Alternative titles: Synonyms: Fushigi na Merumo, Marvelous MelmoJapanese: ふしぎなメルモ
Type: TV
Episodes: 26
Status: Finished airing
Airdate: 3 Oct, 1971 to 26 Mar, 1972
Genres: Magic, Shoujo
Duration: 00:20:00 per episode
Rating: PG - Children
After nine year-old Melmo loses her mother in a car accident, she is left to care for her two younger brothers, a task far beyond her age or means. However, in the midst of her grieving, Melmo is visited by the ghost of her deceased mother who gives her a bottle of miraculous candy, capable of transforming her into either an adult (blue candy) or an infant (red candy). A combination of the two can reduce her to a fetus and then change her into any animal she imagines. Drawing on a seemingly inexhaustable supply, Melmo uses her candies to solve the various problems thrown her way, aided by her younger brother Toto (who accidentally morphs into a frog in episode 7) and her cantankerous mentor, Dr Nosehairs.
From - ANN
 |
Yoshiyuki Tomino Episode Director, Storyboard |
