It has been announced that "Magical Princess Minky Momo: Towards a Dream of Longing, A Duo of Sincerity," a completely new OVA (Original Video Animation) of the popular anime "Magical Princess Minky Momo," the first in approximately 32 years, will be screened at Shinjuku Wald 9 (Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo) on November 13th.
To commemorate Minky Momo's birthday on May 30th, a comment from Kunihiko Yuyama, the general director of the previous series, was also released. Yuyama wrote, "Minky Momo comes when you least expect it...when everyone's dreams and hopes are about to fade away." A social media-linked project to solicit fan art to be included in the pamphlet has also been launched.
The new series is being produced to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Ashi Productions, the studio behind "Magical Princess Minky Momo." Ayumu Watanabe will direct, and Ashi Productions will handle the animation. Hiroshi Watanabe, who served as the main animator for the previous series, will be in charge of character design for the new series, while Mari Tominaga will be in charge of character design, and Deco Akao will be in charge of the script.
"Magical Princess Minky Momo" depicts the adventures of Minky Momo, a princess from a dreamland, who descends to Earth and transforms into various adult roles such as a nurse, police officer, and astronaut. The first series aired from 1982 to 1983, and the second from 1991 to 1992. OVAs such as "Rondo in a Dream," "The Bridge to Dreams," and "The Station of Departure" were also produced.
In the new story, Diginarsa, the land of dreams and hopes that maintains its existence through dream energy, faces the threat of extinction as humans lose their dreams and hopes, causing the dream energy to dwindle. As a last resort, the king sends his three companions (Chamocha, Dettabook, and Pipirupi) to ask Minky Momo for help. Momo, who gets a smartphone on her 12th birthday, awakens as Minky Momo after meeting her companions and resolves to save Diginarsa. As they steadily collect dream energy, a mysterious app begins to become popular, and the dreams of the children who talk about them are all "frivolous dreams" driven by the desire for approval or to gain numbers, causing Minky Momo and Momo to begin to question everyone's dreams.
◇Staff (titles omitted)
Planning & Original Story: Ashi Productions; Director: Ayumu Watanabe; Character Design: Hiroshi Watanabe, Mari Tominaga; Screenplay: Deco Akao; Sound Director: Katsunori Shimizu; Sound Production: Zack Promotion; Music: Tomoki Hasegawa; Production: Ashi Productions; Design Cooperation: Studio Live; Production Committee: FPMM Committee; Distribution: Movic, Giggly Box
