Fancy Lala
| Fancy Lala | |
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魔法のステージ・ファンシーララ (Mahō no Sutēji Fanshī Rara) |
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| Genre | Magical girl, Comedy, Drama, Romance, Music, Slice of Life |
| Original video animation | |
| Harbor Light Story Fashion Lala Yori | |
| Directed by | Motosuke Takahashi |
| Written by | Kenji Terada |
| Music by | Kenji Yamamoto |
| Studio | Studio Pierrot |
| Released | 11 March 1988 |
| Runtime | 48 minutes |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Takahiro Omori |
| Produced by |
Junji Ashida (TV Osaka) Reiko Fukakusa Shin'ichi Ikeda Kazuhiko Ikeguchi |
| Written by |
Ken'ichi Araki Tomomi Mochizuki Sadayuki Murai Masashi Yokoyama |
| Music by | Michiru Õshima |
| Studio | Studio Pierrot |
| Licensed by | |
| Original network | TXN (TV Osaka) |
| Original run | 5 April 1998 – 27 September 1998 |
| Episodes | 26 |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Rurika Kasuga |
| Published by | Shueisha |
| Demographic | Shōjo |
| Magazine | Ribon |
| Original run | May 1998 – November 1998 |
| Volumes | 2 |
Fancy Lala, known in Japan as Fancy Lala, the Magic Stage(魔法のステージ・ファンシーララ Mahō no Sutēji Fanshī Rara?) is a magical girl anime series produced by Studio Pierrot in 1998. A two-volume manga adaptation by Rurika Kasuga ran in Ribon. The original designs were created by Akemi Takada, who worked on many of the 80's Studio Pierrot series. The anime series has been licensed for English release by Bandai Entertainment.
One day, a 9-year-old girl Miho Shinohara is given two stuffed dinosaurs by a stranger. The stuffed dinosaurs come to life and present her with a magic sketchbook and pen. Within limits, and subject to varying degrees of control, she can draw in the sketchbook and bring the drawings to life. Miho can also transform into a teenage girl, whom she names Fancy Lala. Fancy Lala is scouted by Yumi Haneishi, the president of the talent agency Lyrical Productions, and begins the long road to stardom.
Fancy Lala is a complete remake of an earlier Studio Pierrot OVA titled Harbor Light Story Fashion Lala Yori. It was also influenced by Mahō no Tenshi Creamy Mami, the story of a ten-year-old Japanese girl granted the power to transform who also became an idol.
The original OVA was very different than the final series, being a retelling of Cinderella. In it, the heroine, Miho, a little girl who dreams of being a fashion designer, lives with her aunt and three cousins while her father is away on business. The aunt, who runs a dress shop, exploits Miho's dependence and makes her perform deliveries on her bike, while spoiling her own daughters. Of the three, the two oldest are cruel and mock Miho's dreams, but the youngest is nice to her. A local disco is holding a contest to find the next "Disco Queen." Miho is too young to enter, but decides to design a dress for her cousin. When the aunt finds out, she rips up the dress. After everyone leaves, two fairies take pity on Miho and transform her into "Fashion Lala," a sixteen-year-old blonde, so she can enter the contest herself. While performing, Miho's outfit changes into her previous designs, and it seems that she wins. At the end, she returns to a happy life with her father.
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