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{{Short description|1986 Japanese action-comedy science fiction anime film}} {{for|the convention|A-Kon}} {{Infobox film | name = Project A-ko | image = Project A-ko Poster.jpg | alt = | caption = Theatrical release poster art | native_name = {{Infobox Japanese | kanji = プロジェクトA子 | revhep = Purojekuto Ēko }} | director = [[Katsuhiko Nishijima]] | producer = Kazufumi Nomura | writer = Katsuhiko Nishijima <br> Tomoko Kawasaki <br> [[Yuji Moriyama]] | screenplay = | story = Katsuhiko Nishijima <br> Kazumi Shirasaka | based_on = <!-- {{based on|title of the original work|writer of the original work}} --> | starring = [[Miki Itō]] <br> [[Michie Tomizawa]] <br> [[Emi Shinohara]] <br> Asami Mukaidono | music = [[Richie Zito]] <br> [[Joey Carbone]] <br> Toru Akasaka | cinematography = | editing = | studio = [[A.P.P.P.]]<br>Soeishinsha | distributor = [[Shochiku]] | released = {{Film date|1986|06|21|}} | runtime = 84 minutes | country = Japan | language = Japanese | budget = | gross = }} {{Nihongo|'''''Project A-ko'''''|プロジェクトA子|Purojekuto Ēko|lead=yes}} is a 1986 Japanese [[Anime film|animated]] [[science fiction]] [[action comedy film]].<ref name="LATimes">{{Cite news |date=1999-05-06 |title=Anime festival 2 - Project A-Ko |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times-anime-festival-2/77356881/ |access-date=2024-06-22 |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |pages=305 |archive-date=2024-06-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240622090206/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times-anime-festival-2/77356881/ |url-status=live}}</ref> The film focuses on 16-year-old Japanese schoolgirl A-ko, who defends her best friend C-ko, as they face off against their classmate and rival B-ko while the Earth faces the threat of an alien invasion.<ref name="Davies">{{Cite news |last=Lynn Davies |first=Robert |date=December 1995 |title=Project A-Ko The Pocket Guide |url=http://www.sunteam.co.uk/magazines/j-fan1.html |work=J-Fan |publisher=Ebony Publishing |location=United Kingdom |pages=59–61 |access-date=2024-06-02 |archive-date=2024-06-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240602162654/http://www.sunteam.co.uk/magazines/j-fan1.html |url-status=live}}</ref> It was directed by [[Katsuhiko Nishijima]] with [[Yuji Moriyama]] did [[animation director|animation direction]] and [[Character designer|character design]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Project A-Ko DVD |url=https://www.rightstufanime.com/Project-A-Ko-DVD-Hyb |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180121230310/https://www.rightstufanime.com/Project-A-Ko-DVD-Hyb |archive-date=January 21, 2018 |access-date=January 21, 2018 |publisher=[[Right Stuf Inc.]]}}</ref> The film project initially started as part of the ''[[Cream Lemon]]'' series of [[original video animation]], but later became its own film.<ref name="Chapman" /> The film staff said they were motivated to produce a fun exciting film in contrast to the more serious anime films being produced at the time.<ref name="Ruh" /> Additionally, the film includes a variety of references and parodies a number of other works of [[anime]] from the 1970s and 1980s.<ref name="Swallow">{{Cite news |last=Swallow |first=James |author-link=James Swallow |date=September 1995 |title=High Speed Cute An Overview of the Project A-Ko series |work=[[Anime UK|Anime FX]] |publisher=Ashdown Publishing |location=United Kingdom |pages=20–23 |issue=6}}</ref> The film was largely well received by critics who praised the humor and action and considered it an anime classic. Outside of Japan, the film was seen by many fans of anime which served as an introduction to the medium.<ref name="Ouelette">{{Cite journal |last=Ouellette |first=Martin |date=May–June 1992 |title=Anime Story Project A-Ko |journal=Protoculture Addicts |location=Canada |publisher=lanus Publications |issue=17 |pages=20–21}}</ref> The film was followed up by several sequels and a spin-off, starting with [[Project A-ko 2: Plot of the Daitokuji Financial Group|''Project A-Ko 2'']] in 1987.<ref name="Davies" /><ref name="Crandol ANN">{{Cite web |author=Crandol, Mike |title=Project A-Ko DVD |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/project-a-ko/dvd |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160406180213/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/project-a-ko/dvd |archive-date=2016-04-06 |access-date=2016-02-14 |work=[[Anime News Network]]}}</ref> The original [[35 mm movie film|35mm film negatives]] were once thought lost until they were recovered in 2021.<ref name="Pineda" />
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