Spirit of Wonder: Miss China's Ring

ザスピリットオブワンダー - チャイナさんの憂鬱

6.41(3K votes)

Ranked #8421Popularity #7587

episodes

Type

OVA

Status

Finished Airing

Aired

Jun 3, 1992

Studios:Ajia-do

RomanceSci-Fi

Synopsis

Tenkai is a successful bar and restaurant located on a small European island run by an immigrant known affectionately as "Miss China." In addition to running this well-loved establishment, she rents the upstairs unit to Jim, a young inventor who works alongside Mr. Breckenridge in the makeshift lab they have constructed there. The struggling pair are convinced that their scientific innovations will revolutionize the world in spite of the scorn they receive from the scientific community. However, as Miss China's patience wears thin due to their consistently overdue rent payments, Mr. Breckenridge and Jim must prove their work has value in order to avoid eviction. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

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Worth Watching? — Global Verdict

7.0/10

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gwern

Recommended

_Miss China's Ring_ is a curious little OVA. The animation is actually pretty good for the period: it strikes a sort of realistic Ghibli style that holds up well 20 years later. Sound is decent enough. The plot is... think very gentle romantic comedy, a bit like Oh My Goddess! with some soft SF. (I say soft because any hard SF author would immediately point out that destroying the moon would eliminate most tides and causing global mass destruction of ecologies, the deaths of millions of creatures, environmental & humanitarian catastrophes, and resultant social & geopolitical upheaval.) It doesn't really go anywhere after that, soit's kind of an oversized episode of a regular show - which presumably was Tsuruta's overall _Spirit of Wonder_ manga. So I don't regret watching it, but I couldn't recommend it either.

13 found helpfulMay 11, 2013

tye1

Recommended

Community Discussion

A kind of a hidden gem. I enjoy watching these animes that no one has heard before and just happen to randomly stumble upon. This show is kind of just a nice little story. It's pretty original in it's premise and is a feel good type vibe. I enjoyed the art and the setting of the town, as well as the characters. Recommended if you're looking for something interesting to watch in under an hour. The story is about China-san or Miss China and her mad scientist tenant that never pays rent. His assistant Jim is also introduced and plays a large part in the story.Without going any further in explanation as it will spoil the story. It's a quiet and relaxing story that will surely provide you with a warm memory.

fh1478

Recommended

Ms China on the moon It's impressive, how much they do is so little time. I'm already connected to these wacky characters in the 40 minutes watching it and they're just so like a ball and romance feels so relatable and late back cute . Ms China is such a cute waifu. I really enjoy she action her face expression just everything about her almost wish there were more. And I really enjoyed the technical design from enemies in the 90s. They look so detailed and grimy and just something you couldn't make I really enjoyed technical designs of this anime and the doctor and student are justa lovable scientist. And I like the English dub it had just the right amount of earnestness.

1 found helpfulApr 6, 2024

bob-weebington

Recommended

If you liked those Emanon mangas where the guy draws the same girl frame after frame for thousands of frames, then you will probably like this animation too since it's the same creator behind it. As for everyone else, this is a slightly ecchi show with good art and some decent animation. And a small sci-fi fantasy plot that carries the show. The art style is fairly unique (being from 1992), which is one driving reason to watch this. Not much else to say about it. These shows are short and can be watched quickly in one sitting. You'll probably enjoy them a little.

0 found helpfulJan 18, 2026