is a

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and a seven cell manga by Lun Lun Yamamoto. They were first published from 2004 to 2006 in the magazines ''Asahi Shōgakusei Shimbun'' and ''Asahi Chūgakusei Weekly'' (

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group), and subsequently adapted into

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series. The anime series, consisting of a total 52 episodes, was broadcast every Sunday from April 4, 2004 until March 27, 2005 on the

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and

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in Japan. The series focuses on 7 children and a

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-like character who hang out together and work as a team. Each character is depicted with a varying

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and flavor of

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. In creating the anime version, Korean Company ( KOKO Enterprise, Seoul Movie) and has co-produced with SBS under the name of work in South Korea called "라즈베리 타임즈 (The Raspberry Times)", this version only aired for 25 episodes.

Plot

Sandy, a girl who lives in Marshmallow Town, whose pet is a sheep-like creature named Cloud, and 6 other children—Jasmine, Lime, Basil, Clove, Nuts and Cinnamon—become friends and form a

journalism Journalism is the production and distribution of reports on the interaction of events, facts, ideas, and people that are the "news of the day" and that informs society to at least some degree. The word, a noun, applies to the occupation (profes ...

team and adventure their world together.

Characters

Main Characters

; : :A girl with

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braided hair. She is sometimes seen with her talking pet sheep, Cloud. She is a

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, and at night when she sleeps or is in her pajamas her hair is straight. Her mother, father and her twin brothers are seen in several episodes. She can be smart but a little bit. ; : :A

pink Pink is the color of a namesake flower that is a pale tint of red. It was first used as a color name in the late 17th century. According to surveys in Europe and the United States, pink is the color most often associated with charm, politeness, ...

-haired girl with flowers in her hair and the most popular girl in town. She is very tough and loves to dance. She is very wealthy and is Sandy's best friend. She can also take on any chance what she says. ; : :A

green Green is the color between cyan and yellow on the visible spectrum. It is evoked by light which has a dominant wavelength of roughly 495570 Nanometre, nm. In subtractive color systems, used in painting and color printing, it is created by ...

-haired boy. He always hangs out and talks with girls to show love. He can be talented to look at. He can be usually seen with Jasmine in most episodes. He thinks that he can fall in love easily. ; : :A

yellow Yellow is the color between green and orange on the spectrum of light. It is evoked by light with a dominant wavelength of roughly 575585 nm. It is a primary color in subtractive color systems, used in painting or color printing. In the R ...

-haired girl who is usually seen with a

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. She wears glasses and may be very brainy, but a good

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. She loves the color orange and can be very serious. As another best friend of Sandy, she can take pictures with her camera when she sees something. Her attitude is photo life. ; : :A

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-haired boy who always wears

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. He loves

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s and has a

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in his room. He mostly wears striped clothes. ; : :A

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-haired boy who has hair covering his eyes. He usually wears a

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on his head. He owns a

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and is a gardener. ; : :A light-blue-haired girl. She loves fortune telling. She also has a fortune telling outfit. She loves wicked things and makes creepy stuff happen in her room.

Minor Characters

;Sandy's Family :The people that live with Sandy. Her mother is an adult woman, her father is very short and her two twin brothers, Choco and Mint love to tease her. Also, Cloud is her friend.

Production Staff

* Story: Lun Lun Yamamoto * Publisher: Asahi Gakusei Shimbun * Director: Hiroshi Fukotomi, Seung Il Lee * Series Configuration: Nakaze Rika * Character Designers: Hiroshi Kanazawa, Ji Woon Ha * Art Director: Rei Nishiyama, Sun Keun Han * Color-coordinated: Ookura Kimiko, Eui Jeong Namgung * Director of Photography: Young Ho Kim * Sound Director:Miwa Iwanami * Music:Miwa Satoshi * Producer: Eiji Kanaoka, Kazuya Watanabe, Kati Hideyuki, Jeong Hun Song * Animation: Studio Comet, Seoul Movie * Producer: TV Osaka, The Marshmallow Times Production Committee

Episodes

# Cloud came! # First errand! # Fear! Doppelganger! ! # Furawamubumento nuts? # Scoop of basil? # Jasmine Secret # Cinnamon is addicted to fortune-telling? # Symbol of the city, my snail # Hatsukoi lime # Clove is a music producer # Dad, the crisis of restructuring? # Sandy will be cursed! ? # Sunny's Dosha降Ri # Where's Miss marshmallows! # Angelica Devil # Battle of the test # War donuts (Wars)! # GO! GO! Camping! # Love lime PARTII # Midsummer Dream Tour # Secret Rabbit Dog # Cloud, run away from home # Family space mystery # Cinnamon is a witch! ? # Ghost of the College # Take care, communications marshmallows! ? # The Marshmallow Times (Times) Put on a! # Cloud Drawing # Takeshi Mad Mad Mad Race # Marshmallow Halloween Town! # She's Sandy! ? # Pansy came # Basil Crush # Oru's house-cloud # Pansy and year! # Case out of the department store! # Christmas in Wonderland # Back to the proposal # Advent dark cloud! # Angelica first love? # Principal is full! ? # Longest day of the lime # Town Holiday Marshmallows # Cloud and snow fairy # Battalion Nearby billionaire # Come to the forest # Weird! Sandy! ! # My Jasmine # Basil modestly # Battle of the sympathy! # Night cloud # 鳴Rasou the bell of happiness

Songs

Opening Theme: # "Spicy Days - スパイシーデイズ -, Spicy Days - (supaishideizu)" by Mai Nanami (episodes 1 - 40) # "Spicy Days - スパイシーデイズ -, Spicy Days - (supaishideizu)" by NAO with Sandy & Cloud (episodes 41 -52) Ending Theme: # "歩いてこう, Walking, Like This" by Grace

External links

''The Marshmallow Times'' Official Site
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''The Marshmallow Times'' information
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