Save Me! Lollipop

まもって！ロリポップ

6.64(14K votes)

Ranked #6966Popularity #4774

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Type

Status

Finished Airing

Aired

Jul 2, 2006 to Sep 24, 2006

Studios:Studio Comet

AdventureComedyRomance

Synopsis

Nina Yamada's greatest dream is to find someone that will protect her in the same way the princesses are in her storybooks. She soon desperately needs that protection: when she swallows a strange pink ball of what she believes to be hard candy, a huge number of people fall from the sky. The ball she swallowed is the Crystal Pearl, a symbolic trinket that magic users from another world fight over. The winner of the Crystal Pearl passes a magic exam that can grant them the prestigious title of professional wizards. Zero and Ichii, two young men taking the exam together, quickly determine that the pearl is inside Nina and promise to protect her until the exam is over. With countless other examinees after the object, their task is daunting—but not as brutal as the embarrassment Nina faces when she arrives at school with two handsome boys at her heels. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

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dreamfar

Mixed Feelings

Mamotte! Lollipop is a fairly short 13 episode show. The main character is Nina, a 12 year old who, while eating a cake, mistakes the crystal pearl that lands on her bowl as candy and eats it, right before all the magical examinees come falling from the sky. The first two examinees she meets are Zero and Ichi, who, upon discovering that she accidentally swallowed the pearl, drag her off to find a way to get the pearl back. Unfortunately, there is no way for them to get the pearl out at the moment, so they have to wait until Christmas, the last day of theexam. Zero and Ichi then decide that they will protect Nina from the other examinees until they find a way to get the pearl out of her. Story: 6 The plot is not completely awful, but it's not amazing either. Since the anime cut out parts from the manga, there was not a lot of character development, especially with relationships. The Nina and Zero pairing felt forced and cheesy at best, and Ichi was just left at the side. The ending was rushed and messy, which did not help. Art: 5 the color choice is good, but the animation tends to be lacking. There are many occasions where the faces are proportioned poorly, and it's easy to tell that the show suffered from lazy animation techniques. Sound: 5 the music is very typical for a shoujo, especially the opening and the ending themes. Voice actors are okay, but I did not enjoy listening to Nina whining and complaining. Character: 6 The cast is thankfully varied, with each character having different reasons for why they decided to take the magical exam. However, some of them are quite annoying, and the characterization is limited, at best. Enjoyment: 5 As someone who has read the manga, I expected a little more out of this show. It was a show whose entertainment tended to vary from episode to episode, with some being especially painful to watch and others not as much. Overall: 6 If you are a diehard fan of shoujo, then this is probably a series you would try. Fortunately, this series is short, which means that if you don't like it but are watching it anyways, it won't take up too much of your time.

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34 found helpfulApr 24, 2009

CelestialRevel

Not Recommended

First of all, I only finished the series because I BOUGHT the DVD, because I read the first few volumes of the manga and liked it and thought the anime might be good, too. Wow. I was wrong. VERY wrong. The best thing about this anime is the opening song. Seriously. Although its only 13 episodes, it's so boring and uninteresting it seems to drag on and on and on. I had to force myself pretty hard to finish watching it - just so the money I spent wouldent go to waste. Story: 5. It's very ordinary. Nothing I havent seen before. Art: 3. Below-average. Sound: 7. LikeI said - the opening was the best part. Character: 5. Characters are very typical, cliche. Enjoyment: 2. Booooooooooooring.

21 found helpfulFeb 1, 2010

bonioni

Recommended

Save Me! Lollipop. I thought it was very good most of the time. But you couldn't see anything but mistakes. The characters were a little rough and I would of liked to see a little more action. I liked it because of the romance between the three characters and the ways of the story. I didn't like how the story was the same every episode. As someone already said its plain boring but it entertains you for awhile until you get bored of it. As said before its VERY short. 13 episodes or 26? I would choose 26. I mean come on. Seriously! You need more episodesto complete the series. That's not even enough for a season. Trust me it's good but don't waste your money on it. Bonioni

14 found helpfulMay 5, 2010

ej-san

Recommended

The adventure begin with an extraordinary candy that Nina ate,, It was an ordinary day for Nina then suddenly the sorcerers came there were Zero, Ichii and many more sorcerers that Nina will meet, Zero and Ichii wil try their best to protect Nina, Then they lived happily ever after,, lol,, well I really didn't like the ending because it was not complete for me,, well I still like it, Watch this anime its so cool, not really one of my favorite but it's a good anime.

4 found helpfulNov 16, 2011

NekoHimeRikki

Recommended

Mamotte Lollipop or Save Me Lollipop is one of those really good yet underrated anime that you wish people would give a try. I came across this series when I was at a local book store one day looking for a new Manga to read. I did some Research after I bought the Manga to see if there is also an Anime. I always look for something that looks like a very cute series. And sure enough this is what I was looking for. I definitely recommend this if you like a Shoujo Anime about a main female character whois surrounded by cute boys. Story The story is something I would be interested in but because this is a very common thing in anime for the main female character to be surrounded by boys and have them protect her, I highly doubt this would be the anime for you if you get bored of the same theme over and over again. Art I personally love the art style both in the anime and the Manga. Why? You ask? Well in my opinion, the art style to me looks very similar to the art styles in series like Full Moon O Sagashite, and Kamikaze Kaitou Jeanne. Which was created by my favorite mangaka Arina Tanemura. I know she didn't create this series but the art style looks like I could be so I am very biased about it. Sound I'm not a huge fan of the opening or ending. I usually skip it when I watch this anime on my DVD. I think the dubbed voice actors did a great job. Then again, I'm not a dub hater like most anime fans. Character I enjoy watching the characters. I can sorta relate to Nina the MC. She is your typical fairytale loving girl who dreams of having a prince charming of her own. Out of the boys I would pick Ichi because he is nicer then the other boy Zero who is kinda a hot head. Other crazy characters include a happy go lucky lolita girl name San, I pink haired 5 year old girl who can transform into a 21 year old name Rokka, a butler name Go, a blonde haired boy named Forte, and a talking seahorse who I forgot his name. Enjoyment Any Shoujo fan would like this but probably not love this. It has a lot of magic fighting scenes that you would probably see in a shounen Anime. It has SOME fan service but not much which I'm very happy with. It's got a lot of comedy, romance, magic, and occasional drama and sad scenes. Overall Even if your tired of seeing the same theme, I suggest at least giving it a chance. It's got something for almost everyone to enjoy.

6 found helpfulMay 6, 2015