Plastic Little

Plastic Little is a Seinen Anime created by Satoshi Urushihara and Kinji Yoshimoto at studio KSS. It was published in Japan as a one-shot OVA on the 21st of March, 1994. It was first released in North America on VHS by ADV Films; in 2001 ADV announced that the Anime would be released on to DVD on February 5, 2002.

Later adapted into a single volume Manga released in May 2004, published by Gakken and featured in Comic Nora. The manga continues on the plot of the original OVA.

The story involves Tita Mu Koshigaya, a young woman who captains the ship Cha-Cha Maru, and who collects exotic animals for sale to zoos for profit. The young captain becomes involved in a war of international importance when a young girl that she and the crew take in, her potential Love Interest Elysse Altmodic, is tracked down by a militant force intent on discovering a secret that may serve the deciding factor to the world's future. Both incarnations of the story include an action/adventure plot stimulated with heavy character interaction and much Fan Service as common for a Satoshi Urushihara work.

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Tropes used in Plastic Little include:

• A-Cup Angst: Holy shit, Tita.
• All There in the Manual: Promotional materials explain that the story is set on a Floating Continent in the atmosphere of a gas giant. There are hardly any metals available to the colonists, so everything's made out of plastic synthesized from hydrocarbons in the clouds, hence the title.
• Barbie Doll Anatomy - Nipple And Dimed: Toyed with. The girls' breasts always had their nipples in place (as it befits anything by Satoshi "King of Breasts" Urushihara), but the very few times their crotches were shown there was next to no pubic hair.
• Bi the Way: Tita, who's Tsundere for Nichol but also has some... moments towards Elysse.
• Crash Into Hello: How Elysse meets Tita. She's trying to escape from the enemy in the streets and crashes into Tita who's trying to place her groceries bag in the back of her Cool Bike, then after a brief talk runs off again. Tita is at first rather confused, then the military guys literally step on her and capture Elysse few meters away. Tita sees this and immediately jumps into action: she runs the guys with said bike, getting Elysse in the passenger seat and making a spectacular run for it.
• Distressed Damsel: Poor Elysse.
• Fan Nickname: "Plastic Nipple".
• Fan Service: So, so very much.
• He Knows Too Much: Elysse's dad was murdered because of his knowledge, and Elysse herself is targeted for it too.
• Hospital Hottie: Mei, the Cha-Cha Maru's medic.
• Gainax Bounce: The quintessential example of this trope. The Gainaxing is so overdone that the DVD includes an on-screen "jiggle counter" as a special feature.
• Nosebleed: Nichol gets a big one while spying on Tita and Elysse in the bath.
• Painted-On Pants: Actually, a painted-on jumpsuit that is improbably bulletproof.
• Skinship Grope: Tita, when she discovers that the girl she's rescued is not only younger than her, but several cup sizes larger. Elysse is, understandably, VERY embarrassed.
• Tsundere: Tita, towards Nichol and to a smaller degree Elysse.