Iguana Girl
Series Overview
Iguana Girl is a manga by Moto Hagio published in Petit Flower. It was adapted into a television drama in 1996. It is about a young girl, Rika, whose mother views her as being ugly, and favours her other daughter, Mami. Rika thinks of herself as ugly and as an iguana, but after her mother's death, realises that her mother was also an ugly iguana. Iguana Girl reflects Hagio's own relationship with her mother, and it took her "years to write this story". Hagio saw an iguana in a documentary on television and identified with it, feeling it was "lamenting its failure to become a human, just like me".
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1 Season • 11 Episodes
60 min per episode
1996 – 1996
Premiered: Mon, Apr 15, 1996
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Latest Aired Episode
Season 1, Episode 11: “Mom! Mom... Mom!”
Prepared to die, Rika asks Yuriko for one last favor, but Yuriko refuses. It seems as if Yuriko would rather die than hug Rika. The day of Rika's departure is approaching, and Yuriko won't even show her face. Inside the house, Yuriko finds an old diary. In it, she reads that her husband helped an injured iguana in Galapagos long ago. It's finally the day of their departure, and Rika and Noboru head towards the airport...
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Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Kazuhisa Imai
Yoshikazu Okada, Moto Hagio
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Kazuhisa Imai
Director
Yoshikazu Okada
Writer
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What is Iguana Girl about?
Iguana Girl is a manga by Moto Hagio published in Petit Flower. It was adapted into a television drama in 1996. It is about a young girl, Rika, whose mother views her as being ugly, and favours her other daughter, Mami. Rika thinks of herself as ugly and as an iguana, but after her mother's death, realises that her mother was also an ugly iguana. Iguana Girl reflects Hagio's own relationship with her mother, and it took her "years to write this story". Hagio saw an iguana in a documentary on television and identified with it, feeling it was "lamenting its failure to become a human, just like me".
How many seasons does Iguana Girl have?
Iguana Girl comprises 1 season available to explore.
Who stars in Iguana Girl?
Key cast members in Iguana Girl include Miho Kanno, Naomi Kawashima, Yoshinori Okada, Rena Komine, Kanako Enomoto.
Who created or directed Iguana Girl?
Iguana Girl was developed and directed by Kazuhisa Imai.