The Marshmallow Times
The Marshmallow Times is a manga by Lunlun Yamamoto. It was first published from 2004 to 2006 in the magazines Asahi Shōgakusei Shimbun and Asahi Chūgakusei Weekly, and subsequently adapted into anime series directed by Hiroshi Fukutomi and Seung Il Lee, with Rika Nakase writing the scripts, Hiroshi Kanazawa and Ji Woon Ha designing the characters and Satoru Miwa composing the music. Consisting of a total 52 episodes, the series was broadcast every Sunday from April 4, 2004, until March 27, 2005, on the TV Osaka and the TX Network in Japan.
The series focuses on seven children and a sheep-like character who hang out together and work as a team. Each character is depicted with a varying hairstyle and flavor of fashion.
Plot
Sandy, a girl who lives in Marshmallow Town, whose pet is a sheep-like creature named Cloud, and 6 other children—Jasmine, Lime, Basil, Clove, Nuts and Cinnamon—become friends and form a journalism team and adventure their world together.Characters
Main characters
;Sandy;Jasmine
;Lime
;Basil
;Clove
;Nuts
;Cinnamon
;Cloud