Name: The SuperGal
Director: Motosuke Takahashi
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Science Fiction
Released: 1986-05-21
Duration: 50 min
Rating: 5.9
Cast: Toshio Furukawa, Sumi Shimamoto, Sukekiyo Kameyama, Atsuko Mine, Joji Yanami

She could punch a planet in half but can't keep a bank account alive.

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Overview

Animation Comedy Science Fiction

Maris is a freelance bounty hunter/soldier of fortune who just wants to be so rich that she doesn't have to work anymore. Just one slight problem... Maris is from a world of super strong beings, and constantly has to pay for damages she and her parents inflict wherever they go,

JP Japanese

Content warning

anime based on manga

Economic precarityGenerational trauma (literally destructive)The cost of existing

Best for:Solo·Background

Heads up:Violence

Director

Motosuke Takahashi

ReleasedMay 21, 1986

Runtime50m

StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacefast

Intensitymedium

Tonelight

Feellight

Top Cast

Toshio Furukawa

Shuryou Koganemaru (voice)

Sumi Shimamoto

Sue (voice)

Sukekiyo Kameyama

Father (voice)

Atsuko Mine

Mother (voice)

Joji Yanami

Murphy (voice)

Mami Koyama

Maris (voice)

Junpei Takiguchi

Taisa (voice)

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

This was one of the earliest anime OVAs directly created for home video release, part of the explosive 1985-1989 OVA boom that let creators get weird without TV censorship.

Cultural

The 'broke superhero' premise directly satirizes Japan's 1980s economic anxiety—everyone was supposed to be getting rich, but Maris keeps ending up in debt. Sound familiar?