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Carol: A Day in a Girl's Life


The Adventure Fantasy Animation

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Genre: Shoujo/Fantasy/Music/Animated
Type: OAV (Original Animation Video)
Year: 1990
Country: Japan
Language: Japanese
Runtime: 60 minutes
Laserdisc information: T-Mue-Needs Inc. Movic. CBS/Sony Group Inc. NTSC/Color. CLV/Stereo with Digital Audio. Catalogue number: CSLW 1234. 6000 Yen (out of print).

Carol was originally a novel written by Naoto Kine, the guitarist of TM Network (aka TMN), a very famous J-pop band. The story was made into a one-shot OAV featuring character designs by shoujo manga artist Yun Kouga (of Earthian fame). The soundtrack, of course, was provided by TM Network.

Carol is the story of a teenage girl whose life seems normal enough until she notices music disappearing from all around her, such as the sound of Big Ben, her father's cello-playing, and the concert of her favorite band, Gaball Screen. After hearing some mysterious voices, Carol is transported to a fantastic world where she must fight against the evil monsters who are stealing the music from Earth. She meets and is assisted by three dashing heroes: Clark, Tico, and Flash. These three are based on the members of TM Network. Clark is based on Tetsuya "TK" Komuro, the producer, songwriter, and keyboardist of TMN. Tico, with his characteristic sunglasses, is based on Naoto Kine. And finally, Flash is based on Takashi Utsunomiya, the lead singer of TMN.

Carol is a pretty typical magical girl story. Its greatest strength is its excellent soundtrack by TMN, though the music seems to be underutilized at times. Casual viewers might find Carol uninspiring. However, for fans of TM Network, Carol is particularly fun to watch for its portrayals of TK, Naoto Kine, and Takashi Utsunomiya as Clark, Tico, and Flash.


[Main Staff]

Author and Producer
Naoto Kine

Story Rewrite for the Movie and Original Character Design
Yun Kouga

Music
Tetsuya Komuro

Directors
Satoshi Dezaki
Tsuneo Tominaga

Screenplay
Tomoya Miyashita

Animation Director
Yukari Kobayashi

Art Director
Tsutomu Ishigaki

Director of Photography Akihiko Takahashi

Audio Director
Noriyoshi Matsuura

Sound Collaboration
Daisuke Hinata

Design
Nobuaki Takahashi, Toshiki Yoshida (bahaty)

Production
Animate-Film
Magicbus

All rights reserved: T-Mue-Needs Inc., Movic, CBS Sony Group Inc.


[Cast]

Flash: Takashi Utsunomiya
Carol: Aya Hisakawa
Clark: Kaneto Shiozawa
Tico: Nobuo Tobita
Queprri: Shou Hayami




[Theme Song]

"Just One Victory"
Performed by TM Network
Words and Music by Tetsuya Komuro



LD Liner Notes
[LD Liner Notes]



Script



art book
[Carol art book]

pencil board
[Carol pencil board]

pencil board
[Carol pencil board]

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Last updated on June 4th, 2000
Lawrence Eng
leng@cjas.org