Namco Bandai Games has announced a free web series of five-minute shorts (with five episodes in total) based on its 1987 "beat 'em up" arcade game Wonder Momo. This news was accompanied by an announcement for a new game.

Synopsis
One day, a group of aliens planning to take over the Earth invade Tokyo. Momoko, who aspires to be an idol, gets involved in the ensuing fight, albeit in an unexpected manner. Warudemon, king of the alien empire, uses various tactics to hunt down Momoko and the people around her. Momoko decides to stand up against this aggression.

Staff
Director: Yutaka Kagawa
Character Designer/Chief Animation Director: Yuuichi Yoshida
Scriptwriter/Lyricist: Ayumi Inabe
Soundtrack Scorer: Alex Culang

Cast
Wonder Momo: Yuka Fujihara
Akiho Matsuo: Misaki Komatsu
Natsuhiko Terashima: Atsushi Tamaru
Glooder: Atsushi Imaruoka
Glieger: Rob Pereyda
Yumi Fujita: Anju Inami

The anime will begin streaming in February every Thursday at 9:30 pm on Niconico in Japan, and Crunchyroll will be streaming the anime with subtitles every Thursday at 7:30 pm in North America.

Official site: http://wondermomo.jp
Poster: http://i.imgur.com/FhVSUmT.png

Source: Insider Game

News submission by alexpte

Wonder Momo on MAL