Classic DP Anime Books 1

Dirty Pair Story Book

An introduction to the broadcast TV anime series, particularly for viewers who might not have already been familiar with the Lovely Angels from the 1979-80 print stories; includes reproductions of cel images and descriptions of the characters and story premise, four-page "film digests" for each of episodes 1-5, 7 and 10, numerous model sheets of the Pair, Mughi, Nanmo, and the "Lovely Angel", and the opening and ending title sequences on the inside covers, published 23 September 1985 [Comic Bon-Bon Special #6]
8-1/4 x 10-1/4 inches (21 x 26 cm.), 68 pages, 52 in color; ISBN4-06-102306-3
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Sexy Two : The Art of Dirty Pair (vol 1) and More Sexy Two (vol 2)

Excellent reproductions of cel images from the TV episodes (about 110 in each volume), printed on heavy coated stock; each book is divided into three sections featuring Yuri solo, Kei solo, and the Pair together; many of the images form sequences from the animation; an index in each volume describes which episodes the cels were taken from; the Standard Edition is a paperback with heavy cover and jacket.
published in February and March of 1986
8 x 8 inches (20 x 20 cm.), 96 pages
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Anime Film Comic - Affair of Nolandia

Cel images and word balloons in Japanese, presenting the story of the OAV; published in 1986 by Kindaieiga-sha.
5 x 7-1/4 inches (13 x 18 cm), 160 pages; ISBN4-7648-1327-1

 

Program Book

Program book for a theatrical showing of Vifam, Votoms, and Affair of Nolandia
[click on the image to see some interior spreads]

 

Dirty Pair Cinema Book

Cel images and script in Japanese for the theatrical release Dirty Pair [a/k/a "Project E.D.E.N."], plus numerous other illustrations, information about the seiyuu Shimazu Saeko (Yuri) and Tonguu Kyoko (Kei), interviews with Takachiho and principal members of the animation staff, and more; published in 1987?.
8-1/4 x 11-3/4 inches (21 x 30 cm.), 66 pages

 

Dirty Pair Preview Book

36 Pages in Black & White with model-sheets and more, published in 1985

 

Dirty Pair Review Book

Booklet promoting the broadcast TV series, containing numerous cel images in a four-page presentation of the opening title sequence (along with the lyrics for the "TV size" version of Ru-Ru-Ru Russian Roulette), a twelve-page story digest of the first episode with added descriptions and images, assorted additional images from the early episodes, a centerspread mini-poster, and a small sheet of stickers; staple-bound with a mock-canvas heavy stock cover; published as a supplement to the September 1985 Animage.
8-1/4 x 10 inches [21 x 25 cm.], 32 pages, including covers, in full color

 

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