Maris the Chojo Review

Funny how wrestling keeps sneaking into these mid 80s anime.

Some background first, Maris the Chojo was part of an anthology series of one shot mangas by Rumiko Takahashi called Rumic World. Of the collection, four stories were turned into OVAs.
Mermaid Forest: A horror fantasy revolving round Japan's interpretation of Mermaids.
Laughing Target: A horror in which a jealous demon woman attempts to steal her betrothed from a rival girl.
Fire Tripper: A gas explosion sends a girl to feudal Japan, the ideas were recycled into Inuyasha.
And today's subject Maris the Chojo or Supergal, the Chojo name was to avoid a lawsuit from DC on Western release.
Maris works as a member of the special galactic police force alongside her kitsune partner Murphy (who is Irish for some reason) However Maris is a Thanatosian, a race of humanoids with ridiculous strength six times that of normal humans, (about 5700 Newtons or 1284 Pounds of force) because of this strength, Thanatosians have to wear power restraits, especially as the race's planet was destroyed and all of them are refugees.
Maris used to be a wrestler but struggles with money troubles as she unintentionally destroys everything she touches, not helping her is an alcoholic Dad and a shopping obsessed ditzy Mum who keep mooching money off her.
Maris lucks out when a mission involves saving a kidnapped billionaire playboy but said playboy's kidnapper is a rival Thanatosian wrestler, leading to more trouble.
This should've been handled by the Dirty Pair creator really, mostly because Rumiko Takahashi really sucks at Sci Fi writing, even Urusei Yatsura is far from being a Sci Fi despite Lum and her race being aliens themselves.
Maris has no redeeming features as a character seeing as her calamities are mostly self inflicted, if she were a little more competent her antics would be more palatable.
The OVA isn't outright terrible and there are things that can be salvaged, it's got a decent soundtrack, the story at least makes sense, the lore is sound and Murphy is if Jacksepticeye voiced Rocket Racoon.
Speaking of the dub, it's passable considering how old the dub is.
Final Verdict: A pretty okay anime but it's clear Rumiko Takahashi has no talent for Sci Fi writing, not helped by a piss poor lead character.

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