Idol Densetsu Eriko

アイドル伝説えり子 (Idol Densetsu Eriko)
Legendary Idol Eriko
Cover of the first DVD-box
Genre	Drama, Music
Anime television series
Directed by	Tetsurō Amino
Produced by	Masahiko Miyoshi (TV Setouchi) Tomoyuki Taguchi (Big West)
Written by	Takao Koyama
Music by	Toshiyuki Watanabe
Studio	Ashi Productions
Original network	TXN (TV Setouchi, TV Tokyo)
Original run	April 3, 1989 – March 26, 1990
Episodes	51
Manga
Written by	Ayumi Kawahara
Published by	Kadokawa Shoten
Magazine	Asuka
Demographic	Shōjo
Original run	1989 – 1990
Volumes	3

Idol Densetsu Eriko (アイドル伝説えり子, transl. Legendary Idol Eriko) is a Japanese anime series by Ashi Productions. It ran in Japan from 1989 until 1990, spanning 51 episodes. The story has been adapted into a 3-volume manga series by Ayumi Kawahara. The title character Eriko is based on real-life Japanese idol Eriko Tamura, who performs the opening theme song and the last episode's ending theme.

Plot

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Eriko Tamura is the only daughter of Yuusuke Tamura - chairman of renowned music company Tamura Productions - and former idol singer Minako Tamura. Having had a talent for singing since birth, she has always loved her parents’ media world. Then one day tragedy strikes when her parents get into a horrible car accident, which kills her father and leaves her mother in a coma. Now Eriko must take the path of singing, a path her parents did not want her to pursue. Things get worse when her uncle sets out to destroy her career. But in spite of all the hardship, she becomes an idol and wins hearts all over Japan.

Characters

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Eriko Tamura (田村えり子, Tamura Eriko): Voiced by Akiko Yajima; Songs by Eriko Tamura
Yuusuke Tamura (田村雄介, Tamura Yūsuke): Voiced by Takaya Hashi; Eriko's father.
Minako Tamura (田村美奈子, Tamura Minako): Voiced by Kumiko Takizawa; Eriko's mother.
Rei Asagiri (朝霧麗, Asagiri Rei): Voiced by Naoko Matsui; Songs by Maiko Hashimoto
Shogo Ogi (阿木星吾, Ogi Shōgo): Voiced by Yasunori Matsumoto; Songs by Masahiko Arimachi

Songs

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Eriko Tamura: Locomotion Dream - ED2; Namida No Hanbun - OP; Suki Yo; Honki; Watashi Wa Soyokaze; NEXT; Process; Garnet Densetsu; Soyokaze No Prologue; Tsuretette; May Be Dream

Rei Asagiri: TRUE LOVE; PRECIOUS DAY; Ame No Highway; Gloria; My Song For You; Precious Days; Rolling Night - Duet Shogo & Rei; True Love; Unchained Heart ED1

Shogo Ohgi by Masahiko Arimachi: Rolling Night - Duet Shogo & Rei; Warrior; Midnight City; Sayonara No Natsu

External links

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Idol Densetsu Eriko (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia

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