Magical Princess Minky Momo

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Magical Princess Minky Momo
Minky Momo second series
魔法のプリンセス ミンキー モモ (Mahō no Purinsesu Minkī Momo)
Genre	Magical girl
TV anime
Director	Kunihiko Yuyama
Studio	Ashi Productions
Network	TV Tokyo, Cartoon Network TF1 Rete 4, Italia 1
Original run	18 March 1982 – 26 May 1983
Episodes	63
OVA: Magical Princess Minky Momo La Ronde in my Dream
Director	Hiroshi Watanabe
Studio	Ashi Productions
Episodes	1
Released	1985-07-28
OVA: Magical Princess Minky Momo Hitomi no Seiza Minky Momo SONG Special
Studio	Ashi Productions
Episodes	1
Released	1987-01-21
TV anime: Magical Princess Minky Momo Hold on to Your Dreams
Director	Kunihiko Yuyama
Studio	Ashi Productions
Network	Nippon Television
Original run	2 October 1991 – 23 December 1992
Episodes	62
OVA: Minky Momo The Bridge Over Dreams
Director	Yoshitaka Fujimoto
Studio	Studio Junio
Episodes	1
Released	23 May 1993
OVA: Minky Momo The Station of Your Memories
Director	Kunihiko Yuyama
Studio	Studio Live
Episodes	1
Released	22 June 1994

Magical Princess Minky Momo (魔法のプリンセス ミンキー モモ, Mahō no Purinsesu Minkī Momo^?), also known as Magical Princess Gigi or Gigi (France), is the title of two different magical-girl anime. The first Momo, often called Sora Momo ("Sky Momo"), aired from 1982. The second Momo, often called Umi Momo ("Sea Momo"), aired from 1991. They are the first and the third magical-girl anime created by Ashi Productions, respectively. Each of the two Momos consists of two parts.

Two Momos share the same title, except that the official title of the second part of the second Momo is Magical Princess Minky Momo: Embracing the Dream (魔法のプリンセス ミンキー モモ: 夢を抱きしめて, Mahō no Purinsesu Minkī Momo: Yume o Dakishimete^?).

The protagonist is a magical girl called Minky Momo in both Momos, but they are different persons. (Umi Momo is not a sequel of Sora Momo in an ordinary sense.)

Four OVAs have been released so far: Magical Princess Minky Momo: Yume no naka no Rondo (1985), Magical Princess Minky Momo: Hitomi no Seiza (1987), Minky Momo: Yume ni Kakeru Hashi (1993) and Minky Momo: Tabidachi no Eki (1994). The latter two were not called Magical Princess Minky Momo: ... but just called Minky Momo: ... (She is not a magical girl anymore in those stories.)

Currently the third Momo exists only as manga (Miracle Dream Minky Momo). It is not yet decided but it is possible that there will be the third Momo anime. Takeshi Shudo himself is already talking about how the third Momo should be.^[1]

Contents 1 Plot summary 2 Soundtracks 2.1 Singles 2.2 Albums 2.3 Compilations 3 See also 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Plot summary

Momo is a princess of "Fenarinarsa" (フェナリナーサ, Fenarināsa^?), "the land of dreams in the sky". Fenarinarsa is the dwelling place for fairy tale characters. But it was in danger of disappearing, because people in the earth lost their dreams and hopes. The king and queen of Fenarinarsa sent their daughter Momo to Earth to help them regain their dreams. Momo became the adopted daughter of a young childless couple in the earth, accompanied by three followers with the appearance of a dog (Sindbook), a monkey (Mocha) and a bird (Pipil). On Earth, Momo takes the appearance of a teenaged girl. To help the planet regain it's hopes and dreams, Momo transforms into a super-powered form. Later in the series, she has a pink lizard named Kadzilla.

The second series has a (roughly) similar plot, though the Momo character comes from "Marinasa" (マリンナーサ, Marināsa^?), the "land of dreams in the bottom of the sea". She meets the Momo character from the first series. In this series, she is accompanied by Cookbook (dog), Lupipi (bird), and Charmo (monkey).

[edit] Soundtracks

[edit] Singles

Mahou no Princess Minky Momo: Yume no Naka no Rondo (1985)

sung by Mariko Shiga, EP, Victor Entertainment, KV-3068

Mahou no Princess Minky Momo: Yumemiru Heart (1991)

(CD) STAR CHILD, KIDA 31

Mahou no Princess Minky Momo: Yume wo Dakishimete (1992)

(CD) STAR CHILD, KIDA 42

Mahou no Princess Minky Momo: LOVE CALL (1993)

(CD) STAR CHILD, 8SSX 69

[edit] Albums

Magical Princess Minky Momo: Yume no Naka no Rondo Ongakuhen (1985)

(LP) Victor Entertainment, JBX-25066

(CD) Victor Entertainment, VDR-1073

Magical Princess Minky Momo: Fenarinarsa Song Festival (1985)

(CD) Victor Entertainment, VDR-1085

Mahou no Princess Minky Momo: DaBaDaBa DaBaDa (1992)

(CD) King Records KICA-79

Mahou no Princess Minky Momo: Yuki ga Yandara (1992)

(CD) King Records, KICA-109

Mahou no Princess Minky Momo: Utau Fairy Tale! (1992)

(CD) King Records, KICA-120

Mahou no Princess Minky Momo: LOVE STAGE (1993)

(CD) King Records, KICA-131

Mahou no Princess Minky Momo: Yume ni Kakeru Hashi (1993)

(CD) King Records, KICA-146

Mahou no Princess Minky Momo: Someday My Prince Will Come (1994)

(CD) Victor Entertainment, VICL-23060

Mahou no Princess Minky Momo: Tabidachi no Eki (1994)

(CD) King Records, KICA-196

Mahou no Princess Minky Momo: Someday My Prince Will Come TV/OVA (1994)

(CD) Victor Entertainment, VICL-23060

Dendō Twin Series Magical Princess Minky Momo TV-ban OVA-ban (1999)

(CD) Victor Entertainment, VICL-60419/20

[edit] Compilations

These albums have songs from multiple shows. The applicable tracks are in bold.

Emotion 20th Anniversary Theme Collection - OVA & Movie

(CD) Victor Entertainment, VICL-60938

Disc 1

1. Dallos no Theme (Horn Spectrum, from Dallos)
2. Yume no Naka no Rondo (Mariko Shiga, from La Ronde in My Dream)
3. Active Heart (Noriko Sakai, from Gunbuster)
4. Try Again... (Noriko Sakai, from Gunbuster)
5. The Winner (Miki Matsubara, from Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory)
6. Magic (Jacob Wheeler, from Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory)
7. Just Fallin' Love: Ikustu mo no Setsunai Yoru no Naka de (Ayako Udagawa, from Dominion: Tank Police)
8. Kaze no Tsubasa (Hitomi Mieno, from Haou Taikei Ryuu Knight: Adeu's Legend)
9. Point 1 (Yumiko Takahashi, from Haou Taikei Ryuu Knight: Adeu's Legend)
10. Toketeiku Yume no Hate ni (Yayoi Gotō, from Iria: Zeiram the Animation)
11. 100mph no Yūki (Sakiko Tamagawa and Akiko Hiramatsu, from You're Under Arrest)
12. Arittake no Jōnetsu de (Sakiko Tamagawa and Akiko Hiramatsu, from You're Under Arrest)
13. After, in the Dark: Torch Song (Mai Yamane and Gabriela Robin], from Macross Plus)
14. Inori no Asa (Miwako Saitō, from Shamanic Princess)
15. Omoide no Mori (Miwako Saitō, from Shamanic Princess)
16. Future Shock (cherry, from Birdy the Mighty)

Disc 2

1. Ai, Oboete Imasu ka (long version) (Mari Iijima, from The Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Do You Remember Love?)
2. Tenshi no Enogu (Mari Iijima, from The Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Do You Remember Love?)
3. Akira no Theme (Geinoh Yamashirogumi, from Akira)
4. Voices (Akino Arai, from Macross Plus (movie eidtion))
5. Heart & Soul (Emilia with Basara Nekki, from Macross 7: The Galaxy Is Calling Me!)
6. In Yer Memory (Takkyū Ishino, from Memories)
7. Calling (Nitro, from You're Under Arrest: The Movie)
8. Tōi Kono Machi de (Naomi Kaitani, from Cardcaptor Sakura)
9. Ashita e no Melody (Chaka, from Cardcaptor Sakura)
10. Yubiwa (single version) (Maaya Sakamoto, from The Vision of Escaflowne)
11. Grace - Jinroh Main Theme - Omega (Hajime Mizoguchi, from Jin-Roh)
12. Ask DNA (The Seatbelts, from Cowboy Bebop: The Movie)

[edit] See also

• List of Minky Momo 1982 episodes
• List of Minky Momo 1991 episodes

[edit] References

• A parody of the character Momo appeared briefly in the background of episode III of the Lolita Anime series produced in 1984.

[edit] External links

• Fairy Princess Minky Momo (anime) at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia
• Mahou no Princess Minky Momo: Yume wo Dakishimete (anime) at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia
• Mahô no purinsesu Minkî Momo (1982) at the Internet Movie Database
• Mahô no purinsesu Minkî Momo (1991) at the Internet Movie Database
• A feature on the American dub of Minky Momo titled Gigi & the Fountain of Youth