"Mahô no tenshi Creamy Mami" (1983) TV series 1983-1984

User Rating:

7.8/10   

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

1 July 1983 (Japan)

Genre:

Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Drama | Family | Fantasy | Music | Romance

Plot:

Yuu Morisawa is a tom boyish, 10 year old Japanese girl. She can transform into the idol singer Creamy Mami.

Plot Keywords:

Singer | Identity | TV Show | Magic Wand | Fashion

Cast

Takako Ôta	...	Yuu Morisawa / ... (52 episodes, 1983-1984)
Yû Mizushima	...	Toshio Ohtomo (51 episodes, 1983-1984)
Kaneta Kimotsuki	...	Nega (51 episodes, 1983-1984)
Yûko Mita	...	Poji (51 episodes, 1983-1984)
Masahiro Anzai	...	Midori Kisaragi (47 episodes, 1983-1984)
Kazuhiko Inoue	...	Shingo Tashibana (41 episodes, 1983-1984)
Sukekiyo Kameyama	...	Hayato Kidokoro (40 episodes, 1983-1984)
Mika Doi	...	Natsume Morisawa (38 episodes, 1983-1984)
Saeko Shimazu	...	Megumi Ayase (38 episodes, 1983-1984)
Akira Murakami	...	Tetsuo Morisawa (36 episodes, 1983-1984)
Hideki Fukushi	...	Assistant director / ... (27 episodes, 1983-1984)
Rica Fukami	...	Employee / ... (26 episodes, 1983-1984)

Also Known As:

"Magical Angel Creamy Mami" (International: English title)

Runtime:

24 min (52 episodes)

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Company:

Kitty Films

Trivia:

There are 52 episodes in the series : - 01 The Ship of Feather Star - 02 A Star is Born - 03 Debut! Debut!! - 04 Scramble top ten - 05 In danger!? Mami's secret - 06 The legendary stag - 07 A bouquet for the big boss! - 08 Miracle Duet at the beach - 09 The midsummer fairy - 10 Hello, Catherine - 11 Papa's a middle-aged rider - 12 The studio has total power failure! - 13 Mami within the mirror - 14 My Mr. Dream - 15 The rainbow-colored angel - 16 The memory that vanished into the sea - 17 The forest where time sleeps - 18 The adventure of Zashikiwarashi - 19 Mami's longest day - 20 The dangerous gift! - 21 The party of the cute romance - 22 Midori-kun & Pukkupukuu - 23 The starry parasol - 24 Bear bear audition - 25 Disturbance! The night of the popular song festival - 26 Bye-bye, miracle - 27 To Feather Star! - 28 Mysterious transfer student - 29 Ropeway panic - 30 Dear Grandma - 31 Yuu's flash-dance - 32 The Valentine of just the two of us - 33 The 'atchoo!' of horrors - 34 Snake Joe's counterattack - 35 Tachibana-san becomes a woman!? - 36 Galaxy circus 1984 - 37 Marian's eyes - 38 Heart-fluttering fan club - 39 Jurassic monster Ojira! - 40 Creamy-ga oka flour war - 41 Beware, lest you over-study - 42 Mama's memory of the stage - 43 Run, yuu! Faster than a turtle! - 44 SOS! Escape from the dream storm - 45 The psychic boy of sorrow - 46 My wonderful pianist - 47 Mami's first kiss - 48 Yuu & Midori's first date! - 49 Infiltrate! The treasure of Tachibana-san's premises - 50 Mami disappears... - 51 Toshio! Don't remember it - 52 Final stage

Quotes:

Yuu Morisawa: Kyano ! Pam Pulu Pim Pulu Pamu Popum, Pim Pulu Pam Pulu Pamu Popum !

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Mahô no star magical Emi: Glass-goshi no romance (#1.19)" (1985)

Soundtrack:

Creamy, Merveilleuse Creamy

Creamy Mami like X-files...?

I agree with Greg but not totally. In this series there are also good fighting scenes & ugly monsters (and that's not a bad thing)! Actually, in my opinion: 1. yeah, drawings are 80's (and show different quality depending on which episode, higher or lower, sometimes tremendously high!), yet I think it still can work, even if compared with those strongly "coloured" current anime. Other jap cartoons of the same age & type (magic girls) can't be broadcasted anymore, while Creamy currently is.

(Few words about dressings: of course truly 80's, but many many times seem now days fashion! After almost 30 years!)

2. Monsters: wow this series is X-files in nuce... I mean that a main plot (pop music idol Creamy Mami's career growing in the show business up to movie star vs. Yu's everyday life issues) develops through the series by using different genres in each episode in a rondo like way (sf, fantasy, ghost story, then again sf, fantasy, gangster movie and so on).

3. Legends (also urban) and main sf & fantasy topics are well known to authors - evidence by their use more than by quotations. It crosses the ordinary life of a family and a business Company in familiar though lacquered Japan of the 80's with suspense, thrilling, sense of wonder - where a locus amoenus always brings a Verfremdungseffekt. Ironic in not trite way, this series is really enjoyable by adults I think.