An 11-year-old becomes a magical teen fashion designer—Cinderella meets Project Runway, 80s anime style.
Eleven-year-old Miho wants to be a fashion designer and is eager to make a dress for her little sister, Shuri, to help her win the Dancing Queen contest. When Miho's stupid aunt ruins the dress, the Fairies of Fanland hear her prayer and transform her into the 16-year-old-old Lala, a top designer
Costume
Transformation sequences that defined 80s magical girl fashion
Production
Pierrot's forgotten OVA gem, precursor to Fancy Lala
Sound
Synth-pop earworms that slap harder than they should
Director
Motosuke Takahashi
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This obscure OVA directly influenced Fancy Lala (1998), which Studio Pierrot considers the 'proper' version—making this essentially a prototype that history forgot.
Motosuke Takahashi also directed Ranma ½ and Urusei Yatsura—explaining why even this fluffy magical girl story has weirdly kinetic comedic timing.
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