Anmitsu Hime

Anmitsu Hime
	Cover of the second DVD box for the anime.
あんみつ姫
Genre	Fantasy, Comedy
Manga
Written by	Shosuke Kurakane
Published by	Kobunsha
Magazine	Shōjo
Demographic	Shōjo
Original run	May 1949 – April 1955
Volumes	4
Live-action film
Anmitsu Hime: Amakara no Shiro Maki ; あんみつ姫・甘辛城の巻
Directed by	Shigeo Nakagi
Music by	Nobuaki Asai
Released	November 10, 1954
Live-action film
Anmitsu Hime: Amakara no Shiro Maki ; あんみつ姫・甘辛城の巻
Directed by	Shigeo Nakagi
Music by	Nobuaki Asai
Released	November 23, 1954
Live-action film
Warrior Training of Anmitsu Hime; あんみつ姫の武者修行
Directed by	Tatsuho Osone
Music by	Mitsuo Kato
Released	December 27, 1960
Television drama
Anmitsu Hime: Yōjutsu Kurabe no Maki; あんみつ姫・妖術競べの巻
Original run	December 1, 1958 – October 28, 1960
Episodes	100
Live-action television film
Directed by	Akihiro Oguro
Written by	Keiji Okutsu
Released	May 23, 1983
Live-action television film
Directed by	Akihiro Oguro
Written by	Keiji Okutsu
Released	October 17, 1983
Live-action television film
Directed by	Shuji Sugimura
Written by	Keiji Okutsu
Released	January 9, 1984
Manga
Written by	Izumi Takemoto
Published by	Kodansha
Magazine	Nakayoshi
Demographic	Shōjo
Original run	September 1986 – October 1987
Volumes	4
Anime television series
Anmitsu Hime: From Amakara Castle
Directed by	Masami Anno
Studio	Studio Pierrot
Original network	Fuji TV, RAB, YBS
Original run	October 5, 1986 – September 27, 1987
Episodes	51
Live-action film
Directed by	Masaki Nishiura
Produced by	Sumi Asano
Written by	Yoshihiro Izumi
Released	January 6, 2008
Live-action film
Directed by	Masaki Nishiura
Produced by	Sumi Asano
Written by	Yoshihiro Izumi
Released	January 11, 2009

Anmitsu Hime (あんみつ姫) is a manga series by Shosuke Kurakane. The original manga was serialized between 1949 and 1955. In 1986, Izumi Takemoto retold the original manga series, releasing it under the same title and simultaneously with the anime adaptation.

Plot

Anmitsu is a beautiful princess living happily at the Amakara Castle. The only thing is she is a tomboy and doesn't act very ladylike. When Anmitsu turns ten years old, her parents present her with a tutor named Castella, who from the Pudding Kingdom, in hopes of getting Anmitsu more serious about being a princess. Nonetheless, Anmitsu still is up to her usual antics and frequently escapes from the castle to have fun. However, she learns many things about the world outside the castle and about life in general in her adventures. She also makes new friends and continue to cause trouble for the royalty in Amakara Castle.

Anime Cast

Mami Koyama^[2] as Anmitsu Hime
Takuzou Kamiyama as Awanodango no Mori
Hisako Kyouda as Shibucha
Jouji Yanami as Hikozaemon Abekawa
Reiko Suzuki as Court Lady Ohagi
Shigeru Chiba as Tanesuke Kakino
Yuko Mita as 'Amaguri no Suke
Yuriko Fuchizaki as Manjuu
Sakurako Hoshino as Shiomame
Tesshō Genda as Senbei
Kei Tomiyama as Gen'ai Hiraga

Media

Manga

The manga was published in Kobunsha's Shōjo magazine from 1949 to 1955. The series helped boost the magazine's circulation to 700,000 copies.^[3]

Live-action Adaptations

The first adaptations of Anmitsu Hime came in 1954 with two films. Both starred Izumi Yukimura as Anmitsu Hime. Another film was made in 1960, but with an entirely new staff and cast, starring Haruko Wanibuchi as Animtsu Hime.

Live-action television dramas

The first TV drama series was broadcast in 1958-1960, featuring Misao Nakahara as Anmitsu. The second TV drama series was broadcast in 1983-1984, featuring Kyōko Koizumi as Anmitsu. A third TV drama mini-series was broadcast in 2008^[4] and 2009^[5] in the form of two television specials. They feature Mao Inoue as Anmitsu Hime.

Anime television series

An anime adaptation, called Anmitsu Hime: From Amakara Castle was made by Studio Pierrot, aired on Fuji TV from October 1986 to September 1987 for a 51-episode run.^[6]

The series is about a tomboy princess in a feudal era themed world, but with modern-day technology. The opening theme is "Koi wa Kuesuchon" by O-Nyanko Club and the ending theme is "Anmitsu Daisakusen" also by O-Nyanko Club.

Video game

A Sega Master System video game based on the series was made, and translated for the Europe, North America and Oceania markets as Alex Kidd in High-Tech World, with the main character replaced with Alex Kidd and other characters and parts of the game slightly edited to fit the change from a female to a male protagonist; whereas the goal of Anmitsu Hime is to reach a cake shop in time before it closes, the localized version changes this to a game center.

References

^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1165248/fullcredits?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm
^ http://pierrot.jp/archives/tv_list_1985/tv_013.html
^ Yadao, Jason S. (2009). The Rough Guide to Manga. London: Rough Guides. p. 15. ISBN 978-1858285610.
^ http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-10-26/classic-shojo-manga-anmitsu-hime-gets-television-drama
^ http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-11-17/tv-drama-based-on-anmitsu-hime-shojo-manga-gets-sequel
^ "Sugar Princess Archived February 20, 2009, at the Wayback Machine". Studio Pierrot. Retrieved on February 10, 2009.

External links

Anmitsu Hime film list
Sega Joy Joy news #11 contains info on the game
Fuji TV page contains info on the 2008 drama Template:Ja icon
Fuji TV page contains info on the 2009 drama Template:Ja icon
Anmitsu Hime (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
Anmitsu Hime (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia

[1] ttp://www.imdb.com/title/tt1165248/fullcredits?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm

[2] ttp://pierrot.jp/archives/tv_list_1985/tv_013.html

[3] Yadao, Jason S. (2009). The Rough Guide to Manga. London: Rough Guides. p. 15. ISBN 978-1858285610.

[4] ttp://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-10-26/classic-shojo-manga-anmitsu-hime-gets-television-drama

[5] ttp://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-11-17/tv-drama-based-on-anmitsu-hime-shojo-manga-gets-sequel

[6] "Sugar Princess Archived February 20, 2009, at the Wayback Machine". Studio Pierrot. Retrieved on February 10, 2009.

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