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Iguana Girl

Iguana Girl

Iguana Girl

1996 1 Seasons 11 Episodes ⭐ 6.3 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Drama

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".

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".

Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

A Cursed Birth

The birth of Yuriko's first daughter, Rika, should have been a joyous occasion, but it wasn't. When Yuriko looks at Rika

EP 2

I Want to Die

Rika drops the form that says which college she wants to attend. Kaori picks it up by accident, and sees that Rika is ap

EP 3

A Night at the High Plains, My First...

Yuriko is dead-set against Rika continuing on to college, but with some persuasion eventually allows it. An elated Rika

EP 4

Mom's Secret

In biology class, Rika passes out from the shock of seeing a slide of an iguana. Worried, Noboru decides to visit Rika's

EP 5

My Birthday... The Present Mom Threw Away

Rika's birthday is approaching. Nobuko asks Rika what her birthday wish is, and Rika replies that she wants to go to an

EP 6

Ripples - Mom Hired a Private Tutor

After Mami finds out she's in danger of failing a course, her mother enlists a private tutor to help her study. Since Ma

EP 7

A Mother's Confession... I Want to Kill You!

At the amusement park, Noboru tells Rika, "To be honest, I don't like the person you've become. I want you to go back to

EP 8

A Friend for Eternity, Death, and Another Mother

Yuriko tells Rika that a long time ago she had wanted to kill Rika, and herself. Shocked, Rika runs from the house. Nobu

EP 9

A Right to Happiness

Rika is convinced Nobuko's death is her fault, and shuts herself up in her room. A worried Mami tries to get Rika to com

EP 10

Sad Family Trip

Rika has decided she will become happy, and against Yuriko's protests, moves into her own apartment. She also starts a n

EP 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 hu

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Miho Kanno

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Aoshima Rika

Naomi Kawashima

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Aoshima Yuriko

Yoshinori Okada

Yoshinori Okada

Okazaki Noboru

Rena Komine

Rena Komine

Hashimoto

Kanako Enomoto

Kanako Enomoto

Aoshima Mami

Masao Kusakari

Masao Kusakari

Aoshima Masanori

Hitomi Sato

Hitomi Sato

Mikami Nobuko

Koji Yamamoto

Koji Yamamoto

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Miyuki Komatsu

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