Marie & Gali

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Marie & Gali (マリー＆ガリー) is a Japanese anime created by Izumi Todo.^[1] It aired on NHK from March 30, 2009, until March 22, 2011,^[2] for a total of 70 episodes of five minutes each. It was the first anime (in over three decades) produced by Toei Animation to be broadcast on the NHK-E educational channel since 1978's Captain Future. A sequel, Marie & Gali ver.2.0 aired from March 30, 2010, until March 22, 2011.^[3]

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The anime follows Marika, a student who loves the gothic lolita aesthetic, but falls asleep as soon as someone starts talking about science. One day, after a nap on the train, she discovers that her stuffed animal, Pet, is able to move and ends up in the strange city of Galihabara. Here, Marika meets the astronomer Galileo and other famous scientists, and with a bit of their help, starts to appreciate science little by little.

The theme of the first season is Galihabara! (ガリハバラ！), sung by Swing Mates K (スウィング・メイツK), while that of the second season is Kagakuru! Miracle! (カガクル！ミラクル！, Kagakuru! Mirakuru!), Sung by Chiba Chiemi and Inoue Marina (VAs of Marika and Norika).

Marika (マリカ, Marika)

Voiced by: Chiemi Chiba^[4][1]

Marie is a young student who dresses in gothic lolita style. She does not like science, but once she arrives in Galihabara, she begins to appreciate it day by day. She was born on December 12th.

Pet (ペット, Petto)

The hand-sewn plush by Marika. When Marie arrives in Galihabara, Pet begins to move, but cannot speak due to Pet lacking a mouth. Despite having a bow on his head, he is a boy.

Norika (ノリカ, Norika)

Voiced by: Marina Inoue^[1]

Appears in the second season and is an elementary school girl who dresses in Sweet Lolita style. She hates science and is very childish.

Kuma (クマ, Kuma)

Appears in the second season and is the plush of Norika. She is a female, and, when she gets angry, becomes gigantic.

Galileo (ガリレオ, Garireo)

Voiced by: Chō^[1]

Nicknamed "Gali", he is a supporter of Copernican theory and the heliocentric system. He works at the observatory and was born on February 15th.

Madame Curie (キュリー夫人, Kyurī fujin)

Voiced by: Masako Nozawa^[1]

A beautiful and intelligent lady, runs a bar and a pension in Galihabara.

Newton (ニュートン, Nyūton)

Voiced by: Tomoyasu Sakata^[1]

A tall, handsome man selling apples. His beauty makes him narcissistic and he attracts many women. He hates insects.

Hertz (ヘルツ, Herutsu)

Voiced by: Jūrōta Kosugi^[1]

He is a robust man who has a ramen shop.

Fleming (フレミング, Furemingu)

Voiced by: Masami Kikuchi^[1]

During the day he works part-time at Edison's appliance store, while at night he is a DJ.

Archimedes (アルキメデス, Arukimedesu)

Voiced by: Tomomichi Nishimura^[1]

He runs the "Syracuse" wind temple in the Greek quarter. When he finds something, he has a habit of screaming "Eureka!"

Da Vinci (ダ・ヴィンチ, Da Vinchi)

Voiced by: Tanonaka Isamu^[5] and Takeshi Aono (Marie & Gali ver2.0)

He is a grandfather with a beard and rival of Galileo.

Darwin (ダーウィン, Dāuin)

Voiced by: Yoshinori Fujita^[1]

Developer of the theory of evolution, he is a robot.

Edison (エジソン, Ejison)

Voiced by: Yukiko Tamako^[1]

He obtained several patents at a young age and is a stingy man, owner of the Galihabara electronics store. He is in love with Norika.

Gagarin (ガガーリン, Gagārin)

Voiced by: Takeshi Aono^[1]

He appears in the second season and is an astronaut.

A video game, Marie & Gali: Let's Science (マリー＆ガリーのLet'sさいえんす) was developed by DORASU for the Nintendo DS and released in Japan on April 15, 2010.^[6]

• Official Marie & Gali website at Toei Animation (in Japanese)
• Marie&Gali (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia