Fushigi na Melmo

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.

(Source: Anime News Network)

Score: 57

Status: FINISHED

Format: TV

Episodes: 26

Genres: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Mahou Shoujo

Start Date: 1971-10-3

End Date: 1972-3-26

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Studios

  • Tezuka Productions

Staff

  • Yoshiyuki Tomino (Storyboard)
  • Yoshiyuki Tomino (Episode Director)
  • Fusahiro Nagaki (Chief Animation Director)
  • Seiichirou Uno (Music)
  • Osamu Tezuka (Original Creator)

Characters

  • MelmoMelmo (MAIN)
    Maria KawamuraMaria Kawamura
  • Hi no ToriHi no Tori (BACKGROUND)