open Directory page for Dirty Pair
• Tea Time in Elenore City - comprehensive unofficial page