TV series
ふしぎなメルモ
1971–1972 · 1 season
A gentle, old-fashioned cartoon that mixes everyday family warmth with a quiet sadness and simple fantasy.
- Created by
- Yoshiyuki Tomino
- Genres
- Animation, Family, Comedy
- Starring
- Kazuko Sawada, Minori Matsushima, Koichi Kitamura
- Overview
- This series centered on Melmo, a nine-year-old girl whose mother is killed in an auto accident and has to then take care of her two younger brothers (Totoo and Touch). While in Heaven, the children's mother is given one wish. Her wish is that Melmo (the oldest out of her 3 children ) will be allowed to grow up more quickly than usual, since their lives as children will be difficult without their parents.
- How it feels
- Measured and easy to follow.
- About
- Grief, family, coming-of-age, parenthood
- Content
- Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Created by
- Yoshiyuki Tomino
- Genres
- Animation, Family, Comedy
- Starring
- Kazuko Sawada, Minori Matsushima, Koichi Kitamura
