The official X/Twitter account and website of the Fairy Princess Minky Momo: Akogare no Yume e Magokoro no Duo OVA announced that its upcoming release has now been postponed. The OVA was originally slated to premiere in Japanese theaters on November 13, 2026.
According to a statement (through English machine translation), the OVA’s release was delayed due to “production issues.” A new release date will be posted on the anime’s official website and social media accounts when it is made available.
『魔法のプリンセス ミンキーモモ 憧れの夢へ まごころの二重奏』
— ミンキーモモシリーズ公式 (@minkymomo_ap) September 30, 2026
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Ayumu Watanabe (Summer Time Rendering, Witch Hat Atelier, Akane-Banashi) is directing the new Fairy Princess Minky Momo OVA, with Hiroshi Watanabe as character designer. The latter was a key animator and animation director on the original Fairy Princess Minky Momo TV anime and was later involved in character design, storyboarding, and episode direction in future series.
Other staff include Mari Tominaga (Maho no Princess Minky Momo Yume o Dakishimete sub-character designer) as the new OVA’s other character designer, and Deko Akao (Yano-kun’s Ordinary Days, May I Ask for One Final Thing? series composer) as scriptwriter. Studio Live is credited with design cooperation and Ashi Productions is in charge of the animation production.
Meanwhile, the anime’s voice cast will star:
- • Kurumi Haruki as Momo/Minky Momo
- • Fukushi Ochiai as Dettabook
- • Natsumi Fujiwara as Chamocha
- • Rie Kugimiya as Pipirupi
- • Tomohito Takatsuka as Rubato
- • Yoko Hikasa as Peter
- • Show Hayami as the King of Diginarsa
- • Kikuko Inoue as the Queen of Diginarsa
- • Kazuyuki Okitsu as Momo’s father
- • Mie Sonozaki as Momo’s mother
Fairy Princess Minky Momo: Akogare no Yume e Magokoro no Duo is the latest OVA in the Minky Momo franchise and first since 1994’s Minky Momo in Tabidachi no Eki. It is the 50th anniversary project of Ashi Productions. A Minky Momo revival was previously announced in 2009.
The original Fairy Princess Minky Momo (known in Japan as Maho no Princess Minky Momo) TV anime series aired in Japan between 1982 to 1983 with 63 episodes. The series spawned several OVAs throughout the late 1980s and early 1990s, including 1985’s Maho no Princess Minky Momo Yume no Naka no Rinbu, 1993’s Minky Momo in Yume ni Kakeru Hashi, and 1994’s Minky Momo in Tabidachi no Eki. Another TV series titled Maho no Princess Minky Momo Yume o Dakishimete was released in 1991.
The series also inspired a manga by Yamabe Yoshina that was published between 2004 to 2005.
The 1982 Fairy Princess Minky Momo TV anime had Kunihiko Yuyama (The Strongest King Encyclopedia ~The Ultimate Tournament~ and To Be a Pokémon Master: Ultimate Journeys: The Series, Pokémon: The First Movie director) as chief director. with the late Takeshi Shudo (Pokémon: Mewtwo Strikes Back – Evolution and Pokémon: The First Movie scriptwriter) as series composer. Shudo passed away in 2010, which was a year after the series’ revival was first announced.
Crunchyroll is streaming the 1982 Fairy Princess Minky Momo series and describes it as:
As humans lose sight of their dreams, Fenarinarsa, the land of dreams in the sky, is in danger of drifting away from Earth. In hopes of saving their land, the king and queen of Fenarinarsa send their daughter, Momo, to Earth to revive the dreams of mankind. With her transformative powers and loyal companions, the magical girl embarks on a quest to spread joy.
Sources: Minky Momo OVA official website, Minky Momo Official X/Twitter, Anime News Network
