is a Japanesemanga series by Chikako Urano. It also became the first televised female sports anime series in the sh?jo category.
The anime is an adaptation of Chikako Urano's 1968 volleyball manga serialized in Weekly Maragaret Magazine under the same name[1]. Chikako was considered one of the founders of sh?jo anime[2]. And the series was introduced not only to push the older female manga fan base (as opposed to the significantly younger audience for magical girl series such as Sally, the Witch) into the anime mainstream, but also capitalizes on the boom of the gold medal Japanese women's volleyball team in the 1964 Olympics[3]. The show did stand out in an era dominated by sh?nen adventures and sci-fi anime, and was well received in the anime-friendly television markets of France (as "Les Attaquantes"), Germany (where it was retitled as "Mila Superstar" where Kozue was renamed to Mila) and Italy, (where it was retitled in first emission as "Quella Magnifica Dozzina" and in second emission as "Mimě e la nazionale di pallavolo" where Kozue was renamed to Mimě). The name Mila came from the immensely popular Italian version of 1984's Attacker You!, in which the main character, You Hazuki, was renamed Mila.
A direct sequel was also released in manga format called Shin Attack No.1 (New Attack No.1) in 1976, but it was short lived. The sequel was later redrawn between 2004 and 2005 in a new style by Kanon Ozawa.
The story is about Kozue Ayuhara, a girl who transferred to Fujimi College and tried out for the school volleyball team. She develops a friendship with her teammate Midori Hayakawa, and her talents impress coach Hong? more and more each day.
Though she showcases extraordinary volleyball skills, she makes enemies with Yoshimura, the star of the current team.
Kozue discovers that being at the top would bring stress, incompatibilities and other dilemmas into her life.
Her high expectations of becoming the best volleyball player in the school, Japan and eventually the world, set the tone for the drama to follow.
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