“Middle-school volleyball prodigy Kozue rises to international fame, facing success's dark side: pressure, ego, and envy.”
Attack No.1
アタックNo.1
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Based on your preference for character-driven stories with layered emotional arcs, this title's exploration of identity and belonging would deeply resonate. The pacing mirrors series you've rated highly, and its thematic depth aligns with your appreciation for nuanced storytelling...
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Synopsis
Middle-school volleyball prodigy Kozue rises to international fame, facing success's dark side: pressure, ego, and envy.
Kozue is a middleschool girl and enthusiastic volleyball player. Her dream is to play in the Japanese national volleyball team. During the series she makes it from the school district league up to the Japanese volleyball finals, step by step till the international volleyball championship. But the faster and higher Kozue climbs the career ladder up, the more she gets confronted with the dark side of success: too high expectations, self-conceit and envy are progressing towards serious problems. (Source: ANN)
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↑ 2.20
Running avg · Jan 2011 → Dec 2024
- 10 “I cannot possibly separate my nostalgia goggles from my eyes when talking about Attack No. 1. Or as it was known to me and my fellow German speakers in the 90s, Mila Superstar. Before Sailor Moon,...”
- 7 “Attack No.1 is my second volleyball Anime after Haikyuu!! and my first one where all the players are girls so I was curious to see how they would handle depicting young girls at the time it came...”
- 9 “It was in the early 90s, when TV stations in Germany realized that there was a market for Anime in the west, before that time we only had shows like He-Man or Saber Riders, they were fun to watch...”
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- Format 104 × 24′ eps × min
- Total runtime 41h 36m all episodes
- Aired Dec 1969 – Nov 1971 Winter 1970
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-1408 catalog
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- Fuji TV Producer