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The Great Adventure of the Dirty Pair (The Dirty Pair #1)
Charged with keeping the peace and investigating crime among the stars, the Worlds Welfare Work Association (WWWA) prides itself on a reputation of safety and regard for life and property. If only someone would tell that to Agents Kei and Yuri, codename "the Lovely Angels," but better known as the Dirty Pair. Part female James Bond and part walking disaster, this...more
Paperback, 251 pages
Published
August 18th 2007
by Dark Horse
(first published August 2007)
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I happened upon the 1985 anime series 'Dirty Pair' recently and fell in love with agents Kei & Yuri & Mugi and their madcap worlds.
So I set about online ordering the translation of the 1979 novel on which it was based, as well as the 1987 series and movies. Pretty much whatever I could get my hands on.
It's very cool. Recommended for boys, primarily, but could be enjoyed by most fans of sci-fi and out-there espionage. The book was slightly more serious and scads more violen...more
So I set about online ordering the translation of the 1979 novel on which it was based, as well as the 1987 series and movies. Pretty much whatever I could get my hands on.
It's very cool. Recommended for boys, primarily, but could be enjoyed by most fans of sci-fi and out-there espionage. The book was slightly more serious and scads more violen...more
This is a fun little translation of a Japanese novel. Granted it's not for everybody, and the intended audience is definately male, but it is a fun romp of science-fiction and action and a great insight to Japanese humor. As a bonus, this book actually consists of two novellas, so it's like getting two books in one!
What I found most interesting were all the side comments from the first-person narrator, Kei. They're very biting, not always professional, full of attitude, and reflecti...more
What I found most interesting were all the side comments from the first-person narrator, Kei. They're very biting, not always professional, full of attitude, and reflecti...more
Probably the least interesting version of the Dirty Pair I have watched/read, which is funny since this is the original, but it's not bad for a pulpy/stupid sf novel.
Seems to have lost a lot in translation. Not nearly as appealing as the animated versions or Adam Warren's rendition. Certainly not as intelligent as Warren's version either.
Kei and Yuri work for the World Wide Welfare Association, a trouble consulting firm that helps local planetary governments throughout the known galaxy of 3000 worlds colonized by humans. In this debut novel Mr Takachiho, the Dirty Pair investigate two different crimes.
Told in first person from Kei's perspective, this is a great collection of two novellas. Expect over the top action, humor, sexy girls, laser gun fights and more. Perfect book for anyone who loves anime, pulp fiction, a...more
Told in first person from Kei's perspective, this is a great collection of two novellas. Expect over the top action, humor, sexy girls, laser gun fights and more. Perfect book for anyone who loves anime, pulp fiction, a...more
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“We flew gracefully between the complicated lattice of trusses like a pair of nymphs. Add our sexy outfits and transparent metallite alloy spacesuits to our naturally good looks, and you can see what I mean, can't you? I was swept with an overwhelming confidence in how beautiful I must look. That's it! It wasn't that we felt things were going too easily. The fact was, we were frustrated that there wasn't anyone around to admire us.”
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