Detatoko Princess (Japanese: でたとこプリンセス, Hepburn: Detatoko Purinsesu, lit. "Suddenly Princess") is a Japanese manga written by Hitoshi Okuda and serialised in Dragon Magazine from 1994 to 1999. The individual chapters were published in six bound volumes by Fujimi Shobo.
| Detatoko Princess | |
 Cover of the first volume of Detatoko Princess as published by Fujimi Shobo | |
| でたとこプリンセス (Detatoko Purinsesu) | |
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| Genre | Comedy, Fantasy |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Hitoshi Okuda |
| Published by | Fujimi Shobo |
| Magazine | Dragon Magazine |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Original run | 1994 – 1999 |
| Volumes | 6 |
| Original video animation | |
| Directed by | Akiyuki Shinbo |
| Produced by |
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| Written by | Mayori Sekijima |
| Music by | Takeo Miratsu |
| Studio |
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| Licensed by | |
| Released | December 1, 1997 – May 21, 1998 |
| Runtime | 30 minutes each |
| Episodes | 3 |
The manga was adapted into a 3-episode original video animation, created by J.C.Staff and directed by Akiyuki Shinbo. The 3 episodes were released in Japan between December 1, 1997, and May 21, 1998. In the United States the OVA was released by AnimeWorks, a division of Media Blasters, in May 2004.[1]
Characters
edit- Lapis (ラピス, Rapisu)
- Voiced by: Yūko Miyamura (Japanese); Laura Chyu (English)
- Kohaku (コハク)
- Voiced by: Tomokazu Seki (Japanese); Peter Doyle (English)
- Nandra (ナンドラ, Nandora)
- Voiced by: Mika Kanai (Japanese); Philece Sampler (English)
- Jii (爺)
- Voiced by: Takeshi Aono (Japanese); Doug Stone (English)
- Topaz (トパーズ)
- Voiced by: Aya Hisakawa (Japanese); Jessica Gee (English)
- Juwai (ジュワイ)
- Voiced by: Shiho Niiyama (Japanese); Bryce Papenbrook (English)
Media
editManga
editFujimi Shobo published the manga's six tankōbon between January 1994 and December 1998.[2][3]
Volume listing
edit| No. | Release date | ISBN |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | January 1994[2] | 978-4-82-918337-3 |
| 2 | July 1995[4] | 978-4-04-926074-8 |
| 3 | August 1996[5] | 978-4-04-926094-6 |
| 4 | October 1997[6] | 978-4-04-926114-1 |
| 5 | April 1998[7] | 978-4-04-926121-9 |
| 6 | December 1998[3] | 978-4-04-926130-1 |
OVAs
editThe OVAs uses two pieces of theme music. The opening theme is "Chocolat au lait" (ショコラ・オ・レ, Shokora.O.Re), while "Tenshi No O Heso" (天使のおへそ) is the series' ending theme.
On May 25, 2004, AnimeWorks released a DVD containing the three OVAs.[8]
| No. | Title | Directed by [a] | Written by [a] | Storyboarded by [a] | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | "Force Your Adorn Daughter to go on a Journey" Transliteration: "Kawaii Ko ni wa Muriyari Tabi Sasero" (Japanese: かわいい娘にはムリヤリ旅させろ) | - | Masashi Kubota | - | December 1, 1997 |
| 02 | "Face-Off at the Forest of Puddings" Transliteration: "Purin no Mori no Kettou" (Japanese: プリンの森の決闘) | Katsuichi Nakayama | Mayori Sekijima | Katsuichi Nakayama | March 21, 1998 |
| 03 | "Wraith of the Health Brother Trio" Transliteration: "Kyoufu no Kenkou San Kyoudai" (Japanese: 恐怖の健康三兄弟) | - | Masashi Kubota | Yoshiki Yamakawa | May 21, 1998 |
Reception
editAnime News Network's Bamboo Dong criticised the OVAs for taking "every fantasy stereotype and embraces it, making no pretence of the fact that they're trying to milk every cliché".[9]
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ "Media Blasters Releases". Anime News Network. 2004-02-05. Retrieved 2009-03-16.
- ^ a b でたとこプリンセス (1) (富士見ファンタジアコミックス) (単行本) (in Japanese). ASIN 4829183373.
- ^ a b でたとこプリンセス (6) (ドラゴンコミックス) (コミック) (in Japanese). ASIN 4049261308.
- ^ でたとこプリンセス (2) (ドラゴンコミックス) (コミック) (in Japanese). ASIN 4049260743.
- ^ でたとこプリンセス (3) (ドラゴンコミックス) (コミック) (in Japanese). ASIN 4049260948.
- ^ でたとこプリンセス (4) (ドラゴンコミックス) (コミック) (in Japanese). ASIN 4049261146.
- ^ でたとこプリンセス (5) (ドラゴンコミックス) (コミック) (in Japanese). ASIN 4049261219.
- ^ "Detatoko Princess, Vol. 1 (2004)". Amazon. 25 May 2004. Retrieved 2009-03-16.
- ^ Dong, Bamboo (June 7, 2004). "Shelf Life". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2009-03-16.
External links
edit- Detatoko Princess (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Detatoko Princess (OVA) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
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