''Grrl Power'', known in Japan as is an independent produced original video animation by Akitaro Daichi. The

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was released simultaneously in Japan and North America on June 10, 2004. It was licensed 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 ''

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'' the leader of the group. She is the most energetic. * Umi is child very much like a business woman. Specializing in beauty and planning, she believes money can solve everything. * 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

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, which is authentically recreated in the anime. * Riku is a student who refuses to go to school. He seems somewhat pompous, and is quite ignorant.

Reception

The series received an Excellence Award for animation at the 2004

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References

External links

* * 2004 anime OVAs ADV Films Japanese animated short films Anime with original screenplays Comedy anime and manga 2004 films {{short-animation-film-stub