Hit wo Nerae!

Infobox animanga/Header
name = Hit wo Nerae!


caption = Mitsuki Ikuta
ja_name = ヒットをねらえ!
ja_name_trans =
genre = HaremInfobox animanga/Anime
title =
director = Takeo Takahashi
studio = flagicon|Japan m.o.e.

network = flagicon|Japan Sun TV, TV Kanagawa
first = March 8 2004
last = April 26 2004
episodes = 8

nihongo|"Hit wo Nerae!"|ヒットをねらえ!|Hitto o Nerae!, also known as "Smash Hit!", is an anime series by director Takeo Takahashi. The anime is 8 episodes long. Each episode is about 13 minutes.

It is a prequel to "Love Love?".

Plot Summary

Mitsuki Ikita works for the Houchiku Corporation, making movies and has had plenty of experience with working with R-rated films. Originally she had planned to work on the new R-rated, third instalment detective genre film, "The Rowdy Detective", however it is canceled and she suddenly finds herself chosen to be the assistant producer of a new film - but it's a "hero movie" (a genre generally considered childish). Determined to succeed, regardless, she takes on the job. She is later promoted to the role of main producer when the original main producer decides to take a break. Throughout the production of the film, she tries to prevent erotic themes of the five actors from being filmed.

Character Description

;Mitsuki IkitaShe is a 25 year old, but to all who know her, she is perceived as being a very infantile woman, still wearing childish fashions but also due to her height at 146cm tall. A fan of the detective movie genre who has had plenty of experience with working with R-rated films. She is the producer of "Super Transforming Cosmopolitan Prayers" (CosPrayers) kids TV show. She hates Kurume Kenjirou and refers to him as Dracula. She is also Yayoi's senpai (senior).

;Kurume Kenjirou (Dracula, according to Ikita)A producer for the Houchiku Movie Stock Corporation. He was originally intended to be the producer for the new film but decides to take a break. Throughout he watches Ikita's failures and makes comments about them and as a result, he is hated by Ikita but does not know of it.

;Naoto Ooizumi (Grade 12) - Main protagonist of sequel; LOVE♥LOVE?He is 17 years old. Naoto is the script writer of the movie called "Super Transforming Cosmopolitan Prayers" (CosPrayers) kids TV show, and works closely with Ikita.

;Natsumi Yagami (Grade 12)She is 17 years old. She plays Miko Red Rayer (Koto Hoshino) on "Super Transforming Cosmopolitan Prayers" (CosPrayers) kids TV show, whom is the main heroine of the story.

;Youko Katsugari (Grade 12)She is 17 years old. She is the rival of Yagami. She plays Sister Blue Rayer (Koto Scarlet) on "Super Transforming Cosmopolitan Prayers" (CosPrayers) kids TV show.

;Jougasaki Hikaru (Grade 9)She is 14 years old. She plays Sari Yellow Rayer (Priscilla) on "Super Transforming Cosmopolitan Prayers" (CosPrayers) kids TV show.

;Inamura Sayaka (Grade 9)She is 14 years old. She plays Rabian Pink/Purple Rayer (Remy) on "Super Transforming Cosmopolitan Prayers" (CosPrayers) kids TV show. She can imitate the voice of many people but never acts her age.

;Hayasaka Miku (Grade 6)She is 11 years old. She plays Dian Green Rayer (Dian Iko) on "Super Transforming Cosmopolitan Prayers" (CosPrayers) kids TV show.

;Takahashi RyuunosukeThe original assistant supervisor of the filming. He is promoted to supervisor by Ikita in the early stages of film production and works closely with Ikita.

;Tanigawa YayoiShe replaces Ikita's role of being assistant producer. She is respectful of Ikita as Ikita is her senpai (senoir).

;Ikita's little brotherA young lad still in grade school plays repetitive pranks on his older sister Ikita by fliping up her skirt to find childish printed panties to let the public see how childish she is and ridicule her. However in the 4th and last special OVA episode he pulls the prank on Ikita expecting again to find childish printed panties, but instead finds her wearing a pair of purple adult panties. This results in him being pursued quite comically.

List of episodes

There were also 4 other special OVA episodes released.

Music

;Ending Theme:
Todoketai Yume - by Ayano Ahane

ee also

"Cho Henshin CosPrayers" - related series

External links

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