Burn-Up Excess
Burn-Up Excess is a Japanese anime television series directed by Shinichiro Kimura, animated by Magic Bus, and produced by AIC. It aired from 1997 to 1998 for a total of 13 episodes. Four volumes were released on VHS and DVD in North America by ADV Films. The series is a tongue-in-cheek look at a special operations unit in the Tokyo police force called "Team Warrior", with large amounts of fan service thrown in for good measure, exemplified by the inclusion of ADV's trademarked "Jiggle Counter" on the DVDs along with "Plastic Little". Plot  summary. The story revolves around Rio Kinezono, a buxom member of Team Warrior who consistently overspends her paycheck, but is also a top-flight martial artist and a valuable member of the team. In the field, Rio is usually flanked by Maya Jingu, the green-haired team sniper who appears to have a serious lust for ranged weapons (specifically assault rifles). Their antics are backed up by the inventions of Nanvel Candlestick, the exotic team engineer whose job is to devise and implement special combat and surveillance hardware for the team's use. Lilica Ebett, the sprightly pink-haired girl  who's a computer expert, can pretty much crack into any information system, and Yuji Naruo, a perverted, camera-toting voyeur, always serves as Warrior's drop-operation pilot and driver. Maki Kawasaki, the mysterious, bespectacled superintendent, is charged with commanding Warrior in the field and administering their various missions as they arise. The series chronicles the team members' adventures as they slowly track down a sinister city plot involving the manufacture and distribution of military armaments. It was preceded by the OVA "Burn-Up W", although there are some inconsistencies with several elements, the most notable of which is  the malevolent and calculating Ruby, who seems to be a completely different character altogether in "Burn-Up Excess", despite the two anime being considered canon. Characters. Nanvel's inventions. As the group's electronics expert, Nanvel's job is to design and build machines to help the team achieve its goals. Episode list. Episodes 8 to 12 contain short segments at the end of each episode called "Yiji's Additional Theater", mainly focusing on Yuji's attempts to film the female characters in their underwear.