Potemayo

:Guchuko is another mysterious creature that appeared in Sunao's refrigerator, and is somewhat similar to Potemayo in appearance. Guchuko is named by Kyō Takamimori shortly after she ran into Guchuko at school. The name Guchuko is derived from a small chocolate ball called a guchu which Guchuko likes to eat, and :Tomari is a young girl in fifth grade of elementary school. She first met Potemayo while chasing Guchuko after she stole some chestnuts from her. She later ran into Mikan and her brother Yasumi, whom she takes a liking to after he gives her a hat that Mikan had originally given her brother. Tomari is a tomboyish girl who rarely wears female clothing and has very short hair for a girl, which makes her look like a young boy; it came as quite a shock to Mikan and Yasumi to find out Tomari was a girl.

;Nihongo|Miku Moriyama|森山 未来|Moriyama Miku:anime voice|Kikuko Inoue:Miku is Sunao's late mother. She fell ill a few years before the story in "Potemayo" begins, and died as a result. She used to say to Sunao that she loved Japan the most out of anywhere in the world because of its flowers.

Media

Manga

The four-panel comic strip manga series, written and illustrated by Haruka Ogataya, originally started serialization in the Japanese manga magazine "Moeyon" on July 9 2004, but in October 2005, the series moved to the seinen magazine "Comic High!". As of August 2007, two bound volumes have been released in Japan, published by Futabasha.

Internet radio show

An Internet radio show entitled Nihongo|"Kana's and Ayumi's Mayonnaise Radio"|香菜とあゆみのまよらじ|Kana to Ayumi no Mayo Raji began on June 29 2007 and airs every Friday on Beat ☆ Net Radio! and Lantis Web Radio. The author of the manga has made two guest appearances, and also the editor of "Comic High", Kyōichi Nonaka, has made an appearance. The show is hosted by Kana Hanazawa, who played Potemayo in the anime, and Ayumu Tsuji, who played Guchuko in the anime. [citeweb|url=http://lantis-net.com/mayoraji/|title=Potemayo Internet radio show official website|publisher=Lantis|accessdate=2007-11-10|language=Japanese]

Anime

The anime series was produced by the animation studio J.C.Staff, and aired in Japan from July 6 2007 to September 21 2007, containing twelve episodes.citeweb|url= http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=7449|title=Potemayo (TV)|publisher=Anime News Network|accessdate=2007-11-10] Each anime episode usually contains two sub-episodes with separate storylines, ending with twenty-four sub-episodes by the end of the series. Additionally, there are short animated specials released on the DVDs which are additional sub-episodes to the series. There will be one special per DVD, ending with six total specials. The anime was directed by Takashi Ikehata.

Music

The anime's opening theme was Nihongo|"Katamichi Catchball"|片道きゃっちぼーる by Mosaic.wav; the maxi single containing the opening theme was released on July 25 2007 by Lantis. [citeweb|url= http://www.lantis.jp/new-release/data.php?id=57aca8af1fb066693ecb9898d1826b1c|title=Katamichi Catchball single official listing|publisher=Lantis|accessdate=2007-11-10|language=Japanese] The ending theme was Nihongo|"Utatane"|うたたね by Chata; the ending theme single was released on August 22 2007, also by Lantis. [citeweb|url=http://www.lantis.jp/new-release/data.php?id=92fec3fea67664d5292a4b1e83e5b89f|title=Utatane single official listing|publisher=Lantis|accessdate=2007-11-10|language=Japanese] The anime's original soundtrack was released on October 10 2007. [citeweb|url=http://www.lantis.jp/new-release/data.php?id=6131de3eb07b0dea5602413aac70fe79|title=Potemayo original soundtrack official listing|publisher=Lantis|accessdate=2007-11-10|language=Japanese]

References

External links

* [http://www.potemayo.com/ Anime official website] jp icon
* [http://www.jcstaff.co.jp/sho-sai/pote-shokai/pote-index.htm J.C.Staff's "Potemayo" website] jp icon
* [http://www.mxtv.co.jp/potemayo/ Tokyo MX's "Potemayo" website] jp icon
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