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Hyper Doll
	Cover of US DVD release of Hyper Doll
楽勝!ハイパードール; (Rakushou! Haipā Dōru)
Genre	Action, Comedy
Manga
Written by	Shimpei Itoh
Published by	Tokuma Shoten
Magazine	Shōnen Captain
Demographic	Shōnen
Original run	January 1995 – September 1997
Volumes	5
Original video animation
Directed by	Makoto Moriwaki
Written by	Ryou Motohira
Music by	Takayuki Negishi
Studio	Triangle Staff
Licensed by	NA: Geneon USA;
Released	September 25, 1995 – November 25, 1995
Episodes	2

Hyper Doll (楽勝!ハイパードール, Rakushou! Hāipa Dōru) is a Japanese manga series by Shimpei Itoh. It was adapted into a two episode OVA by Triangle Staff between September 25, 1995 and November 25, 1995. The story is about two alien androids that are sent from space to defend the Earth. An English-dubbed version of the OVA was later released in the US by Pioneer Entertainment (later Geneon) in VHS & LaserDisc format in two volumes, each containing a single episode, between March 26, 1996 and June 18, 1996. The OVA series was released on DVD in Japan on October 23, 1998 and in the US on November 21, 2000.

Plot

Mew and Mica, two spacey alien androids, pose as cute high school students to conceal their identities as the most undependable dynamic duo ever sent to defend the Earth. The OVA follows the misadventures of Mew, Mica and their reluctant friend, Akai.

Characters

Mew Fumizuki: Hyper Doll Mew, has short blue hair and is quieter and more laid back than Mica.

Mica Minazuki: Hyper Doll Mica has long red hair and is more outgoing.

Hideo Akai: Classmate of Mew and Mica who knows the secret identities of the Hyper Dolls. Slightly afraid of them, due to them threatening to twist his head off.

Shouko Aida: Another classmate of Mew and Mica's. Constantly attempting to find the identities of the Hyper Dolls. May have a crush on Akai.

Detective Toudou: Local police officer who is in over his head when facing super-powered threats to the city. An unashamed fan of the Dolls.

Commander: The Hyper Dolls' commander who sent them to defend the Earth. He is very slug-like in appearance and appears on various foods in holographic form.

Cast

*Hyper Doll* cast
Role	Japanese^[1]	English^[1]
Role	Japanese^[1]	Animaze (1996)
Narrator	Michihiko Hagi	Jonathan Cook
Mew Minazuki	Mayumi Iidzuka	Heidi Lenhart
Mica Minazuki	Yukana Nogami	Julie Ann Taylor
Hideo Akai	Mitsuaki Madono	Jonathan Fahn
Shouko Aida	Yuri Shiratori	Bridget Hoffman
Dr. Zaiclit	Seizou Katou	Milton Jamin
The Commander	Ritsuo Sawa	Steve Blum
Konishi	Takashi Nagasako	Gary Dubin
Matsushita	Yuuji Ueda	Joe Romersa
Detective Toudou	Ken Yamaguchi	Daran Norris
Kurageman	Kuujira	Richard Cansino
Inagoman	Hidetoshi Nakamura	Kevin Seymour
Mimizuman	Fumihiko Tachiki	Tony Pope
Erika	Megumi Ogata	Dyanne DiRosario

Anime

No.	Title	Original air date	English release date
1	"The Earth, The Earth is in a Bind!" Transliteration: "Chikyū ga Chikyū ga Dai Pinch!" (Japanese: 地球が地球が大ピンチ！)	September 25, 1995 (1995-09-25)	March 26, 1996
2	"Peace on Earth, Love Humans!" Transliteration: "Chi ni wa Heiwa o Hito ni wa Ai o!!" (Japanese: 地には平和を人には愛を！！)	November 25, 1995 (1995-11-25)	June 18, 1996