Mirmo!
Also recorded as Mirmo de Pon! · Mirumo de pon! · Mirmo Zibang!
Mirmo!
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- Mirmo!
- Creator
- Mirmo! is credited to the author Hiromu Shinozuka.
- Genre
- Mirmo! is classed in the genre comedy anime and manga.
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• Name — Mirmo! Zibang • Ja Kanji — ミルモでポン! • Ja Romaji — Mirumo de Pon! • Genre — * Fantasy • Romantic comedy
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• Type — manga • Author — Hiromu Shinozuka • Publisher — Shogakukan • Magazine — Ciao • First — August 3, 2001 • Last — December 1, 2005 • Volumes — 12
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• Type — tv series • Director — Kenichi Kasai • Writer — Michihiro Tsuchiya • Studio — Studio Hibari • Network — TXN (TV Tokyo) • First — April 6, 2002 • Last — September 27, 2005 • Episodes — 172
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• Type — manga • Title — Mirmo de Pon! New • Author — Hiromu Shinozuka • Publisher — Shogakukan • Magazine — Ciao • First — March 3, 2026
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• Portal — yes Mirmo! Zibang, known in Japan as Mirumo de Pon!, is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Hiromu Shinozuka. It was serialized in Shogakukan's manga magazine Ciao from August 2001 to December 2005, with its chapters collected in twelve tankōbon volumes. Chuang Yi released the manga in English in Singapore. A 172-episode anime television series adaptation, known in Japan as Wagamama Fairy: Mirumo de Pon! and produced by Studio Hibari, was broadcast on TV Tokyo from April 2002 to September 2005. It was licensed in North America by Viz Media. The manga series won the 2003 Kodansha Manga Award and the 2004 Shogakukan Manga Award in the children's manga category. A manga sequel, titled Mirmo de Pon! New, started in Ciao in March 2026.
Plot
Plot
Katie Minami, a cheerful but shy eighth grade middle school student, finds a strange cocoa mug that summons Mirmo, a mischievous love fairy. Mirmo reveals he is a runaway prince avoiding marriage to Princess Rima, which has caused bounty hunters and his brother Mulu to chase after him. Their antics attract the attention of the bumbling Warumo Gang, whose careless experiments with time magic accidentally freeze the fairy world. Mirmo and his friends must perform an ancient ritual involving a magical door and a time bird to restore balance. Darkman, the series' main antagonist born from negative emotions, begins manipulating people through transfer student Cynthia. Mirmo and his allies develop special combined magic techniques to defeat Darkman. The group later assists Tako, a robotic octopus, by gathering seven emotion-based crystals needed to save his homeland. Overcoming various challenges, they help him fight the crystals' power.
Manga
Manga
Written and illustrated by Hiromu Shinozuka, Mirmo! Zibang was serialized in Shogakukan's manga magazine Ciao from August 3, 2001, to December 1, 2005. Shogakukan collected its chapters in twelve tankōbon volumes, released from February 26, 2002, to March 31, 2006. A special chapter was published in Ciao on June 2, 2023. The manga was licensed for English release in Singapore by Chuang Yi. A sequel, titled Mirmo de Pon! New, started in Ciao on March 3, 2026; it finished on July 3 of the same year, and it was announced that it would receive a "second season". A side story is set to be published on September 3.
Anime
Anime
A 172-episode anime television series adaptation, titled Mirmo! Zibang and known in Japan as Wagamama Fairy: Mirumo de Pon!, was broadcast on TV Tokyo from April 6, 2002, to September 27, 2005. In North America, the series was licensed by ShoPro Entertainment. The company would eventually merge with Viz Communications to form Viz Media, and the series would be marketed as available for broadcasters.
Video games
Video games
Seven Mirmo video games were published by Konami between 2002 and 2005. • Wagamama Fairy Mirmo de Pon! – Kogane Maracas no Densetsu (December 19 2002, Game Boy Advance) • Wagamama Fairy Mirmo de Pon! – Mirmo no Mahō Gakkō Monogatari (March 20, 2003, PlayStation) • Wagamama Fairy Mirmo de Pon! – Taisen ma Hōda ma (September 11, 2003, Game Boy Advance) • Wagamama Fairy Mirmo de Pon! – 8-Ri no Toki no Yōsei (December 11, 2003, Game Boy Advance) • Wagamama Fairy Mirmo de Pon! – Yume no Kakera (July 15, 2004, Game Boy Advance) • Wagamama Fairy Mirmo de Pon! – Nazo no Kagi to Shinjitsu no Tobira (December 16, 2004, Game Boy Advance) • Wagamama Fairy Mirmo de Pon! – Dokidoki Memorial Panic (September 8, 2005, Game Boy Advance)
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Mirmo! is associated with Japan.
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Reception
By June 2023, the manga had over 3 million copies in circulation. It won the 2003 Kodansha Manga Award and the 2004 Shogakukan Manga Award in children's manga category. The anime series received TV Tokyo's award for top-rated new program in 2003.
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- 1.Natasha, Inc. Comic Natalie. June 2, 2023.
- 2.Kodansha. Gendai Media. February 8, 2022.
- 3.Shogakukan. s-book.com.
- 4.Shogakukan. s-book.com.
- 5.Shogakukan.
- 6.Shogakukan.
- 7.Mantan Web. June 2, 2023.
- 8.Chuang Yi. Mirmo! Zibang.
- 9.Natasha, Inc. Comic Natalie. March 3, 2026.
- 10.Mateo, Alex. Mirmo Zibang! Shōjo Manga Returns After 21 Years. Anime News Network. March 3, 2026.
- 11.Cayanan, Joanna. Mirmo de Pon! New Manga Ends, Gets 'Season 2,' Side Story. Anime News Network. July 9, 2026.
- 12.TV Tokyo.
- 13.TV Tokyo.
- 14.Alexander, Isaac. ShoPro USA Gets New Name and Titles. Anime News Network. January 17, 2003.
- 15.Macdonald, Christopher. New Viz Properties from NATPE. Anime News Network. January 30, 2006.
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- 21.Famitsu.
- 22.Famitsu.
- 23.Kodansha.
- 24.Shogakukan.
- 25.Mirmo! Story. Mirmo! Official website.
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Its recorded subject is middle school student. It is placed in the genres comedy anime and manga, fantasy anime and manga, magical girl and romance manga.
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