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I'm Gonna Be An Angel! (天使になるもんっ!, Tenshi ni
Narumon!
?) is an anime produced by Studio Pierrot. A manga was also released in Japan in 1999. The anime was licensed for release in
the United States by Synch-Point, but its domestic distribution
license has since expired. The American DVD release was never
completed, due to poor marketing and distribution, and thus, poor
sales.
[1] The manga has not been licensed
for release in the United States.
Plot
I'm Gonna Be An Angel! is the story of Yuusuke
Kamoshita who is living alone until he literally stumbles across a
naked girl in a forest, a very energetic girl named Noelle who
claims she is trying to become an angel. Noelle and her entire
family proceed to move into Yuusuke's tiny home, replacing it with
a huge plastic-looking castle, and disrupt his life. Silky and her
minions interfere as the series goes on.
Characters
- Noelle (ノエル,
Noeru
?)
-
- Noelle is an energetic angel in training. She shows great
affection towards Yuusuke and is determined to become an angel. She
often devises ways of taking off on a short runway, the roof of the
house, in order to fly which is important on being an angel. She
has vowed to marry Yuusuke once she has completed her training to
becoming an angel for Yuusuke. At the end of the series, she and
Yuusuke show that they love each other very much.
- Yuusuke Kamoshita (鴨下 祐介, Kamoshita
Yuusuke
?)
-
- Yuusuke is admired by Noelle but does not return her affection
initially. He too is overlooked by the girl he has a crush on,
Natsumi. He is passive and can do little when Noelle and her
monster-like family move into his lonely house. He tries to keep
quiet about their residence when he is not in the house and tries
to keep things from turning chaotic within the house. At first he
didn't agree with being Noelle's husband but in the end, he falls
in love with Noelle.
- Natsumi Suzuhara (鈴原 夏海, Suzuhara
Natsumi
?)
-
- Natsumi is Yuusuke's classmate, whom he has a crush on. She is
an athletic diver. She is often spied upon by Yuusuke and his
classmates from a small window at the diving complex at their
school. She has a serious personality. She has a boyfriend named
Kai, who wears glasses, and seems older then her. Kai was her
brother's best friend, and ever since his death, she had
substituted Kai as her brother. She has had encounters with an
angel, her deceased brother Fuyuki, which is proven later to be
Raphael at the very end of the series.
- At the beginning she seems to dislike Yuusuke because she
believes he is a pervert, but later begins to get attracted to
him.
- Papa (パパ,
Papa
?)
-
- Papa is Noelle's father, and is a Frankenstein monster-like creature. He has
a calm demeanour. He usually calls Yuusuke son in law.
- Mama (ママ,
Mama
?)
-
- Mama is Noelle's mother. She is the most normal, though absent
minded, member of the family of monsters, although she shows
another side of herself in one episode (she's actually a crazy
witch).
- Granny (おばあちゃん,
Obā-chan
?)
-
- Voiced by: Tomoko Naka (Japanese),
Hettie Lynne Hurtes (English)
- Granny (Baba) is Noelle's grandmother and is a witch. She strongly dislikes
humans and, therefore, is against Noelle wanting to marry
Yuusuke.
- Gabriel (ガブリエル,
Gaburieru
?)
-
- Gabriel is Noelle's older brother, and is a vampire. He enjoys teasing Yuusuke, and has
horribly bad allergies to cats. When Miruru becomes the maid of the
family Gabriel eventually gets used to her.
- Sara (サーラ,
Sāra
?)
-
- Sara is Noelle's older sister. She has the power to turn
invisible, and spends a lot of her time in this form. Others find
it hard to tell when she is there or not, and she also becomes
attracted to Yuusuke . Later in the series when she meets Mikael
she falls in love with him- but he and Raphael are a couple.
- Lucca (ルカ,
Ruka
?)
-
- Voiced by: Ikue
Ohtani (Japanese), Jennifer Seltzer (English)
- Lucca is Noelle's younger sister, and is an elven-looking
creature. She is a mad scientist, and often makes different
mechanical devices to help Noelle learn to fly and become an angel.
In one of the episodes when she meets up with Eros she gets
interested in him because of his speed. When Eros tells her his
speed is due to his love for Silky, she thinks it's a silly idea
because of her obsession for science.
- Dispel (ディスペル,
Disuperu
?)
-
- Voiced by: Mitsuo Iwata
(Japanese), Hisato Masuyama (English)
- Dispel is the iniial antagonist of the series, or so the
audience is led to believe. He has several henchmen who he
dispatches to thwart Noelle's attempts to become an angel and often
treats his slave Silky unkindly. At the end of the first season he
is destroyed and Silky takes his place as the series' main
antagonist.
- Silky (シルキー,
Shirukī
?)
-
- Originally when Dispel appeared to be in control, Silky seemed
to be a dominated slave. During the second season it is revealed
that she was strong willed and is more scheming and power hungry
than Dispel was. Silky's intentions are unclear though she sends
her minions to interfere with Noelle's training at every
opportunity.
- Miruru (ミルル,
Miruru
?)
-
- Miruru, a catgirl,
originally appears to be one of Dispel's henchmen but is revealed
to be Dispel's daughter later in the series. She is in love with
Gabriel, but because of his allergy to cats, he initially hates
her. After the first season when Dispel is destroyed she becomes
free of him and dedicates herself to being the maid of the house
and stays with the family.
- Muse (ミューズ,
Myūzu
?)
-
- Muse is a shapeshifter whose ability is limited to
changing into inanimate objects. She is a reluctant henchmen and
only obeys orders so that she is not punished. She is never
successful on her missions and is punished anyway, however. Noelle
and the others never seem to notice that she is around which is
partially due to her shapeshifting ability and partly due to her
ineptness at interfering. She is madly in love with Eros and will
doing anything he orders. She can be a bit of a crybaby at some
points.
- Eros (エロス,
Erosu
?)
-
- Eros is a demon-like creature that is a henchmen just as Muse
is. He doesn't seem to notice Muse's affection towards him, instead
going out of the way to please Silky and win her affection. Along
with Muse, he bumps into Ruka in one episode and befriends her.
- Mikael (ミカエル,
Mikaeru
?)
-
- Mikael is a puzzling character in the beginning of I'm
Gonna Be An Angel. In the beginning of the anime, it is
apparent that he shares an intangible relation with Noelle, even to
the extent in which he is capable of speaking to her through telepathy. He encourages
her to become an angel. He carries the Book of Chaos, in which the
text fills a single page for each instance in which Noelle
accomplishes an angelic deed.
- Raphael (ラファエル,
Rafaeru
?) /Fuyuki Suzuhara (鈴原 冬雪, Suzuhara Fuyuki
?)
-
- Raphael is an angel whose foremost physical feature is a
singular wing. He is a professor at the Angel School with Mikael as
his student. He cannot be seen by most of the human world, with
Noelle, Mikael, and Natsumi as exceptions and only Mikael can touch
him. However, he does influence certain events of the series, in
particular rescuing Noelle, Yuusuke, and child Natsumi when he
grants Noelle the temporary power of flight as they fall from the
clock tower in episode 13. He is benevolent and willing to assist
Mikael and Noelle in their quest to become angels, and he has a
romantic relationship with Mikael.
- Shinobu (忍先生,
Shinobu
?)
-
- She is Noelle and Yuusuke's class teacher in school.
- Masaru (マサル,
Masaru
?)
-
- One of Yuusuke's classmate.
- Saiki (斉木,
Saiki
?)
-
- Yuusuke's classmate who wears glasses.
Episode
List
| # |
Episode Title |
Original Air Date |
|
| 01 |
"Kisses Mean I Like You, I
Think"
(キスはスキって気持ち､かも) |
April 07, 1999 |
| Yuusuke
meets Noelle in a forest naked and accidentally kisses her which
leads to him becoming her (apparent) future husband. Later after
school ends, he finds his home transformed with Noelle and her
family moved in. |
| 02 |
"Patched Up Love is Okay with
Me!"
(ツギハギだらけの恋だっていい) |
April 14, 1999 |
| Yuusuke's
feelings are rejected when he writes an apology letter to Natsumi,
Noelle gets kidnapped by a fat rubbery man and Yuusuke and Papa
rescue her. |
| 03 |
"Hug Me, Squeeze
Me"
(抱いて､ギュッとね) |
April 21, 1999 |
| |
| 04 |
"Precious Things are
Precious"
(大切なもの､大切な......) |
April 28, 1999 |
| |
| 05 |
"Not there but still
there"
(見えなくて､そこにいて) |
May 05, 1999 |
| |
| 06 |
"Hearts have wings and
stuff"
(ココロに翼､とかね) |
May 12, 1999 |
| |
| 07 |
"A Bond That's Really
Strong"
(キズナっぽい関係､かな) |
May 19, 1999 |
| |
| 08 |
"I Wanna See You, but It
Hurts"
(会いたくて､痛くて) |
May 26, 1999 |
| |
| 09 |
"No Doesn't Always Mean
No"
(ダメはダメじゃなくて) |
June 02, 1999 |
| |
| 10 |
"The Thing at the End of the
Tunnel"
(穴の向こうに見えるものって) |
June 09, 1999 |
| |
| 11 |
"It's Suddenly Time to Say
Goodbye"
(ふと､サヨナラのとき) |
June 16, 1999 |
| |
| 12 |
"To Like is to be
Liked?"
(好きは好きになってもらうこと?) |
June 23, 1999 |
| |
| 13 |
"Round 'n Round and Back at
the Start"
(回り道して戻ってくるの) |
June 30, 1999 |
| Dispell
dies, and Gabriel becomes immune to cats since he drank Miruru's
blood |
| 14 |
"Because Promises Are in the
Heart"
(約束は心の中にあるから) |
July 07, 1999 |
| |
| 15 |
"Something That's Too Far to
Reach"
(遠くて遠くて届かないもの) |
July 14, 1999 |
| |
| 16 |
"Feelings That Cannot Be
Answered"
(答えの出ない気持ちだってある) |
July 21, 1999 |
| |
| 17 |
"Untying and
Tying"
(解いたり､結んだり､ね) |
July 28, 1999 |
| |
| 18 |
"Having Both Is
Bad?"
(どっちもほしいのはイケナイの?) |
August 04, 1999 |
| |
| 19 |
"Power of
Love"
(アイの力) |
August 11, 1999 |
| |
| 20 |
"Close Dream, Far
Person"
(近い夢､遠い人) |
August 18, 1999 |
| |
| 21 |
"There Are Untrue
Truths"
(ホントじゃないホントもあって) |
August 25, 1999 |
| |
| 22 |
"Just Stretch Your Hand
and... See?"
(手を伸ばせば､ホラ) |
September 01, 1999 |
| |
| 23 |
"A Breaking
Heart"
(壊れてゆく心) |
September 08, 1999 |
| |
| 24 |
"That Which Is Waiting on the
Other Side of the Door"
(扉の向こうに待っているもの) |
September 15, 1999 |
| |
| 25 |
"Because I Want Everything, I
Need Nothing"
(全部欲しいから､ナンにもいらない) |
September 22, 1999 |
| |
| 26 |
"What is Truly Important
Right Now"
(今､一番大切なもの) |
September 29, 1999 |
| |
Music
Opening Theme:
- "Because I Love You!" (だって、大好き!, Datte, Daisuki!
?)
- Lyrics by: Miyu Yuzuki
- Performed by: COMA
- (Composition and arrangement by: Yoshikazu Suo, Song by: Mimi Koishi)
Ending Theme:
- "Love is an Ocean" (あいは海, Ai wa
Umi
?)
- Lyrics, composition and song by: Shizuru Ootaka
- Arrangement by: Yoshikazu Suo
North American
distribution
Indication that I'm Gonna Be An Angel! was licensed in
North America was revealed on Studio Pierrot's website early 2001, but
there was no mention on who the licensor was.[2]
In March 2001, Synch-Point officially announced they had
acquired I'm Gonna Be An Angel! with FLCL for North American distribution.[3
] Volume one was released on VHS on July 10, 2001 as Synch-Point's debut
title
[4] and later released on DVD on April 23, 2002. Volume two was
delayed for a month and then again to an indefinite date.[5
][6]
Two years after the first release of the first volume, Synch-Point
announced they would release volume two on January 27, 2004,[7
][8]
but it was delayed again until March 30, 2004 because of cover
design issues.[9]
At Fanime 2005, Synch-Point told the public
that I'm Gonna Be An Angel had not been making a profit
for them so they had to "raise funds with other projects
first".
[1] They planned to release volume
four to six as a set, but no releases have been made after volume
three was released on January 4, 2005, almost a year after volume
two was released.[10
]
References
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