Line #40 Anime/LittlePollon


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3	''Little Pollon'' (''Ochamegami Monogatari Korokoro Polon'') is an anime series based on the 1977 manga ''Olympus no Pollon'' created by Hideo Azuma, who is best known for this series and ''Manga/NanakoSOS''.
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5	It tells the story of a little girl named Pollon, daughter of the sun-god Apollo, who lives her adventures on Mount Olympos along with the gods of Myth/ClassicalMythology. Pollon really wants to become a goddess and, to prove herself of being worthy of this, tries to do many good deeds… with very poor results. Even if her attempts usually end up as EpicFail, she never gives up and keeps trying to achieve her goal.
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7	The anime television series was made by Movie International Co. (MIC)[[note]]It and ''Anime/MakyouDensetsuAcrobunch'', which shared many of the same staff, were the first works to be produced by MIC's in-house studio, as the company had previously subcontracted animation production to other companies such as Creator/ToeiAnimation; Toei would in fact later take over animation production of ''Acrobunch''[[/note]], taking over the Saturday 6pm timeslot on Creator/FujiTelevision from the same company's ''Manga/HoneyHoney''.[[note]]The show aired during local rather than network sales time, and thus aired at other times on other Fuji affiliate stations, or even on affiliates of other networks such as [[Creator/TokyoBroadcastingSystem TBS]].[[/note]] It consisted of 46 episodes and aired from May 1982 to March 1983, and was also popular in some European countries. ''Especially'' Italy. In Japan, it was popular enough for MIC to adapt ''Nanako SOS'' into anime the following year (with Pollon making a [[TheCameo cameo]] in one episode). The anime is licensed in the US by Enoki Films, but there is no official English release as of yet.
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9	Features [[ParentalBonus Parental Bonuses]] galore although the show is definitely overall aimed at kids.
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11	!! The series provides examples of:
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13	* AdaptationalUgliness:
14	** Eros, the Greek god of sexual attraction, is supposed to be very handsome and is usually depicted as a PrettyBoy at the very least. In this anime he’s made fun of for his ugly {{Gonk}} appearance.
15	** Dionysus is often portrayed as a HotGod as well, but here he's a bald, short, stout man with dark glasses.
16	** Zeus, the king of the gods, looks much more ridiculous than usual.
17	* AdaptationalWimp: In contrast to their usual portrayals, the gods are anything but infallible and all powerful and have many human weaknesses.
18	* AlcoholicParent: Apollo to Pollon. He's not that bad, just a bit [[ParentalNeglect neglectful]] even though he cares for his daughter.
19	* AlternativeForeignThemeSong: In the Italian and French dubs.
20	* BarbieDollAnatomy: This is averted in the manga where you see Eros' genitals on full display, however in the anime, Eros has no visible genitals to speak of.
21	* BunglingInventor: Hephaestus, whose inventions often tend to malfunction.
22	* CanonForeigner: The main heroine. Pollon certainly wasn't part of Myth/ClassicalMythology.
23	* CharacterDevelopment: Pollon is initially clumsy and prone to get into troubles. She later starts to mature in order to become a real goddess.
24	* CheekyMouth: While this trope is common in anime of this era (indeed, ''any'' era), this series takes it up a notch. It's in virtually ''every'' side shot, with Pollon anyway.
25	* CheerfulChild: Pollon is very happy and lively.
26	* ClingyJealousGirl: Wouldn't be Hera without being this.
27	* DenserAndWackier: A wacky and humorous portrayal of the Classical Mythology characters.
28	* DirtyOldMan: Zeus. Despite his age, he has a strong attraction to younger women, which often gets him in trouble with his wife, Hera.
29	* DreadfulMusician: Pollon is terrible in both singing and playing musical instruments.
30	* DubNameChange: Pollon is renamed Olympe in the French version.
31	* GrandpaGod: Zeus is Pollon's grandfather.
32	* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Pollon is a kind-hearted but somewhat naive little girl with curly blonde hair.
33	* HenpeckedHusband: Zeus who is married to Hera, a ClingyJealousGirl with a HairTriggerTemper.
34	* KingOfAllCosmos: This series depicts Zeus as a DirtyOldMan, Hera as a sadistic and crazy wife, Apollo as a lazy drunk who forgets to do his job, Eros as an awkard and ugly ButtMonkey, Poseidon as a red-skinned giant who can't swim, etc.
35	* LimitedAnimation: While not even close to being as bad as ''Anime/ChargemanKen'' or ''Anime/TwinkleNoraRockMe'', this anime has animation so limited that it more resembles something from the 1960s than something made in 1982 (its year of release).
36	* LoserDeity: Almost all the gods of Greek mythology are portrayed as losers and have many human weaknesses. Zeus is a short perverted guy who is often beaten up by his wife, Apollo is a lazy drunk who forgets to do his job, Eros is so ugly that his mother is ashamed of him, Poseidon can't swim, etc. Even Athena, despite being the wise OnlySaneWoman, is disliked by the others for her prickly attitude and is considered an "old spinster".
37	* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Many of the troubles of the gods are caused by Pollon's actions.
38	* NotAMorningPerson: Apollo despite his main job is to drive the Sun's chariot across the sky each day and ''start'' the day.
39	* PinkMeansFeminine: Pollon's pink dress.
40	* PlatonicLifePartners: Pollon and Eros, bordering on PuppyLove.
41	* ProudBeauty: Like every incarnation of Aphrodite, she’s a vain HotGoddess. But here she's also dismissive of her ugly son Eros.
42	* RelatedInTheAdaptation: In this version Hera is the mother of Apollo (and grandmother of Pollon). In Classical Mythology she was just her step-mother and Apollo was born from Zeus's relationship with Leto.
43	* SeriesGoal: Pollon's goal is to grow up to become a beautiful and powerful goddess.
44	* SuperDrowningSkills: Poseidon's big shame. He is the god of the sea, but ironically can't swim.
45	* UglyGuysHotDaughter: Inverted. Eros is the ugly son of his beautiful mother Aphrodite.
46	* UglyGuyHotWife:
47	** Zeus and his wife Hera.
48	** Hephaestus, the biggest {{Gonk}} on the show, is Aphrodite's husband. Fitting, since they were also this in Greek mythology and probably the UrExample.
49	* VitriolicBestBuds: Pollon and Eros frequently fight and insult each other but they are still best friends.

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