Grrl Power

Grrl Power
まかせてイルか! (Makasete Iruka)
Genre	Comedy
Original video animation
Directed by	Akitaro Daichi
Produced by	Akitaro Daichi
Written by	Mamiko Ikeda
Music by	Double Oats Jun Abe Seiji Muto
Studio	CoMix Wave
Released	June 10, 2004

Grrl Power, known in Japan as Makasete Iruka! (まかせてイルか) is an independently produced original video animation by Akitaro Daichi. The animated short film was released simultaneously in Japan and North America on June 10, 2004. This anime was licensed for North America by ADV Films.

Plot

Sora, Umi and Ao are three school-aged girls who will tackle any job: delivering lunches, to doing your homework and cleaning smokestacks, in order to amass enough money to buy a nearby island and make their own country. However, they have encountered their biggest challenge yet: to convince a boy, Rikku, to go back to school when they themselves do not go.

Characters

• Sora is the de facto the leader of the group. She is the most energetic. Voiced by: Ayaka Saito (Japanese), Hilary Haag (English)
• Umi is child very much like a business woman. Specializing in beauty and planning, she believes money can solve everything. Voiced by: Yumi Higashino (Japanese), Luci Christian (English)
• Ao is confident in reaching the ultimate goal of buying the island. She is cutely hilarious and intelligent despite her impaired hearing. She communicates using sign language, which is authentically recreated in the anime. Voiced by: Kaori Nazuka (Japanese), Monica Rial (English)
• Riku is a student who refuses to go to school. He seems somewhat pompous, and is quite ignorant. Voiced by: Kaori Shimizu (Japanese), Tiffany Grant (English)

Reception

Grrl Power received an Excellence Award for animation at the 2004 Japan Media Arts Festival.

External links

• Grrl Power at IMDb
• Grrl Power (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia