Underplayed Gems

Pastel Yumi, the Magic Idol (1986)

Pastel Yumi, the Magic Idol poster
Original title
魔法のアイドル パステルユーミ
Genre
magical girl, drama anime and manga, Comedy, Fantasy, Mahou Shoujo
Country
Japan
Length
1 season, 25 episodes
Rating
4.0 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
The 3D catalogue: film cases on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A magical girl uses her powers from a fairy to solve problems in her daily life. She juggles school, friends, and work with a bit of comedy and alien encounters.

episodiclightheartedwhimsicalslapstickgentlechildishplayfulfemale-centric

What happens

Pastel Yumi, the Magic Idol (魔法のアイドルパステルユーミ, Mahō no Aidoru Pasuteru Yūmi) is a magical girl anime series by Studio Pierrot. It was simultaneously released as a manga by Kiyoko Arai. The fourth magical girl series created by Studio Pierrot, Pastel Yumi also appears in a feature-length OVA as well as the Majokko Club Yoningumi A-kūkan kara no Alien X OVA. Anime Sols attempted to crowd-fund the release of the show on North American DVD, but was not successful. The series became available on the streaming service RetroCrush on May 1, 2020, but the series was taken down on September 1 as it was discovered that the subtitles for episodes 16–25 on the site came from the fansubber Johnny English Subs without his approval. It eventually returned to RetroCrush on March 26, 2021. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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