Nanako SOS: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Nanako is a young girl who unexpectedly acquires supernatural powers and at the same time loses her past memory. By accident, a scientific genius called Marlow, is present when she acquires her powers. Marlow is an industrious high school boy with extraordinary ambitions. He talks to Nanako into joining his detective agency by promising to help her regain her memory. Nanako innocently believes him, but Marlow's real intent is to use her powers to benefit his agency and himself.

Series details

• Title: Nanako SOS
• Format: Animation
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Comedy, Anime, Romance
• Premiere date: 1983-04-02
• Final broadcast date listed: 1983-12-24
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Fuji TV
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 47033
• IMDb ID: tt0292823
• TVDB ID: 258961

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1983-04-02; final listed air date 1983-12-24; episode order: 39.

Source and licence

Adapted from Nanako SOS on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.