7.2 /10 1 Votes
7.4/10 IMDb First episode date 1 July 1983 | 7.2/10 Original network Nippon Television Final episode date 29 June 1984 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Written by Hiroshi KonichikawaHiroshi TodaKazunori ItōKeiko MaruoMichiru ShimadaShigeru YanagawaShusuke KanekoTokio TsuchiyaTomoko Kawasaki Characters Yū Morisawa, Toshio Ōtomo, Shingo Tachibana Cast |
Creamy Mami, the Magic Angel (魔法の天使クリィミーマミ, Mahō no Tenshi Kurīmī Mami) is a magical girl anime series by Studio Pierrot which aired from 1983 to 1984 on Nippon Television. It went on to have five OVA adaptions and featured in other Studio Pierrot special presentations. A three volume manga was released during the original TV run, with the story written by Kazunori Itō and art by Yuuko Kitagawa. This was the first of five magical girl anime to be produced by Studio Pierrot, and the first of these to feature the designs of Akemi Takada. In 2005, the web-poll for TV Asahi's top-100 anime of all time saw Creamy Mami, the Magic Angel poll 82nd. The series is currently streaming in North America via Yomiuri TV's Anime Sols video service, as of spring 2013. Thus far, a limited DVD release of all 52 TV episodes has been successfully crowd-funded at Anime Sols. Leftover copies of the first boxset are currently up at Right Stuf and Crunchyroll.
Contents

Story

Yū Morisawa is an ordinary 10-year-old girl, until she sees a spaceship floating in the sky. Carried into the ship, she helps Pino Pino find the Feather Star. In thanks for her assistance he grants her a magical wand, which allows her to transform into a 16-year-old girl, for one year. She is also given two cats from Feather Star, Posi and Nega, who are to watch over her while she has magical powers. While wandering around the city as a teenager, she accidentally ends up on TV and asked to sing, which the magic enables her to do remarkably well. Using the alias of Creamy Mami, she becomes an overnight success, and is soon sought to begin a professional career as an idol under Parthenon Productions. Along the way, she also meets past residents of Feather Star and supernatural beings. In addition, she must fight against Snake Joe, a shady character of the rival LP Productions, who is always trying to steal her away and Megumi-chan, another one of Parthenon Productions' top stars.
Characters

Original Songs
By Creamy Mami/Takako Ohta
- Fall In Love Delicately (Japanese: デイケートに好きにして, Hepburn: Deikēto ni Sukini Shite) (OP)
- Staying in My Pajamas (Japanese: パジャマのままで, Hepburn: Pajama no mama de) (ED 1)
- Love Nonchalantly (Japanese: LOVEさりげなく, Hepburn: LOVE Sarigenaku) (ED 2)
- BIN KAN Rouge (Japanese: BIN KANルージュ, Hepburn: Bin Kan Rūju)
- Beautiful Shock (Japanese: 美衝撃)
- Heart's Season (Japanese: ハートのSEASON, Hepburn: Haato no SEASON) (Long Good-bye OVA OP)
- The Medicine That Works Best for You (Japanese: あなたに一番効く薬, Hepburn: Anata ni Ichiban Kiku Kusuri)
- Yuu is Creamy Mami (Japanese: 優のクリィミーマミ, Hepburn: Yū no Kurīmī Mami)
- I CAN`T SAY "BYE-BYE" (Curtain Call OVA ED)
- Magical Hourglass (Japanese: 魔法の砂時計, Hepburn: Mahō no sunadokei) (Curtain Call OVA OP)
- Ma Wa Le Mi Gi (with Saeko Shimazu) (Curtain Call OVA insert song)
By Megumi Ayase/Saeko Shimazu
- Memory of the Beach (Japanese: 渚のメモリー, Hepburn: Nagisa no Memorī)
- Last Kiss of Good Luck! (Japanese: ラストキッスでGood Luck!, Hepburn: LAST KISS DE GOOD LUCK!)
Tribute Album
A tribute album was released on February 9, 2011 and features covers by modern voice actors and rerecorded versions by or with Takako Ohta and Saeko Shimazu.
- MA・WA・LE・MI・GI by Takako Ohta and Tomoe Shinohara
- Beautiful Shock by Rin Suzuki
- Delicate ni Sukishite by Marina Inoue
- The Medicine That Works Best for You by Chie Nakamura
- Girls Talk by Mariya Ise
- Heart's Season by Eri Kitamura
- Memory of the Beach by Tomoe Shinohara
- Last Kiss of Good Luck! by Saeko Shimazu
- I Can't Say "Bye-Bye" by Takako Ohta
- MA・WA・LE・MI・GI by Takako Ohta and Saeko Shimazu
- Missing Kiss by Takako Ohta
- Bin Kan Rouge by Yukari Fukui
- Miracle Angel by Yuka Iguchi
- Love Nonchalantly by Yu Kobayashi
- Staying in My Pajamas by Aya Endo
- Whispering Je t'aime by Hiroko Kasahara
Impact and influence
Creamy Mami (1983) is known as a pioneer of the new marketing strategy, now known as “media mix”. They used an anime to promote a new, least-known idol singer. The real idol singer, Takako Ohta, acted as an idol singer (Creamy Mami) also in the story. The opening theme Delicate ni Suki Shite was her first song in the real world too. Even though Ohta was a new singer and not a trained voice actress, she voiced Yū/Creamy Mami. The result was a great success. The anime Creamy Mami has become famous and Ohta gained a high popularity that still exists today. In 1999, Fuji TV's show Kaishingeki TV Utaemon had a poll to decide the most popular old TV theme song for 25-year-old audience, and Delicate ni Suki Shite was ranked first. This anime has been repeatedly broadcast over the Internet too. As of writing (2006-08-08), people in Japan can legally watch the show on-demand for free on GyaO.
The same “media mix” approach was seen in Idol Densetsu Eriko (1989) and Idol Tenshi Youkoso Yōko (1990). The anime version of Full Moon o Sagashite (2002) shares the same format too. Another example is Lemon Angel (1987). Using an anime to promote a singer, was not a new concept, as there was Pink Lady Monogatari (1978), a popular anime at the time.
Creamy Mami set the format that would be used for future Studio Pierrot magical girl titles, and was especially influential in Fancy Lala. Creamy Mami also stars in Adesugata Mahou no Sannin Musume, along with Magical Emi and Persia, as well as Majokko Club Yoningumi A-Kukan Kara no Alien X, with Magical Emi, Persia and Pastel Yumi. The popularity of the series not only saw two feature-length sequels, but Creamy Mami also featured in five music video-based productions, starting with the 1985 OVA Lovely Serenade. The second of the feature-length sequels, Magical Angel Creamy Mami Long Goodbye, began with the short animation Mahō no Tenshi Creamy Mami VS Mahō no Princess Minky Momo Gekijou no Daikessen, and where Creamy Mami battles against Ashi Productions' Minky Momo.
Creamy Mami's companions Posi and Nega were also parodied in Gainax's 1991 OAV Otaku no Video, in which Misty May (the magical girl character created by the series' protagonist) has two lion-cub companions named Posi-King and Nega-King. (The character design for both is based on King the lion cub, a companion of the title character in Gainax's 1990 TV series Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water.)
Internationalization
Magical Angel Creamy Mami was dubbed into Italian by Studio PV, who released it as L'incantevole Creamy from 1985-02-03. It was also broadcast in France by La 5 (later on TMC, AB1 and Manga) as Creamy, merveilleuse Creamy from April 29, 1988., and more recently released in French DVD editions (French dub or Japanese language and French subtitles) by Declic Image. It was also distributed in Spain as "El Broche Encantado" in 1992.
In these countries the musical theme was the same: in Italy it was sung by Cristina D'Avena, in France by Valérie Barouille and in Spain by Soledad
The text and music were by Alessandra Valeri Manera - Giordano Bruno Martelli
The musical base was partially re-orchestrated in France and Spain, and the text was translated and adapted by Charles Level for the French version.
It was dubbed into Cantonese by a Hong Kong TV Station - TVB, who released it as "我係小忌廉" (I am Creamy Mami) from 1985-1-7 showing it from Monday to Friday at 6pm, each time showed half an hour.
Harmony Gold USA (the company best known for the *Robotech adaptation) was planning an English dub version under the name Pretty Creamy the Perfect Pop Star, but it never saw the light of day. had it ever been released in English, most of the characters names would have to be changed to target an English speaking audience.
Songs
Pajama no mama de
Girl's Talk
Hop Step Jumping
Delicate ni sukishite
Anata ni Ichiban Kiku Kusuri
MAWALEMIGI (feat Takako Ohta)
Long Good Bye
Bijutsuyaku (Beautiful Shock)
Mahou no Sunadokei
Love Sarigenaku
Last Kiss De Good Luck!
Namida no Memory
Bin Can Rouge
Yasahino Creamy Mami
I Can't Say "Bye Bye"
Heart no Season