Moldiver (1993)
"Morudaibâ" (original title)

A naïve young girl accidentally modifies her brother's secret superhero uniform and becomes the unwilling superheroine Moldiver.

Directors:

Takeshi Aoki, Hirohide Fujiwara,

Writers:

Manabu Nakamura, Ryôe Tsukimura

Stars:

Yukana Nogami, Toshiyuki Morikawa, Akiko Hiramatsu

Cast

Credited cast:
Yukana Nogami	...	Oozora Mirai / Moldiver (voice)
Toshiyuki Morikawa	...	Oozora Hiroshi / Captain Tokyo (voice)
Akiko Hiramatsu	...	Shirase Mao (voice)
Emi Shinohara	...	Isabelle (voice)
Izumi Kikuchi	...	Sayuri
Jôji Yanami	...	Professor Amagi / Dr Machinegal (voice)
Kaoru Shimamura	...	Nastassja (voice)
Kikuko Inoue	...	Brooke (voice)
Kumiko Nishihara	...	Vivien (voice)
Rica Matsumoto	...	Oozora Nozomu (voice)
Yumiko Shibata	...	Elizabeth (voice)
Yuri Amano	...	Jennifer (voice)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Tina Bennett	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Steve Blum	...	Kaoru Masaki (voice) (as Steven Blum)
Susan Byrkett	...	Isabelle (English version)

Storyline

In the year 2045, top scientist Hiroshi Ozora invents the Mol Unit, a costume that gives its user superhuman abilities. He uses the Unit to become the hero Captain Tokyo, and earns himself fame and glory... then his younger sister Mirai comes across the suit. A simple ordinary girl interested in shopping and beauty products, she accidentally alters it to fit a feminine user. Now with the Mol Unit switching between a male and female costume, Hiroshi is forced to introduce Mirai to the world, as the new superheroine Moldiver! All Mirai wants to do is play around in the suit, but when things start to escalate with the arrival of the evil Dr Machinegal and his female android army, Mirai must step up to take on this threat.

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Plot Keywords:

superhero | anime

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Genres:

Short | Animation | Comedy | Sci-Fi

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Details

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Also Known As:

Moldiver

Company Credits

Production Co:

AIC, Pioneer LDC

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min 30 min (6 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The title "Moldiver" ("Morudaiba") is a pun, as it refers to the superheroine being a "Mol-Diva": the "Mol" refers to the Mol Unit, and the "Diva" refers to a female celebrity (translation issues meant the Japanese "daiba" was translated as "diver" when it should have been "diva").

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Crazy Credits

The initial letters of the episode titles ("Metamorforce," "Overzone," "Longing," "Destruction," "Intruder", "VERity") spell out the series title.

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Soundtracks

"Falling in Love in the 20th Century"
(English)
Sung by Molly Pasutti

User Reviews

Never let your younger sister play with your stuff!

MOLDIVER is about the misadventures of Mirai Ozora, who discovers her brother's aspirations to become a superhero, but decides two things straight off... One, She can do better... and Two, She can design better costumes... Both are found to be very much true, and Mirai quickly becomes the costumed superheroine, Moldiver, as well as the superhero, Captain Tokyo, when the transformation unit decides to turn her into him.

One thing that surprised me about this anime, considering the abuse a lot of anime got, due to US edits, in the 90's, It was always broadcast with the same intro and outro, to such a degree that you could show the anime to a Japanese otaku of the show, and they could sing their version of Go Go! Moldiver and Time Limit over the English words, and you could do the same in Japan, except the other way round. Also, It is incredibly funny, partially due to the fact Mirai is still a high school student at heart, and the fact you can't be dressed when you transform, a fact that costs Mirai a lot of money in one episode...

Anyway, Buy it, rent it, It doesn't matter... Just enjoy it.