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for a sports anime, it is executed very well, has "cool" character designs, simple yet dynamic animation, an appropriate soundtrack, and healthy mix of action and comedy. Mania.com's Chris
Beveridge similarly noted a light story, copious amount of humor, fairly well defined stereotype characters, and
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coach, Kunimitsu, notices potential within the girl and persuades her to train with him. Ayane hates kickboxing and is very vocal about it, but happens to have a greater potential with the sport and sticks with it. Meanwhile, some of the less-savory teachers from her high school have become aware of
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was produced by
Nikkatsu Corporation and Rikuentai, directed by Takahiro Okao, and written by Isao Shizuya. Originally planned to be six parts, only two episodes of the OVA series were released in Japan on January 21 and April 25, 1997. The anime was licensed in North America by
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is a fun, charming, double episode pilot that like many others of its era, never managed to take off and become a full series. Fun characters and an interesting premise are marginalized by its short length and obnoxious cliches, but for what it's worth, it's a fun ride."
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for VHS on April 7, 1998. The series was released on DVD for the first time on
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a positive review, calling it "loads of fun, not complicated to follow, cute and completes its mission: entertaining the viewer". He noted that although the plot is
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her if they get proof. And if that's not enough, another kickboxer, 21-year-old
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594:November 6,
434:Greg Wolfe
430:Akio Ōtsuka
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308:kickboxing
247:綾音ちゃんハイキック
45:綾音ちゃんハイキック
534:Reception
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319:Media
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