Attack on Tomorrow![1] (あしたへアタック！, Ashita e Atakku!) is an anime series that aired in 1977 in Japan. There were 23 episodes aired, each with a runtime of 25 minutes. In Europe, it is also known as Smash (French) and Mimì e le ragazze della pallavolo (Italian).
| Attack on Tomorrow! | |
 Screenshot from the television series Attack on Tomorrow! | |
| あしたへアタック！ (Ashita e Atakku!) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Sports, drama |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Fumio Kurokawa |
| Produced by | Takaji Matsudo |
| Written by | Eiji Okabe |
| Music by | Nobuyoshi Koshibe |
| Studio | Nippon Animation |
| Original network | Fuji Television |
| Original run | April 4, 1977 – September 5, 1977 |
| Episodes | 23 |
It is often mistakenly believed to be a spin-off of the earlier and more popular series Attack No. 1 (1969-1971), due in part to the involvement of several staffers (including directors Kurokawa and Okabe and writer Yamazaki) who had worked on the prior series. It is not an official spin-off, and is more likely to have been inspired by the popularity of Attack No. 1.
Plot summary
editThe story is about Mimi Hijiiri, a student with just one school year remaining, who decides to revitalize a volleyball team low on morale from the death of one of its team members from an accident.
Concept
editAttack on Tomorrow! was strictly created as a tribute to the gold medal the Japanese women's volleyball team earned in the 1976 Olympics.[2][3]
Staff
edit- Directed by: Fumio Kurokawa
- Series composition: Eiji Okabe
- Screenwriter: Haruya Yamazaki
- Produced by: Kôichi Motohashi
- Producer: Ryûji Matsudo
- Creator: Shiro Jinbo
- Music: Nobuyoshi Koshibe
- Cast: Mami Koyama (Mimi Hijiri), Kaoru Kurusu (Rouki Sei), Kazue Komiya (Yukari Sugihara), Keiko Yokozawa (Sumie Nishii), Rihoko Yoshida (Asuka Ichijou) etc.
Reaction
editAlthough the show was broadcast in the European market in the 1980s in countries such as France and Italy, the plot and concept were too similar to its predecessor Attack No. 1 and ratings were low. The show ceased production after only 23 episodes.
Trivia
edit- In the French version "Smash", Mimi is Virginia Tessier. In the Italian dub, she is Mimí Miceri and she is half-Japanese and half Italian. In both languages, most of the other character names were changed as well.
- In the Italian dub, Mimi shares her name with the main character of Attack Number 1 Kozue Ayuhara, know in Italy as Mimí Ayuhara.
- Mitsuko Horie performed both the opening and ending theme songs in the original Japanese version.
References
edit- ^ "あしたへアタック!/リトル・ルルとちっちゃい仲間 音楽集".
- ^ 1976 Olympic Result. "[1]. "1976 Women's Volleyball at Olympics." Retrieved on 2006-11-20.
- ^ Clements, Jonathan. McCarthy Helen. [2006] (2006). The Anime Encyclopedia: Revised & Expanded Edition. Berkeley, CA: Stone Bridge Press. ISBN 978-1-933330-10-5[page needed]
External links
edit- Attack on Tomorrow! (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Attack on Tomorrow! on Nippon Animation's website (in English)
- Attack on Tomorrow! on Nippon Animation's website (in Japanese)