Plot Summary
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The series revolves around the kogal (also known as "gal") subculture in Japan. The title character, Kotobuki Ran (Ran Kotobuki in the English anime: CMX maintains the Japanese standard of family name first, while ADV follows the Western order), is the self-proclaimed "world's greatest gal." As a teenager in Shibuya, she's determined to live out the gal lifestyle for the rest of her life, and she has gained a reputation as the most respected gal in all of Shibuya. However, she comes from a family of police officers - her grandparents, her parents, and her older brother are all officers, and her younger sister is set on following in their footsteps. Ran has other dreams for her future, but as frequently shown, she has acquired the family's sense of justice and spirit. Gals! doesn't always showcase Ran's point of view. It really consists of teenagers who live the same life as regular students and kogals in Japan. There's romance, troubles, drama and insecurities, especially Miyu and Aya's (since they take their relationships much more seriously than Ran). As a result of its reference to this lifestyle, ADV has given the series a 15+ rating, since many Americans unfamiliar with Japanese culture might see the lifestyle, especially the part of it pertaining to "enjo kosai" as nothing more than prostitution, which is illegal in Japan. |
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Super GALS
==Episode List==
#The World's Greatest Gal?Go, Go?Ran Kotobuki
#Shibuya?Thrilling?Great Dragnet
#A Girl's Feelings?Heart Pounding?Red Streak
#Have It??Don't Have It??Luck With Guys?
#Heart?In Pieces?Is It Over With Aya!?
#Pool?Exciting?Junior Detectives!
#Black Shadow?Creeping Up?Targeted Miyu
#Heart?Guilty?Miyu's Past
#Memories?Tearful?Sayo's Been Kidnapped?
#Yuya?Nervous?A Rival Appears!
#Crossing Shibuya?Fun-Fun?Grand Prix
#Promise?Bye-Bye?Kendo Girl
#Super Debutante?Goody-Goody?Ran Kotobuki
#Maki?Shiny New?First Year Gal!
#Revenge?Burning?Snowboard Battle!
#Dappled Sunlight?Sparkling?Romantic Anniversary
#Feelings of Love?Wavering?Aya Confesses!?
#Odaiba?Crackling?Great Final Battle!
#Sun?Sun-Sun?Summer Girl!
#Mami-rin?Dreamy-Eyed?Her First Love
#Certain Victory?Go! Go!?Sports Fest
#School Culture Fest?Para-Para?Meisho Queen
#Tear It Off?Rip, Rip?Teacher's Gold Leaf Exterior
#Off to Machida?The Monkey Leaves?Tatsukichi Gets Dumped!?
#Yamato?Dead Serious?Proposes!?
#Super Cop?Hard-Working?Ran Kotobuki
#Brother?Kichi-kichi?Naokichi Appears!
#Yuya?Crying?Talks About Being a Man
#Mami-rin?Lovey-Dovey?Falls For Yuya
#Bukuro?In Circles?Mystery of the Extension
#Welcome?Exciting?Palm Tree Grand Opening
#Ran-pyon?Irritated?A New Rival!?
#Kasumi?Pissed?The Great Plot for Revenge!
#Aya-ppe?Teary-Eyed?Otohata Syndrome
#Romantic Forecast?Unclear?Otohata then Katase!?
#Hot Springs?Viva Viva?The Gal Incident in the Northern Steam Clouds
#Secret?Revealed?Mami-rin in Danger!
#Heart?Aching?Otohata's Words
#Christmas Eve?Jingle-Jingle?Emergency Bell of Love
#Ran-pyon?Dizzy?Becomes Sayo!?
#Shibuya Soldier?Mystery?Maru-Q Moon
#Taizo?Enthusiastic?Police Training Project!
#Pure Love?Nervous?Rie's Love Tale
#Killed in the Line of Duty?Weeping?Odaiba Shark's Final Day!
#Signs of Love?Various?Valentine's Day
#Clash?Slurp Slurp?Ramen Battle!
#Kasumi?Toasty Warm?Her Dream Coat
#Gal Battle?Fierce?Mami-rin Finished!?
#Heartbreak?Painful?Miyu's Place to Call Home
#Misgivings of the Heart?Stirring?Cold Spring Breeze
#Friendship?Smiles?ID Tags of the Heart
#Goodbye?Ran-ran?The Skies of Shibuya Remain Unchanging