Project A-ko 3: Cinderella Rhapsody

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Project A-ko 3: Cinderella Rhapsody

プロジェクトA子3 シンデレララプソディ (?)
Genre	Action, Comedy, Science Ficiton, Superpowers
OVA
Directed by	Yuji Moriyama
Studio	Pony Canyon, Soeishinsha, Studio A.P.P.P.
No. of episodes	1
Released	1988

"Cinderella Rhapsody" is the third A-ko movie, and is considered by many as a return to form after the second chapter. It is also shorter in length, and seems to serve as a prelude to "Project A-ko 4: Final."

[edit] Summary

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

The film opens with a stunningly-drawn dream sequence of the adult A-ko, B-ko, and C-ko engaged in a game of pool, which unfortunately has nothing to do with the rest of the storyline.

A-ko gets a part-time job at a fast-food restaurant to earn money to buy new clothes, in hopes of finding a boyfriend and being a "normal" girl for once. There, she (literally) runs into Kei Yuki, a handsome biker, developing an instant crush on him, as does B-ko. C-ko, however, has an instant dislike for him, seeing him as a threat to her friendship with A-ko.

Their battle for the habitually silent Kei culminates in a disastrous "date" at the Alpha Cygnans' Space Hotel, which spurs Graviton City's overenthusiastic Public Works Defense Force into action. The melee comes to an abrupt halt when it is revealed whom Kei truly loves...

[edit] Notes and other trivia

The girls in the adult movie played in the theatre scene were the alter egos of a pop group known as Lemon Angel. They released many albums and adult live action/animated videos during the 80's.

The burger shop employes are caracatures of the J-POP band BaBe. The BaBe members dubbed their own voices in the original japanese version and also performed the ending theme "Get A Chance!"

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