As the film starts, the girls are investigating a smuggling ring selling Vizorium at exorbitant prices. Vizorium is an incredibly rare mineral that's fundamental to space travel, and the black market is soaring. At the same time, the planet Agerna, known for its Vizorium mining, experiences a rash of attacks from slimy creatures resembling one of H.R. Giger's nightmares. Are the two connected? Kei and Yuri are determined to find out. With the less-than-enthusiastic help of smuggler and small time crook Carson D. Carson, they get to the source of the troubles--a crazed scientist determined to bring a dormant species of creatures to life or die trying. Will they succeed in stopping the lunatic's plan? If everything around them blows up anyway, does it really matter?

The Dirty Pair have a long and convoluted history. Originally created in novella form by author Takachiho Haruka, the female agents of the 3WA law enforcement team were animated by the Sunrise production team in 1983, making a cameo appearance in the CRUSHER JOE film. Kei and Yuri made the big time with a TV series in 1985, but their show was cancelled 24 episodes into its 26-episode season. Despite the setback, the Lovely Angels retained their popularity, eventually spawning a series of OVAs, a 1987 film (PROJECT EDEN, which I'm writing about today), and a "cuter" version years later called DIRTY PAIR FLASH. The escapades of these interstellar scantily clad women with attitude have varied over the years and their personalities have undergone transitions, which explains why I've never bothered to see much of DIRTY PAIR FLASH. I really have no interest in that project, which offers what I've experienced to be a silly reinterpretation of a couple of my favorite anime characters. However, the original incarnation of the DIRTY PAIR is something to behold, and PROJECT EDEN is one of their better entries. Although the film is not their best adventure, it's still a smile-inducing spell with the fiery duo.

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