Sukeban Deka...
Years ago, I picked up Sukeban Deka...
Sukeban Deka is surprisingly good (believe it or not). I used to have the subtitled VHS version and I enjoyed the series so much that I repurchased it on DVD. I also picked up both Sukeban Deka live-action movies. I gave Sukeban Deka a 4 out of 5.
Volume 1
Anime
One flick of her wrist and you're history! If Saki fails this test... ...the next outfit she'll be wearing is a body bag! She survived the streets and the "Big House", but now she's on her most dangerous assignment of all! The last time Saki left school it was to change her school uniform for prison greys, but when the Feds needed someone to infiltrate a ruthless criminal organization that camouflages its activities behind the facade of an exclusive high school, they knew they needed the baddest bad girl of them all! Now Saki's back on the streets for the ultimate final exam, armed with a top secret weapon that only LOOKS like a yo-yo and a license to use whatever force necessary to achieve her goal! With character designs by internationally acclaimed artist Nobuteru Yuki (Battle Angel). Sukeban Deka is an astonishing, thrill-a-minute animated adventure unlike anything you've ever seen before!
Volume 2
It's not the weapon you use, it's how you use it... In Saki's hands, even the most innocent of toys is lethal! A little knowledge is a dangerous thing... ...But for Saki, knowing too much may be fatal! It's not easy being a teenage ex-con, especially one who secretly works for the Feds... because when you get in serious trouble, there's no one who's going to bail you out! When Saki's friend Junko is kidnapped by a teenage crime-lord Remi Mizuchi, it's Saki who gets arrested for the crime. Saki manages to convince the authorities of her innocense but before she can do so, Junko is brutally murdered by another of the villainous Mizuchi sisters. Now Saki's out for revenge and, aided by a lethal case of sibling rivalry, she'll make short work of the Mizuchi sisters. The girl with the killer yo-yo is back and she's deadlier than ever in Sukeban Deka 2!
Movie 1
Live Action
Saki Asamira is a former special police officer going back to school while trying to lead a normal life. But when she uncovers an evil terrorist group that brainwashes teens at a private reform school, she snaps back into action. With the help of her friends and a very deadly yo-yo, Saki tries to end the reign of terror.
Movie 2
Counter Attack of the Kazama Sisters
A young politician has formed an elite security bureau to crack down on juvenile crime. A promising young bureau member, Yui, objects to their methods and resigns. That's because the bureau seems to have much shadier plans: to take over the Japanese government! So now Yui and her sisters must unite to save Japan from a coup d'etat!
Sukeban Deka is surprisingly good (believe it or not). I used to have the subtitled VHS version and I enjoyed the series so much that I repurchased it on DVD. I also picked up both Sukeban Deka live-action movies. I gave Sukeban Deka a 4 out of 5.
