27 minSeason 1 • Episode 16
LatestA felon sprung out of prison transport makes a deal with a crime boss to command and pilot an advanced assault mech, but first he wants to borrow the mech to go after Chief Poporo of the 3WA. Soon afterwards, bombs start going off all over the city and the Chief's life is in danger as the mech raids 3WA Headquarters. Kei and Yuri try to protect him, but what complicates things even more is that the Chief's daughter is at the office for a visit.
Kei and Yuri were originally junior auxiliary agents in the Worlds Works and Welfare Agency (W.W.W.A. or 3WA for short) when the two were paired together under the codename "Lovely Angels." Kei was coming off her fourth probation for something she had done, and Yuri's dating exploits were common knowledge, not to mention the two had an instant dislike for each other when they met. At first, Kei and Yuri refused to work with each other, and Kei even resigned from the 3WA. Afterwards, the two continued to work together, although they earned their nickname, "the Dirty Pair" because of all the collateral damage the two (unintentionally) cause in the completion of their cases. And even though the two now get along with one another, they continue to bicker and complain to each other.
Production
That 1994 OVA budget hitting different — fluid animation, detailed explosions.
Costume
The iconic red outfits designed to cause maximum collateral thirst.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Dirty Pair Flash rebooted the 1985 original with younger, more volatile leads specifically to appeal to 1990s otaku demographics — the 'Flash' suffix indicates this timeline reset.
Rica Matsumoto (Kei) would later voice Satoshi/Ash in Pokémon — meaning she went from destroying planets to catching them all.
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