History Trivia / MagicalPrincessMinkyMomo

* HeAlsoDid: Fifteen years after the anime premiered, the series director (Kunihiko Yuyama) and head writer (Creator/TakeshiShudo) would go on to work on ''[[Anime/PokemonTheSeries Pokémon]]'', on the same network, in the same capacity.

* Because the show had an one-shot [[HumongousMecha mecha]] in Episode 31 known as "Minkinasa" (itself a parody of another Takeshi Shudo anime, ''Anime/{{GoShogun}}''), this made ''Minky Momo'' eligible to be included in ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsXOmega'' as a one-time event feature. Momo gets to meet [[Anime/MobileSuitZetaGundam Haman]] [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamZZ Karn]] and they end up comparing their hairstyles (which are noted to look very similar by ''Franchise/{{Gundam}}'' and ''Minky Momo'' fans), [[MemeAcknowledgment with Momo being likened to "Haman as a kid."]]

* TheWikiRule: [[https://minkymomo.fandom.com/wiki/Magical_Princess_Minky_Momo_Wiki Magical Princess Minky Momo Wiki.]]

** Another one came in 2013 after Creator/{{Walrusguy}} made [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bmdIeyrMfo a]] WebAnimation/YouTubePoop of the truck scene after the infamous episode of ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' where Brian gets KilledOffForReal, featuring Brian's head plastered over Momo and Stewie's over a child in a toy car.

* RelationshipVoiceActor: Creator/MamiKoyama (1982 Momo) and Creator/MegumiHayashibara (1991 Momo) would later work together in the 2001 OVA ''[[http://www.elenorecity.com/siamese.html Shamu Neko.]]''

* Because the show had an one-shot [[HumongousMecha mecha]] in Episode 31 known as "Minkinasa" (itself a parody of another Takeshi Shudo anime, ''Anime/{{GoShogun}}''), this made ''Minky Momo'' eligible to be included in ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsXOmega'' as a one-time event feature. Momo gets to meet [[Anime/MobileSuitZetaGundam Haman]] [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamZZ Karn]] and they end up comparing their hairstyles (which are noted to look very similar by ''Franchise/{{Gundam}}'' and ''Minky Momo'' fans), [[MemeAcknowledgment with Momo being likened to "Haman as a kid."]]

* NamesTheSame: Both Momo and the title character of ''Manga/DashKappei'' are known as Gigi in their Italian dub versions. (Interestingly, Takeshi Shudo was a writer for both series.)

** Another one came in 2013 after Creator/{{Walrusguy}} made [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bmdIeyrMfo a]] WebAnimation/YouTubePoop of the truck scene after the infamous episode of ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' where Brian gets KilledOffForReal featuring Brian's head plastered over Momo and Stewie's over a childin a toy car.

* HeAlsoDid: Fifteen years after the anime premiered, the series director (Kunihiko Yuyama) and head writer (Creator/TakeshiShudo) would go on to work on ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'', on the same network, in the same capacity.

* TheOtherDarrin: Gigi (Momo) is voiced by Jehan Agrama (nicknamed "Gigi" in real life) in the TV series English dub, then by Rebecca "Reba West" Forstadt in the ''La Ronde'' English dub.

** A second bump came in 2019 when Kenny Lauderdale (a Website/{{YouTube}}r specializing in more obscure Japanese properties perhaps best known for similarly raising awareness of ''Anime/TwinkleNoraRockMe'') [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJhnmkM9VKg did a retrospective of the series]] which covered several of the trivia entries mentioned on this page, most notably "The Curse of Minky Momo."

* NamesTheSame: Both Momo and the title character of ''Manga/DashKappei'' are known as Gigi in their Italian dub versions.

** Harmony Gold's dub of the series could have been an early magical girl anime for the US, but networks passed on it and it only got to show up in Australia years after it was produced (which was in 1984, as a simultaneous production alongside ''Anime/{{Robotech}}'').

* ActorAllusion: The first episode of the 1991 series has Momo transform into a veterinarian; Creator/MegumiHayashibara is actually a registered nurse.

* Because the show had an one-shot [[HumongousMecha mecha]] known as 'Minkinasa', this made ''Minky Momo'' eligible to be included in ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsXOmega'' as a one-time event feature, whereas Momo got to meet [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamZZ Haman Karn]] and they end up comparing their hairstyles, which looked very similar and Momo is likened as 'Haman as a kid'.

* Because the show had an one-shot [[HumongousMecha mecha]] known as 'Minkinasa', this made ''Minky Momo'' eligible to be included in ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsXOmega'' as a one-time event feature, whereas Momo got to meet [[Anime/MobileSuitZZGundam Haman Karn]] and they end up comparing their hairstyles, which looked very similar and Momo is likened as 'Haman as a kid'.

* The series has been considered [[BadLuckCharm unlucky]], due to unfortunate events that have been associated with it. One example of such an unfortunate event is a seismic earthquake that happened right after the infamous finale aired. It is said that the finale was so traumatic that Momo's energy caused an earthquake. In 1995, the series was rebroadcast, and when the finale was aired the second time, [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Hanshin_earthquake The Great Hanshin Earthquake]] occurred, in which over 6000 people died. And tragically, in 2013, a 14 year old livestreamer called rorochan_1999 who used Minky Momo as her profile picture and played the theme song on the piano during her livestreams committed suicide by jumping off a roof during a livestream. These events, along with the infamous dark ending of the series, make ''Minky Momo'' seem like a bad omen. The bad luck connected to the show is referred to as "The Curse of Minky Momo."

* ActorAllusion: The first episode of the 1991 series has Momo transform into a veterinarian, Creator/MegumiHayashibara is actually a registered nurse.
* ChannelHop: The original 1982 series aired on Creator/TVTokyo, the 1991 sequel series however aired on [[Creator/NipponTelevision Nippon TV]]
* ColbertBump: To many people in the West, the reason it is heard of is because of an obscure reference in WesternAnimation/MyLifeAsATeenageRobot episode "I Was A Preschool Dropout" (interestingly, anyone only familiar with the English dub version, in which the heroine's name is Gigi, wouldn't get the joke):
--> '''Brad:''' Minky Minky Minky Minky Minky Minky Minky Momo! The Minky Momo is an attitude, the Minky Momo is a mellow mood, you Momo when you're drinking lemonade, you Momo soakin' in a marinade! I know you're Minky 'cause I'm Momo too, so I know what you're going through, but there's no Momomo whenever I get close to you!
* NoExportForYou: For a while, Minky Momo was never seen in the United States (other than Harmony Gold's dub of the Yume no Naka Rondo OVA), even though the show was aired in France and other countries (and the English dub of the '82 series, also made by Harmony Gold, aired in Australia). However, as of 2015, this has been averted, as William Winckler Production has made several compilation movies of the Harmony Gold series.
* RelationshipVoiceActor: Creator/MamiKoyama (1982 Momo) & Creator/MegumiHayashibara (1991 Momo) would later work together in the 2001 OVA ''[[http://www.elenorecity.com/siamese.html Shamu Neko]]''
* [[HeAlsoDid They Also Did]]: 15 years after the anime premiered, the series director and head writer would go on to make ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'', on the same network.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: There was to be a third Minky Momo series, ''"Miracle Dream Minky Momo"'', but it only got to exist as a manga and the plans for the anime adaptation fell through. It would have featured yet another Momo, who would hail from a land-based kingdom (rather than one in the sea or sky).
** Harmony Gold's dub of the series could have been an early magical girl anime for the US, but networks passed on it and it only got to show up in Australia years after it was produced (which was in 1984, as a simultaneous production alongside ''Robotech'').
* TheWikiRule: [[https://minkymomo.fandom.com/wiki/Magical_Princess_Minky_Momo_Wiki Magical Princess Minky Momo Wiki]].

* ColbertBump: To many people in the West, the reason it is heard of is because of an obscure reference in WesternAnimation/MyLifeAsATeenageRobot episode "I Was A Preschool Dropout".

* NoExportForYou: For a while, Minky Momo was never seen in the United States (other than Harmony Gold's dub of the Yume no Naka Rondo OVA), even though the show was aired in France and other countries. However, as of 2015, this has been averted, as William Winckler Production has made several compilation movies of the Harmony Gold series.

** Harmony Gold's dub of the series could have been an early magical girl anime for the US, but networks passed on it and it only got to show up in Australia years after it was produced (which was in 1984, as a simultaneous production alongside ''Robotech'').

* ActorAllusion: The first episode of the 1991 series has Momo transform into a veterinarian, Creator/MagumiHayashibara is actually a registered nurse.

* ChannelHop: The original 1982 series aired on Creator/TVTokyo, the 1991 series however aired on NTV

* * NoExportForYou: For a while, Minky Momo was never seen in the United States (other than Harmony Gold's dub of the Yume no Naka Rondo OVA), even though the show was aired in France and other countries. However, as of 2015, this has been averted, as William Winckler Production has made several compilation movies of the Harmony Gold series.

** Harmony Gold's dub of the series could have been an early magical girl anime for the US, but networks passed on it and it only got to show up in Australia years after it was produced (which was in 1984, as a simultaneous production alongside ''Robotech'').

** Harmony Gold's dub of the series could have been an early magical girl anime for the US, but networks passed on it and it only got to show up in Australia years after it was produced (which was in 1984, as a simultaneous production alongside ''Robotech''). It's unknown if any of the dub's materials survived, as the license lapsed after 1993 and may have been sold back to Ashi [[note]]It was common practice for this to happen with dubs, or for the original licensor to even destroy the master tapes[[/note]].

** Harmony Gold's dub of the series could have been an early magical girl anime for the US, but networks passed on it and it only got to show up in Australia years after it was produced. It's unknown if any of the dub's materials survived, as the license lapsed after 1993 and may have been sold back to Ashi [[note]]It was common practice for this to happen with dubs, or for the original licensor to even destroy the master tapes[[/note]].