Project A-Ko

Project A-Ko

For these three high-school students, repelling an alien invasion is as easy as a-b-c!

NR 1986 · 83 min · ★ 6.7 · Action, Animation, Comedy, Science Fiction

Earth. The not too distant future. A city is miraculously reborn just sixteen years after being completely destroyed by a giant meteor. At the prestigious Graviton High School for Girls, two new students are introduced. A-ko and her ditzy sidekick, C-ko.

Directed by Katsuhiko Nishijima · Written by Yuji Moriyama

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Project A-Ko 2: Plot of the Daitokuji Financial GroupProject A-Ko 2: Plot of the Daitokuji Financial Group · 1987
Project A-Ko 2: Plot of the Daitokuji Financial Group
★ 5.51987
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Three weeks have gone by since the alien spaceship crash landed on the Graviton City spire, and since then the aliens have been hard at work converting their ship to a pleasure district, hoping to make friends with the humans!… Not. Perpetually late and continually over-eating A-ko, spacy and cheerful C-ko, and brilliant and bold B-ko are about to enter summer break from school, and it just so happens the alien ship is open for business. When a free meal turns into a sob story about how the aliens just want to go home, will it be A-ko or B-ko who can get the ship into orbit again?
Project A-Ko 3: Cinderella RhapsodyProject A-Ko 3: Cinderella Rhapsody · 1988
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A-ko and B-ko's pursuit of a handsome Coke-loving, motorcycle-ruding stud named Kay has a wrench thrown in when C-ko grows very jealous of him. Meanwhile, the aliens' ship floating in the bay is about to turn into the ultimate nightspot. Good luck with that, catastrophe always occurs when the three 'Ko's get together.
Project A-Ko 4: FinalProject A-Ko 4: Final · 1989
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A-ko and B-ko are fighting as usual, as C-ko watches from the sidelines feeling neglected by both. Ayumi-sensei has been behaving strangely lately. She's wearing a heart-shaped crystal with a hexagram inside, and is chanting mysterious prayers in private. At the ruins of an ancient civilization, an archaeologist spies a hexagram among the hieroglyphics. Deep in outer space, an alien fleet is on a course for Earth, and its flagship bears the same hexagram shape.
Project A-Ko Versus Battle 1: Grey SideProject A-Ko Versus Battle 1: Grey Side · 1990
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Project A-Ko Versus Battle 2: Blue SideProject A-Ko Versus Battle 2: Blue Side · 1990
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★ 3.51990
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It will take a lot of strength to slay a three-headed dragon, perhaps more than A-ko, B-ko and Maruten can muster. As these intrepid souls invade a space station ruled by their nemesis, they encounter star pirates, hidden explosives, seductive spirits, and female warriors with no discernible loyalties. And, of course, that fire-breathing beast with football field-size wings and a trio of mouths -- each brandishing saber-length teeth!

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