Series synopsis
Petite Princess Yucie, also known as ぷちぷり＊ユーシィ is a Japanese animation comedy sci-fi & fantasy television series that premiered on NHK BS1 on September 30, 2002. It ended on March 24, 2003. It was created by Takami Akai. It stars Kenji Utsumi, Ayako Kawasumi, Tomohiro Nishimura and Iemasa Kayumi.
Yucie, is a 17-year-old who is trapped in a 10-year-old's body, her and her friends are all designated as Platinum Princess candidates and compete to receive the Eternal Tiara which grants any wish.
Premise
Yucie, is a 17-year-old who is trapped in a 10-year-old's body, her and her friends are all designated as Platinum Princess candidates and compete to receive the Eternal Tiara which grants any wish.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Kenji Utsumi as Demon King
- Ayako Kawasumi as Elmina
- Tomohiro Nishimura as Balizan
- Iemasa Kayumi as King of Heaven
- Tomoko Kaneda as Belbel
- Chiaki Maeda as Chawoo
- Yoshito Yasuhara as Fairy King
- Yuki Matsuoka as Glenda
Supporting cast
- Maria Yamamoto as Yucie
- Fumiko Orikasa as Beth
- Kikuko Inoue as Queen Ercell
- Yukari Fukui as Cocoloo
- Kenyu Horiuchi as Gunbard
- Tomo Saeki as Cube
- Takayuki Yamaguchi as Arc
- Koji Ishii as Gaga
- Kousei Yagi as Drago
- Chisa Yokoyama as Maga Selent
- Hiroshi Otake as Meow the First
- Tetsuo Kanao as King
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 26 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 26 | September 30, 2002 | March 24, 2003 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Born! Candidate for Platina Princess The series opens as a brave knight defeats an evil looking entity, while surrounded in a fiery sea of flames. Making short work of his foe our hero looks up to the stars and sees something fall into the forest. When he finds the mysterious object he is shocked to discover that it was a baby girl! As he gazes at her his eyes seem to fill with love for this little girl and thus our hero adopts her as is she were his own child. Flash forward seventeen years into the future and Yucie is now all grown up…or is she? It seems that when she reached the age of 10 her body stopped growing beyond that point and so she ended up looking much younger than she actually is. Whether this is some kind of spell put on her or a strange physical ailment is unknown. Today as it turns out is her birthday and her dad has as usual prepared a gigantic feast for his daughter. Unfortunately Yucie doesn't really enjoy the large meals her dad traditionally cooks on her birthday, but she doesn't have the heart to te |
September 30, 2002 |
| 2 |
A Rival Appears? Yuushi Goes To School It's Yucie's first day at the Princess Academy and just as things were looking good Lady Glenda the Princess of the Demon World makes her big entrance. Her goal? To rule the world by using the Eternal Tiara as a way to wish and gain complete control of the planet! Like Yucie she also finds herself stuck in a body that is physically much younger than she is in reality. Despite sharing this situation with Yucie the two quickly become rivals and end up pitted against each other in a contest that will decide who stays and who leaves the Princess Academy! Who will win!? |
October 7, 2002 |
| 3 |
Heartbeats! First Part-Time Job! As part of their training to become the Platinum Princess each of the students must take up a part time job so that they can interact with people they typically would not run into in their everyday lives. As their first assignment Yucie, Cocoloo and Glenda take up helper positions at a nearby confectionary shop. What will happen when all three girls end up working together!? |
October 14, 2002 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | NHK BS1 |
|---|---|
| First aired | September 30, 2002 |
| Last aired | March 24, 2003 |
| Runtime | 30 minutes |
| Status | Ended |