銀盤カレイドスコープ (Ginban Kaleidoscope)

Late 2005, the time for Japan to pick a figure ice-skating reprsentative for the Torino Olympics in 2006. Meet sixteen-year old Sakurano Tazusa, one of the hopeful to be sent to Torino. Not only she is the self-proclaimed "$10 billion beauty", she got the attitude to boot, making her an easy target with the media. However, her previous performaces did not help her cause, and time is running out for Tazusa to claim her spot for the Olympics! Too bad she also has to deal Pete Pumps, a Canadian ghost who now hangs/haunts around her for the next one hundred days! Can Tazusa deal with all the pressure while keeping Pete from seeing too much of her??

Ginban Kaleidoscope was adapted from the novel series by 海原 零 (Kaibara Rei). The first novel also won the new-comer novel award from Shueisha in 2003. A total of 9 volumes have been released.

The anime was produced in 2005, for a total of 12 episodes.

Links:
Official Site (Japanese)
Novel Official Site (Japanese)

Very good story, and even though it is a short series, I enjoy it from start till end! Great character designs and animation make it a good series. Gotta love Tazusa's attitude! Her sparring with the media is always the most enjoyable part of the series!

Of course, I still prefer the original character designs by Suzuhira Hiro (鈴平ひろ)!

Note: Available in fansubs.

Dino's Rating: 8
Will Girls Like It: Maybe