magical girl
is a Genre#Subgenre, subgenre of primarily Japanese fantasy media (including anime, manga, light novels, and live-action media) centered on young girls who possess magical abilities, which they typically use through an ideal alter ego into wh ...
anime
is a Traditional animation, hand-drawn and computer animation, computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside Japan and in English, ''anime'' refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, , in Japan and in Ja ...
TV series
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produced by
Ashi Productions
is a Japanese anime studio, located in Suginami, Tokyo, Japan, known for its four magical-girl anime, especially '' Magical Princess Minky Momo''. It was established by Toshihiko Sato and other artists on December 20, 1975, as ''Ashi Productio ...
and aired from May 2, 1990 to March 27, 1991 on
TV Tokyo
JOTX-DTV (channel 7), branded as is a Japanese television station that serves as the flagship of the TX Network.Minky Momo), Star Accessory Earrings, and Star Necklace. Her incantation is "''Parieru Remurin Sweet Mint''". Mint has an insatiable appetite, and can often be seen eating hamburgers and fries about anytime during the day, even in the morning.
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:Waffle is Mint's pint-sized flying pet
penguin
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:Mint's friend who is 14 years old, Nuts loves to read and is very family-oriented. She can transform using a magical
synthesizer
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brooch.
;Plum
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:One of Mint's friends, Plum has extreme
vertigo
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, is a bit of a flirt. He is a quick thinker and helped Mint get out of some trouble with the police. He has a magical pendant.