Wandaba Style


Wacky Science Fiction Series Wandaba Style, shortened to Wandaba Style in the English language release, is a Japanese anime television series animated by TNK. It originally aired from April 5, 2003 to June 21, 2003. The series was released in English by ADV Films and 3 volumes of videos were released on VHS and DVD.

Plot

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.

Main characters

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'.

Opening and ending themes

"The Ijin-den Tensai no Housoku" and "Moon de Go! Go!", both with lyrics written by Juzo Mutsuki, composed by Hiroshi Kamayatsu, and arranged by Yogo Kawano, and both were sung by Mix Juice.

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