Plastic Little: Tita & Elysse animation cel

1 animation cel of Tita & Elysse

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Plastic Little is a 55-minute sci-fi anime original video animation (OVA) released in Japan in 1994. Directed by Kinji Yoshimoto and created by legendary artist Satoshi Urushihara, the story follows 17-year-old pet-hunter ship captain Tita Mu Koshigaya as she rescues a scientist's daughter named Elysse from a corrupt military.

Background and Production

Released as an Original Video Animation (OVA) in Japan.Brought to North America on VHS in July 1994 by ADV Films.Renowned for Satoshi Urushihara's distinct, highly detailed, and glossy 1990s hand-painted art style.Known lightheartedly for featuring a trademarked "Jiggle Counter" on select western home-video releases.

Plot Summary

The Setting: Set on the human colony planet Ietta (or Yietta), which floats above a liquid-gas layer and features a major stabilizing gravity belt.

The Mission: Tita captains the ship Cha-Cha Maru, earning a living by capturing rare, exotic local wildlife for zoos and collectors.

The Conflict: Tita rescues Elysse Aldo Mordish after her scientist father is killed by rogue military forces led by the tyrannical Lord Guizel.

The Climax: Guizel hunts Elysse to access her father's gravity-belt superweapon mechanism, forcing Tita's wildlife-capturing crew to retaliate against an entire military armada.

Main Characters

Tita Mu Koshigaya: The 17-year-old fearless captain of the Cha-Cha Maru.

Elysse Aldo Mordish: A 16-and-a-half-year-old girl holding the security key/code to her late father's creation