Creamy Mami

Star Oriental - Who's Your Favourite Star?

Morisawa Yuu is a normal, if tom-boyish, third-grade girl whose parents run a crepe shop named "Creamy Crepes". One night, she sees a strange light shining down from the sky outside her window. Being naturally curious, she climbs out her window and starts chasing it through town as it moves away. She's soon joined by her friends, the young boys Toshio and Midori-kun, as well as a large number of police vehicles. She finally catches up to the strange light, only to find that it's coming from a strange ship which looks like it's made of glass. She suddenly finds herself floating up into the ship, which is called the "Feather Star". Once inside, she meets the pixie Pino-pino, who gives her a magical compact that will allow her to transform into the idol singer Creamy Mami (she chooses the name in honor of her parents shop). She's also given two kittens named Posi and Nega. She's warned that no one must know of her alternate identity, or she will remain as Creamy Mami for the rest of her life.

As Creamy Mami, Yuu gains fame almost overnight, appearing out of nowhere singing songs that bring joy and love to peoples' hearts. Later, though, she must deal with the trials of being a pop idol, trying to keep her secret a secret, and a growing affection for Toshio. This series features character designs by Akemi Takada, who also did Urusei Yatsura, Kimagure Orange Road and Maison Ikkoku. It has many excellent musical pieces, especially the vocals - in fact, there's at least one music video compilation, "Curtain Calls". It also offers insight into the often heartbreaking world of today's pop idols. In addition to the TV series, there is an OVA, "Long Good-Bye", which includes an intro skit called "Creamy Mami vs. Minky Momo" (VERY funny!). There's also a movie, "Eternal Once More", the first hour of which is a synopsis of the entire TV series, with the last 30 minutes being what happens two months later.

Short introduction taken from http://members.tripod.com/~KaShAs/mami.html.

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