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''[[Mahou no Mako |
''[[Mahou no Mako-chan]]'' is an early [[Magical Girl]] [[Anime]] loosely based on [[Hans Christian Andersen|The Little Mermaid]], created by Toei Animation's planning team. |
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Mako is a young mermaid who one day rescues a handsome young man named Akira from drowning in a shipwreck and promptly falls in love with him. In order to be with her beloved, she convinces the Witch of the Sea to turn her into a human, becoming [[Ordinary High School Student]] Mako Urashima. |
Mako is a young mermaid who one day rescues a handsome young man named Akira from drowning in a shipwreck and promptly falls in love with him. In order to be with her beloved, she convinces the Witch of the Sea to turn her into a human, becoming [[Ordinary High School Student]] Mako Urashima. |
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* [[Dead Little Sister]]: The fisher man that adopts Mako lost his daughter many years ago, and lives with his young grandsons Tarou and Jirou. |
* [[Dead Little Sister]]: The fisher man that adopts Mako lost his daughter many years ago, and lives with his young grandsons Tarou and Jirou. |
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* [[Deranged Animation]]: When Mako first turns into a human, [[Nightmare Fuel|the visuals turn all trippy and nightmarish.]] |
* [[Deranged Animation]]: When Mako first turns into a human, [[Nightmare Fuel|the visuals turn all trippy and nightmarish.]] |
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* [[Everything's Better |
* [[Everything's Better with Princesses]]: Mako is the daughter of the King of the Sea. |
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* [[Friend to All Living Things]]: Mako |
* [[Friend to All Living Things]]: Mako |
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* [[Godiva Hair]]: Unlike her [[The Little Mermaid |
* [[Godiva Hair]]: Unlike her [[The Little Mermaid|Disney counterpart]], Mako does not wear a seashell bra. |
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* [[Happily Adopted]]: Mako and her human foster family. |
* [[Happily Adopted]]: Mako and her human foster family. |
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* [[Hey, It's That Voice!]]: Mako-chan has [[Kazuko Sugiyama|the same voice actress]] as [[Science Ninja Team Gatchaman |
* [[Hey, It's That Voice!]]: Mako-chan has [[Kazuko Sugiyama|the same voice actress]] as [[Science Ninja Team Gatchaman|Jun the Swan]], [[Heidi, Girl of the Alps|Heidi]], and [[Urusei Yatsura|Jariten]]. |
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* [[Humanity Ensues]] |
* [[Humanity Ensues]] |
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* [[Identical Stranger]]: We meet a girl who looks like a blonde Mako [http://tu.tv/videos/mahou-no-mako-chan-episode-13-1 in episode 13.] {{spoiler|She's murdered, though.}} {{spoiler|In a subversion, this happened in a movie. The King was watching it and thought the actress was killed for real. Understandable, it looked like this was the first time he saw a movie.}} |
* [[Identical Stranger]]: We meet a girl who looks like a blonde Mako [http://tu.tv/videos/mahou-no-mako-chan-episode-13-1 in episode 13.] {{spoiler|She's murdered, though.}} {{spoiler|In a subversion, this happened in a movie. The King was watching it and thought the actress was killed for real. Understandable, it looked like this was the first time he saw a movie.}} |
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* [[Master of Illusion]]: Mako is a rare benign example. |
* [[Master of Illusion]]: Mako is a rare benign example. |
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* [[Mitsuko Horie]]: Sings the theme songs. She was only 13 at the time. |
* [[Mitsuko Horie]]: Sings the theme songs. She was only 13 at the time. |
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* [[Naked |
* [[Naked on Arrival]]: After getting transformed, Mako is found in the buff on the beach. |
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* [[Painful Transformation]]: Poor Mako! |
* [[Painful Transformation]]: Poor Mako! |
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* [[Parasol Parachute]]: One of Mako's rivals is a [[Creepy Child]] who uses his red parasol this way when he jumps off a building and escapes from her. |
* [[Parasol Parachute]]: One of Mako's rivals is a [[Creepy Child]] who uses his red parasol this way when he jumps off a building and escapes from her. |