The Supergal

Despite being a refugee from an extinct planet, having an alcoholic as a father and an airhead for a mother, Maris' biggest problem is that she's a Thanatosian. Considering that Thanatosians are six times stronger than the average Earthling it shouldn't be such a curse, especially in a galaxy where violence is rife. But the accidental destruction she wreaks on everything she touches —even with the exotic alloy restraints she wears— means she's constantly in debt. Every mission she's assigned to by the Inter-Galactic Space Patrol becomes a cash-drain when all the damages are docked from her wage.

But when she's selected to rescue the rich and sexy Kogane Maru it's like a dream come true. After setting him free from the terror of his ruthless kidnapper his eternal gratitude will surely guarantee marriage —and an end to all her financial headaches.

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Maris Main

Koyama, Mami Japanese

Sue Main

Shimamoto, Sumi Japanese

Murphy Main

Yanami, Jouji Japanese

Colonel Supporting

Takiguchi, Junpei Japanese

Koganemaru Supporting

Furukawa, Toshio Japanese

Maris' father Supporting

Kameyama, Sukekiyo Japanese

Katayama, Kazuyoshi Director

Takahashi, Motosuke Director

Takayashiki, Hideo Script

Nitta, Ichirou Theme Song Composition, Theme Song Arrangement

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Nov 12, 2025

Y-MELLY

Recommended

So Maris the Choujo 👧 is an absolutely hilarious 😂 and entertaining sci-fi action comedy from the great Rumiko Takahashi, the same legendary creator behind Urusei Yatsura, Ranma ½, and Inuyasha! 🐱‍👤💥 If you’ve watched any of her works before, you already know what kind of chaotic humor and lovable characters to expect, and this one doesn’t disappoint.

The story follows Maris 👧, a space cop 👮‍♀️🚀 who’s always broke 💸 despite working so hard across the galaxy. The reason? She and her species have super strength 💪 but they end up destroying everything around them accidentally 😅 which means she’s always paying for the damages! ... It’s such a funny and ironic setup that you can’t help but feel sorry for her while still laughing out loud 😂.

One of the funniest moments for me was when Maris 👧 was assigned to save a kidnapped billionaire’s son 💰. She started dreaming about marrying him 💒 and finally escaping her poor life. But when she finally rescued him, the guy just kissed her 😘 then immediately ran off to another girl 👧 and told that girl to marry him instead! 💔🤣 I laughed so hard my stomach started to hurt. The way Maris’s face completely broke down in shock was pure comedy gold 🤯😂.

The anime might be short ⏱️ but it’s full of energy ⚡ humor 😂 and fun characters. The animation quality 🎨 is quite good for its time (1986) and the pacing keeps you entertained from start to finish. It has that nostalgic 80s feel 💾 that makes it even more enjoyable to watch.

If you love Urusei Yatsura or Ranma ½ you’ll absolutely enjoy this one too. It’s chaotic, over-the-top, and filled with that classic Rumiko Takahashi humor 😄.

Overall Maris the Choujo 👧 is a wild ride through space 🚀 full of laughter, action, and heart. It’s one of those hidden gems 💎 from the 80s that deserves more love.

Reviewer’s Rating: 7

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Oct 22, 2023

EL_MUTTO

Mixed Feelings

The best way to describe this OVA is "wasted potential". It has an interesting premise :an ex wrestler who is so strong she needs a brace to fit into society now does work for space police , while out there is eye catching. It is what led me to this OVA in the first place. I wanted to see some people do some WWE type wrestling and did I get that?

Kinda.

My biggest issues with "The Supergal" are two things really: Its length and how it doesn't really dive into the concept that much. Length is the most obvious one.
An OVA for me ... is only a handful of things : one or two really long episodes or a mini 9-12 episode that runs 20-40 minutes.
Supergal isn't.. either. It just feels like stuff is on a speed run of character arcs,jokes, locale and action. After all you can't really do a lot with 20 minutes. I think if this was a bit longer - ideally 6 episodes but I'd probably even take 3 episodes similar to Gunsmith Cats (tbf this is kinda an apples to oranges comparison considering to my knowledge The Supergal doesn't have a manga while Gunsmith does). It would give enough time to give some sort of arc even if simple.

The second issue I have is that it doesn't really dig into its concept alot. What do I mean by this? Well due to the former mentioned length issues it creates this situation where you kinda have to cut down on everything and keep it simple as possible. Maris is meant to be a wrestler as her backstory but we don't really get to see this outside of the end battle. Another gripe i have is really with her design itself. Obviously this is a OVA from the 80s and I know she's from another planet but I have to say this : Maris doesn't look strong. I know , I know this is a silly tangent but it really grind my gears that we see these god like actions performed by "stock body type B". (doesn't help that without her brace,the design is basically a bikini which I'm not surprised is in this but just disappointed in)It removes the suspension of disbelief that this is someone godly. Another thing that kinda goes pretty un explained is her work for this space force.How did we get here? Why do they use Maris ? Who knows , just look at this fight scene . Overall, each character is underdeveloped and even when we get some interesting lore of sorts it passes by too fast as if the OVA is saying "wow that was sure interesting, oh moving on !"

Despite this, I think it has its charm. I have probably seen worse and it's just kinda inoffensive. You could probably just watch this on a Friday night with a group of friends and go for the ride. The actual end fight is nice and I personally enjoyed the humour. Its not badly animated and I think for what its worth Maris is a compelling character- her reasons make sense and I rarely see wrestling of any kind really portrayed. Would I watch this by myself again? No. Did I feel like I wasted my time ? also no.

5.6/10 - Could use more abs.

Reviewer’s Rating: 5

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Dec 27, 2018

matthigh

Not Recommended

One of the lesser-known works from Rumiko Takahashi, whose only real claim to fame is the legal issues with its title.

There's really only two things you need to know about this one-shot story. The main character is really, really poor, mostly due to her own machinations. And the character is really, really strong. That's it. Every single joke is based off of one of those two points. And I mean EVERY joke. As you might expect, it can get really tedious after a while.

Thing is, Takahashi likes to pound ... jokes into the ground. And then pound some more. Supergal is no exception to this. She has created many humor-based anime and manga series over the years, but in a sense it's all just one big series -- because it's the same style of humor and same set of jokes over and over again. You can watch, say, any ten episodes of Urusei Yatsura or Ranma 1/2, and you pretty much don't need to see anything else she's done, because it's all just variations on the same themes, just in different settings.

In fact, if you look at the style of humor in 1986's Supergal, you can see strong echoes of it repeated still three decades later in Rin-ne.

That's not to say that Supergal is awful; it does have its moments. But there's nothing new here, it's all just retreading the same humor all over again.

Reviewer’s Rating: 4

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