It has been announced that an exhibition commemorating the 40th anniversary of the broadcast of the TV anime "Dirty Pair" will be held, titled "TV Anime 'Dirty Pair' 40th Anniversary Exhibition." The exhibition will be held at Kitasenju Marui (Adachi Ward, Tokyo) from October 10th to November 3rd, and will display valuable production materials such as original plans, rough sketches, setting drawings, and original drawings from the "Dirty Pair" and "Dirty Pair FLASH" series. The certificate and prize for the Seiun Award that the original novel won in 1980 will also be on display for the first time. The key visual for the exhibition, drawn by character designer Tsukasa Doki, has also been made public.
"Dirty Pair" is based on a popular science fiction novel by Haruka Takachiho. It was broadcast in 1985 and was a pioneer of "anime for boys with a female protagonist" and "mecha and beautiful girls."
They also produced "Dirty Pair's Big Battle: The Mystery of Norlandia", "Dirty Pair: From Lovely Angel With Love", "Dirty Pair: The Movie", "Dirty Pair (OVA series)", "Dirty Pair: Flight 005 of the Plot", etc. In 1994, they welcomed a new designer and produced the "Dirty Pair FLASH" series as an OVA (original video animation) with renewed character and mecha settings.