Super Milk Chan: The Movie: Ultimate Mission!

**Super Milk Chan: The Movie: Ultimate Mission!** is a Japanese adult animated action adventure science-fiction surreal comedy parody film made by Geneon Entertainment in Japan, and by Lionsgate and Sentai Filmworks internationally. It was first released on May 19, 2003 in Japan, August 1, 2008 in North America, September 9, 2008 in Europe, and October 29, 2009 elsewhere. As it's based on *Super Milk Chan*, it's plot is similar to its original formula, but is more cinematic in its storytelling. Like the shows, it released two North American English dubs.

## Premise

The movie centers around Milk-chan (now 6 years old), her robotic maid Tetsuko and her drunken pet slug Hanage. Milk-chan's origins are revealed in this story as such: She is part of an advanced extraterrestrial race of human-like warriors known as "Gizmos". She was sent to Earth to test the planet's structure, but ended up living there when she met Tetsuko. Four years later, everything was fine the way it was, with her job as a "superhero", her TV, snacks, and all, but everything changed when she found the Heart of Osirux, a powerful weapon said to give superpowers to anyone that touches it. She learned about her origins and what planet she came from, Frontline, and also learned that a powerful supervillain known as Venomous Erika was out to get her. She met Kitoro, a local from the planet Zybonia, and they set off (with their powers) to defeat Venomous and save the galaxy from total annihilation. Hanage has shape-shifting powers now. The movie also explains how Tetsuko is created back in 1982.

## Cast

* Milk Chan - Mana Ogawa (JP); Hilary Haag (NA)
* Tetsuko - Ayumi Magashi (JP); Monica Rial (NA direct); Marcy Bannor (NA Americanized/Kids)
* Hanage - Brad Pyutt (JP); Ben Pronsky (NA)
* President - Yuichi Nagashima (JP); Mike MacRae (NA)
* Lalo Rezivor (Landlord) - Nobuo Tobita (JP); Rob Mungle (NA)
* Kitoro Umihara - Rica Matsumoto (JP); Veronica Taylor (NA direct); Tom Kenny (NA Americanized/Kids)
* Mrs. Beckman/Bakumon - Kei Ogawa (JP); Alex Borstein (NA)
* Dr. Eyepatch - Nobuo Tobita (JP); Tommy Drake (NA)
* Venomous Erika - Nobuo Tobita (JP); Tommy Drake (NA)
* Robodog - Yuichi Nagashima (JP); David Matranga (NA)
* Robodog 2.0 - Yuichi Nagashima (JP); David Matranga (NA)
* Heart of Osirux - Nobuo Tobita (JP); Manekineko Edoya (NA)
* Officer Fanserve - Masa Kanome (JP); Jeff Bennett (NA)
* Shiya
* Liu
* Carmen
* Hunter
* Miranda Hitori
* Speedy
* Beekeeper
* Leapfrog
* Killer Krow
* Nega Milk Chan
* Krylok

## Reception

The movie was a critical and commercial success. It received postive reviews from critics, fans and audiences for praising the animation, soundtrack, and parodic premise, as well as the directly-translated English dub, while criticizing the suicide and 9/11 jokes and an Americanized English dub. IGN rated it an 8.5, and Metacritic rated it a 9.0.

## International versions

### Censorship

* In South Korea, the part where the Landlord tries to kill himself was removed.
* All Latin American regions removed the bar chase scene.

### Soundtrack

The soundtrack varies by country.

* The bar scene uses "Lady Brown" by Nujabes for the Japanese and the American direct versions. For the Americanized dub and in Canada, they used "Toxic" by Britney Spears.
* The climax scene uses "Makenaide" by Zard for the Japanese and American direct versions, but the Americanized dub and Canada uses "The Touch" by Stan Bush.