History Anime / CreamyMamiTheMagicAngel

** Megumi literally slaps Tachibana when she gets angry at him, but there's also some ShipTease between the two. Megumi is in love with him.

%% * BerserkButton: Megumi, when Tachibana gushes over Mami in front of her.

** Midori is a FatComicRelief andis a frequent victim of slapstick.

** Megumi literally slaps Tachibana when she gets angry at him, but there's also some ShipTease between the two, and Megumi is in love with him.

* ButtMonkey: Kidokoro-san, ever bumbling and trying to get into Tachibana's good graces.

* ClingyJealousGirl: Megumi doesn't understand why Creamy seems more loved than her, both by the public and by Tachibana.

* ICouldaBeenaContender!: Yū's mom was an aspiring idol in her teenage years and helped her friend through a singing audition. Kubo, the talent scout, signed her on for a number of auditions but she had {{Performance Anxiety}} and called it quits and she left Kubo without a trace. Yū's mom later reunites with Kubo and invites him to dinner with the family after the singing audition Yū withdrew herself from to be Creamy Mami, who was one of judges in the audition.

%% * LovesMyAlterEgo: Toshio, at first, prefers Creamy.

* MeaningfulName: Posi seems to look on the '''posi'''tive side of things, while Nega seems to have a '''nega'''tive view of everything.
** Megumi's French dub name, Chantal, is derived from the French verb ''chanter'', meaning "to sing."
%% * Mentor Mascot: The two alien cats Posi and Nega.
* OlderAlterEgo: Yū is 10 years old, Creamy is at least 16.

%% * TheRival: Megumi
* SlapSlapKiss: Toshio and Yū are old friends who bicker like a married couple.

* TheCameo: In Episode 4 ("Top Ten Scramble"), Ryoko Mendou, the young sister of Shutaro Mendou from Manga/UruseiYatsura appears in the top ten idol show on television as part of the lineup, before Mami starts her own show in the lineup. With her affluence and wealth, you could imagine her pulling off such a stint, but she's inevitably eclipsed by Mami as the No. 1 idol. It's quite logical given that both shows were produced by the same studio at the same time in the 80s and had the same character designer (Akemi Takada).
** It went the other way as well, as Yū and Mami both made cameos in an ''Urusei Yatsura'' episode that same year albeit with different hair coloring.

* EnforcedMethodActing: InUniverse - One episode has Creamy being gaslighted into investigating an apparent murder, which leads to her being unwittingly casted into acting for a horror movie.

->''そうよ女の子のハートは\\
星空に月の小船浮べ\\
夢を探すこともできる\\
デリケートに好きしてデリケートに\\
好きして　好きして　好きして\\
That's right, the heart of a girl\\

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''Magical Angel Creamy Mami'' (or ''Creamy Mami, the Magic Angel'') was the first MagicalGirl series done by Creator/StudioPierrot, and aired for 52 episodes from 1983 to 1984. It's the TropeMaker for the MagicIdolSinger genre, and it became quite popular in Europe (broadcast between 1985 and 1988).

** In the OAV, Creamy meets/fights against magical girls such as [[Anime/MagicalStarMagicalEmi Emi]], [[Anime/PersiaTheMagicFairy Persia]], [[Anime/MagicalIdolPastelYumi Pastel Yumi]], or [[Anime/MagicalPrincessMinkyMomo Minky Momo]].

%% * LovesMy AlterEgo: Toshio, at first, prefers Creamy.
%% * Magical Girl: It popularized the concept.

%% * The Rival: Megumi

%% * Berserk Button: Megumi, when Tachibana gushes over Mami in front of her.
%% * Beta Couple: Megumi and Tachibana.

* BerserkButton: Megumi, when Tachibana gushes over Mami in front of her.
* BetaCouple: Megumi and Tachibana.

* CuteKitten: Posi and Nega.

* LovesMyAlterEgo: Toshio, at first, prefers Creamy.
* MagicalGirl: It popularized the concept.

* MentorMascot: The two alien cats Posi and Nega.

* TheRival: Megumi

* {{Unicorn}}: Yū meets one in Episode 17.

* SpinOff: ''Magical Angel Creamy Mami: The Sullen Princess'', a manga series that retells the story from Megumi Ayase's point of view. It goes into more detail regarding her relationship with Tachibana, her rise as an idol, and her reaction to being usurped by Creamy Mami.

* ByThePowerOfGrayskull: Yūu's transformation required the phrase "Pam puru pim puru parim pompun! Pim puru pam puru parim pompun!".

** Mamoru, the kid from Hokkaido who transfers into Yūu's class mid-series.
* HallOfMirrors: In one episode, Yūu uses her TransformationTrinket in a mirror house. The reflections generate another Creamy Mami of the completely opposite personality.
* ICouldaBeenaContender!: Yūu's mom was an aspiring idol in her teenage years and helped her friend through a singing audition. Kubo, the talent scout, signed her on for a number of auditions but she had {{Performance Anxiety}} and called it quits and she left Kubo without a trace. Yūu's mom later reunites with Kubo and invites him to dinner with the family after the singing audition Yūu withdrew herself from to be Creamy Mami, who was one of judges in the audition.

* WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue: In the last episode's credits we see what happened to the characters after Mami's final concert: Mamoru went back to Hokkaido, Midori started dating another girl, Megumi and Tachibana get engaged, Snake Joe and his wife have a baby, Yūu finds two new kittens that look similar to Nega and Posi and [[spoiler: in a TimeSkip Yūu and Toshio watch over their kids while they play.]]

** In the OAV, Creamy meets/fights against magical girls such as [[Anime/MagicalStarMagicalEmi Emi]], [[Anime/PersiaTheMagicFairy Persia]], [[Anime/MagicalIdolPastelYūmi Pastel Yūmi]], or [[Anime/MagicalPrincessMinkyMomo Minky Momo]].

%%* BerserkButton: Megumi, when Tachibana gushes over Mami in front of her.
%%* BetaCouple: Megumi and Tachibana.

%%* CuteKitten: Posi and Nega.

%%* LovesMyAlterEgo: Toshio, at first, prefers Creamy.
%%* MagicalGirl: It popularized the concept.

%%* TheRival: Megumi

%%* {{Unicorn}}: Yū meets one in Episode 17.

Yu Morisawa is a ten-year-old girl living with her parents in their creperie. She has a crush on her best friend, Toshio, an older boy who (unfortunately for Yu) thinks of her [[LikeBrotherAndSister as a sister]].

One day, Yu sees a giant boat floating in midair, which turns out to be a FlyingSaucer. She gets inside the ship and meets an alien named Pino Pino, whom she helps to find his way home. In gratitude, Pino Pino decides to give her magical powers contained in a powder compact, for one year's time. He also gives her [[NonHumanSidekick two magical kittens]], Posi and Nega.

Using a MagicalIncantation ("Pampuru pimpuru pam pom pum"), Yu can turn into a beautiful, purple-haired, [[OlderAlterEgo 16-year-old version of herself]]. The next day, she hangs around in her new teen body form and meets Shingo Tachibana, a company manager for Parthenon Productions. He persuades Yu to sign a contract in order to be an IdolSinger. She does so under the pseudonym of "Creamy," the name of her parents' restaurant.

During a whole year, Yu/Creamy becomes a star singer, makes Toshio fall for her, makes Megumi, the former Parthenon Productions' idol, [[ClingyJealousGirl clingy and jealous]], escapes plots to discover her true identity, and has a number of strange, magical, and supernatural adventures, all while continuing to attend school as Yu.

After the TV series ended, an OVA was released in 1985, where Yu is 16 (for real) and learns that Shingo Tachibana needs Creamy again. All that Yu has to do to look like Creamy now is to wear a purple wig, so she can act in a movie with Megumi.

* AllLoveIsUnrequited: Yu has a crush on Toshio, who falls for Mami after she debuts. Megumi is in love with Tachibana but he's more interested in Mami. Midori is a HopelessSuitor to Yu.
* BalletEpisode: "Yu's Flashdance", in which Yu learns how to dance and ends up challenging the dance school's aptitude test.

* BigThinShortTrio: Midori is big, Toshio is thin, and Yu is short.
* ByThePowerOfGrayskull: Yuu's transformation required the phrase "Pam puru pim puru parim pompun! Pim puru pam puru parim pompun!".

* CastingGag: In the Latin American Spanish dub, it's not the first time we hear Creator/CristinaHernandez (Yu) [[Franchise/SailorMoon voicing]] [[Manga/CardCaptorSakura some]] [[Anime/PrincessComet magical girls]].
* CatchPhrase: "Pampuru pimpuru pam pom pum" used by Yu.
* ChildhoodFriendRomance: At first, Yu who suffers unrequited love from Toshio, but his fascination for Creamy reveals he could like Yu one day -- and it indeed happens.
* ClarkKenting: Averted: [[spoiler:It failed because Toshio accidentally witnessed Yu 's transformation. And when her secret is revealed to someone, she loses her powers, as Pino Pino warned her. Toshio helps her to find a new {{Magic Wand}}, in exchange for his memories of discovering her identity.]]

** In the OAV, Creamy meets/fights against magical girls such as [[Anime/MagicalStarMagicalEmi Emi]], [[Anime/PersiaTheMagicFairy Persia]], [[Anime/MagicalIdolPastelYumi Pastel Yumi]], or [[Anime/MagicalPrincessMinkyMomo Minky Momo]].

* DubNameChange: In the French dub, Toshio was named Charlie, Posi and Nega became Sinon and Sissi, while Tachibana and Megumi became Jingle and Chantal, but Yu/Creamy kept her name and nickname.

** Also Minoru, the kid from Hokkaido who transfers into Yuu's class mid-series.
* HallOfMirrors: In one episode, Yuu uses her TransformationTrinket in a mirror house. The reflections generate another Creamy Mami of the completely opposite personality.
* ICouldaBeenaContender!: Yuu's mom was an aspiring idol in her teenage years and helped her friend through a singing audition. Kubo, the talent scout, signed her on for a number of auditions but she had {{Performance Anxiety}} and called it quits and she left Kubo without a trace. Yuu's mom later reunites with Kubo and invites him to dinner with the family after the singing audition Yuu withdrew herself from to be Creamy Mami, who was one of judges in the audition.

* MagicIdolSinger: The TropeMaker. 10-year-old Yu is given magical powers by a friendly alien, which she uses to [[OlderAlterEgo age herself up to a 16-year-old]] and is roped into becoming an idol. She decides to keep using her magic to be an idol, under the alias Creamy Mami.

* OlderAlterEgo: Yu is 10 years old, Creamy is at least 16.
* PluckyGirl: Yu. The space-cats even comment on how fearless she is.
* RetiredBadass: Yu's mother used to be the leader of a biker gang. Yu's father was also a member of the biker gang her mother had led and the romance between them blossomed from there.

* SlapSlapKiss: Toshio and Yu are old friends who bicker like a married couple.

* {{Tomboy}}: Yu has BoyishShortHair and a lot of energy, much to the chagrin of her mother.

** It went the other way as well, as Yu and Mami both made cameos in an ''Urusei Yatsura'' episode that same year albeit with different hair coloring.
* TouchedByVorlons: Yu gains her power in the form of a powder compact after helping an alien, Pino Pino, find his way home.
* TransformationSequence: Yu has a static one featuring strobe lights and golden rings all around her body, after which she quickly grows into Creamy Mami.

%%* {{Unicorn}}: Yu meets one in Episode 17.

* WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue: In the last episode's credits we see what happened to the characters after Mami's final concert: Minoru went back to Hokkaido, Midori started dating another girl, Megumi and Tachibana get engaged, Snake Joe and his wife have a baby, Yuu finds two new kittens that look similar to Nega and Poji and [[spoiler: in a TimeSkip Yuu and Toshio watch over their kids while they play.]]

* PantyShot: More likely a demonstration of how innocent and tomboyish a child she is, but Yu's panties are on display something like 80% of the time.

* BerserkButton: Megumi, when Tachibana gushes over Mami in front of her.
* BetaCouple: Megumi and Tachibana.

* ChildhoodFriendRomance: At first, Yu who suffers unrequited love from Toshio, but his fascination for Creamy reveals he could like Yu one day—and it indeed happens.

* CuteKitten: Posi and Nega.

* TheLostWoods: Episode 17 has Yuu exploring one in search of a disappeared artist.
* LovesMyAlterEgo: Toshio, at first, prefers Creamy.
* MagicalGirl: It popularized the concept.

* TheRival: Megumi

* {{Unicorn}}: Yu meets one in Episode 17.

* BerserkButton: Tachibana gushing over Mami in front of Megumi.

* TheCameo: In Episode 4 ("Top Ten Scramble"), Ryoko Mendou, the young sister of Shutaro Mendou from Manga/UruseiYatsura appears in the top ten idol show on television as part of the lineup, before Mami starts her own show in the lineup. With her affluence and wealth, you could imagine her pulling off such a stint, but she's inevitably eclipsed by Mami as the No. 1 idol. It's quite logical given that both shows were produced by the same studio at the same time in the 80s.