List of Mamotte! Lollipop episodes

North American box set released by Funimation Entertainment under the title Save Me! Lollipop

Mamotte! Lollipop is a 2006 Japanese anime television series based on Michiyo Kikuta's manga series of the same name. The animated series was produced by Marvelous Entertainment and Sunshine Corporation under the direction of Noriyoshi Nakamura (中村憲由, Nakamura Noriyoshi^?) and consists of thirteen episodes. The story revolves around female protagonist Nina Yamada, a seventh grader who accidentally swallows the Crystal Pearl thinking it was candy. The pearl is the goal of a sorcery examination where the students must retrieve it to pass. But since Nina has swallowed the pearl, she is now the target. Fortunately for Nina, two of the examinees decide to protect her from the other students while they work on a potion to extract the pearl from Nina.

The series was first broadcast on KAB in Japan between July 1, 2006 and September 2006. The episodes were rebroadcast by Tokyo MX, KBS Kyoto, Sun Television, and several other stations within a few days of the initial broadcast.^[1]

Two pieces of theme music are used for the opening and closing of each episode. The opening theme is "Poppin' Heart ha Hitotsu Dake?" by Clover. The closing theme is "Kyun-Kyun-Panic" by MOSAIC.WAV.

On May 12, 2008, Funimation Entertainment announced that it acquired Mamotte! Lollipop.^[2] Under the title Save Me! Lollipop, Funimation released the series as a single DVD box set on February 24, 2009.^[3]

Episodes

#	Title	Original airdate	English airdate
01	"The Princes Who Fell From the Sky" "Sora Kara Futtekita Ouji-sama!?" (空から降ってきた王子様!?)	July 1, 2006
Nina is a middle-schooler who is ready to fall in love with a boy who is strong, kind, good looking and can protect her. One day, two cute boys from the magical world fall from the sky and explain that because she swallowed the Crystal Pearl used for a magic exam they participated in, they have to stay and protect her.
02	"Sorry For the Sudden Intrusion!?" "Ikinari, Ojamashimaasu!?" (いきなり、おジャマしまーす!?)	July 8, 2006
The two cute boys she met the other day, Ichii and Zero, transfer to her school and follow her everywhere, much to Nina's annoyance. When she leaves their sight, two examinees named Forte and San attack her but Zero and Ichii come to her rescue.
03	"Kiss? Baby? Lollipop?!" "Kisu? Baby? Lolipopp!?" (キス? 赤ちゃん? ロリポップ!?)	2006-07-15
Two new examinees named Rokka and her butler/partner, Gou appear. Gou wishes to catch the Crystal Pearl but Rokka only cares about Ichii and even kisses him in public, but gets angry when Ichii seems to favor Nina over her. Ichii tells Nina not to worry and gives her a lollipop which protects her.
04	"Exciting Hot Spring-Sexy Legend!?" "Dokidoki Onsen Sexy Densetsu!?" (ドキドキ温泉セクシー伝説!?)	2006-07-22
Nina and the others go to the hot spring and the other examinees attempt to capture Nina using many crazy methods.
05	"San on July 17" "7 Gatsu 17 Nichi no San" (7月17日のサン)	2006-07-29
San and Forte go out shopping and remember when they first met. San had been accused of being a cursed child after her mother had an illness and was believed to have a strange power since birth. Forte befriends San shortly after they meet and tells her after her mother dies that he will always be besides San no matter what and that that will never change.
06	"The Mid-term is a disaster!" "Chuukanshiken wa dai Panic!?" (中間試験は大パニック!?)	2006-08-05
Nina is captured by Will, an inspector of the Magical Exam, and Will tells Zero, Ichi and the others that they must retrieve Nina from his clutches by sundown or they all fail.
07	"The Summer Event Is Super Stimulating!?" "Natsu no Gyoji wa Chou Shigekiteki!?" (夏の行事は超シゲキ的!?)	2006-08-12
Nanase and Yakumo come to retrieve the Crystal Pearl and decide to scare the other examinees in the haunted house, which is where Nina and the others go. It appears Yakumo holds a grudge against Ichii and Nanase holds a grudge against Zero.
08	"Nina is Zero and Zero is Nina!?" "Nina ga Zero de, Zero ga Nina!?" (ニナがゼロで、ゼロがニナ!?)	2006-08-20
Nina and Zero switch bodies after Nanase puts a spell on them and Nanase says if they don't handover the Crystal Pearl, he won't undo the spell.
09	"Here Comes His Fiancée!"
Zero's fiancee, Kuku, comes and attempts to have him come back home and marry her. He refuses and after Kuku sees him and Nina together, she decides to cast a spell on him and Nina, turning them both into animals. Still refusing to marry her, Kuku decides to put a spell on the whole school until her partner, Toto, comes to stop her and tells her he has always loved her.
10	"Zero and Ichii - The Meeting and the Bond!"
Zero and Ichii explain how they first met and that Ichii was once a very bad person until he met Zero. It also shows Ichii used to love his stepsister, Sarasa who married Zero's older brother, Jeff.
11	"The Last Present?"
Christmas has arrived and it is about time for Zero and Ichii to go, which makes Nina depressed. Zura, Ichii and Zero's assistant, says he can erase Nina's memories of all the fun times they had together if he uses her lollipop Ichii gave her but Nina decides that she wants to always be with them.
12	"Goodbye, My Wonderful Princes!"
Well, as the Sorcerer's Test comes to an end, Nina decides to let the Crystal Pearl free but when she frees it, it becomes the horrid Black Pearl! What will Nina Do?
13	"Comeback! Save Me! Lollipop"
Nina chooses to stay with Ichii and Zero and help them fight The Black Pearl. They win the battle. Now they have to train Nina to become a Sorcerer.

References

1. ^ "まもって! ロリポップ". Archived from the original on July 18, 2006. http://web.archive.org/web/20060718180316/http://www.mamololli.com/index.html. Retrieved May 17, 2009. 
2. ^ "Funimation Adds Save Me! Lollipop Romantic Comedy Anime". Anime News Network. May 12, 2008. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-05-12/funimation-adds-save-me-lollipop-romantic-comedy-anime. Retrieved July 18, 2006. 
3. ^ "Save Me! Lollipop: The Complete Series". Amazon.com. http://www.amazon.com/Save-Me-Lollipop-Complete/dp/B001GT9DT8. Retrieved July 18, 2006. 

External links

• Save Me! Lollipop official English language website by Funimation
• Save Me! Lollipop (anime) at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia