Mon Chéri CoCo
Japanese manga series
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Mon Chéri Coco (モンシェリCoCo) is a manga by Japanese author Waki Yamato. The manga was originally serialized in Kodansha's Weekly Shoujo Friend magazine in 1971, in issues 17-27. The manga has a total of three volumes and has been published both in Japanese and Chinese. The manga was also adapted into a 1972 TV anime of the same name.
Story
The manga follows the story of a young half-French, half-Japanese girl named Coco Charmant as she tries to become a fashion designer in Paris.
| Volume | Plot |
|---|---|
| 1 | A young girl named Coco aspires to be a designer. She meets a photographer named Jérôme and follows him to the fashion show of the famous designer Madame Elle. Coco jumps on stage wearing her own original design and causes a commotion, as the audience loves her design. Elle, fearing Coco would become her competition, hires Coco as her assistant and lets Coco have her own fashion show. Elle sabotages Coco's show, ruining Coco's reputation as a designer. Coco quits being a designer and goes to Grenoble to visit her ex-boyfriend Daniel, who tells Coco to find her own path in life. Coco resolves to make a comeback as a designer and boards a train back to Paris. |
| 2 | Coco wants to make a comeback, but an American designer named Killey is overshadowing her with spirited American fashion. Coco then meets a girl named Angelica, and after realizing that the unkempt orphan girl is actually very pretty, Coco recruits her as a model and the two team up to enter a fashion show. |
| 3 | After finding out that her estranged mother is Japanese, Coco travels to Japan to meet her, as well as to get fabric for her Japanese kimono. Coco meets her mother, who apologies to Coco for not being in her life, as a poor girl like her was unable to marry Coco's rich father. Coco gets engaged to Jérôme then returns home to Paris, now a renown designer. |
Anime Adaptation
An anime adaptation of the manga aired in 1972. The anime was produced by TBS (Tokyo Broadcasting System), and aired for 13 episodes before being cancelled due to production issues.
Episode List
| Episode List | Title | Original Broadcast Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | That Cute Girl
(かわいいあの子) |
August 27, 1972 |
| An aspiring designer named Coco meets a cameraman named Jérôme. The two of them then meet an old baker whose shop is failing because while his cakes taste great, they look awful. Coco promises the baker that she will triple his sales by coming up with a better design for his cakes. | ||
| 2 | Coco's Cake
(ココのケーキやさん) |
September 3, 1972 |
| Keeping her promise to the old baker, Coco comes up with a new design for his cakes. The cakes sell like hot cakes, turning the baker's shop into a huge success. | ||
| 3 | I'm a Designer
(わたしはデザイナー) |
September 10, 1972 |
| Jérôme is worried after Madame Elle comes to visit, thinking she's there to yell at Coco for causing a commotion at her show. However, it turns out that Madame Elle is happy, as Coco inadvertently made her show a success. Elle then offers to let Coco become her assistant. Jérôme is worried after Madame Elle comes to visit, thinking she's there to yell at Coco for causing a commotion at her show. However, it turns out that Madame Elle is happy, as Coco inadvertently made her show a success. Elle then offers to let Coco become her assistant. | ||
| 4 | Someone Who Can't Be Forgotten
(わすれられないひと) |
September 17, 1972 |
| 5 | Cry When You Want to Cry
(泣きたい時は泣こう) |
October 1, 1972 |
| 6 | A Chance is Coming
(チャンス到来) |
October 8, 1972 |
| 7 | A Mean Fashion Show
(いじわるなファッションショー) |
October 15, 1972 |
| 8 | Goodbye Again
(もう一度さようなら) |
October 22, 1972 |
| 9 | Pinch, Attack!
(ピンチだアタック!) |
October 29, 1972 |
| 10 | I'm Not a Child Anymore
(もう子どもじゃない) |
November 5, 1972 |
| 11 | Makeover Strategy
(じゃまをするなら変身作戦) |
November 12, 1972 |
| 12 | Visiting Mother in Japan
(母をたずねて日本へ) |
November 19, 1972 |
| 13 | Happiness from Kyoto to Paris
(しあわせは京都からパリへ) |
November 26, 1972 |
Cast and Characters
Coco Charmant (Akemi Hirokawa)
Jérôme (Katsuji Mori)
Angelica (Minori Matsushima)
Natalie (Noriko Tsukase)
Baker (Kosei Tomita)
Cheryl (Haruko Kitahama)
Madame Elle (Nobuko Maki)
Lazarev Charmant (Hisashi Katsuta)
Rieko (Taeko Nakanishi)
