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Title (English) Selfish Fairy: Mirumo de Pon!

Title (Japanese) Wagamama Fairy Mirumo de Pon!

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Notes a.k.a. Mirmo Zibang! (TV), Milmo de Pon! (Jap). From the manga "Milmo de Pon!" by Hiromu Shinozuka, published in "Ciao" magazine.
At least 149 episodes.

Classification shoujo

Synopsis Schoolgirl and magical creature.
14 year old girl has a crush on her classmate. One day, she buys a mug from a shop and makes a wish while pouring hot cocoa in the mug. Suddenly, a fairy by the name of Mirmo comes out of the mug. And so her life is about to change.

Review image fairies|
There are always new "cookie cutter" kid's anime being created. Shounen anime often have grade school boys who prefer to play games than study, who find super science toys that force them to learn to overcome challenges. Shoujo series often have shy middle school girls who really like a popular boy, then find a magical means to develop self confidence and get the boy. What differentiates the better shows amongst the crowd of ordinary shows is what variations are added to the characters and twists to the plots.
The new TV Tokyo Saturday morning shoujo series "Wagamama Fairy Miremote Pon" is very typical of what I mentioned above. Kaede is entering the second year of middle school and really likes Yuuki, but from afar, and she is hoping to get into the same class as Yuuki. So far, this is much the same set up as many other shoujo series. But now comes the "differentiator" - Miremo.
Miremo is a fairy in the Fairy Kingdom. Now, these fairies aren't like your typical Disney fairy, e.g., a slim, slight sprite like Tinkerbell. Instead Miremo is a tiny munchkin who looks like a cross between Ruu from "Daa Daa Daa" and the Pillsbury Dough Boy. In fact, all of the fairies of the Fairy Kingdom look pretty much like that. Miremo also has a real attitude, thus the attribution of being "wagamama" (selfish). Miremo's two big interests in life are taking it easy and eating chocolate. Miremo has a problem, however, because Riremu, the little green haired munchkin daughter of the King of Fairies likes Miremo. But Miremo considers Riremu bad news and tries to stay away from her as much as possible. (Miremo accuses Riremu of casting spells that don't work.)
The King of Fairies calls Miremo in to tell him that he is assigned to go to the Human World and work magic for humans. Miremo will have nothing to do with this because there is nothing in it for him. But the King then offers the alternative - if Miremo stays he has to marry Riremu. Miremo takes off in a flash to escape both fates.
In order to hide, Miremo goes down a dark stairway under a tree to a large room full of decorative ceramic mugs. While Miremo is trying to figure out what is going on, a blast of magic light emits from one of the mugs and drags Miremo into it. ( Miremo is small enough to fit easily into a coffee mug. )
In the meanwhile, Kaede spots Yuuki in a music store, but is too shy to go in and say hi. At that moment, a strange shop appears across the street and attracts Kaede's attention. Kaede is drawn in and sees that the shop is full of mugs and other ceramic knickknacks. There is also a very bizarre, almost frog-like sales clerk who looks at Kaede with knowing eyes. The mugs are supposed to be "wishing mugs", so Kaede makes a wish that she and Yuuki will end up in the same class, then leaves the shop.
The next day Kaede is ecstatically surprised to find that Yuuki is in her new class. However, a new girl to the school is introduced, a beautiful and quite forward girl named Hitaka. Hitaka immediately puts a move on Yuuki before Kaede can even say a word. Later on, as Kaede goes home in despair, the strange mug shop reappears. This time Kaede buys the mug and brings it home with her to try the wish magic out. Kaede pours some hot water into the mug, and suddenly a bright light appears and Miremo pops out, none-too-pleased to be in the human world.
Kaede is astonished and doesn't believe her eyes. She grabs Miremo and runs out to show "the little monster" to her Mom, but her mother can't see Miremo. Needless to say, Miremo is even more pissed off at being called a monster. He tells Kaede that it was his magic that caused her and Yuuki to be in the same class. But Miremo isn't interested in doing any more magic for Kaede. Kaede tries various ways to bribe Miremo, without any success. Eventually they get into a big argument and Miremo tells her that he won't and can't use magic to get Yuuki to love her, she has to do that herself. Now it's Kaede's turn to get really mad.
The next morning Miremo wakes up to find Kaede off to school, and a dish of chocolate and an apology note left next to the mug. On the way to school Kaede decides to take Miremo's instructions to heart and tries to overcome her shyness and approach Yuuki, who has been grabbed already by Hitaka. Hitaka isn't about to take this standing still, and the girls start to argue over Yuuki while they drag him down the street. Yuuki finally trips, falls, gets up angry with both girls, and goes off to school by himself.
When Kaede gets to class it is time for the student to draw for seats. Kaede, of course wants to sit by Yuuki. To her surprise and joy, Kaede does get the seat at Yuuki's left, which doesn't please Yuuki much. Then Hitaka gets the seat to Yuuki's right, which makes Yuuki really miserable as the two girls glare daggers at each other. Kaede then notices Miremo on the window ledge. She realizes that Miremo's magic got her the seat beside Yuuki and thanks Miremo. Kaede asks Miremo why did he stay and do another magic spell, and Miremo shrugs it off as repayment for the chocolate, but Kaede suspects it is something more. The episode ends with a silhouette that looks a lot like Riremu standing on a nearby tree branch outside the classroom. The silhouette says "Now I've found you."
So this new series has a fairly high "cute factor", and I'll follow it for a while, but I'm not sure how much long term appeal it will have. (Dave Baranyi)
"Mirumo" - This rather twisted shoujo series about a reluctant and snarky fairy is quite fun as long as it doesn't stray too often into the "two girls after one guy" plot. And the Pillsbury Dough Boy fairies are a fun change of pace from the traditional spry designs. I'll continue to watch to see if it can avoid being too predictable. But the character designs sure remind me a lot of "Daa, Daa, Daa".
(Dave Baranyi)

Credits Series Dir: Kenichi Kasai
Character Design: Masayuki Onchi

Episodes 0

Release Es TV, US

TV Showing See the whole series for free? This series may be syndicated to regional cable, satellite or terrestial TV stations. For Europe click here.

Date 2002 April 6 -

Production Shogakukan/TV Tokyo

Broadcaster TV Tokyo

Animation

References & Help Look up the latest data on this title at:
Richard Llewellyn's Animated Divots, or
Anime News Network (see Encyclopedia section) ,
or in "The Anime Encyclopedia" (Clements & McCarthy, Stone Bridge Press, 2001).
Help & further information.

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Title (English)	Selfish Fairy: Mirumo de Pon!
Title (Japanese)	Wagamama Fairy Mirumo de Pon!
Advertising Fantasy Novel
Notes	a.k.a. Mirmo Zibang! (TV), Milmo de Pon! (Jap). From the manga "Milmo de Pon!" by Hiromu Shinozuka, published in "Ciao" magazine. At least 149 episodes.
Classification	shoujo
Synopsis	Schoolgirl and magical creature. 14 year old girl has a crush on her classmate. One day, she buys a mug from a shop and makes a wish while pouring hot cocoa in the mug. Suddenly, a fairy by the name of Mirmo comes out of the mug. And so her life is about to change.
Review	image fairies\| There are always new "cookie cutter" kid's anime being created. Shounen anime often have grade school boys who prefer to play games than study, who find super science toys that force them to learn to overcome challenges. Shoujo series often have shy middle school girls who really like a popular boy, then find a magical means to develop self confidence and get the boy. What differentiates the better shows amongst the crowd of ordinary shows is what variations are added to the characters and twists to the plots. The new TV Tokyo Saturday morning shoujo series "Wagamama Fairy Miremote Pon" is very typical of what I mentioned above. Kaede is entering the second year of middle school and really likes Yuuki, but from afar, and she is hoping to get into the same class as Yuuki. So far, this is much the same set up as many other shoujo series. But now comes the "differentiator" - Miremo. Miremo is a fairy in the Fairy Kingdom. Now, these fairies aren't like your typical Disney fairy, e.g., a slim, slight sprite like Tinkerbell. Instead Miremo is a tiny munchkin who looks like a cross between Ruu from "Daa Daa Daa" and the Pillsbury Dough Boy. In fact, all of the fairies of the Fairy Kingdom look pretty much like that. Miremo also has a real attitude, thus the attribution of being "wagamama" (selfish). Miremo's two big interests in life are taking it easy and eating chocolate. Miremo has a problem, however, because Riremu, the little green haired munchkin daughter of the King of Fairies likes Miremo. But Miremo considers Riremu bad news and tries to stay away from her as much as possible. (Miremo accuses Riremu of casting spells that don't work.) The King of Fairies calls Miremo in to tell him that he is assigned to go to the Human World and work magic for humans. Miremo will have nothing to do with this because there is nothing in it for him. But the King then offers the alternative - if Miremo stays he has to marry Riremu. Miremo takes off in a flash to escape both fates. In order to hide, Miremo goes down a dark stairway under a tree to a large room full of decorative ceramic mugs. While Miremo is trying to figure out what is going on, a blast of magic light emits from one of the mugs and drags Miremo into it. ( Miremo is small enough to fit easily into a coffee mug. ) In the meanwhile, Kaede spots Yuuki in a music store, but is too shy to go in and say hi. At that moment, a strange shop appears across the street and attracts Kaede's attention. Kaede is drawn in and sees that the shop is full of mugs and other ceramic knickknacks. There is also a very bizarre, almost frog-like sales clerk who looks at Kaede with knowing eyes. The mugs are supposed to be "wishing mugs", so Kaede makes a wish that she and Yuuki will end up in the same class, then leaves the shop. The next day Kaede is ecstatically surprised to find that Yuuki is in her new class. However, a new girl to the school is introduced, a beautiful and quite forward girl named Hitaka. Hitaka immediately puts a move on Yuuki before Kaede can even say a word. Later on, as Kaede goes home in despair, the strange mug shop reappears. This time Kaede buys the mug and brings it home with her to try the wish magic out. Kaede pours some hot water into the mug, and suddenly a bright light appears and Miremo pops out, none-too-pleased to be in the human world. Kaede is astonished and doesn't believe her eyes. She grabs Miremo and runs out to show "the little monster" to her Mom, but her mother can't see Miremo. Needless to say, Miremo is even more pissed off at being called a monster. He tells Kaede that it was his magic that caused her and Yuuki to be in the same class. But Miremo isn't interested in doing any more magic for Kaede. Kaede tries various ways to bribe Miremo, without any success. Eventually they get into a big argument and Miremo tells her that he won't and can't use magic to get Yuuki to love her, she has to do that herself. Now it's Kaede's turn to get really mad. The next morning Miremo wakes up to find Kaede off to school, and a dish of chocolate and an apology note left next to the mug. On the way to school Kaede decides to take Miremo's instructions to heart and tries to overcome her shyness and approach Yuuki, who has been grabbed already by Hitaka. Hitaka isn't about to take this standing still, and the girls start to argue over Yuuki while they drag him down the street. Yuuki finally trips, falls, gets up angry with both girls, and goes off to school by himself. When Kaede gets to class it is time for the student to draw for seats. Kaede, of course wants to sit by Yuuki. To her surprise and joy, Kaede does get the seat at Yuuki's left, which doesn't please Yuuki much. Then Hitaka gets the seat to Yuuki's right, which makes Yuuki really miserable as the two girls glare daggers at each other. Kaede then notices Miremo on the window ledge. She realizes that Miremo's magic got her the seat beside Yuuki and thanks Miremo. Kaede asks Miremo why did he stay and do another magic spell, and Miremo shrugs it off as repayment for the chocolate, but Kaede suspects it is something more. The episode ends with a silhouette that looks a lot like Riremu standing on a nearby tree branch outside the classroom. The silhouette says "Now I've found you." So this new series has a fairly high "cute factor", and I'll follow it for a while, but I'm not sure how much long term appeal it will have. (Dave Baranyi) "Mirumo" - This rather twisted shoujo series about a reluctant and snarky fairy is quite fun as long as it doesn't stray too often into the "two girls after one guy" plot. And the Pillsbury Dough Boy fairies are a fun change of pace from the traditional spry designs. I'll continue to watch to see if it can avoid being too predictable. But the character designs sure remind me a lot of "Daa, Daa, Daa". (Dave Baranyi)
Credits	Series Dir: Kenichi Kasai Character Design: Masayuki Onchi
Episodes	0
Release	Es TV, US
TV Showing	See the whole series for free? This series may be syndicated to regional cable, satellite or terrestial TV stations. For Europe click here.
Date	2002 April 6 -
Production	Shogakukan/TV Tokyo
Broadcaster	TV Tokyo
Animation
References & Help	Look up the latest data on this title at: Richard Llewellyn's Animated Divots, or Anime News Network (see Encyclopedia section) , or in "The Anime Encyclopedia" (Clements & McCarthy, Stone Bridge Press, 2001). Help & further information.