Fancy Lala: V.3 Taking Centre Stage (ep.11-14) [DVD]

Features

• Type: DVD
• Studio: Vid Canada
• Language(s): english, japanese
• Director(s): Atsushi Yabe, Jun Takada, Katsumi Minokuchi, Kazunari Kume, Ken'ichirô Watanabe, Kiyotaka Ohata, Takahiro Ômori, Takashi Ikehata
• Actor(s): Candice Moore, Victor Atelevich, Reiko Oimori, Shinobu Adachi, Katie Rowan, Jeffrey Watson, Kappei Yamaguchi, Omi Minami, Michiko Neya, Maureen Jones

From beloved anime illustrator, Akemi Takada (Kimagure Orange Road) - When junior high school girl Miho is given the power to transform herself into the pop star, Lala - the world had better watch out! Life can be pretty scary as a star, but Miho can handle it - boys, concerts, and shopping! What more can a girl ask for? With Lala's debut CD a hot seller, she's very busy these days! Throwing the first pitch for a regional baseball tournament and appearing on various television shows, life has certainly changed! But just when things are going well, Miho encounters all sorts of troubles when there's a hitch in the "Memories of Time". No one seems to remember who she is anymore! Is this real or is Miho dreaming? Fancy Lala - Taking Center Stage features Interactive animated menus, the original Japanese and English language tracks, English subtitles, DVD cover art commentary by Akemi Takada, and Bandai Previews. The boundaries of reality grow increasingly tenuous in the adventures of Miho Shinohara, the third-grader with the magical power to transform herself into glamorous 15-year-old Fancy Lala. In "Who Are You," Miho stumbles into an eerie alternate world distorted by "the Memories of Time," where her family doesn't recognize her. A discarded teddy bear triggers an elaborate dream that combines elements of The Wizard of Oz, Babes in Toyland, and The Nutcracker in "Miho in Toyland." Lala is hounded by the press when a tabloid suggests that she and pop star Hiroya are lovers (and Japanese tabloids are apparently much tamer than their Western counterparts). When Lala learns about baseball from handsome athlete Hoshizawa, Miho uses the knowledge to help Taro and the school team end a losing streak. Fancy Lala offers girls a fantasy-adventure that's wholesome without being saccharine or smarmy. (Rated 7 and older: suitable for all ages) --Charles Solomon