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Princess Comet (コメットさん, Kometto-san) is a manga series created and illustrated by Mitsuteru Yokoyama, the creator of Tetsujin 28-go and Giant Robo, which went on to inspire two Japanese TV drama series and an anime series. The series, which tend to have each their individual plots, revolve around an alien in the form of a young woman arriving on Earth and becoming a guardian to some young children, while using magical powers. The manga was first serialized in Shueisha's monthly Margaret magazine from July to November 1967, marking as one of Japan's first Magical girl series produced. The most recent entry, the 2001 anime Cosmic Baton Girl Comet-san ☆ (Cosmic Baton Girl コメットさん☆, Cosmic Baton Girl Kometto-san) tells the story of Comet, one of the princesses of the Triangle Nebula who came to Earth in search for a missing prince.
| Princess Comet | |
 Cover of the 2021 blu-ray release of the anime series. | |
| コメットさん (Kometto-san) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Magical girl |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Mitsuteru Yokoyama |
| Published by | Shueisha |
| Magazine | Margaret |
| Demographic | Shōjo |
| Original run | June 10, 1967 – November 11, 1967 |
| Television drama | |
| Princess Comet: Yumiko Kokonoe | |
| Directed by | Mitsuteru Yokoyama Ōtsuki Yoshikazu |
| Music by | Joji Yuasa Masashi Tashiro |
| Original network | TBS |
| Original run | July 3, 1967 – December 30, 1968 |
| Episodes | 79 |
| Television drama | |
| Princess Comet: Kumiko Ohba | |
| Directed by | Noriaki Yuasa Yoshiharu Tomita |
| Music by | Masaaki Hirao Hiroaki Hagiwara |
| Original network | TBS |
| Original run | June 12, 1978 – September 24, 1979 |
| Episodes | 68 |
| Anime television series | |
| Cosmic Baton Girl Princess Comet | |
| Directed by | Mamoru Kanbe |
| Written by | Akira Okeya |
| Music by | Moka |
| Studio | Nippon Animation SynergySP |
| Original network | TXN (TV Osaka, TV Tokyo) |
| Original run | April 1, 2001 – January 27, 2002 |
| Episodes | 43 |
Plot
editThe story revolves around Princess Comet, a twelve-year-old girl who is in fact the princess of the Harmonica Star country, an alien kingdom in the distant Triangle Nebula. She was meant to meet the prince of the Tambourine Star country at a ball, but the prince ran away to Earth instead. Comet is sent to Earth to find him, though she has no idea what he looks like. "He will be known by the twinkling in his eyes" is the only clue she was given to the prince's identity. Once she travels to Earth, Comet falls in love with the people she meets there as well as the planet itself, quickly becoming attached to life on Earth. Meanwhile, Princess Meteo from the rival Castanet Star country learns of Comet's orders to find and marry the prince, and so she arrives on Earth too, planning to marry the prince before Comet gets the chance. Both princesses are sent to Earth along with a companion. Comet's companion is a little puppy with a star at the end of his tail named Rababou (ラバボウ, Rababou). Meteo's companion is a round, purple bird named Mook (ムウク, Muuku).
The series is mostly episodic, though recurring characters include the a family with two young children Comet lives with, and a boy named Keisuke. Unbeknownst to Comet, her Aunt Spica also lives on Earth and had visited Earth before, deciding to stay there and get married herself. Aunt Spica's pet is Rabapyon (ラバピョン), a white rabbit with a tiny heart on her tail.
The series is set in Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan.
Characters
edit- Comet (voiced by Aki Maeda)
- Rababou (voiced by Taeko Kawata)
- Meteo (voiced by Chieko Honda)
Media
editManga
editThe Manga was serialized in Shueisha's monthly Margaret from July to November 1967, illustrated by Mitsuteru Yokoyama, starting slightly before with the first drama series.
TV Drama
editThe first Japanese live-action drama series was broadcast by Tokyo Broadcasting System from July 3, 1967, to December 30, 1968, with a total of 79 episodes.
A second, unrelated series aired from June 12, 1978, to September 24, 1979, with a total of 68 episodes. Both seasons were dubbed into Spanish and broadcast within Mexico, Venezuela, Costa Rica and other Spanish-speaking countries, first series in the 1970s and second series in the 2000s.
Additionally, two actresses (Yumiko Kokonoe and Kumiko Ohba) from the dramas appear in the later anime versions as minor supporting characters.
Anime
editAn anime series titled Cosmic Baton Girl Princess Comet (Cosmic Baton Girl コメットさん☆, Cosmic Baton Girl Kometto-san) was animated by Nippon Animation, directed by Mamoru Kanbe of Cardcaptor Sakura and written by Akira Okeya of Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team. Character designs were done by Kazuaki Makida, who later contributed to the characters designs of Mermaid Melody: Pichi Pichi Pitch. The series premiered on TV Osaka and TV Tokyo from April 1, 2001, to January 27, 2002, with a total of 43 episodes. It was also later aired by Animax, which translated and dubbed the series into English and other languages for broadcast across its network in Hong Kong, Taiwan, South and Southeast Asia. Unlike the drama series, the anime features a young child magical girl character.
The anime has four theme songs. The first opening song is titled Smile For You (君にスマイル, Kimi ni sumairu) by Nayu Nibori and the second is Miracle Power ~Stardust Version~ (ミラクルパワー 〜スターダスト・バージョン〜, Mirakuru pawā 〜 sutādasuto bājon 〜) by Shizuka Nakayama. The first ending theme is titled Twinkle☆Star (トゥインクル☆スター, Touinkuru ☆ sutā) by Saeko Chiba and the second ending titled Parade of Stars☆ (星のパレード☆, Hoshi no parēdo☆) by Sayuri Tanaka.[1] The music is composed by Moka, who later composed the soundtrack of Elfen Lied.
Episode list
editCosmic Baton Girl Comet-san runs 24 minutes per episode and has 43 episodes.[2]
| # | Title | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "The One Who Carries the Twinkle of the Stars" "Hoshi no kagayaki o motsu mono" (星の輝きを持つ者) | April 1, 2001 | |
| 2 | "New Home" "Atarashii ie" (新しい家) | April 8, 2001 | |
| 3 | "Tunnel of Stars" "Hoshi no ton'neru" (星のトンネル) | April 15, 2001 | |
| 4 | "Exciting Zoo Trip" "Wakuwaku dōbutsu-en" (わくわく動物園) | April 22, 2001 | |
| 5 | "Slow and Steady Kingdom-Making" "Yukkuri ōkoku-zukuri" (ゆっくり王国づくり) | April 29, 2001 | |
| 6 | "Something to Put in the Store" "O mise ni oku mono" (お店に置くもの) | May 6, 2001 | |
| 7 | "Faeries Living in Radiance" "Kirakira ni sumu yōsei" (キラキラにすむ妖精) | May 13, 2001 | |
| 8 | "Wonderful Dress-Making" "Sutekina doresu-zukuri" (素敵なドレスづくり) | May 20, 2001 | |
| 9 | "Cradle of Clouds" "Kumo no yuri kago" (雲のゆりかご) | May 27, 2001 | |
| 10 | "First Love" "Hajimete no suki" (はじめての好き) | June 3, 2001 | |
| 11 | "The Power of the Baton" "Baton no chikara" (バトンの力) | June 9, 2001 | |
| 12 | "Rababou's Kidnapping Incident" "Rababō yuu kai jiken" (ラバボー ゆうかい事件) | June 17, 2001 | |
| 13 | "Night of the Sewing People" "Nuibito-tachi no yoru" (ヌイビトたちの夜) | June 24, 2001 | |
| 14 | "The Star-Worlds' Tanabata Legend" "Hoshi-koku no tanabata densetsu" (星国の七夕伝説) | July 1, 2001 | |
| 15 | "The Shadow-Person's Challenge" "Kagebito no chōsen" (カゲビトの挑戦) | July 8, 2001 | |
| 16 | "Let's Search for the Palace of the Dragon King" "Ryū Miyagi o sagasou" (竜宮城を探そう) | July 15, 2001 | |
| 17 | "Meteo-san's Tears" "Meteo-san no namida" (メテオさんの涙) | July 22, 2001 | |
| 18 | "The Fighting Robot" "Tatakau robo" (戦うロボ) | July 29, 2001 | |
| 19 | "Another Comet" "Mō ichi-nin no Kometto" (もう一人のコメット) | August 5, 2001 | |
| 20 | "Rabapyon's Kiss" "Rabapyon no kisu" (ラバピョンのキス) | August 12, 2001 | |
| 21 | "The Magical Power of Love" "Mirakuru koi-ryoku" (ミラクル恋力) | August 19, 2001 | |
| 22 | "Rubbabou's desperation" "Zetsubō no Rababō" (ゼツボーのラバボー) | August 26, 2001 | |
| 23 | "Higenoshita's Shine" "Higenoshita no kagayaki" (ヒゲノシタの輝き) | September 2, 2001 | |
| 24 | "The Siblings from Tambourine Star Country" "Tanbarin-boshi-koku no ane otōto" (タンバリン星国の姉弟) | September 9, 2001 | |
| 25 | "The Forgotten Brilliance" "Wasure chatta kagayaki" (忘れちゃった輝き) | September 16, 2001 | |
| 26 | "Please give me Star Power" "Hoshi-ryoku o kudasai" (星力をください) | August 23, 2001 | |
| 27 | "Keisuke's Dream" "Kēsuke no yume no mi" (ケースケの夢の実) | September 30, 2001 | |
| 28 | "How I Can Help" "Otetsudai dekiru koto" (お手伝いできること) | October 7, 2001 | |
| 29 | "The Storm of Castanet" "Kasutanetto-boshi-koku no arashi" (カスタネット星国の嵐) | October 14, 2001 | |
| 30 | "Clay-playing with Star Power" "Hoshi-ryoku de nendo asobi" (星力で粘土あそび) | October 21, 2001 | |
| 31 | "There are many Manebito-san" "Manebito-san ga ippai" (マネビトさんがいっぱい) | October 28, 2001 | |
| 32 | "Nokoshitao-bake arrives" "Nokoshitaobake ga yattekuru" (ノコシタオバケがやってくる) | November 4, 2001 | |
| 33 | "Like a Princess at times" "Tokiniwa ōjo no yō ni" (時には王女のように) | November 11, 2001 | |
| 34 | "Bonds of the Stars" "Hoshi no kizuna" (星の絆) | November 18, 2001 | |
| 35 | "The Snow Dance" "Yuki no dansu" (雪のダンス) | November 25, 2001 | |
| 36 | "Everyone's Prince" "Min'na no ōji-sama" (みんなの王子さま) | December 2, 2001 | |
| 37 | "The Mischevious Cupid" "Itazura Kyūpito" (いたずらキューピト) | December 9, 2001 | |
| 38 | "Misfortune of Feelings" "Kimochi no sainan" (キモチの災難) | December 16, 2001 | |
| 39 | "The Christmas Starman" "Santabito ni naritai" (サンタビトになりたい) | December 23, 2001 | |
| 40 | "The Keisuke who has lost his glow" "Kagayaki o nakushita Kēsuke" (輝きをなくしたケースケ) | December 30, 2001 | |
| 41 | "Someone from Tambourine Star Country" "Tanbarin-boshi-koku no dareka-san" (タンバリン星国の誰かさん) | January 6, 2002 | |
| 42 | "How to say Goodbye" "Sayonara no shikata" (サヨナラの仕方) | January 13, 2002 | |
| 43 | "The Twinkle in the Eye" "Ni utsuru kagayaki" (瞳に映る輝き) | January 20, 2002 | |
References
edit- ^ "Cosmic Baton Girl Comet-san (TV)". Anime News Network. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
- ^ "Cosmic Baton Girl Comet-san (TV) episode list". Anime News Network. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
External links
edit- TV Osaka website Archived 2006-02-13 at the Wayback Machine (in Japanese)
- TOHO's Official website Archived 2013-01-05 at archive.today (in Japanese)
- Cosmic Baton Girl Comet-san (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia