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Title (English) Marmalade Boy

Title (Japanese) Marmalade Boy

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Fantasy Novel

Notes From a manga by Wataru YOSHIZUMI, published in Ribbon magazine.
Director: Akinori Yaba; Genres: shojo (for girls); (italian name Piccoli problemi di cuore)

Classification shoujo

Synopsis In this first episode, schoolgirl Miki discovers to her dismay that her parents intend to divorce, and swap partners with another couple, and that both couples plan to live together in one household, and that the other couple have a boy (named Yuu), the same age as Miki. Miki finds him attractive. She ceases her oppostion to the new arrangement, and the families move in together. (GC)
Suddenly, Yuu's old girlfriend Arimi shows up. Then Miki discovers that the boy she had a crush on in junior high (Ginta) is in love with her! Ginta starts hanging out with Arimi, and it gets even more complicated from there. (RDL)

Review This is a TV series made for an audience of teenage Japanese girls, and as such is likely to be of interest to those of specialist tastes or those severely bitten by the anime bug. That said, there's a lot in it that makes it worth a look. The first four episodes have a cracking good script, and the first episode has not a dull or duff line in it. In this first episode, schoolgirl Miki discovers to her dismay that her parents intend to divorce, and swap partners with another couple, and that both couples plan to live scandalously together in one household, and that the other couple have a boy the same age as Miki. The animation is fairly rudimentary made-for-TV animation but the range of cartoon expressions on Miki's face is quite wonderful.
On a sociological level, this is several degrees racier in prospect than any British equivalent would be, and rather more innocent in other ways; there's a lot of emoting about Miki's first kiss, for instance. The Japanese schoolgirls' preoccuptation with romance shows through, complete with adolescent dreams about handsome young teachers, a practice of swapping intimate diaries, and the general ineptness of Japanese boys when dealing with girls. There are details about what modern Japanese eat for breakfast. Miki has a robot-shaped voice recorder that figures in the plot (and if you can't buy them from Bandai I'll be very surprised.)

Credits Original work: Wataru Yoshizumi (or Sumiyoshi? I found 2 different translations);
Music: Keiichi Oku;
Director: Akinori Yaba;

Episodes 76

Release It:TV

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 1994-03-13 - 1995-03-09

Production Toei Animation

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)	Marmalade Boy
Title (Japanese)	Marmalade Boy
Advertising Fantasy Novel
Notes	From a manga by Wataru YOSHIZUMI, published in Ribbon magazine. Director: Akinori Yaba; Genres: shojo (for girls); (italian name Piccoli problemi di cuore)
Classification	shoujo
Synopsis	In this first episode, schoolgirl Miki discovers to her dismay that her parents intend to divorce, and swap partners with another couple, and that both couples plan to live together in one household, and that the other couple have a boy (named Yuu), the same age as Miki. Miki finds him attractive. She ceases her oppostion to the new arrangement, and the families move in together. (GC) Suddenly, Yuu's old girlfriend Arimi shows up. Then Miki discovers that the boy she had a crush on in junior high (Ginta) is in love with her! Ginta starts hanging out with Arimi, and it gets even more complicated from there. (RDL)
Review	This is a TV series made for an audience of teenage Japanese girls, and as such is likely to be of interest to those of specialist tastes or those severely bitten by the anime bug. That said, there's a lot in it that makes it worth a look. The first four episodes have a cracking good script, and the first episode has not a dull or duff line in it. In this first episode, schoolgirl Miki discovers to her dismay that her parents intend to divorce, and swap partners with another couple, and that both couples plan to live scandalously together in one household, and that the other couple have a boy the same age as Miki. The animation is fairly rudimentary made-for-TV animation but the range of cartoon expressions on Miki's face is quite wonderful. On a sociological level, this is several degrees racier in prospect than any British equivalent would be, and rather more innocent in other ways; there's a lot of emoting about Miki's first kiss, for instance. The Japanese schoolgirls' preoccuptation with romance shows through, complete with adolescent dreams about handsome young teachers, a practice of swapping intimate diaries, and the general ineptness of Japanese boys when dealing with girls. There are details about what modern Japanese eat for breakfast. Miki has a robot-shaped voice recorder that figures in the plot (and if you can't buy them from Bandai I'll be very surprised.)
Credits	Original work: Wataru Yoshizumi (or Sumiyoshi? I found 2 different translations); Music: Keiichi Oku; Director: Akinori Yaba;
Episodes	76
Release	It:TV
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	1994-03-13 - 1995-03-09
Production	Toei Animation
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.