Twin Princess of Wonder Planet (ふしぎ星の☆ふたご姫, Fushigiboshi no Futagohime) is a 2005 Japanese anime television series conceptualized by Birthday and produced by Nihon Ad Systems and TV Tokyo, with animation from Hal Film Maker.[2]
| Twin Princess of Wonder Planet | |
 Poomo (top-left), Front row: Rein (left), Fine (bottom-right) Middle back: Leonne | |
| ふしぎ星の☆ふたご姫 (Fushigiboshi no Futagohime) | |
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| Genre | Magical girl[1] |
| Created by | Birthday |
| Manga | |
| Fushigiboshi no Futagohime: Lovely Kingdom | |
| Written by | Birthday |
| Illustrated by | Mayuki Anan |
| Published by | Shogakukan |
| English publisher | |
| Imprint | Ciao Comics |
| Magazine | Ciao |
| Demographic | Shōjo |
| Original run | January 2005 – January 2006 |
| Volumes | 2 |
| Anime television series | |
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| Produced by |
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| Written by | Rika Nakase |
| Music by | Kōtarō Nakagawa |
| Studio | Hal Film Maker |
| Original network | TXN (TV Tokyo) |
| Original run | April 2, 2005 – March 25, 2006 |
| Episodes | 51 |
| Anime television series | |
| Fushigiboshi no Futagohime Gyu! | |
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| Produced by |
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| Written by | Rika Nakase |
| Music by | Kōtarō Nakagawa |
| Studio | Hal Film Maker |
| Original network | TV Tokyo |
| Original run | April 1, 2006 – March 31, 2007 |
| Episodes | 52 |
| Video game | |
| Stylebook: Fushigiboshi no Futagohime Gyu! | |
| Publisher | Bandai |
| Genre | Productivity |
| Platform | Nintendo DS |
| Released | March 23, 2006 |
A manga adaptation titled Twin Princess of Wonder Planet: Lovely Kingdom by Mayuki Anan ran in Ciao to promote the series, which was licensed in English by Chuang Yi for Southeast Asian distribution. After the series' conclusion, it was followed up with a sequel titled Twin Princess of Wonder Planet Gyu! in 2006.[3][4]
Plot
editTwin Princess of Wonder Planet
editThe Wonder Planet is inhabited by seven kingdoms, all of them supported by the Sun's Blessing from the Sunny Kingdom. However, unbeknownst to them, the Sun's Blessing is about to go out soon and the Wonder Planet will soon be covered in darkness. The twin princesses of the Sunny Kingdom, Fine and Rein, learn about the Wonder Planet's decline from Princess Grace, the legendary princess from the Sunny Kingdom who had saved the Sun's Blessing years ago. Grace sends Poomo, a fairy, to guide them as she gives them the power of the Prominence, which allows them to use magic that will allow them to save the Sun's Blessing. Meanwhile, Fine and Rein begin attending Princess Parties, prestigious contests between all of the princesses of each kingdom.
Twin Princess of Wonder Planet Gyu!
editFine, Rein, and the other princesses and princes leave the Wonder Planet to attend the Royal Wonder Academy, to earn their certifications to become the kings and queens of their kingdoms. However, Fine and Rein are shocked to discover that the school discourages friendship. During the school orientation, the vice principal presents the Soleil Bell, which will only ring if the chosen Universal Princess touches it. When Fine and Rein accidentally touch it, the Soleil Bell chooses them as the next Universal Princesses, awakening fairies Pyupyu and Kyukyu to aid them and giving them magic that will allow them to stop the power of the Black Crystal Planet threatening the universe.
Development
editBirthday, the original designers of the Wonder Planet and the characters, launched a concept webpage in 2003 in hopes of marketing their ideas to companies.[2] Nihon Ad Systems and TV Tokyo adopted the idea a year later.
Media
editAnime
editTwin Princess of Wonder Planet aired on TV Tokyo from April 2, 2005, to March 25, 2006. The opening theme song is "Princess wa Akiramenai" by Flip-Flap, a twin sister duo.[5] The ending theme song is "Oshare Fantasy" by Fine Rein, consisting of voice actresses Megumi Kojima and Yuko Goto, who provide the voices of Fine and Rein in the show.[6] Throughout the series' run, the production crew held Princess Party events in real life to promote the show, offering collectable keychains with crests of the seven kingdoms.
After the show's run, it was followed up by a direct sequel titled Twin Princess of Wonder Planet Gyu!, which aired on TV Tokyo from April 1, 2006, to March 31, 2007. The opening theme song is "Kimi no Ashita" by Flip-Flap, which charted at #55 on Oricon.[7] The first ending theme song is "Gakuen Tengoku",[8] and the second ending theme song is "Churuchu Rock!", with both songs performed by Wonder 5.[9] "Gakuen Tengoku" charted at #90 on Oricon.[8] Gyu! also featured the insert song "Miracle Gemini Gyu!" by Flip-Flap, which appeared as the B-side on the "Kimi no Ashita" single.[7]
Manga
editA manga adaptation of the series drawn by Mayuki Anan began serialization in the April 2005 issue of Ciao during the first series' run. The chapters were later released in 2 bound volumes by Shogakukan under the Ciao Comics imprint. The manga was licensed in English for Southeast Asian distribution by Chuang Yi.[10]
| No. | Title | Original release date | English release date |
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| 1 | Twin Princess of Wonder Planet Vol. 01 Fushigiboshi no Futagohime: Raburī Kingudamu 1 (ふしぎ星の☆ふたご姫 ～ラブリーキングダム～ 1) | November 29, 2005 978-4091302694 | 2006 981-269-206-1 |
| 2 | Twin Princess of Wonder Planet Vol. 02 Fushigiboshi no Futagohime: Raburī Kingudamu 2 (ふしぎ星の☆ふたご姫 ～ラブリーキングダム～ 2) | March 1, 2006 978-4091303035 | 2007 981-269-304-1 |
DS Software
editAn electronic organizer software for the Nintendo DS, titled Style Book: Fushigiboshi no Futagohime Gyu! (スタイルブック ふしぎ星の☆ふたご姫Gyu!, Sutairu Bukku Fushigiboshi no Futagohime Gyu!) was released on March 26, 2006, as part of the Style Book DS planner series produced by Bandai.[11]
References
edit- ^ Clements, Jonathan; McCarthy, Helen (2015-02-09). The Anime Encyclopedia, 3rd Revised Edition: A Century of Japanese Animation. Stone Bridge Press. ISBN 9781611729092.
- ^ a b ふしぎ星の☆ふたご姫. Birthday (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2010-07-23. Retrieved 2010-07-18.
- ^ "TV programs (by genre)". Nihon Ad Systems. Archived from the original on 2014-10-08. Retrieved 2019-11-25.
- ^ "New Futago Hime Series". Anime News Network. January 17, 2006. Archived from the original on May 18, 2019. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
- ^ "プリンセスはあきらめない". Oricon (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2014-12-06. Retrieved 2019-11-26.
- ^ "おしゃれファンタジー". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-11-26.
- ^ a b "キミのアシタ". Oricon (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2014-12-06. Retrieved 2019-11-26.
- ^ a b "学園天国". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-11-26.
- ^ "チュルチュ☆ロック!". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-11-26.
- ^ "Twin Princess of Wonder Planet". Chuang Yi. Archived from the original on 2007-05-15. Retrieved 2010-07-18.
- ^ "StyleBook" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2012-10-08. Retrieved 2011-07-29.
External links
edit- Official website (in Japanese)
- Official Twin Princess of Wonder Planet site - Nihon Ad Systems (in Japanese)
- Twin Princess of Wonder Planet (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia