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This one is about a stray puppy that larger dogs had been abusing. Melmo, seeing this, decides to turn him into an adult, & learns the hard way why this is a bad idea.














Though Biriken wants to be an adult, he still wants his mother's care & nurturing as a puppy. I do not recall how he went between adult & pup, except that Melmo facilitated the various changes; yet, for brevity, I limit the # of images I post.




Biriken has now become top dog.




Dr. W now tries to explain to Melmo the natural order of things.


This, & the next two are the visualizations of the explanation.




This little girl is, I believe misidentified on the Tezuka site. I believe her name is 'Pinko' though her brother's name 'Punch' falls beneath her image:
http://tezukaosamu.net/en/character/p.html






Now Biriken is the bully.






Melmo now feels sorry for the new puppy.




So, Melmo makes this pup an adult, & the thing starts again.


The clash is inevitable.

Biriken has now been vanquished by the new top dog.


Mama is searching for him.


Is this my son, his scent says he is, but, he sure has grown fast!


Note the brand name.




Biriken is caught, but mama tries to spring him.






We have seen a similar thing in our own hero's life.












Now the dog-catchers are training the pups, presumably to make them fit for the pet stores.




Melmo now realizes that, in trying to help Biriken, her efforts only took away his mother. & she had apparently buried her here.


We have seen this before.

Did anyone else notice how much Birken resembles Tramp from Disney's "Lady and the Tramp?" (one of my favorite movies)

At least Melmo didn't turn herself into a cocker spaniel

I just realized, I've never seen/read where Melmo gets these pills. Something tells me that would be a big problem for US censors!

You never browsed these current Melmo threads?

Aaww, little Melmo is cute beyond words!

And Dr.W. comes across like a blend between Dr.Fooler and Sharaku (something about the eyebrows, regarding the latter comparison).

She is indeed, adorable. I never saw any resemblance between Waregarasu & Fooler, other than the baldness & small size, though I admit there may be some. BTW, can you tell us anything about the name 'Waregarasu'?

"Waregarasu" translates as "broken glass" (ware = broken, garasu = glass).

hi- wonder what would happen if she gave ASTROBOY one of her transformation pieces of candy? WOULD HE BE TRANSFORMED into ANIMALS like MELMO? PRAY everyone eternal salvation and safety and happiness always

so those things work on robots?????????????????

"Strange Wings" wrote:"Waregarasu" translates as "broken glass" (ware = broken, garasu = glass).

Thanks, Strangewings!
After having watched the entire series at least twice, I cannot understand why he was so named.