is a 1989 Japanese comedy drama

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written and directed by

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and animated by Pierrot. A

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consisting of footage from the episodes entitled , also directed by Oshii, was released in 1990.

Plot

The story revolves around a small, normal family known as the Yomota family: A boy named Inumaru, his father Kinekuni and his mother Tamiko. One day, a beautiful girl with a yellow flower hat at their front door, calling herself "Maroko Yomota," granddaughter of Inumaru who travels back in time with a time machine to visit her ancestors. Despite Tamiko's strong refusal to acknowledge her as a Yomota, Kinekuni and Inumaru welcome her to stay with them, and the structure of a happy family has begun to collapse. The episodes are told in the form of a play.

Cast and characters

; : :A teenage boy who dreams of being with a beautiful girl. He immediately falls in love with Maroko when he meets her, despite her being his future granddaughter. ; : :Inumaru's granddaughter from the future. The other Yomota's have a hard time accepting this, to the point where Tamiko leaves Inumaru and Kinekuni. ; : :Inumaru's lazy father. He tends to get on his son's nerves with his lazy attitude. ; / : :Inumaru's grumpy mother. She always nags and is the first to object to believing that Mariko is from the future. She eventually decides to leave the household, as the news is too much for her to bear. ; / : :A man sent by the Agency of Time Administration to arrest Maroko for breaking one of the many laws of time travel. He is actually the son of Inumaru and Maroko. ; : :A man that Tamiko teamed up with in order to find out more about Mariko and save the Yomota family from destruction. ; : :The narrator who often talks about birds at the beginning of each episode.

Theme songs

*Opening # #*August 5, 1989 - December 17, 1989 #*Lyricist: Yumi Kojima / Composer:

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/ Arranger:

/ Singers: Yumi Kojima #*Episodes: 1-5 *Insert songs # #*November 10, 1989 #*Lyricist: Yumi Kojima / Composer:

/ Arranger:

/ Singers: Tesshō Genda #*Episode: 4 # #*December 17, 1989 #*Lyricist: Yumi Kojima / Composer:

/ Arranger:

/ Singers: Kōichi Yamadera,

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#*Episode: 5 # #*January 25, 1990 #*Lyricist: Yumi Kojima / Composer:

/ Arranger:

/ Singers:

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#*Episode: 6

Episodes

Soundtrack

The CD was released on August 21, 1993.

DVD releases

References

External links

; OVA series * at Studio Pierrot (archive) * (anime OVA series) ; Film
''Maroko'' film website
at Studio Pierrot * {{Mamoru Oshii 1989 anime OVAs 1990 anime films 1990 comedy-drama films 1990s science fiction horror films 1990 films 1993 soundtrack albums Anime comedy films Animated drama films Compilation films Films directed by Mamoru Oshii Japanese comedy-drama films Japanese animated science fiction films Pierrot (company) Comedy anime and manga Drama anime and manga Anime with original screenplays Films scored by Kenji Kawai