Name: Hana no Asuka-gumi! Shin Kabukichō Story
Director: Atsutoshi Umezawa
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Action, Drama
Released: 1987-06-12
Duration: 48 min
Rating: 5
Cast: Hiromi Tsuru, Keiko Toda, Maria Kawamura, Michie Tomizawa, Yuko Mita

Delinquent schoolgirls with hearts of gold? 80s anime said YES and made it iconic.

sukeban swaggerneon-drenched streetsfound family chaos

Overview

Animation Adventure Action Drama

Based on the popular girl's manga Hana no Asukagumi! (The Glorious Asuka Gang!) by Takaguchi Satosumi.

JP Japanese

Content warning

anime shoujo sukeban

Standout Aspects

Score

Synth bangers that slap harder than the fights.

Costume

Sukeban fashion so extra it became legendary.

Best for:Solo·Friends·Rewatch

Heads up:Violence

Director

Atsutoshi Umezawa

ReleasedJun 12, 1987

Runtime48m

StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacefast

Intensityhigh

Tonemixed

Feelmedium

Top Cast

Hiromi Tsuru

Asuka Kuraku

Keiko Toda

Hibari

Maria Kawamura

Hime

Michie Tomizawa

Miko Doumoto

Yuko Mita

Helolin

Eiko Yamada

Kazuga

Mariko Mukai

Asuka's mother

Mika Doi

Hakozaki

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Cultural

The sukeban subgenre peaked in 70s-80s exploitation cinema before gentrifying into shoujo anime—Asuka-gumi! bridged both worlds for younger audiences.

Trivia

Director Atsutoshi Umezawa later directed Sailor Moon SuperS; you can trace his flair for dramatic transformation sequences straight back to Asuka's gang entrances.