The first novel in the Dirty Pair series was a fix-up written by Haruka Takachiho and illustrated by Yoshikazu Yasuhiko, which was later adapted into anime and Manga versions. The first stories were published in the S-F Magazine. The franchise has been published in multiple formats, with eight novels and several shorter stories, a television series, two OVA series, two OVA features, a feature film, a number of graphic novels, and two short Japanese radio series. The Animage Anime Grand Prix prize was won by the television series in 1985. A corporation called the World Welfare Works Association (WWWA or 3WA) helps member systems of the United Galactica (UG) federation deal with various planetary-scale problems, for profit, by sending agents called "trouble consultants" The series focuses on a team of trouble consultants named Kei and Yuri, who have a reputation for leaving a trail of destruction behind them, for which they are known publicly as the "Dirty Pair", a nickname they hate.