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Fancy Lala (TV)

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[ remake of Harbor Light Monogatari - Fashion Lala Yori (OAV) ]

Related anime:
    Fancy Lala (manga) (adaptation)

Alternative title:
Magical Stage Fancy Lala
Mahou no Stage Fancy Lala (Japanese)
魔法のステージ・ファンシーララ (Japanese)
魔法少女 夢幻拉拉 (Chinese (Taiwan))
Genres: comedy, drama, magic, romance
Age rating: All Ages (Nothing objectionable)
Plot Summary: Miho Shinohara is a care-free third-grader and an aspiring manga artist. One day, she encounters Mogu and Pigu - two lost fairies disguised as stuffed animals. In exchange for staying at her home until they find a way to return to their own world, the fairies give Miho a special sketch pad and pencil that enable her to magical create real objects from what she draws. With the pen, Miho can also transform into Lala, a beautiful teenage girl created from her manga art. As Lala, she is discovered by a talent agency, and so begins her adventures from an ordinary school girl to a model to an idol singer.
User Ratings: 141 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 11 votes (sub:6, dub:3, raw:1, Por.dub:1)
 Excellent: 17 votes (sub:9, dub:7, edit.dub:1)
 Very good: 37 votes (sub:28, dub:5, raw:2, Por.dub:1, Spa.dub:1)
 Good: 27 votes (sub:17, dub:7, Tag.dub:1, edit.dub:1, Por.dub:1)
 Decent: 27 votes (sub:13, dub:9, Por.dub:1, ?:1, Ita.dub:1, edit.dub:1, raw:1)
 So-so: 11 votes (sub:7, dub:3, raw:1)
 Not really good: 2 votes (Ita.dub:1, sub:1)
 Weak: 6 votes (sub:6)
 Bad: 1 vote (sub:1)
 Awful: 2 votes (Por.dub:1, sub:1)
 Worst ever: -
Seen in part or in whole by 360 users, rank: #1322
Median rating: Good
Arithmetic mean: 7.057 (Good+.05), std. dev.: 1.8557, rank: #1556
Weighted mean: 6.954 (Good-.04), rank: #1688 (seen all: 7.53 / seen some: 6.13 / won't finish: 4.53)
Bayesian estimate: 6.991 (Good-.00), rank: #1369
Running time: 26 minutes per episode
Number of episodes: 26
Episode titles: We have 26
Vintage: 1998-04-05 to 1998-09-27
Opening Theme:
"La La La -Kuchibiru ni Negai wo Komete- (LaLaLa...When you wish upon your lips)" by Reiko Omori
Ending Theme:
"Shiawase na Ki·bu·n (Happy Feeling)" by Reiko Omori
Official website:
Fancy Lala @ Pierrot (Japanese)
Links: We have 4
Trivia: We have 1
In the news 12 times:
2008-06-04   Anime Expo to Host Character Designer Akemi Takada (Updated)
2005-01-11   Bandai Discontinues Collections
2003-03-26   Yet More Anime at Metreon
2002-10-02   Bandai Shows at "Teen Comic Age & Animation 2002 Festival"
2002-07-29   Otakon 2002: Parent's Guide to Anime
2001-08-15   Otakon Report: Part 2
2001-07-29   Miscelaneous Bandai News from Ai Con
2001-07-02   Bandai Interview
2000-07-03   FEATURE: Anime Expo Days 2 and 3
2000-06-29   Upcoming Bandai Releases
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Related reviews:
    Fancy Lala DVD 3
    Fancy Lala DVD 2
    Fancy Lala DVD 1

Related releases:
    Fancy Lala - A Star is Born! (DVD 1) 2002-07-09
    Fancy Lala - Sharing the Spotlight! (DVD 2) 2002-09-03
    Fancy Lala - Taking Center Stage (DVD 3) 2002-11-05
    Fancy Lala - Double Duty (DVD 4) 2003-01-07
    Fancy Lala - Rise to Stardom (DVD 5) 2003-03-11 (from $5.49)
    Fancy Lala - Passing Dream (DVD 6) 2003-05-06
    Fancy Lala - Complete Collection (DVD 1-6) 2004-11-09

Japanese staff 
Japanese cast 

Series director: Takahiro Omori

Script:
Kenichi Araki (5 episodes

eps 5, 9, 14, 17, 22
)
Masashi Yokoyama (6 episodes
eps 3, 6, 10, 13, 18, 21
)
Sadayuki Murai (6 episodes
eps 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24
)
Tomomi Mochizuki (9 episodes
eps 1-2, 7, 11, 15, 19, 23, 25-26
)

Storyboard:
Atsushi Matsumoto (ep 14)
Atsushi Takada (eps 16, 21)
Hidehito Ueda (eps 8, 18, 25)
Hiroshi Ishiodori (eps 4, 11)
Issei Kume (ep 3)
Katsumi Minokuchi (eps 12, 17)
Kiyotaka Ohata (ep 22)
Takahiro Omori (eps 1, 23, 26)
Takashi Ikehata (eps 7, 19, 24)
Takashi Yamazaki (4 episodes

eps 5, 9, 13, 20
)
Tatsuya Ishihara (ep 2)
Yoshiko Shima (4 episodes
eps 6, 10, 15, 23
)

Episode Director:
Atsushi Takada (5 episodes

eps 4, 8, 11, 16, 21
)
Atsushi Yabe (ep 7)
Issei Kume (ep 3)
Katsumi Minokuchi (eps 12, 17)
Kenichiro Watanabe (eps 14, 25)
Kiyotaka Ohata (ep 22)
Takahiro Omori (eps 1, 26)
Takashi Ikehata (eps 19, 24)
Takashi Yamazaki (4 episodes
eps 5, 9, 13, 20
)
Yoshiko Shima (6 episodes
eps 2, 6, 10, 15, 18, 23
)

Music: Michiru Oshima

Original creator: Tomomi Mochizuki

Original Manga: Rurika Kasuga

Character Design: Akemi Takada

Art director:
Akira Miyazaki
Hitoshi Nagasaki

Animation director:
Hiroyuki Yanase (eps 4, 12, 17)
Issei Kume (ep 3)
Kazuhiro Sasaki (eps 11, 16)
Kazumi Ikeda (6 episodes

eps 2, 6, 10, 15, 18, 23
)
Keiko Hayashi (ep 7)
Kenichi Shimizu (ep 25)
Kōji Kuwagata (ep 22)
Shinichiro Minami (6 episodes
eps 5, 9, 13, 19, 21, 24
)
Takako Onishi (5 episodes
eps 1, 8, 14, 20, 26
)

Sound director: Kazuhiro Wakabayashi

Producer:
Junji Ashida (TV Osaka)
Kazuhiko Ikeguchi
Reiko Fukakusa
Shinichi Ikeda

Filming Director: Masahide Okino

Key Animation:
Akiko Funakawa (5 episodes

eps 1, 8, 11, 16, 21
)
Ako Kagiyama (ep 20)
Aya Sato (eps 15, 23)
Eiko Tajima (ep 3)
Emi Kamada (ep 5)
Emi Nakano (5 episodes
eps 2, 6, 10, 15, 18
)
Emi Sugai (5 episodes
eps 5, 9, 14, 21, 25
)
Emiko Kataoka (eps 3, 7)
Fumio Kouda (ep 21)
Haruo Miyagawa (8 episodes
eps 1, 8, 12, 14, 19-20, 24-25
)
Hiroshi Kosuge (eps 9, 16, 22)
Hiroyuki Takahashi (eps 15, 18, 23)
Hiroyuki Yanase (eps 12, 17)
Issei Kume (eps 3, 7)
Junichi Hashimoto (11 episodes
eps 1, 5, 9, 12-14, 17, 21-22, 24-25
)
Katsuji Matsumoto (eps 4, 11)
Kazuhiko Shibuya (eps 4, 11)
Kazuhisa Okada (eps 3, 7)
Kazuko Matsumura (4 episodes
eps 8, 13, 17, 25
)
Keiko Hayashi (eps 3, 7)
Kenichi Shimizu (5 episodes
eps 9, 13-14, 22, 25
)
Kenji Murayama (eps 2, 6)
Kouji Motoyama (eps 19,-20,24,25)
Kyoko Yamazaki (ep 7)
Mami Imamura (ep 25)
Mariko Ueno (eps 15, 18, 23)
Masaharu Sasai (5 episodes
eps 6, 10, 15, 18, 23
)
Masahiro Shigemoto (eps 20, 24, 26)
Masayuki Fujita (eps 4, 11)
Masayuki Fujitani (ep 5)
Masayuki Yagi (ep 5)
Michiko Igarashi (6 episodes
eps 1, 8, 12, 16, 22, 26
)
Michio Satô (5 episodes
eps 9, 13, 17, 21, 26
)
Mitsuko Moriyama (6 episodes
eps 1, 8, 12, 16, 21, 26
)
Mitsuyo Tsuno (eps 4, 11)
Mitsuyoshi Yoneda (6 episodes
eps 2, 6, 10, 15, 18, 23
)
Mizue Ogawa (eps 12, 17)
Naoki Abe (eps 3, 7)
Nobutaka Chikahashi (eps 17, 21, 26)
Nobuyuki Koyanagi (5 episodes
eps 19-21, 24-25
)
Shigeko Sakuma (ep 13)
Shigenobu Nagasaki (eps 16, 19, 21)
Shigeru Kimishima (8 episodes
eps 1, 8, 11, 16, 19-20, 24, 26
)
Shinichiro Minami (4 episodes
eps 9, 13, 21, 26
)
Shinji Morimoto (eps 15, 23)
Shiro Kudaka (ep 5)
Shoko Ikeda (eps 15, 18, 23)
Tadashi Shida (ep 26)
Takako Onishi (eps 20, 24)
Takashi Sasaki (ep 8)
Takehiro Suzuki (5 episodes
eps 9, 13, 17, 21, 26
)
Tamaki Kobe (ep 13)
Tatsuo Kamiuto (6 episodes
eps 2, 6, 10, 15, 18, 23
)
Tatsuya Oka (eps 1, 11)
Toshiko Baba (ep 13)
Yasuhiro Fujita (7 episodes
eps 8, 12, 16, 19-20, 22, 25
)
Yasunari Nitta (4 episodes
eps 1, 5, 12, 14
)
Yasuyuki Noda (eps 4, 11)
Yoshihiro Taniguchi (ep 21)
Yoshiko Konno (eps 14, 19, 21)
Yuichiro Miyake (ep 22)
Yuko Kiyoshima (ep 13)
Yumiko Iwasaki (ep 22)

Music producer: Akihiko Fujita

Opening Animation:
Takako Onishi
Yuji Moriyama

Planning:
Minoru Ohno
Shigeru Watanabe
Yuji Nunokawa

Script Supervisor: Tomomi Mochizuki

Theme Song Composition:
Takeshi Ike (OP)
Yuki Matsuura (ED)

Theme Song Lyrics:
Shoko Omori (OP)
Yuki Matsuura (ED)

Theme Song Performance:
Fumie Kusachi ("Photograph of Spring")
Reiko Omori

 

Reiko Omori as Miho Shinohara/Fancy Lala

Atsuko Tanaka as Yumi Haneishi

Eiko Kanazawa as Emiko Kanno

Fumie Kusachi as Miki Yumeno

Hideo Ishikawa as Hiroya Aikawa

Kappei Yamaguchi as Taro Yoshida

Ken Narita as Komiyama

Mayumi Iizuka as Anna Nozaki

Michiko Neya as
Mogu
Ririka Kawaguchi

Mifuyu Hiiragi as Chisa Shinohara

Mitsuru Miyamoto as Katsunoshin Asaka

Noboru Hoshino as Yoichiro Shinohara

Omi Minami as Akiru Yuuki

Ryunosuke Ohbayashi as Mystery Man

Shinobu Adachi as Pigu

Yoshiko Sakakibara as Mamiko Shinohara

Yuji Ueda as Yoshio

Akemi Okamura as Sarina Masuda (ep 6)

Akimitsu Takase as Old People (ep 18)

Akio Nakamura as Kishi (ep 15)

Chinatsu Kawagoe as
Child (ep 4)
Interviewer (ep 8)
MC Woman (ep 13)
Student A (ep 3)

Chisa Yokoyama as Sayaka Futatsugi (ep 22)

Eiji Maruyama as Old Man/Professor (ep 14)

Eiji Sekiguchi as
Cameraman (eps 6-7)
Mamiko's Subordinate (ep 4)

Eriko Fujimaki as Girl A (ep 23)

Fumihiko Tachiki as Sponsor (ep 2)

Hajime Koseki as Principal (ep 21)

Hideo Ishikawa as Prince (ep 14)

Hiroshi Naka as Gumbaros Coach (ep 11)

Hiroshi Yanaka as Yano (ep 20)

Hisayoshi Izaki as Shoichi Sakamoto (eps 16-18)

Junichi Sugawara as Akiru's Father (ep 4)

Kaoru Shimamura as Host (ep 5)

Katsuaki Arima as Hoshizawa (eps 11, 24)

Kazumi Okushima as Girl (ep 14)

Kenji Hamada as
Guard (ep 22)
Nishiyama (ep 20)
Old People (ep 18)

Kenji Nojima as Host (ep 20)

Kiyoyuki Yanada as Asao Narumi (4 episodes

eps 6, 10, 13, 24
)

Kotono Mitsuishi as Ryoko Anzai (ep 6)

Kujira as Bulldog Iwata (ep 3)

Masahiro Ogata as
AD (ep 13)
AD (2) (ep 17)
Assistant Director (ep 12)
Engineer (ep 9)
Host (ep 10)

Michiko Yamamoto as Tsuruko Asaka (ep 21)

Midori Shimada as
Reporter (ep 13)
Student (ep 1)
Student B (ep 3)

Mika Kanai as Asuka Futatsugi (ep 22)

Minako Takenouchi as Girl B (ep 23)

Mitsuo Iwata as Takuya Sugio (ep 22)

Mitsuru Ogata as
Clerk (ep 1)
Old Man (ep 18)
Otsu (ep 9)

Miyuki Yamamoto as
Boy (ep 14)
Girl (ep 18)

Momoyo Kodama as Model (ep 5)

Nanae Katou as
Boy (ep 19)
Classmate (ep 7)
Old Woman (ep 18)
Student (ep 1)
Student (2) (ep 10)

Naoki Makishima as Floor Director (ep 3)

Natsumi Asaoka as Yuka Mayuzumi (ep 21)

Norio Yoshida as AD (ep 5)

Reiko Omori as Princess (ep 14)

Ryoko Nagata as
Child Actor (ep 8)
Haruka (ep 18)
Student (ep 1)
Student C (ep 3)

Sachiko Miki as Yoko Shinohara (eps 16-18)

Shinji Nomura as Showman (ep 12)

Shinobu Adachi as Saburo Furuhata (ep 21)

Shouto Kashii as Old People (ep 18)

Souju Okita as
Host (ep 22)
MC Man (ep 13)
Okamoto (ep 20)

Takashi Matsuo as Fish Dealer (ep 3)

Takeharu Onishi as
Cameraman (ep 8)
Scout (ep 2)

Tetsuya Iwanaga as Imaichi

Toru Shinagawa as Ichiro Shinohara (eps 16-18)

Toshihiko Nakajima as
Mizoguchi (ep 9)
Performer (ep 12)

Toshiyuki Morikawa as Morio (ep 23)

Yasuyuki Kase as Cameraman (ep 5)

Yoshiko Kamei as Tappei (ep 15)

You Inoue as Kuma san (Bear) (ep 14)

Yuriko Yamaguchi as Wonder Okayama (ep 20)

Yuushi Sato as Chief Director (ep 17)

Japanese companies 

Animation Co-production: Kyoto Animation (6 episodes

eps 2, 6, 10, 15, 18, 23
)

Animation Production: Studio Pierrot

Backgrounds:
Kyoto Animation (6 episodes

eps 2, 6, 10, 18, 23, 25
)
Mini Art (7 episodes
eps 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24-25
)
Studio Waiesu

Broadcaster: TV Osaka

CG Production: Pierrot D.A.R (eps3,8,10-11,13,15,20,22,24-25)

In-Between Animation:
AIC (eps 11, 13)
Angle (12 episodes

eps 1, 3-5, 7-9, 11-14, 16
)
Anime Aru (eps 12, 16)
Anime Spot (ep 7)
Anime World Osaka (eps 3-5, 8)
Daizo Productions (ep 11)
Kyoto Animation (6 episodes
eps 2, 6, 10, 15, 18, 23
)
Nakamura Production (eps 3, 5, 8-9)
Plum (ep 14)
Production I.G (eps 16, 24)
Studio DEEN (eps 12-14, 16)
Studio Z5 (eps 7, 9, 13-14)
Wombat (9 episodes
eps 1, 3-5, 7-9, 11-12
)
Xebec (eps 4, 16, 19)

Key Animation:
Kyoto Animation (6 episodes

eps 2, 6, 10, 15, 18, 23
)
Studio Renge (eps 3, 7)

Music Production:
Toshiba EMI
TV Tokyo Music

Production:
Bandai Visual
TV Osaka
Yomiuri Advertising

English staff 
English cast 

Translation: Paul Baldwin

Executive producer: Ken Iyadomi

Producer:
Charles McCarter
Miho Kinoshita

Assistant Engineer: James Bailey

Production Coordination: Travis Fraser

Recording engineer: Ryan Manning

Script Adaptation: Lucia Frangione

Voice Direction: Teri Snelgrove

 

Katie Rowan as Miho Shinohara/Fancy Lala

Chris Simms as Mog

Mariette Sluyter as Miki

Maureen Jones as Pog

Meredith Taylor-Parry as Emiko

Steve Gin as Katsunoshin Asaka

Allan Boss as Komi

Byron Close as Mystery Man

Carol-Anne Day as Chisa Shinohara

Colleen Blackmore as Serena

David Pettitt as Yoichiro Shinohara

Doug McKeag as
Gumbaros Coach
Miho's Grandfather

Elizabeth Stepkowski as Mamkio Shinohara

Jeffrey Watson as Taro Yoshida

Jonathan Love as
Dance Instruction
Hitlist Host
Makino
Mr. Yano
Photographer
Toy Doctor

Maizun Jayoussi as Yuka Mayuzumi (ep 21)

Mariette Sluyter as
Alarm Clock
Asuka Futatsugi
Sayaka Futatsugi

Mark Gatha as
Gameshow Director
Imaichi

Matt Embry as Morio

Matthew Erickson as Yoshio

Maureen Jones as Miho's Grandmother

Meredith Taylor-Parry as Announcer

Michelle Armeneau as
Katsunoshin's Mother
Teddy Bear

Onalea Gilbertson as Yumi Haneishi

Roger Rhodes as Asao Narumi

Scott Hendrickson as Shoichi Sakomoto

Scott Roberts as
Hoshizawa
TV Show Host

Steve Olson as
Director
Man at Circus
Mr. Mizoguchi

Victor Atelevich as Hiroya Ikawa

Zoe Slusar as Saburo Furahata

Allen Boss

Byron Close

Carol-Anne Day

Chris Simms

Dave Pettitt

Elizabeth Stepkowski

Francesca Hurtsfield

Jeffery Watson

Kristin Nowosad

Matthew Erickson

Maureen Jones

Onalea Gilbertson

Roger Rhodes

Steve Gin

Taylor Beaven

Victor Atelevich

English companies 

Adaptation: The Ocean Group

Broadcaster: Animax Asia

Distributor: Bandai Entertainment

Dubbing: Animax Asia

Licensed by: Bandai Entertainment

Recording Studio: Blue Water Studios

Spanish staff 
Spanish companies 
(none)
 

Broadcaster:
Canal 53 Madrid (Spain)
Canal Sur (Spain)

Distributor: Arait Multimedia (Spain)

Spanish cast 

Diana Torres as Fancy Lala (Spain dub)

Italian staff 
Italian cast 

Script: Benedetta Brugia

Director Of Dubbing: Federico Danti

Theme Song Performance: Cristina D'Avena

 

Alessandra Karpoff as Miho Izuki/Fancy Lala

Adele Pellegatta as Erika

Anna Bonel as Yumi

Caterina Rochira as Nonna di Miha

Cinzia Massironi as Chrissy

Emanuela Pacotto as Pea

Federica Valenti as Peo

Marco Balzarotti as Professor Asaka

Mario Scarabelli as Padre di Miho

Monica Bonetto as Teddy

Nadia Biondini as Ririka

Patrizia Scianca as Madre di Miho

Patrizio Prata as Hiro

Pino Pirovano as Cody

Riccardo Rovatti as Mister Mistero

Roberta Gallina Laurenti as Akira

Simone D'Andrea as Toshio

Italian companies 

Broadcaster: Italia 1 (from June 2001)

Distributor: Merak Film

Dubbing: Merak Film

Script: CITI


Tagalog staff 
(none)
Tagalog cast 

Carlo Eduardo Labalan as Taro Yoshida

Ed Belo as Yoichiro Shinohara, Mystery Man

Tagalog companies 

Broadcaster: ABC-5

Dubbing: Sync Masters

Portuguese staff 
Portuguese cast 
(none)
 

Bárbara Lourenço as Lala (Portugal)

Portuguese companies 

Broadcaster: Canal Panda (Portugal)

Chinese (Taiwan) staff 
Chinese (Taiwan) companies 
(none)
 

Licensed by: Power International Multimedia Inc.

Chinese (Taiwan) cast 
(none)
 
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