Flower Angel

The King of the Flower Planet is dying, but his heir can't take up the throne until the legendary Seven Color Flower, symbol of the King's power, is found. The Angels Cateau and Noveau are sent to Earth to find the Flower Girl, a young female who descends from both humans and Flower Angels (who once inhabited Earth, long ago) - and they find Lunlun in France. They convince her to go in a long journey to find the Flower - she'll know the good and bad sides of humans and Flower Angels (incarnated in the ambitious Togenishia and her sidekick Boris), and will fall in love with Serge Flora, a man who holds a great secret.

Flower Angel (1979-1980) is a Japanese animated kodomo fantasy series produced by Toei Animation and aired in Japan across a single season of fifty episodes. Its heroine Lunlun, voiced by Mari Okamoto, is a young girl of mixed human and Flower Angel ancestry whom the angels Cateau (Fuyumi Shiraishi) and Nouveau (Takuzō Kamiyama) find living in France and persuade to undertake a long journey. The engine of the series is that the dying Flower Planet king cannot pass on his throne until the legendary Seven Color Flower is recovered, so Lunlun travels through European towns and countryside, encountering the good and bad sides of humans and angels embodied by the ambitious Togenishia and her companion Boris. Along the way she falls in love with Serge Flora, a man who keeps a significant secret. Each episode is a self-contained stop on the trip, giving the show an episodic rhythm that grows into a broader quest. The register is gentle, whimsical and wistful, with a warm storybook sense of place and an emphasis on friendship and kindness. Its shoujo sensibility and anthropomorphic animal and fairy imagery make it a comfortable watch for young viewers and nostalgic adults. Fans of Heidi, Girl of the Alps, Marco and Sailor Moon will find a kindred mix of wholesome adventure and magical heroine journeys in its gentle, sincere tone.

Audience reception is positive, with a single season rated well by the small number of viewers who rated it.

• Sailor Moonwhimsical magical girl quest, animal companions, fantasy coming of age
• Heidi, Girl of the Alpsgentle European-set anime adventure, wholesome heroine journey
• Marcoepisodic heroine travel adventure, kodomo animation, cheerful tone

Release Date

1979-02-09

Episode runtime

24 min

Rating

7.3 / 10 (89)

What is Flower Angel about?

A young half-angel girl named Lunlun sets out across France on a magical quest to find the Seven Color Flower that will restore a dying king's power.

What is Flower Angel like to watch?

Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Flower Angel as measured, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as simple.

Is Flower Angel violent?

No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Flower Angel.

What did critics think of Flower Angel?

Audience reception is positive, with a single season rated well by the small number of viewers who rated it.

Which shows are like Flower Angel?

Shows with a similar feel include Sailor Moon, Heidi, Girl of the Alps, and Marco.

How long is Flower Angel?

Flower Angel: 1 season, 50 episodes.

Is Flower Angel still running?

No, Flower Angel has ended.