Hit wo Nerae!
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, also known as Smash Hit!, is an anime series by director Takeo Takahashi
. The anime is 8 episodes long. Each episode is about 13 minutes.
It is a prequel
to LOVE♥LOVE?.
Ikita is 25 years old, but all who know here think of her as being a very infantile woman, partially due to her wearing childish fashions, but also due to her short stature (only 146 cm tall.) She is a fan of the detective movie genre, and has had plenty of experience working with R-rated films. She is the producer of "Super Transforming Cosmopolitan Prayers
" (CosPrayers) a children's TV show. She hates Kurume Kenjirou, referring to him as Dracula. She is also Yayoi's senpai (senior).
Kurume Kenjirou (Dracula, according to Ikita)
Kenjirou is a producer for the Houchiku Movie Stock Corporation. He was originally intended to be the producer for the new film but decides to take a break. He watches Ikita's failures and comments on them throughout. As a result, Ikita hates him, but he is not aware of this fact.
Naoto Ohizumi (Grade 12) - Main protagonist of the sequel
LOVE♥LOVE?
Ohizumi is 17 years old. He is the script writer of CosPrayers, and works closely with Ikita.
Natsumi Yagami (Grade 12)
Yagami is 17 years old. She plays Miko Red Rayer (Koto Hoshino), the main heroine of CosPrayers.
Youko Katsugari (Grade 12)
Katsugari is 17 years old. She is the rival of Yagami. She plays Sister Blue Rayer (Koto Scarlet) on CosPrayers.
Jougasaki Hikaru (Grade 9)
Hikaru is 14 years old. She plays Sari Yellow Rayer (Priscilla) on CosPrayers.
Inamura Sayaka (Grade 9)
Sayaka is 14 years old. She plays Rabian Pink/Purple Rayer (Remy) on CosPrayers. She can imitate others voices. She acts childish, sometimes lifting the skirts of her fellow cast members to reveal their panties.
Hayasaka Miku (Grade 6)
Miku is 11 years old. She plays Dian Green Rayer (Dian Iko) on CosPrayers.
Takahashi Ryuunosuke
Ryuunosuke is the original assistant supervisor of the filming. He is promoted to supervisor by Ikita in the early stages of film production and works closely with Ikita.
Tanigawa Yayoi
Yayoi replaces Ikita's role of being assistant producer. She is respectful of Ikita as Ikita is her senpai (senior).
Ikita's little brother
A young boy still in grade school, he plays repetitive pranks on his older sister Ikita by fliping up her skirt to reveal her printed panties to let the public see how childish she is and ridicule her. In the 4th and last special OVA episode he pulls the prank on Ikita expecting again to find childish printed panties, but instead finds her wearing a pair of purple adult panties. This results in him being pursued quite comically.
There were also 4 other special OVA episodes released, one for every two TV episodes produced:
Hit Wo Nerae!
- by Mamiko Noto
Ending Theme:
Todoketai Yume - by Ayano Ahane
Takeo Takahashi
is a Japanese anime director, but has also been involved in drafting storyboards and providing key animation for anime.-Anime involved with:*Aki Sora: Director*Can Can Bunny: Key Animation*Elle: Character Design, Art director...
. The anime is 8 episodes long. Each episode is about 13 minutes.
It is a prequel
Prequel
A prequel is a work that supplements a previously completed one, and has an earlier time setting.The widely recognized term was a 20th-century neologism, and a portmanteau from pre- and sequel...
to LOVE♥LOVE?.
Plot summary
Mitsuki Ikita works for the Houchiku Corporation. She is a movie producer with a good deal of experience producing R-rated films. She was planning to work on the third installment of the detective genre film, "The Rowdy Detective". The film is canceled, and she suddenly finds herself chosen to be the assistant producer of a new film. This new film is a "hero movie" (a genre generally considered to be childish). She is determined to succeed in spite of this, so she takes on the job. She is later promoted to the role of main producer when the original main producer decides to take a break. Throughout the production of the film, she tries to prevent erotic themes of the five actors from being filmed.Characters
Mitsuki IkitaIkita is 25 years old, but all who know here think of her as being a very infantile woman, partially due to her wearing childish fashions, but also due to her short stature (only 146 cm tall.) She is a fan of the detective movie genre, and has had plenty of experience working with R-rated films. She is the producer of "Super Transforming Cosmopolitan Prayers
Cho Henshin CosPrayers
is an eight episode anime series that aired in early 2004. It was co-produced by Masters of Entertainment, Imagin, and Studio Live. It is closely related to the anime Love Love? and Hit o Nerae!.-Plot:...
" (CosPrayers) a children's TV show. She hates Kurume Kenjirou, referring to him as Dracula. She is also Yayoi's senpai (senior).
Kurume Kenjirou (Dracula, according to Ikita)
Kenjirou is a producer for the Houchiku Movie Stock Corporation. He was originally intended to be the producer for the new film but decides to take a break. He watches Ikita's failures and comments on them throughout. As a result, Ikita hates him, but he is not aware of this fact.
Naoto Ohizumi (Grade 12) - Main protagonist of the sequel
Sequel
A sequel is a narrative, documental, or other work of literature, film, theatre, or music that continues the story of or expands upon issues presented in some previous work...
LOVE♥LOVE?
Ohizumi is 17 years old. He is the script writer of CosPrayers, and works closely with Ikita.
Natsumi Yagami (Grade 12)
Yagami is 17 years old. She plays Miko Red Rayer (Koto Hoshino), the main heroine of CosPrayers.
Youko Katsugari (Grade 12)
Katsugari is 17 years old. She is the rival of Yagami. She plays Sister Blue Rayer (Koto Scarlet) on CosPrayers.
Jougasaki Hikaru (Grade 9)
Hikaru is 14 years old. She plays Sari Yellow Rayer (Priscilla) on CosPrayers.
Inamura Sayaka (Grade 9)
Sayaka is 14 years old. She plays Rabian Pink/Purple Rayer (Remy) on CosPrayers. She can imitate others voices. She acts childish, sometimes lifting the skirts of her fellow cast members to reveal their panties.
Hayasaka Miku (Grade 6)
Miku is 11 years old. She plays Dian Green Rayer (Dian Iko) on CosPrayers.
Takahashi Ryuunosuke
Ryuunosuke is the original assistant supervisor of the filming. He is promoted to supervisor by Ikita in the early stages of film production and works closely with Ikita.
Tanigawa Yayoi
Yayoi replaces Ikita's role of being assistant producer. She is respectful of Ikita as Ikita is her senpai (senior).
Ikita's little brother
A young boy still in grade school, he plays repetitive pranks on his older sister Ikita by fliping up her skirt to reveal her printed panties to let the public see how childish she is and ridicule her. In the 4th and last special OVA episode he pulls the prank on Ikita expecting again to find childish printed panties, but instead finds her wearing a pair of purple adult panties. This results in him being pursued quite comically.
Episodes
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There were also 4 other special OVA episodes released, one for every two TV episodes produced:
| # | | Placement (with and after) | Title | | Original release date |
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Music
Opening Theme:Hit Wo Nerae!
Hit wo Nerae!
, also known as Smash Hit!, is an anime series by director Takeo Takahashi. The anime is 8 episodes long. Each episode is about 13 minutes.It is a prequel to LOVE♥LOVE?.-Plot summary:...
- by Mamiko Noto
Mamiko Noto
is a Japanese voice actress working under Office Osawa. She was born in the city of Kanazawa, Ishikawa, and graduated from Hokuriku Gakuen Senior High School.-Voice:...
Ending Theme:
Todoketai Yume - by Ayano Ahane
Ayano Ahane
Ayano Ahane Ayano Ahane Ayano Ahane (亜波根綾乃, Ahane Ayano (born January 6, 1981 in Okinawa, Japan) is a Japanese singer and songwriter who was active in the 1990s.- Singles :- Albums :- References :...