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Kawaii! JeNny (TV 2007)

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Kawaii! JeNny
Kawaii! JeNny
Air date October 1–December 24, 2007
Directed by Koichi Kawakita
Producer(s) Takayuki Oshima, Fumitaka Kunugi, Mitsuru Tanaka
Funded by Toho, Takara Tomy
Production company Dream Planet Japan
Channel(s) Chiba TV
Genre(s) Tokusatsu, puppet show
Episodes 26

Kawaii! JeNny (Kawaii! (かわいい) JeNny (ジェニー),   Kawaii! Jenī, lit. "Cute! JeNny") is a 2007 tokusatsu superhero puppet series directed and co-developed by Koichi Kawakita. Funded by Toho and Takara Tomy and produced by Kawakita's company Dream Planet Japan, it aired on Chiba TV from October 1 to December 24, 2007. The series' main characters are portrayed by custom Jenny dolls, a spinoff of Barbie manufactured by Takara Tomy. The series also makes use of miniature special effects and occasionally features giant monsters and robots, portrayed through suitmation.

Plot

Jenny, along with her two friends Akira and Nadeshiko, are recruited by a powerful man named Mr. Crown to become a trio of superheroines. Together, the "Sweets Angels" fight against the evil Sister B and her partners, the Bears, to save the Earth's fashion and sweets.

Episodes

No. Title Written by Air date
1 "Sweets Angels" Yoshio Urasawa 2007/10/01
2 "How Did I Become a Sweets Angel?"
3 "Break Up Eibran!" 2007/10/08
4 "The Senior I Adore, Harry"
5 "The Alien Pet" 2007/10/15
6 "The Beach Volleyball Tournament"
7 "Harry's Part-Time Job" 2007/10/22
8 "Designer's Policy"
9 "The Angels Disband?" Katsuhiko Chiba 2007/10/29
10 "Jenny in the Skies"
11 "Strike" Akatsuki Yamatoya 2007/11/05
12 "Ballerina"
13 "The Sweets Angels & Mr. Crown" Kento Shimoyama 2007/11/12
14 "Sweets Angels and the Music Festival"
15 "The Lottery" Shinya Kawabata 2007/11/19
16 "Diet"
17 "The New Vehicle" Yoshio Urasawa 2007/11/26
18 "We've Been Swapped, But With Who?" Akatsuki Yamatoya
19 "Garbage Monster" Yoshio Urasawa 2007/12/03
20 "Princess Nadeshiko" Kento Shimoyama
21 "The Improved Itazuran II" Yoshio Urasawa 2007/12/10
22 "Three Little Bears" Katsuhiko Chiba
23 "The Strongest Robot Kashima C Appears!!" Yoshio Urasawa 2007/12/17
24 "An Invitation to an Old Castle" Shinya Kawabata
25 "The Musical Battle" Yoshio Urasawa 2007/12/24
26 "The End of Garbage Monster"

Staff

Staff role on the left, staff member's name on the right.

  • Directed by   Koichi Kawakita
  • Written by   Yoshio Urasawa, Katsuhiko Chiba, Akatsuki Yamatoya, Kento Shimoyama, Shinya Kawabata
  • Planned by   Masamichi Fujiwara, Keita Sato, Koichi Kawakita
  • Produced by   Takayuki Oshima, Fumitaka Kunugi, Mitsuru Tanaka
  • Music by   Yasuharu Takanashi
  • Opening song "Lumica" performed by   Haruko Momoi
    • Written, composed, and arranged by   Haruko Momoi
  • Ending song "High Energy" performed by   Sakura Nogawa, Haruko Momoi
    • Written and composed by   Haruko Momoi
    • Arranged by   Shinya Saito
  • Cinematography by   Keiichi Sakurai
  • Edited by   Kazuhiko Saito
  • Production design by   Tetsuzo Osawa, Junkei Yamaguchi
  • First assistant director   Satoshi Imai
  • Visual effects supervisor   Tomoaki Miwa

Cast

Actor's name on the left, character played on the right.

  • Sakura Nogawa   as   Jenny
  • Kaori Tagami   as   Jenny (pilot)
  • Yu Kobayashi   as   Akira
  • Nao Hanai   as   Akira (pilot)
  • Natsuko Kuwatani   as   Nadeshiko
  • Haruko Momoi   as   Sister B
  • Yumiko Owari   as   Sister B (pilot) / Bear-chan
  • Shinsuke Fukui   as   Bear-san
  • Tora Take   as   Bear-kun
  • Daisuke Matsuoka   as   Mr. Crown / Daikaiten (voice)
  • Takashi Goshima   as   Mr. Crown (pilot)
  • Eri Taruta   as   Lina
  • Takuma Terashima   as   Harry
  • Yoshinori Sonobe   as   Garbage Monster (voice)
  • Yuki Matsuoka   as   Kashima C (voice)
  • Shinya Iwasaki   as   Itazuran
  • Fumihito Minamitsuji   as   Itazuran II
  • Naoki Ogura   as   Daikaiten
  • Yuka Hino   as   Kashima C

Appearances

Characters

  • Sweets Angels
  • Eibran
    • Sister B
    • Bear-san
    • Bear-kun
    • Bear-chan
  • International Science Police (ISP)
    • Mr. Crown
    • Lina
    • Puppy
  • Harry

Monsters

  • Itazuran
    • Itazuran II
  • P-chan
  • Garbage Monster
  • Daikaiten
  • Kashima C
  • Bloodstained Toe Shoes
  • Giant Earthquake Catfish
  • Castle ghosts

Weapons, vehicles, and races

  • Gyro Gespa
  • Bus Bus
  • Sky Swallow
  • Submarine GF
  • Grand Drill
  • VTOL
  • Fashion Black Hole
  • Vacuum Gun Dragon
  • Cherry Pie Destroyer

Gallery

External links

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