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Satellite TV Anime Reviews - Illustrated

Short reviews of satellite TV Japanese-animated shows.

MEMOLU (Tongari Boshi no Memoru) (Pol.= Wyspi Li)
GirlA family of gnomes come to Earth and befriend a shy, lonely girl, Marielle. Marielle is not treated kindly by the people she lives with. I remember scenes where Marielle is trying to conceal the small gnome, and one where a man is ordered to shoot a bird which Marielle likes. (This show is a project for the Techno-Girls and some detail about it appears on their website.)
The show has appeared on Polish TV and the fairy stuff is quite cute, while the scenes with Marielle are pretty. Memolu
English name: Pointy Hat Memoru
Japanese name: Tongari Boshi no Memoru
Japanese name:
Dates: March 3, 1984-March 3, 1985
Number of episodes: 50
Production Company: Toei Animation


REMI THE HOMELESS BOY (ie naki ko)
GirlOne of two anime adaptations of the novel Sans Famille by Hector Malot. In the book, a boy made homeless by poverty travels around with an old musician. This version is more faithful to the book than the WMT adaptation ie naki no remi in that in the latter the main character is a girl, Remi. In this version, made for TMS by Osamu DEZAKI, the sufferings of Remi and his companions are powerfully portrayed, with many scenes of poverty and hardship. In one such scene the monkey, Joli-court, insists on performing and then dies. It's a fairly easy anime to follow even if you don't have a copy in a comprehensible language.
Date:80.03.15

Alice in Wonderland (Fushigi no Kuni no Alice)
Girl A version of Alice in Wonderland, possibly a co-production with a European producer. It's average stuff, so far as I recall. Characters
Credits for this version (?)
English name: Alice in Wonderland
Japanese name: Fushigi no Kuni no Alice
Japanese name:
Dates: October 10, 1983-March 26, 1984
Number of episodes: 24
Production Company: Nippon Animation
Creator: Lewis Carroll


MECHAKKO DOTAKON
Robot boyAn old series about a robot boy, seen on Turkish TV. Title | Characters
Credits
English name: Robot boy Dotakon (?)
Dates: 10-Apr-81 - 10.Oct.81


THE GENIE FAMILY (Hakushon Daimaoh) (Bob, der Flaschengeist)
Boy & Genie A series about a boy who finds a genie in a bottle. Apparently it comes out whenever he sneezes. Quite amusing for an episode or so. The boy is carried off to adventure in various parts of the world. It's rather a fantasy, as one might expect! Genie | Magic carpet
Credits
English name: The Genie Family
Japanese name: Hakushon Daimaoh
Japanese name:
Dates: October 5, 1969-September 27, 1970
Number of episodes: 52
Production Company: Tatsunoko Productions


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