The anime classic you love, deconstructed by the chaos gremlins who made it.
A promotional video showcasing behind-the-scenes footage of the film "Project A-Ko", complete with interviews with the film's cast and crew.
Production
Rare 1986 studio footage that feels illegally intimate.
Sound
Joey Carbone and Richie Zito explaining their bonkers soundtrack choices.
Director
Yuri Ikeda
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This promo represents peak 1980s Japan-America entertainment crossover, when anime studios desperately courted Western markets with original soundtracks. The musicians interviewed were part of that manufactured 'international appeal' strategy.
Project A-Ko's actual production was notoriously rushed—these interviews were filmed during a rare breathing room between deadline panics, which is why some staff look slightly less dead inside than you'd expect.
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