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“Sol Bianca” (1990) IMDb

Categorization

Space opera. A relatively serious seinen take on the all-female action motif of Bubblegum Crisis (1987) et al.

Subject

Five women with an advanced pirate ship go looking for a valuable artefact. They’re misinformed.

Commentary

Reasonably realistic soft SF, but marred by gimmicky nomenclature and formulaic plot.

Sequel:

Sol Bianca 2 (1991) IMDb

Categorization	Basically the same.
Subject	The crew is looking for paasha, a catalytic substance of which only 3000 tons are known to exist.
Commentary	Added sexual violence as well as inferior direction and animation kill the charm. There are hints about a serialized plot (Yuri’s identity, Noal, the origin of the ship etc.), but this only lowers the appeal in the absence of a continuation.
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