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| 2.
Tempy 
When Nanaka's mother passed away when she was just six, Nenji
comforts her and tells her not to cry and that they'll have to grow up and become
adults together. Nowadays Nenji is a rough boy and always getting into fights,
while Nanaka has become anti-social and very serious, constantly studying. Their
relationship has cooled down a lot, with Nanaka always lecturing Nenji to start
growing up. A fall from a flight of stairs causes Nanaka to revert back to her
6-year old self - a rather dim, but always genki young girl who's a big fan of
an anime called Magical Domiko. Nenji straightens himself out and vows to take
care of Nanaka, but although he enjoys the company of 6-year old Nanaka, what
will happen with 17-year old Nanaka? Nanaka 6/17
is a very bright and cheerful show which consistently puts a smile on my face,
but it also has some well done serious moments, making it a very satisfying show.
Yuriko Amemiya likes Nenji and provides an interesting romantic possibility, but
this aspect never gets expanded upon. Less amusing are Kuriko, a little girl obsessed
with Nenji, and Satsuki who continuously beats up her brother Jinpachi, adding
absolutely nothing to the show as she hardly interacts with either Nenji or Nanaka.
Fortunately Kuriko and Satsuki are used very little and the show can focus on
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| 1. Neko
Tsukimi 
Nenji and Nanaka have been best friends ever since elementary.
When Nanaka was six, her mother died and Nenji was there to comfort her. He gave
her a Domiko Stick toy and told her not to cry and become an adult with the words
"Magical Domikal, otona ni nare!" ("Magical Domikal, become an
adult!"). From that point on, silly Nanaka strives to become an adult as
quickly as she can by studying all the time. Thus, Nanaka becomes the stick-up-the-arse
girl she is today, constantly telling Nenji to grow up. Hawawa! Nenji eventually
gets enough of Nanaka's constant complaining about everything from his appearance
to his getting into fights so he snaps at her for the first time. Nanaka gets
so upset that she loses control and falls down a tall flight of steps. When she
comes to, she believes that she is 6 and that she and Nenji have become adults
due to magic. She goes around acting like she's only 6 years old being obsessed
with Magical Domiko, a popular mahou shoujo anime. However, the 17-year-old Nanaka
still resides under the surface trying to regain control over her body. With these
two personalities conflicting more and more each day and the ending of Magical
Domiko near, 6-year-old Nanaka wonders what will happen when the magic is dispelled. Nanaka
6/17 is an awesome, light-hearted anime that doesn't even attempt to be anything
it isn't. It's a cute shonen series full of silly characters. It's also a pretty
nifty story too. Well, the part that has a story. It's almost nothing but filler
and could have easily been done as a 3-part OAV. But if it were that short, there
wouldn't have been room for some of the hillarities that go on in the series.
Nanaka 6/17 was the series I needed in this rather lacklustre mini anime
season. |
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