Dirty Pair Omnibus

by Haruka Takachiho, Hisao Tamaki (Illustrator)

Kei and Yuri, known as the Lovely Angels -- or the notorious Dirty Pair, depending on who you ask -- work as "trouble consultants" for the galactic Worlds Welfare and Works Association (WWWA). But in their pursuit of space-wide justice, they cause space-wide disaster! The chaotic (and strangely successful) exploits of these interstellar agents have charmed audiences since their debut in 1980. For the first time ever, this manga adventure for the iconic pair–created in Japan as a retelling of the first light novel -- will be available in English, contained entirely in one omnibus!

Genres: Manga, Science Fiction, Comics

396 pages, Kindle Edition

Published December 17, 2019

About the author

高千穂 遙

Reviews

[Dan · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is going to be a short one. The Dirty Pair omnibus is a boobalicious good time of boobs, violence, boobs, innuendo, and boobs. I'm exaggerating on the boobage a bit. Unlike some recent manga I've read, the art was clear and easy to follow and the stories had some charm to them at times. There was an uncomfortable rapey bit that went on for 20 pages, though. The time loop story was easily my favorite. 3.5 out of 5.

[David · Rating 4 out of 5]

In the 22nd century, Kei and Yuri are trouble consultants for the World Welfare Works Association. They travel from planet to planet solving mysteries, but have a reputation of causing considerable collateral damage wherever they go. This newly-translated manga is a retelling of Haruka Takachiho's first two light novels in the series, which I've also read. There's also a short story about Kei and Yuri being hired to retrieve a probe from around the black hole, Cygnus X-1. This was actually my favorite story in the book. Overall, the art is nicely done. I especially like Hisao Tamaki's version of Mughi, Kei and Yuri's cat-like alien assistant. That said, the artist does tend to enhance and emphasize elements of women's anatomy that tend to be more on the "teen boy fantasy" than "natural" end of the spectrum, but that's apparent from the cover.

[Jim · Rating 2 out of 5]

typical manga w/naked breasts, the one flat chested girl in the book is, of course, the scientist and wears glasses. the dirty pair get esp every time they couple and orgasm.

and because that isn't enough sex, there is a graphic twenty page rape scene of a young white woman, complete w/chain around her neck and large fat slobbering men. But, she gets her revenge after escaping and getting breast implants to size 60 DDDDD. take that bad men!

so why two stars instead of one? because i loved the premise - two do-gooders working for a federal agency that in the process of making everything right, screw-up every time. if they'd been wearing clothes and kept them on and given a one paragraph backstory instead of page after page of fear and torture i'd probably given it four stars. this was manga in the style or richard corben,

[Michael · Rating 3 out of 5]

Tough rating here. I've been a fan of Dirty Pair series, especially the anime since I was a teenager. The stories in this book are written well by Haruka Takachiho the original creator, and it features that classic Dirty Pair humor. I just wasn't a huge fan of Hisao Tamaki's character designs for Kei and Yuri, and the ridiculous proportions he gave the girls. It was a huge departure from the original character designs and was quite a bit off-putting.

This is another of those times I wish Goodreads had a .5 rating system, and a 4 star review is just too high for this manga, so it's getting a 3 from me.

[Joe Kerr · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is simply fantastic!

I've never read anything about The Dirty Pair before. I never 3ven had heard of them, until this omnibus appeared as a recommendation on Amazon. I'm really glad that I decided to get it. It was a lot of fun. And the 2 protagonists are super top heavy, & super cute. Lots of eye candy, to be sure. After taking over the Green Midget Cafe in Bromley, the Vikings... uh, I mean, after saving the day every time, the girls get no respect. Anywho, if you like cute girls with big chests & like fighting, shootouts, & outer space excitement, then get this manga! Art, excellent. Dialogue, pretty good. Characters, likeable, loveable, adorable. Such a fun read!

[Ash Douthart · Rating 2 out of 5]

I really enjoyed the first 3/4 of this book, it felt very tank girl meets cowboy bebop in a great way and I’d give the first 3/4 of this book a 3.5. The last quarter I really really did not enjoy. There is a very long and graphic rape revenge story flashback that serves no purpose whatsoever and is very uncomfortable to read, the ending was very disappointing and felt super rushed with no real conclusion to any of the characters story in that arc. Having seen some of the original anime and enjoyed it I’ll probably go back and read the original series still, which I’ve only heard good things about, but I can’t really say I recommend this one unfortunately.

[J. Finney · Rating 3 out of 5]

The are is serviceable enough and the story is fun, but this interpretation of the original pulp novel lacks the charm of the 1980s anime series. Is this manga work reading? Absolutely. If you're a fan of The Dirty Pair...sorry, The Lovely Angels...it is well worth an afternoon of your time. If you're new to the characters, not so much.

[Jared Ball · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Dirty Pair Omnibus is a must have for fans of the 80's anime series. What you get is two stories over the course of 390 pages. Gorgeous art mixed with the sci-fi girls with guns solving cases story lines make for a fast compelling read.

[Nik Havert · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's a fun read, and full of gorgeous art, but the last of the stories is so so expansive that I had no idea what the hell was going on by the end of it, why the main characters were doing what they were hired to do, or why the villain was doing villainous things.

[Jack · Rating 2 out of 5]

Read the first volume of this by mistake because I forgot that this was originally a light novel and not a manga. Given that this is an adaptation of the first book, I guess I saved myself the trouble and can just skip the light novel altogether.

[Neil Carey · Rating 4 out of 5]

I found this via the American work done by Adam Warren. A funnybook heaven of hot women and action sequences that'd probably make any director's brain explode like a cheap, exploding brain

[David Doel · Rating 3 out of 5]

somewhere between 2 stars and 3 stars, so I gave it the benefit of a doubt. The story is there and fair; I didn't particularly appreciate the art work.

[Ben Pirrie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Classic Lovely Angel madness, I was not expecting the actual nudity though.