8.030 minSeason 1 • Episode 7
LatestDuring her overtime at the office, Aika is suddenly attacked by an agent of Delmo which manages to escape afterwards. Little time after, the building in which Aika is in explodes. Rion and her friends attend a funeral for their friend. With the assistance of Maypia and Gusto, Rion decides to infiltrate the enemy base to avenge the death of Aika.
Aika Sumeragi works as a salvager for hire, but gets caught up in a plot for world domination.
Practical Effects
Pre-digital animation with hand-drawn explosions
Costume
Aika's infamous micro-skirt defies all physics
Direction
Katsuhiko Nishijima's shameless camera angles
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Studio Fantasia animated this after their success with Gunsmith Cats, another panty-shot-heavy action series.
AIKa epitomizes '90s 'ecchi action'—the brief era where anime openly celebrated both female ass-kickers and male gaze before streaming sanitization.
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