Mahō no Princess Minky Momo
| Television series | |
|---|---|
| Original title | 魔法 の プ リ ン セ ス ミ ン キ ー モ モ Mahō no Princess Minky Momo |
| Country of production | Japan |
| original language | Japanese |
| year | 1982 |
| length | 25 minutes |
| Episodes | 63 |
| genre | Magical girl , comedy |
| idea | Takeshi Shudo |
| First broadcast | March 18, 1982 - May 26, 1983 on TV Tokyo |
Maho no Princess Minky Momo ( jap. 魔法のプリンセスミンキーモモ) is an anime - TV series from 1982. The work was in several original video animation continued and a further series.
content
Momo is the princess of the land of Fenarinarsa, the "land of dreams in heaven". The characters from fairy tales and legends live there. But this country is in danger of drifting away from the earth, as the people there forget the fairy tales. The royal couple sends their daughter to earth. There she is staying with a young childless couple and is accompanied by a dog, a monkey and a bird. In everyday life she is a young teenager, but in order to help people with their hopes and dreams, she turns into an adult. This has a job that fits the respective situation. Whenever Momo has made someone happy, a jewel appears in the crown of Fenarinarsa. When twelve jewels have appeared, the land has returned to earth.
analysis
According to Patrick Drazen, the series represents a version of the Japanese story Momotaro in which a boy is sent to Earth by extraterrestrial parents, where he is accompanied by a dog, a monkey and a bird and helps people. The transformation of the character Minky Momo into an adult person represents the desire of young girls to ignore the “you're too young for that” of the elderly.
Production and publication
The series was produced by Ashi Productions in 1982 and directed by Kunihiko Yuyama . The script was written by Takeshi Shudo . The anime aired from March 18, 1982 to May 26, 1983 on TV Tokyo in Japan.
The television series was broadcast several times on French, Spanish and Italian television and was also translated into Arabic.
synchronization
| role | Japanese speaker ( seiyū ) |
|---|---|
| Minky Momo | Mommy Koyama |
| mummy | Mika Doi |
| father | Rokuro Naya |
| Queen of Fenarinarsa | Emiko Tsukada |
| King of Fenarinarsa | Hiroshi Masuoka |
| Mocha | Reiko Kito |
music
The opening credits of the series are Love, Love, Minky Momo , Minky suteki Doriminpa was used for the credits . Both songs were sung by Mami Koyama.
Sequels
The first sequel appeared in Japan on August 3, 1985, the OVA Mahō no Princess Minky Momo: Yume no Naka no Rondo . The 81-minute film was directed by Hiroshi Watanabe . The OVA was released in 1987 in English on VHS cassette.
1991 followed with Maho no Princess Minky Momo: Yume o Dakishimete the second anime television series with 62 episodes, which was broadcast on Nippon Television .
In May 1993 another OVA with a running time of 40 minutes appeared in Japan under the title Minky Momo in Yume ni Kakeru Hashi . June 1994 followed the 30-minute Minky Momo in Tabidachi no Eki by director Kunihiko Yuyama.
In February 2009 Production Reed , as Ashi Productions is now called, announced that they were working on a new Minky Momo project.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Patrick Drazen: Anime Explosion! - The What? Why? & Wow! of Japanese Animation p. 43 f. Stone Bridge Press, 2002.
- ^ Trish Ledoux and Doug Ranney: The Complete Anime Guide p. 126. Tiger Mountain Press, Issaquah (Washington), 1995
- ^ Reed Reveals New Minky Momo Magical Girl Project. Anime News Network , February 16, 2009, accessed April 13, 2009 .
Web links
- Official Production Reed website for the series (Japanese)
- Anime News Network about the anime (English)
- Maho no Princess Minky Momo in the Internet Movie Database (English)