A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Premiere:
January 9, 1993
# of Seasons: 1
# of Episodes: 4
Finale:
December 1, 1995
Original Title:
アイドル防衛隊ハミングバード
Alternate Titles:
Humming Bird
Idol Bōeitai Hummingbird
偶像防衛隊
Genres:
Action & Adventure | Animation | Comedy
Production Companies:
Ashi Productions
TOHO
Toshiba EMI
Youmex
Countries:
JP
When the Japanese government puts civilian organizations in charge of the country's air force, some of these companies decide to put their aspiring idol singers behind the controls of their fighter planes. Among these groups of idol singers is Hummingbird, a five-woman team consisting of the Toreishi sisters: Satsuki, Uzuki, Yayoi, Kanna and Miina. During a taping session, video director Kudo sees some potential in these girls and jumps in to help them reach the top of the charts by directing their debut video.
Art Direction:
Chitose Asakura
Character Designer:
Masahide Yanagisawa
Music:
Takeo Miratsu
Original Concept:
Hitoshi Yoshioka
Series Director:
Kiyoshi Murayama
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