The Marshmallow Times

The Marshmallow Times
is a manga and a seven cell manga by Lun Lun Yamamoto. They were first published from 2004 to 2006 in the magazines Asahi Shōgakusei Shimbun and Asahi Chūgakusei Weekly (Asahi Shimbun group), and subsequently adapted into anime series. The anime series, consisting of a total 52 episodes, was broadcast every Sunday from April 4, 2004 until March 27, 2005 on the TV Tokyo and TV Osaka in Japan.
The series focuses on 7 children and a sheep-like character who hang out together and work as a team. Each character is depicted with a varying hairstyle and flavor of fashion.
In creating the anime version, Korean Company (KOKO Enterprise, Seoul Movie) and has co-produced with SBS under the name of work in South Korea called "라즈베리 타임즈 (The Raspberry Times)", this version only aired for 25 episodes.
Plot
Sandy, a girl who lives in Marshmallow Town, whose pet is a sheep-like creature named Cloud, and 6 other children—Jasmine, Lime, Basil, Clove, Nuts and Cinnamon—become friends and form a journalism team and adventure their world together.
Characters
Main characters
A girl with orange braided hair who lives with her mother, father and twin brothers. Sandy is a tomboy who is extremely dedicated to her role as editor-in-chief of the Marshmallow Times. Although she can be smart and hard-working, she can also be quite stubborn and has a habit of taking her friends and family for granted, though she does care about them deep down, even if she's not the best at showing it.
A pink-haired girl with flowers in her hair and the most popular girl in town. She is very tough and loves to dance. She is very wealthy and is Sandy's best friend. She can also take on any chance what she says.
A green-haired boy. He always hangs out and talks with girls to show love. He can be talented to look at. He can be usually seen with Jasmine in most episodes. He thinks that he can fall in love easily.
A yellow-haired girl who is usually seen with a camera. She wears glasses and may be very brainy, but a good photographer. She loves the color orange and can be very serious. As another best friend of Sandy, she can take pictures with her camera when she sees something. Her attitude is photo life.
A blue-haired boy who always wears headphones. He loves computers and has a stereo in his room. He mostly wears striped clothes.
A black-haired boy who has hair covering his eyes. He usually wears a bandanna on his head. He owns a vegetable garden and is a gardener.
A light-blue-haired girl. She loves fortune telling. She also has a fortune telling outfit. She loves wicked things and makes creepy stuff happen in her room.
A living doll based on Sheep Cloud, the mascot of Cloud Cereal. Sandy won the "Wake-Up Cloud" doll in a contest, only for him to mysteriously come to life. Shortly after, he was accepted into Sandy's family. Cloud behaves similarly to a young child in that he's innocent, cheerful and eager to help others. His extreme optimism and desire to be "useful" often gets him into trouble, as he has a bad habit of biting off more than he can chew, much to the ire of his adoptive sister Sandy.
Minor characters
Sandy's Family
The people that live with Sandy. Her mother is a sweet and caring woman. Her father is much shorter
Production Staff
Story: Lun Lun Yamamoto
Publisher: Asahi Gakusei Shimbun
Director: Hiroshi Fukotomi, Seung Il Lee
Series Configuration: Nakaze Rika
Character Designers: Hiroshi Kanazawa, Ji Woon Ha
Art Director: Rei Nishiyama, Sun Keun Han
Color-coordinated: Ookura Kimiko, Eui Jeong Namgung
Director of Photography: Young Ho Kim
Sound Director:Miwa Iwanami
Music:Miwa Satoshi
Producer: Eiji Kanaoka, Kazuya Watanabe, Kati Hideyuki, Jeong Hun Song
Animation: Studio Comet, Seoul Movie
Producer: TV Osaka, The Marshmallow Times Production Committee
Episodes
Cloud came!
First errand!
Fear! Doppelganger! !
Furawamubumento nuts?
Scoop of basil?
Jasmine Secret
Cinnamon is addicted to fortune-telling?
Symbol of the city, my snail
Hatsukoi lime
Clove is a music producer
Dad, the crisis of restructuring?
Sandy will be cursed! ?
Sunny's Dosha降Ri
Where's Miss marshmallows!
Angelica Devil
Battle of the test
War donuts (Wars)!
GO! GO! Camping!
Love lime PARTII
Midsummer Dream Tour
Secret Rabbit Dog
Cloud, run away from home
Family space mystery
Cinnamon is a witch! ?
Ghost of the College
Take care, communications marshmallows! ?
The Marshmallow Times (Times) Put on a!
Cloud Drawing
Takeshi Mad Mad Mad Race
Marshmallow Halloween Town!
She's Sandy! ?
Pansy came
Basil Crush
Oru's house-cloud
Pansy and year!
Case out of the department store!
Christmas in Wonderland
Back to the proposal
Advent dark cloud!
Angelica first love?
Principal is full! ?
Longest day of the lime
Town Holiday Marshmallows
Cloud and snow fairy
Battalion Nearby billionaire
Come to the forest
Weird! Sandy! !
My Jasmine
Basil modestly
Battle of the sympathy!
Night cloud
鳴Rasou the bell of happiness
Songs
Opening Theme:
"Spicy Days - スパイシーデイズ -, Spicy Days - (supaishideizu)" by Mai Nanami (episodes 1 - 40)
"Spicy Days - スパイシーデイズ -, Spicy Days - (supaishideizu)" by NAO with Sandy & Cloud (episodes 41 -52)
Ending Theme:
"歩いてこう, Walking, Like This" by Grace
External links
The Marshmallow Times Official Site at TV Osaka
The Marshmallow Times information at AllCinema.net
2004 anime television series debuts
Comedy anime and manga
School life in anime and manga