Wacky Science Fiction Series Wandaba Style | |
妄想科学シリーズ ワンダバスタイル (Mōsō Kagaku Shirīzu Wandaba Sutairu) |
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Genre | Adventure, Comedy, Science fiction |
Anime television series | |
Directed by | Nobuhiro Takamoto |
Studio | TNK, Wonderfarm |
Licensed by | |
Original network | Kids Station |
Original run | April 5, 2003 – June 21, 2003 |
Episodes | 12 |
Wacky Science Fiction Series Wandaba Style (妄想科学シリーズ ワンダバスタイル Mōsō Kagaku Shirīzu Wandaba Sutairu?), shortened to Wandaba Style in the English language release, is a twelve part anime series. The television series was released in English by ADV Films and 3 volumes of videos were released on VHS and DVD.
The story is about a pop idol band named Mix Juice that need any kind of gig to make their name famous. At the same time, a young boy genius plans on taking a trip to the moon without using fossil fuels to pollute Earth's atmosphere. Thanks to some clever managing, the girls of Mix Juice and the scientist plan on making their first concert on the moon by any means necessary.
All the female leads are named after flowers in the Japanese language. Sakura means 'cherry blossom', Himawari means 'sunflower', Ayame means 'iris', Yuri means 'lily', and Kiku means 'chrysanthemum'.
The Mix Juice girls also have seasons within their last names that also correspond with their first names. Haru means 'spring', Natsu means 'summer', Aki means 'autumn' and Fuyu means 'winter'.
Sakura Haruno (春野 桜 Haruno Sakura) - Sakura is a nursery music singer who's spoiled by her success. She's the smart-aleck kid of Mix Juice who usually gets in trouble due to her mouthing off. Like most children her apparent age, Sakura has a severe and intense fear of the dark. It is stated in the first episode that Sakura is actually the oldest member of the group. Sakura has blond hair in pigtails and hazel eyes. She weighs 48 kg and is 155 cm tall. She shares the name of kunoichi Sakura Haruno from the Naruto series. Her measurements are 75-58-71. Voiced by: Rika Morinaga (Japanese); Luci Christian (English)