Fushigi na Melmo
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.
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Data
Format
TV
Episodes
26
Episode Duration
20 minutes
Status
FINISHED
Start Date
Wed Nov 03 1971
End Date
Wed Apr 26 1972
Season
FALL 1971
Average Score
59%
Mean Score
64%
Popularity
1080
Favourites
16
Studios
Producers
Source
MANGA
Genres
Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Mahou ShoujoRomaji
Fushigi na Melmo
Native
ふしぎなメルモ
Synonyms
Fushigi na Merumo
Marvelous Melmo
Relations
SOURCE
Fushigi na Melmo
MANGA · FINISHED
Characters
Melmo
MAIN
Maria Kawamura
JAPANESE
Hi no Tori
BACKGROUND
Staff
Yoshiyuki Tomino
Storyboard
Yoshiyuki Tomino
Episode Director
Fusahiro Nagaki
Chief Animation Director
Seiichirou Uno
Music
Osamu Tezuka
Original Creator
Status Distribution
- CURRENT
279 Users
- PLANNING
411 Users
- COMPLETED
258 Users
- DROPPED
77 Users
- PAUSED
55 Users