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Fancy Lala (1998)

Fancy Lala poster
Original title
魔法のステージ・ファンシーララ
Genre
magical girl, comedy anime and manga, romance anime and manga, drama anime and manga
Country
Japan
Length
1 season, 26 episodes
Rated
G
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young girl gets a magic sketchbook and learns to draw. She can turn her drawings into real things, and becomes a pop idol using her art.

lightheartedwhimsicalplayfulgentleupbeatnostalgicquirkycharming

What happens

Fancy Lala, known in Japan as Fancy Lala, the Magic Stage (魔法のステージ・ファンシーララ, Mahō no Sutēji Fanshī Rara), is a magical girl anime series produced by Studio Pierrot in 1998, following an OVA released in 1988. It is the 5th overall installment in the Pierrot Magical Girl Series. It is directed by Motosuke Takahashi and written by Kenji Terada. It aired on TV Osaka from April 5, 1998, to September 27, 1998. A two-volume manga adaptation by Rurika Kasuga ran in Ribon. The original designs were created by Akemi Takada, who worked on many of the Studio Pierrot series of the 1980s. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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