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Title (English) Maris the Wondergirl

Title (Japanese) Maris the Chojo

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Fantasy Novel

Notes OVA, Shogakukan, 1986, 50 mins; "Rumiko Takahashi's Rumic World - Maris the Chojo"
US: Central Park Media.
UK: Manga Video.

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Review MARIS THE WONDERGIRL (Manga Video), 48 min,
cert PG, ｣8.99
In this space comedy, also known as "Supergal" or "Maris the Chojo", and adapted from a manga story by Rumiko Takahashi, Maris is a Thanatosan and six times stronger than the average Earthling. She is employed by the Inter-Galactic Space patrol but is always broke because, without her restraints on, she accidentally smashes everything she touches. She is accompanied by a shape- changing fox with nine tails (a traditional creature from Japanese folklore). And look out for the characters
from Takahashi's URUSEI YATSURA appearing
fleetingly in the beach scene.
This is a very funny video with much visual humour, but
then it was just as funny in Japanese, and Manga Video
have ruined the 'out-take' end credit sequence (which
some fans thought was the best part) by compressing it to
half the original width. This is one of several recent
releases where Manga Video (possibly inspired by
favourable comments about Crusader's 'regional British
accent' NUKUNUKU), have given the characters a
strange mix of international accents. (Anime voice actors
ususlly speak ikantoi, the Japanese equivalent of Home
Counties English). Here, Maris has a rather displeasing
American accent. The standard of Manga Video dubs
generally lags behind that of the newer UK anime labels;
on present evidence MV are unresponsive to criticism
from more knowledgeable fans.

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Episodes

Release UK:VHS, US:VHS, US:LD

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 1986

Production

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)	Maris the Wondergirl
Title (Japanese)	Maris the Chojo
Advertising Fantasy Novel
Notes	OVA, Shogakukan, 1986, 50 mins; "Rumiko Takahashi's Rumic World - Maris the Chojo" US: Central Park Media. UK: Manga Video.
Classification	-
Synopsis
Review	MARIS THE WONDERGIRL (Manga Video), 48 min, cert PG, ｣8.99 In this space comedy, also known as "Supergal" or "Maris the Chojo", and adapted from a manga story by Rumiko Takahashi, Maris is a Thanatosan and six times stronger than the average Earthling. She is employed by the Inter-Galactic Space patrol but is always broke because, without her restraints on, she accidentally smashes everything she touches. She is accompanied by a shape- changing fox with nine tails (a traditional creature from Japanese folklore). And look out for the characters from Takahashi's URUSEI YATSURA appearing fleetingly in the beach scene. This is a very funny video with much visual humour, but then it was just as funny in Japanese, and Manga Video have ruined the 'out-take' end credit sequence (which some fans thought was the best part) by compressing it to half the original width. This is one of several recent releases where Manga Video (possibly inspired by favourable comments about Crusader's 'regional British accent' NUKUNUKU), have given the characters a strange mix of international accents. (Anime voice actors ususlly speak ikantoi, the Japanese equivalent of Home Counties English). Here, Maris has a rather displeasing American accent. The standard of Manga Video dubs generally lags behind that of the newer UK anime labels; on present evidence MV are unresponsive to criticism from more knowledgeable fans.
Credits
Episodes
Release	UK:VHS, US:VHS, US:LD
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	1986
Production
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.