TV, fall 1971
PG - Children
Manga
Finished Airing
Oct 3, 1971 to Mar 26, 1972
Sundays at 18:30 (JST)
26 eps, 24 min per ep
Tezuka Productions
Trailer not available
After losing her mother in a tragic car accident, nine-year-old Melmo Watari now faces a big challenge: taking care of her two younger brothers, the preschooler Totoo and baby Touch. Watching from Heaven and concerned about her kids' terrible situation, their mother decides to appear in their lives one last time as a ghost and give Melmo a jar full of magical candies. The candies have the power to make her 10 years older or younger, as well as turn her into any animal she wants. Using her newfound abilities, Melmo wears various disguises as a 19-year-old woman and looks after her brothers, all while still trying to lead a normal life. [Written by MAL Rewrite]
Fushigi na Melmo, Fushigi na Merumo, Marvelous Melmo, ふしぎなメルモ, Marvelous Melmo
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