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series that aired in 1977 in Japan. There were 23 episodes aired, each with a runtime of 25 minutes. In Europe, it is also known as ''Smash'' ( French) and ''Mimì e le ragazze della pallavolo'' (

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). It is often mistakenly believed to be a spin-off of the earlier and more popular series '' Attack No. 1'' (1969-1971), due in part to the involvement of several staffers (including directors Kurokawa and Okabe and writer Yamazaki) who had worked on the prior series. It is not an official spin-off, and is more likely to have been inspired by the popularity of ''Attack No. 1''.

Plot summary

The story is about Mimi Hijiiri, a student with just one school year remaining, who decides to revitalize a

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from the death of one of its team members from an accident.

Concept

''Attack on Tomorrow!'' was strictly created as a tribute to the gold medal the Japanese women's volleyball team earned in the 1976

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Staff

* Directed by:

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* Series composition: Eiji Okabe * Screenwriter: Haruya Yamazaki * Produced by: Kôichi Motohashi * Producer: Ryûji Matsudo * Creator: Shiro Jinbo * Music: Nobuyoshi Koshibe * Cast: Mami Koyama (Mimi Hijiri), Kaoru Kurusu (Rouki Sei), Kazue Komiya (Yukari Sugihara), Keiko Yokozawa (Sumie Nishii), Rihoko Yoshida (Asuka Ichijou) etc.

Reaction

Although the show was broadcast in the European market in the 1980s in countries such as

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, the plot and concept were too similar to its predecessor '' Attack No. 1'' and ratings were low. The show ceased production after only 23 episodes.

Trivia

* In the French version "Smash", Mimi is Virginia Tessier. In the Italian dub, she is Mimí Miceri and she is half-Japanese and half Italian. In both languages, most of the other character names were changed as well. ** In the Italian dub, Mimi shares her name with the main character of ''Attack Number 1'' Kozue Ayuhara, known in Italy as Mimí Ayuhara. *

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performed both the opening and ending theme songs in the original Japanese version.

References

External links

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''Attack on Tomorrow!''
on Nippon Animation's website
''Attack on Tomorrow!''
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