{"rewrite":{"id":"r_c7c669664cd682409f40e14b","clusterId":"c_a3b84db842d3dd10910f3df7","slug":"new-fairy-princess-minky-momo-ova-reveals-cast-visual-november-opening","model":"deepseek-v4-flash:free","headline":"New Fairy Princess Minky Momo OVA Reveals Cast, Visual, November Opening","summary":"The official website for the new Fairy Princess Minky Momo OVA has revealed a video, visual, and cast. The OVA stars Kurumi Haruki as Minky Momo, with Fukushi Ochiai, Natsumi Fujiwara, and Rie Kugimiya in supporting roles. It opens in Japan on November 13 and is the franchise's first new OVA in 32 years.","whyItMatters":"The OVA marks the first new animated entry in the Fairy Princess Minky Momo franchise in over three decades, with a modernized story about dream energy and social media.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eAyumu Watanabe, known for \u003ci\u003eWitch Hat Atelier\u003c/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSpace Brothers\u003c/i\u003e, is directing the OVA at Ashi Production. The original 1982-1983 series\u0026#39; main animator Hiroshi Watanabe and key animator Mari Tominaga are designing the characters. Deko Akao writes the script, and Tomoki Hasegawa composes the music.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe story is set in Diginarsa, the land of dreams and hopes, which is sustained by dream energy. As humans lose their dreams, the land begins to disappear. On her 12th birthday, Momo receives a smartphone and awakens as Minky Momo to collect dream energy, but a mysterious app promoting frivolous dreams complicates her mission.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Fairy Princess Minky Momo's new OVA is the franchise's first in 32 years. Kurumi Haruki voices Momo, a role defined by its magical girl legacy.","twitterPost":"Fairy Princess Minky Momo's first OVA in 32 years casts Kurumi Haruki as the lead, inheriting a franchise that defined the magical girl genre.","threadsPost":"Fairy Princess Minky Momo returns with its first OVA in 32 years. Kurumi Haruki voices the titular Momo, stepping into a role that launched the magical girl boom of the 1990s. Rie Kugimiya joins the supporting cast.","newsletterBlurb":"The Fairy Princess Minky Momo franchise returns with a new OVA after 32 years. The OVA stars Kurumi Haruki as Minky Momo and opens in Japan on November 13. Ayumu Watanabe directs at Ashi Production.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-07-21/new-fairy-princess-minky-momo-ova-reveals-video-visual-cast/.239844\",\"title\":\"New Fairy Princess Minky Momo OVA Reveals Video, Visual, Cast\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4273,"outputTokens":576,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1784669868,"createdAt":"2026-07-21T21:31:23.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-07-21T21:35:45.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-07-21T21:31:23.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_a3b84db842d3dd10910f3df7","canonicalTitle":"News\nNew Fairy Princess Minky Momo OVA Reveals Video, Visual, Cast","representativeArticleId":"a_8a08989c99c8dc4090e7d1d8","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[\"Fairy Princess Minky Momo\"],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"Kurumi Haruki\"],\"type\":\"announcement\",\"domain\":\"anime\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-07-21T20:45:14.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-07-21T20:45:14.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-07-21T21:35:45.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-07-21/new-fairy-princess-minky-momo-ova-reveals-video-visual-cast/.239844","title":"News\nNew Fairy Princess Minky Momo OVA Reveals Video, Visual, Cast"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":["Fairy Princess Minky Momo"],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":["Kurumi Haruki"],"type":"announcement","domain":"anime","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}