Minori Scramble! English Sub & Dub

About Minori Scramble!

Looking for background on Minori Scramble! (みのりスクランブル!)? This comedy series by ufotable (2012) starts out like this. At its core: Tamaki is an elementary school girl. Her father Dr. Yagiyama loves penguins and his excessive lectures about penguins makes Tamaki hate them.

Along the way, in order to get rid of her hatred of penguins, he engineers the penguin-roid "Minori". Tamaki and Minori run about the neighborhood to solve troubles caused by her father.

With comedy at the core, timing, character chemistry and running gags decide whether it lands. Hakase (Mitsuru Ogata) and Akira (Maika Takai) are two of the characters you will meet early. If you count yourself among viewers who want something light between heavier series, put it on your list. The run is 1 episodes in total, so you know what you are signing up for.

Production & Appeal

Animation is handled by ufotable, so the studio's house style defines how Minori Scramble! looks and moves on screen. Because it leans on comedy, timing, character chemistry and running gags decide whether it lands. With a 5.9/10 score, it is more of a niche pick than a universal crowd-pleaser. On the casting side, Mitsuru Ogata voicing Hakase gives the lead role a recognizable voice. Released in 2012, it competed with that season's other new series for attention.