Series synopsis
Moetan, also known as もえたん is a Japanese animation comedy sci-fi & fantasy television series that premiered on Chiba TV on July 9, 2007. It ended on September 24, 2007. It stars Yukari Tamura, Haruka Tomatsu, Kaori Nazuka and Yuji Ueda.
Ink Nijihara is a girl in high school. Unfortunately her crush Nao Tezuka barely recognizes her. To make matters worse, she is very short. Now Ink meets a talking duck and becomes a magical girl that teaches Nao english in disguise.
Premise
Ink Nijihara is a girl in high school. Unfortunately her crush Nao Tezuka barely recognizes her. To make matters worse, she is very short. Now Ink meets a talking duck and becomes a magical girl that teaches Nao english in disguise.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Yukari Tamura as Ink Nijihara (voice)
- Haruka Tomatsu as Sumi Kuroi (voice)
- Kaori Nazuka as Alice Shiratori (voice)
- Yuji Ueda as Nao Tezuka (voice)
- Masaya Onosaka as Ah-kun (voice)
- Nobuyuki Hiyama as Ka-kun (voice)
- Tomoko Kaneda as Na-kun (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 15 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 4 | July 7, 2007 | March 25, 2008 |
| Season 1 | 11 | July 9, 2007 | March 25, 2008 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 00 OnAirEveSpecial | July 7, 2007 |
| 2 | Sumi & Ruriko's Moetan Diary: A Recap Has Arrived!! | August 13, 2007 |
| 3 | First date | December 21, 2007 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Magical Teacher The story begins as a mage known as Arcs Sheldart Elbayas has been put on trial in front of a council from the planet "Alphabet". He then escapes through a hole he blew in the building. He flees to a field and is found by the king who is then only a voice. He is sent through a black hole and meets up with Ink as she prays at a shrine. She is surprised that a duck is talking because Arcs was turned into it. He then faints and she takes him home. He awakens in her room and introduces himself. He Tells her she has to become a mage and when she accepts he gives her the "Magi-Mail", which to her is just a regular cellphone. She then goes to Nao-kuns house to help him with his English homework. While there, Arcs finds a dirty magazine on the floor and shows it to Pastel Ink. Nao-kun sees this and kicks her out. |
July 9, 2007 |
| 2 |
I Don't Need a Rival Two mysterious beings, a girl and a tiger like creature(who later transforms into a small cat), appear on Earth and both have the same mission, to get to Arcs. Then Ink gets a distress call and transforms outside of class. Sumi sees this happen. Then Pastel Ink and Arcs get stuck in Dream And Illusion Space also known as "DAIS", an alternate universe created with magic. The cat is revealed to be Kaksu, who was a colleague of Arcs from the Magical Kingdoms. |
July 16, 2007 |
| 3 |
Great Scare Tactics Sumi, Ink, and company go to Sumi's villa to swim and stay the night. At night, a ghost named Mihoto plays pranks on the girls, scaring them by playing with the lights. Sumi and Ink discover each other's status as a magical girl when they run into Ah-kun and Ka-kun in the bath. They discover a treasure room under the mansion where Dandy saves the girls from a falling wall of spikes with a "Rolling Thunder Kick." |
July 23, 2007 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Chiba TV |
|---|---|
| First aired | July 9, 2007 |
| Last aired | September 24, 2007 |
| Runtime | 24 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Sunday at 01:30:00 |