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Title (English) Fancy Lala: Harbour Lights

Title (Japanese) Harbour Light Monogatari Fashion Lala Yori

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Fantasy Novel

Notes From the manga "Mahou no Stage Fancy Lala" [Magical Stage Fancy Lala] by Kasuga Rurika, (2 vols), originally published in Ribon Mascot magazine.
Single OVA, 50 mins, Studio Pierrot, 1988 [Shoujo Anime List]

Classification shoujo

Synopsis The OVA is set in a seaside town in Europe, and asides from Miho, a young girl interested in fashion design and living at her aunt's dress shop, the main character is the Mayor's estranged son, a kind of biker "Rebel Without a Cause" character known as "Kid", who returns to stir up trouble. The latter part of the story involves Miho, her interest in fashion, her transformation into an older girl, a magic book and the two cute little dinosaurs. Miho tries to make a dress for her older cousin to wear at a dance contest organised by the Mayor, but 'Kid' seems bent on sabotaging the contest, and the aunt is equally negative about Miho's aspirations as a designer.
Eleven year old Miho is a future fashion designer. She worked hard for the fashion design of a dancing queen contest...(HBV)

Review This is the original, made several years before the TV series. It flopped, and the creators of the TV series used only a few key elements, namely Miho, her interest in fashion, her transformation into an older girl, a magic book and the two cute little dinosaurs. Dated and somewhat unconvincing, and inferior to the later TV series.
A magical girl series with Lala being the magical girl and Miho as the protagonist. (HBV) Rating **

Credits n/a

Episodes 1

Release Jap:LD, Jap:VHS

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 1988

Production Studio Pierrot

Broadcaster

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)	Fancy Lala: Harbour Lights
Title (Japanese)	Harbour Light Monogatari Fashion Lala Yori
Advertising Fantasy Novel
Notes	From the manga "Mahou no Stage Fancy Lala" [Magical Stage Fancy Lala] by Kasuga Rurika, (2 vols), originally published in Ribon Mascot magazine. Single OVA, 50 mins, Studio Pierrot, 1988 [Shoujo Anime List]
Classification	shoujo
Synopsis	The OVA is set in a seaside town in Europe, and asides from Miho, a young girl interested in fashion design and living at her aunt's dress shop, the main character is the Mayor's estranged son, a kind of biker "Rebel Without a Cause" character known as "Kid", who returns to stir up trouble. The latter part of the story involves Miho, her interest in fashion, her transformation into an older girl, a magic book and the two cute little dinosaurs. Miho tries to make a dress for her older cousin to wear at a dance contest organised by the Mayor, but 'Kid' seems bent on sabotaging the contest, and the aunt is equally negative about Miho's aspirations as a designer. Eleven year old Miho is a future fashion designer. She worked hard for the fashion design of a dancing queen contest...(HBV)
Review	This is the original, made several years before the TV series. It flopped, and the creators of the TV series used only a few key elements, namely Miho, her interest in fashion, her transformation into an older girl, a magic book and the two cute little dinosaurs. Dated and somewhat unconvincing, and inferior to the later TV series. A magical girl series with Lala being the magical girl and Miho as the protagonist. (HBV) Rating **
Credits	n/a
Episodes	1
Release	Jap:LD, Jap:VHS
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	1988
Production	Studio Pierrot
Broadcaster
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.