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Mahō no Mako-chan 魔法のマコちゃん
(Mahou no Mako-chan)Genre Magical girl, Romance TV anime Directed by Yugo Serikawa Music by Takeo Watanabe Studio Toei Animation Network TV Asahi Original run November 2, 1970 – September 9, 1971 Episodes 48 Mahō no Mako-chan (魔法のマコちゃん Mahou no Mako chan, lit. Magical Mako) is a Japanese anime series by Toei Animation. The story is based on the Hans Christian Andersen tale The Little Mermaid. The series has been dubbed into various languages including French, Spanish and Italian. It is also often known as Mako the Mermaid, Mako-chan’s Magic, and Magical Mako-chan.
Mahō no Mako-chan aired on NET in 1970, which is now TV Asahi.
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Plot
Mako is a mermaid and the youngest daughter of the Dragon King. She longs for the human world despite it being forbidden by her father. One stormy night, she saves a human boy from a wrecked ship and falls in love with him. Mako makes a deal with the Witch of the Sea and is transformed into a human high school girl with the condition that she can never be return to being a mermaid. With the magical pendant called the "Tear of the Mermaid", Mako meets many people and experiences many things as she learns what it means to be human, all while waiting for the day she can once more meet the boy she rescued.
Unlike in the original story of The Little Mermaid, in this adaptation (created by Toei planner Kenji Yokoyama under a pseudonym and featuring Masaki Tsuji as one of its principal writers), the mermaid is still able to speak while in human form, and this adaptation also does not end in tragedy as the original story did. Toei made a more faithful adaptation of the story as a feature film in 1975, which used some of the same staff as this TV series, including animator Shingo Araki.
Characters
- Mako (マコ)
- Voiced by: Kazuko Sugiyama
- Banchou (番町 Bancho)
- Voiced by: Hiroshi Ohtake
- Haruko
- Voiced by: Sachiko Chijimatsu
- Jiro (次郎)
- Voiced by: Keiko Tomochika
- Senkichi
- Voiced by: Akira Kamiya
- Taro (太郎)
- Voiced by: Yuuko Maruyama
- Tomiko
- Voiced by: Kazuko Makino
- Mama (ママ)
- Voiced by: Michiko Hirai
- Papa (パパ)
- Voiced by: Isao Yatsu
Music
The scores and lyrics for Mahō no Mako-chan were created by Takeo Watanabe and performed by Horie Mitsuko.[1]
Theme Songs
Opening Theme
"Mahō no Mako-chan" by Horie Mitsuko
Ending Theme
"BOKU wa MAKO ni tsuite yuku" by Horie Mitsuko
References
- ^ "魔法のマコちゃん". Toei Animation Official Site. http://www.toei-anim.co.jp/lineup/tv/mako/. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
External links
- Official site (Japanese)
- Mahō no Mako-chan (anime) at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia
Categories:- Anime series
- Anime of 1970
- Magical girl anime and manga
- Anime and manga stubs
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