Super Doll Licca-chan

Infobox animanga/Header
name = Super Doll Licca-chan


caption = Poster for "Licca-chan" series.
ja_name = スーパードール★リカちゃん
ja_name_trans = Sūpā Dōru Rika-chan
genre = Magical girl, RomanceInfobox animanga/Manga
title =
author = Mia Ikumi
publisher = flagicon|Japan Kodansha
publisher_other = flagicon|Italy Dynamic Italia
demographic = Shōjo
magazine = Nakayoshi
first = November 1998
last = October 1999
volumes = 2Infobox animanga/Anime
title =
director = Gisaburō Sugii
studio = Geneon
network = flagicon|Japan TV Tokyo
network_other = flagicon|Brazil Cartoon Network
flagicon|Malaysia TV3
flagicon|Philippines ABS-CBN, Hero TV
first = 1998-10-06
last = 1999
episodes = 52Infobox animanga/Movie
title = Super Doll Licca-chan: Licca-chan Zettai Zetsumei! Doll Knights no Kiseki
director = Gisaburô Sugii Tetsuya Kumagai
producer = Naoto Hashimoto
writer =
music = Katsumi Horii
studio = Madhouse Studios
licensor =
released = July 31 1999
runtime =

Nihongo|"Super Doll★Licca-chan"|スーパードール★リカちゃん|Sūpā Dōru Rika-chan is TV anime series which ran on TV Tokyo from 1998–1999. Kodansha also serialized a manga based on the anime series in its monthly manga magazine "Nakayoshi". The story follows an ordinary elementary school girl named nihongo|Licca Kayama|香山リカ|Kayama Rika [http://www.genco.co.jp/eng/series2.html] [http://web-japan.org/kidsweb/cool/01-10-12/licca.html] and the strange circumstances surrounding her origins, as well as the origins of her protector, Doll Licca.

The series is an original story spin-off inspired by the long-selling and popular Takara doll lineup "Licca-chan" (created by Miyako Maki, wife of Leiji Matsumoto), designed to expand the regular dress-up doll series into a line of action figures. However, the new figures were only a mild success, and did not remain in production for long.

The Show Premiered in Japan on the 6th of October 1998 came to a conclusion in 1999 after 52 episodes. Since it's release in Japan it has been translated into multiple languages, including Chinese, Italian and Tagalog, and has been broadcast internationally on various stations, including Taiwan's CTS and Hong Kong's ATV and TVB, Cartoon Network's Latin America service, and Italy's RaiDue.

Characters

Rika Kayama:A 4th grader in Saint Terejia Gakuen. However, she is also a princess of Doll Land, but she doesn't know it. Rika was given a bracelet, called "Calling Ring", that she wears all the time. When Rika gets in a dangerous situation, the bracelet rings, and sends a signal to her grandmother. Then Doll Licca comes to the rescue.

Sumire Shinohara :Rika's best friend. She has a crush on Dai. Sumire's role in Doll Land is Princess Rika's right hand. She too owns a bracelet similar to Rika, but Sumire's is a green bracelet, while Rika's is pink.

Takabayashi Dai :A boy in 4th grade, in Rika's class. He has a crush on Rika. Dai's role in Doll Land is Rika's "prince". He also wears a bracelet similar to Rika and Sumire only it's blue. Makiyama Rui is a college student who rents a room in the Kayama mansion (Rika's house). He is studying about the mysterious world, Doll Land.

Doll Licca :The warrior who saves Rika and her friends. She is one of the knights who sworn to protect the royal family of Doll Land. She uses a yo-yo as her weapon.

Doll Isamu :The warrior who saves Dai whenever he's in trouble. He is one of the knights who protects the royal family of Doll Land. He uses a sword as his weapon.

Doll Izumi:Another warrior. She is the warrior of Sumire. She is one of the warriors who protects the royal family of Doll Land. She uses a baton as her weapon.

Nanae Kayama:Rika's grandmother. She uses her necklace to control the Doll Knights.

Dr. Scarecrow:The leader of the group from Doll Land who wants to kidnap Rika, and take her back to Doll Land. He has two (usually incompetent) assistants, Bull and Waaya.

Bull and Waaya:Dr Scarecrow's idiot assistants.

Cast

* Doll Licca: Tomo Sakurai
* Doll Izumi: Michiko Neya
* Doll Isamu: Kentaro Ito
* Licca Kayama: Yuka Kōno
* Nanae Kayama: Kazue Komiya
* Orie Kayama: Yōko Sasaki
* Dai Takabayashi: Yūko Mita
* Tomonori Fujitani: Miki Nagasawa/Wasabi Mizuta
* Sumire Shinohara: Miyū Kawakami
* Louie Akiyama: Mitsuru Miyamoto
* Katrina: Ikue Ootani
* Doctor Scarecrow: Rokurō Naya
* Paule/Puru: Atsuko Tanaka
* Waaya/Wire: Kobuhei Hayashiya
* Misty: Akiko Hiramatsu
* Quake: Atsushi Yamanishi

taff

*Created by Takara TOMY
*Executive Producer: Tarō Maki (GENCO)
*Planning Assistance: Weave
*Series Organization: Mami Watanabe, Kazuhiko Sōma
*Character Design: Tetsuya Kumagai
*Music: Akihiko Hirama, Katsumi Horii
*Director: Gisaburō Sugii
*Animation Production: Madhouse
*Produced by TV Tokyo, Dentsu, GENCO

Theme songs

*"Ne" (opening 1, Rooky)
*"Ashita no Kimi" (opening 2, Tomo Sakurai)
*"Ne" (Cutey Techno Mix) (ending 1, Rooky)
*"Wow!" (ending 2, Rooky)
*"Love Wars Taisakusen" (ending 3, Rooky)
*"Sono Yume ha Nani Iro" (ending 4, Tomo Sakurai)

Trivia

*When Tomo Sakurai performed on "Yoru on Hit Parade" Music Program, she made the announcement that she would be the voice actress(Seiyū) for the role of Doll Licca.Fact|date=February 2007

ee also

*Licca-chan

References

External links

*ann anime|id=1729|title=Super Doll Licca-chan
*imdb title|id=0252025|title=Super Doll Lika-chan