Comet-san: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Comet, a soon-to-be graduate of the Star School on Planet Virgo, arrives on Earth via UFO with the task of finding the most beautiful thing on the planet as a graduation exam. She is taken in by the Sawano family, working as a housekeeper and gets into various high jinks with the use of her Magic Baton. Receiving guidance and encouragement from her Star Mother above, Comet finds the true beauty on Earth within her various experiences of love through human contact.

Series details

• Title: Comet-san
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Drama, Fantasy
• Premiere date: 1978-06-12
• Final broadcast date listed: 1979-09-24
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: TBS
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 86461
• IMDb ID: tt1710293

Cast and credited roles

• Kumiko Ohba — Comet

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1978-06-12; final listed air date 1979-09-24; episode order: 68.

Source and licence

Adapted from Comet-san 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.