Mirmo!

Mirmo! Zibang
First tankōbon volume cover
ミルモでポン!
(Mirumo de Pon!)
Genre
Manga
Written byHiromu Shinozuka
Published byShogakukan
English publisher
MagazineCiao
Original runAugust 3, 2001 – December 1, 2005
Volumes12
Anime television series
Directed byKenichi Kasai
Written byMichihiro Tsuchiya
StudioStudio Hibari
Licensed by
Original networkTXN (TV Tokyo)
English network
Original run April 6, 2002 – September 27, 2005
Episodes172
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Mirmo! Zibang, known in Japan as Mirumo de Pon! (ミルモでポン!), is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Hiromu Shinozuka. It was serialized in Shogakukan's shōjo manga magazine Ciao from August 2001 to December 2005, with its chapters collected in twelve tankōbon volumes. Chuang Yi released the manga in English in Singapore.

A 172-episode anime television series adaptation, known in Japan as Wagamama Fairy: Mirumo de Pon! and produced by Studio Hibari, was broadcast on TV Tokyo from April 2002 to September 2005. It was licensed in North America by Viz Media.

The manga series was awarded in the 2003 Kodansha Manga Award and in the 2004 Shogakukan Manga Award for children's manga.

Plot

Katie Minami, a cheerful but shy eighth grade middle school student, finds a strange cocoa mug that summons Mirmo, a mischievous love fairy. Mirmo reveals he is a runaway prince avoiding marriage to Princess Rima, which has caused bounty hunters and his brother Mulu to chase after him. Their antics attract the attention of the bumbling Warumo Gang, whose careless experiments with time magic accidentally freeze the fairy world. Mirmo and his friends must perform an ancient ritual involving a magical door and a time bird to restore balance.

Darkman, the series' main antagonist born from negative emotions, begins manipulating people through transfer student Cynthia. Mirmo and his allies develop special combined magic techniques to defeat Darkman. The group later assists Tako, a robotic octopus, by gathering seven emotion-based crystals needed to save his homeland. Overcoming various challenges, they help him fight the crystals' power.

Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by Hiromu Shinozuka, Mirmo! Zibang was serialized in Shogakukan's shōjo manga magazine Ciao from August 3, 2001, to December 1, 2005.[a][b] Shogakukan collected its chapters in twelve tankōbon volumes, released from February 26, 2002, to March 31, 2006.[5][6] A special chapter was published in Ciao on June 2, 2023.[7] The manga was licensed for English release in Singapore by Chuang Yi.[8]

Anime

A 172-episode anime television series adaptation, titled Mirmo! Zibang and known in Japan as Wagamama Fairy: Mirumo de Pon! (わがまま☆フェアリー ミルモでポン!, Wagamama Fearī Mirumo de Pon!; Selfish Fairy Mirmo!), was broadcast on TV Tokyo from April 6, 2002, to September 27, 2005.[9][10]

In North America, the series was licensed by ShoPro Entertainment.[11] The company later merged with Viz Communications to form Viz Media,[when?] with the series marketed as available for broadcasters.[12]

Reception

The manga has over 3 million copies in circulation[7] and received the 2003 Kodansha Manga Award and the 2004 Shogakukan Manga Award for children's manga.[13][14] The anime series received TV Tokyo's award for top-rated new program in 2003.[15]

Notes

  1. ^ It started in the magazine's September 2001 issue,[2] released on August 3 of that same year.[3]
  2. ^ It finished in the magazine's January 2006 issue,[2] released on December 1, 2005.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b 「ミルモでポン！」描き下ろしが17年半ぶりにちゃおに登場、ミルモの過去のエピソード. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. June 2, 2023. Archived from the original on June 9, 2023. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
  2. ^ a b 平成期の少女マンガ「ミルモでポン！」は珠玉のエンターテインメントだった！. Gendai Media (in Japanese). Kodansha. February 8, 2022. Archived from the original on December 2, 2024. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
  3. ^ ちゃお 2001年9月号. s-book.com (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on November 12, 2001. Retrieved August 29, 2025.
  4. ^ 雑誌＞バックナンバー＞小学館 – ちゃお. s-book.com (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on December 27, 2005. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
  5. ^ ミルモでポン！ 1 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on November 16, 2005. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
  6. ^ ミルモでポン！ 12 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on September 26, 2013. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
  7. ^ a b ミルモでポン！：恋の妖精が18年ぶり「ちゃお」帰還 描き下ろし新作 ミルモの過去が明らかに？ 舞台化記念. Mantan Web (in Japanese). June 2, 2023. Archived from the original on December 10, 2023. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
  8. ^ "Mirmo! Zibang". Chuang Yi. Archived from the original on January 16, 2010. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
  9. ^ わがままフェアリーミルモでポン！ごおるでん　☆次回予告☆ (in Japanese). TV Tokyo. Archived from the original on June 4, 2023. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
  10. ^ わがままフェアリーミルモでポン！ごおるでん　(ちゃあみんぐ) ☆次回予告☆ (in Japanese). TV Tokyo. Archived from the original on June 4, 2023. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
  11. ^ Alexander, Isaac (January 17, 2003). "ShoPro USA Gets New Name and Titles". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on November 25, 2024. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
  12. ^ Macdonald, Christopher (January 30, 2006). "New Viz Properties from NATPE". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on November 13, 2024. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
  13. ^ 過去の受賞者一覧 : 講談社漫画賞 : 講談社「おもしろくて, ためになる」出版を (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on December 2, 2012. Retrieved August 21, 2007.
  14. ^ 小学館漫画賞: 歴代受賞者 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on January 9, 2010. Retrieved August 19, 2017.
  15. ^ "Mirmo! Story". Mirmo! Official website. Archived from the original on November 2, 2008. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
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