Two teenage disasters solve space crimes. Planets don't survive. They're not sorry.
Season 1 • Episode 24
LatestA door-to-door salesman serial killer is on the loose, and the Dirty Pair are assigned to be a honeypot to catch him.
The semi-coherent adventures of two teenage intergalactic private eyes, Kei and Yuri. Members of Trouble Consultant team 234, their code name is 'Lovely Angels'. However, they're better known – universe-wide, in fact – as the 'Dirty Pair', a moniker they're not fond of. Their arrival at the scene is always a source of hope and dread, since they always solve the case, but wherever they go, something gets destroyed, up to and including entire planets. Luckily for them – but not so much for the universe – there's typically some extenuating circumstances that support their oft-uttered phrase, "It's not our fault".
Costume
Those skintight suits defined 80s anime fashion forever
Writing
Self-aware narration roasting the protagonists constantly
Production
Sunrise animating explosions with suspicious glee
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The 'Dirty Pair' nickname originated from critics mocking their collateral damage—Haruka Takachiho leaned into it, making self-awareness the franchise's signature.
Sunrise's animation team reportedly competed to outdo each other's explosion sequences; episode 10's city destruction required outsourcing to three studios.
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