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ふしぎなメルモ

Fushigi na Melmo(1971)

🙂 65%

After nine-year-old Melmo loses her mother in a car accident, she is left to care for her two younger brothers, a task far beyond her age or means. However, in the midst of her grieving, Melmo is visited by the ghost of her deceased mother who gives her a bottle of miraculous candy, capable of transforming her into either an adult (blue candy) or an infant (red candy). A combination of the two can reduce her to a fetus and then change her into any animal she imagines. Drawing on a seemingly inexhaustable supply, Melmo uses her candies to solve the various problems thrown her way, aided by her younger brother Toto (who accidentally morphs into a frog in episode 7) and her cantankerous mentor, Dr Nosehairs.

(Source: Anime News Network)

Anime details
Format
TV
Episodes
26
Episode Duration
20 minutes
Status
finished
Start Date
Oct 03, 1971
End Date
Mar 26, 1972
Season
fall 1971
Average Score
60%
Mean Score
65%
Popularity
1096
Favorites
19
Studios
Tezuka Productions
Producers
Source
MANGA
Genres
Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Mahou Shoujo
Romaji
Fushigi na Melmo
Native
ふしぎなメルモ
Synonyms
Fushigi na Merumo, Marvelous Melmo

Characters

Hi no Tori
BACKGROUND
Melmo
MAIN
Maria Kawamura
JAPANESE

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