Here's today's anime terminology lesson: "fan service" refers to those shots designed to entice or excite the viewer, most often featuring female anatomy and/or undergarments. While many anime titles sport varying degrees of titillation, Plastic Little: The Adventures of Captain Tita has so much that one of the disc's bonus features is, believe it or not, a "Jiggle Counter." Here, Tita ( suggestive name, yes?), the plucky teenage captain of the Cha Cha Maru (a "pet shop hunter" spaceship that captures animals), rescues the beautiful Elysse from goons sent by the evil Guizel, who killed her scientist father and seeks the password to activate a new gravity weapon. In turn, Guizel attacks Tita, and she and her loyal crew fight back with an improbably well-armed ship and lots of luck. Guess who wins? Boasting good animation and a solid English dub (a subtitled Japanese track is also available), Plastic Little's story is diverting and high-spirited, but also formulaic and ridiculous. Rated 17-up for a lengthy nude bathing sequence, with Tita and Elysse's breasts and buttocks in full view, this is ultimately another non-essential disc in ADV's "Essential Anime Collection." Not a necessary purchase. Aud: P. (S. Raiteri)
Plastic Little: The Adventures of Captain Tita
(1994) 50 min. DVD: $19.99. ADV Films (avail. from most distributors). Color cover. ISBN: 1-57813-816-7. Volume 19, Issue 4
Plastic Little: The Adventures of Captain Tita
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