Copyright © Takachiho & Studio Nue - Sunrise
English Language version ©1999 A.D. Vision, Inc.

Followup to the previous review in EX 4.4:

DIRTY PAIR is an anime classic: sci-fi action with battle bikinis and lots of stuff blowing up. If anything, it defined anime a decade ago, and it still works today.
As a follow-up to our previous review, volume 2 continues with Kei and Yuri on two different assignments.
This time, "The God's Challenge" brings them to a strongly religious backwater planet. An entire mining town was destroyed, and everyone is convinced it is their God's wrath. Kei and Yuri soon find there is actually substance to the rumors, as they try to piece together who or what this God is.
And on a lighter note and a different world, "But They're Only Children" has young kids of top politicians take over an army research base with a variety of heavy weapons. Coupled with the news that the base was developing a deadly weapon, the Dirty Pair are sent in to end the siege while trying to prevent anyone from being killed.
The quality has remained the same from the previous volume, and is good even put to today's standards. Also, although the original Japanese voices are classic, I found the English dub to be one of the best I've heard this year. My sole complaint is releasing only two episodes per tape for an older series like this.
I enjoyed watching the DIRTY PAIR OVAs a long time past, and this tape brought back good memories. If you found the first volume to be enjoyable, the wait for these two more episodes will not disappoint you.

Released in North America by A.D.V. Films
VHS, 60 minutes
English Dubbed VHSOD/002D $19.98
English Subtitled VHSOD/002S $29.95
Available: July 24, 1999
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