Magical Princess Minky Momo

Momo is a princess of , "the land of dreams in the sky". Fenarinarsa is a dwelling place for fairy tale characters. It was in danger of leaving Earth's orbit and disappearing, because people on the planet lost their dreams and hopes. The king and queen of Fenarinarsa sent their daughter Momo to Earth to help the people regain them. Momo became the daughter of a young childless couple, accompanied by three followers with the appearance of a dog (Sindbook), a monkey (Mocha) and a bird (Pipil). On Earth, Momo takes the appearance of a teenage girl. To help the planet regain its hopes and dreams, Momo transforms into an adult version of herself, with an occupation tailored to fit whatever situation she encounters. Each time Momo succeeds in bringing happiness to the person affected, the Fenarinarsa crown shines. When it shines four times, a jewel appears in the crown. Once 12 jewels appear, Fenarinarsa will return to Earth. Later in the series, Momo's task is left incomplete as she ends up losing her powers. Soon thereafter, she is killed by a collision with a truck full of toys. She is reincarnated as a baby, the real daughter of the couple on Earth. ==Media==

1982 TV series The first anime television series, Magical Princess Minky Momo, premiered on March 18, 1982, and concluded on May 26, 1983, on TV Tokyo after 63 episodes. The series inspired a crossover short film with Studio Pierrot's Creamy Mami, the Magic Angel called that was released on June 15, 1985, attached to the latter's theatrical film. The following month, a Peter Pan-themed OVA named was released in Japan. In January 1987, Ashi released an animated music video titled . 2026 OVA On December 24, 2025, the official X (formerly Twitter) account for the franchise announced that it would receive a new original video animation produced by Ashi Productions for the studio's 50th anniversary. Titled , the OVA will be directed by Ayumu Watanabe and written by Deko Akao, with Hiroshi Watanabe and Mari Tominaga designing the characters and Tomoki Hasegawa composing the music. It is set to open in Japanese theaters in 2026, followed by a home video release. ==International releases==

In 1984, Harmony Gold acquired the rights to the original Minky Momo anime television series and repackaged it into the 52-episode The Magical World of Gigi. The English dubbed version was broadcast in Australia on Network Ten, Malaysia on RTM1 and RTM2, Singapore, Kuwait, Zimbabwe, Trinidad and Tobago, Indonesia, Kenya, Brunei and Israel. Despite international distribution, North American audiences initially only received the 1985 OVA, Yume no naka no Rondo. The English dub release was produced by Harmony Gold and distributed on VHS by Celebrity Home Entertainment in 1987, titled Gigi and the Fountain of Youth. In 2015, William Winckler Productions released Harmony Gold's English dub of the original series in 13 compilation films through Amazon Prime Video. Crunchyroll streamed the original series under the title Fairy Princess Minky Momo. The Hong Kong-based Animation International produced a Chinese dubbed version of the 1991 Ashi Productions series for Taiwanese audiences, with Jutong Cultural Enterprises JSC receiving broadcast rights. Jia Yu International syndicated and broadcast the series in Taiwan after 2009. ==Impact and influence==

While aimed at young girls with the goal of selling toys, the original series attracted a considerable number of older male fans. Alongside Creamy Mami, the Magic Angel, Magical Princess Minky Momo is credited as one of the originators of the lolicon otaku subculture. Though this unintended audience allegedly disgusted Ashi Productions founder Sato Toshihiko, it helped the show gain a strong 10% viewer share, leading to its run being extended from 50 episodes to 63. The episode, alongside the last, later inspired a Japanese urban legend linking the series to natural disasters. In 1993, Hiroshi Takada won JASRAC's International Award for his work on the first TV series. The original series ranked 70th in TV Asahi's 2005 poll of the most popular anime. ==Soundtracks==

Singles ;Mahou no Princess Minky Momo: Yume no Naka no Rondo (1985) :sung by Mariko Shiga, EP, Victor Entertainment, KV-3068 ;Mahou no Princess Minky Momo: Yumemiru Heart (1991) :(CD) STAR CHILD, KIDA 31 ;Mahou no Princess Minky Momo: Yume wo Dakishimete (1992) :(CD) STAR CHILD, KIDA 42 ;Mahou no Princess Minky Momo: LOVE CALL (1993) :(CD) STAR CHILD, 8SSX 69 Albums ;Magical Princess Minky Momo: Yume no Naka no Rondo Ongakuhen (1985) :(LP) Victor Entertainment, JBX-25066 :(CD) Victor Entertainment, VDR-1073 ;Magical Princess Minky Momo: Fenarinarsa Song Festival (1985) :(CD) Victor Entertainment, VDR-1085 ;BGM MANIAC LIBRARY 3 Mahou no Princess Minky Momo Mihappyou BGM Shuu (1986) :(LP) Victor Entertainment, JBX-7003 :(Cassette) Victor Entertainment, VSK-20003 ;Mahou no Princess Minky Momo: DaBaDaBa DaBaDa (1992) :(CD) King Records KICA-79 ;Mahou no Princess Minky Momo: Yuki ga Yandara (1992) :(CD) King Records, KICA-109 ;Mahou no Princess Minky Momo: Utau Fairy Tale! (1992) :(CD) King Records, KICA-120 ;Mahou no Princess Minky Momo: LOVE STAGE (1993) :(CD) King Records, KICA-131 ;Mahou no Princess Minky Momo: Yume ni Kakeru Hashi (1993) :(CD) King Records, KICA-146 ;Mahou no Princess Minky Momo: Someday My Prince Will Come (1994) :(CD) Victor Entertainment, VICL-23060 (also released on LP) ;Mahou no Princess Minky Momo: Tabidachi no Eki (1994) :(CD) King Records, KICA-196 ;Mahou no Princess Minky Momo: Someday My Prince Will Come TV/OVA (1994) :(CD) Victor Entertainment, VICL-23060 ;Dendō Twin Series Magical Princess Minky Momo TV-ban OVA-ban (1999) :(CD) Victor Entertainment, VICL-60419/20 Compilations These albums have songs from multiple shows. The applicable tracks are in bold. ;Emotion 20th Anniversary Theme Collection - OVA & Movie :(CD) Victor Entertainment, VICL-60938 ::Disc 1 :#Dallos no Theme (Horn Spectrum, from Dallos) :#'''Yume no Naka no Rondo (Mariko Shiga, from La Ronde in My Dream''') :#Active Heart (Noriko Sakai, from Gunbuster) :#Try Again... (Noriko Sakai, from Gunbuster) :#The Winner (Miki Matsubara, from Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory) :#Magic (Jacob Wheeler, from Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory) :#''Just Fallin' Love: Ikustu mo no Setsunai Yoru no Naka de (Ayako Udagawa, from Dominion'') :#Kaze no Tsubasa (Hitomi Mieno, from ''Haou Taikei Ryuu Knight: Adeu's Legend'') :#Point 1 (Yumiko Takahashi, from ''Haou Taikei Ryuu Knight: Adeu's Legend'') :#Toketeiku Yume no Hate ni (Yayoi Gotō, from Iria: Zeiram the Animation) :#100mph no Yūki (Sakiko Tamagawa and Akiko Hiramatsu, from ''You're Under Arrest'') :#Arittake no Jōnetsu de (Sakiko Tamagawa and Akiko Hiramatsu, from ''You're Under Arrest'') :#After, in the Dark: Torch Song (Mai Yamane and Gabriela Robin, from Macross Plus) :#Inori no Asa (Miwako Saitō, from Shamanic Princess) :#Omoide no Mori (Miwako Saitō, from Shamanic Princess) :#Future Shock (cherry, from Birdy the Mighty) ::Disc 2 :#Ai, Oboete Imasu ka (long version) (Mari Iijima, from The Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Do You Remember Love?) :#Tenshi no Enogu (Mari Iijima, from The Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Do You Remember Love?) :#Akira no Theme (Geinoh Yamashirogumi, from Akira) :#Voices (Akino Arai, from Macross Plus (movie edition)) :#Heart & Soul (Emilia with Basara Nekki, from Macross 7: The Galaxy Is Calling Me!) :#In Yer Memory (Takkyū Ishino, from Memories) :#Calling (Nitro, from ''You're Under Arrest: The Movie'') :#Tōi Kono Machi de (Naomi Kaitani, from Cardcaptor Sakura) :#Ashita e no Melody (Chaka, from Cardcaptor Sakura) :#Yubiwa (single version) (Maaya Sakamoto, from The Vision of Escaflowne) :#Grace - Jinroh Main Theme - Omega (Hajime Mizoguchi, from Jin-Roh) :#Ask DNA (The Seatbelts, from Cowboy Bebop: The Movie) ==References==