Princess Comet

Princess Comet (コメットさん, Kometto-san; "Ms. Comet") is a multimedia franchise beginning with a dorama series created by Mitsuteru Yokoyama and produced by International Television Films, a division of the film company Toho. Directed by Ōtsuki Yoshikazu and written by Mamoru Sasaki, it stars Japanese singer and actor Yumiko Kokonoe in its lead role as Comet, a mischievous girl from the Beta Star sent to Earth after causing mischief who must learn responsibility while using her magical powers to solve her problems. The series aired on TBS from July 3, 1967, to September 24, 1979. A short-lived manga series written and illustrated by Mitsuteru Yokoyama was released from June 10, 1967, to November 11, 1967. A second series, created 10 years after the original, was aired on the same network from June 12, 1978, to September 24, 1979, while an anime remake based on aspects from both live action series was produced by Nippon Animation and aired on TV Osaka and TV Tokyo from April 1, 2001, to January 27, 2002. The first two series are notable for being the first live-action magical girl series produced in Japan, while the first series is the first live-action series released in color.