Idol Densetsu Eriko

Legendary Idol Eriko
Cover of the first DVD-box
アイドル伝説えり子
(Idol Densetsu Eriko)
GenreDrama, Music
Anime television series
Directed byTetsurō Amino
Produced byMasahiko Miyoshi (TV Setouchi)
Tomoyuki Taguchi (Big West)
Written byTakao Koyama
Music byToshiyuki Watanabe
StudioAshi Productions
Original networkTXN (TV Setouchi, TV Tokyo)
Original run April 3, 1989 March 26, 1990
Episodes51
Manga
Written byAyumi Kawahara
Published byKadokawa Shoten
MagazineAsuka
DemographicShōjo
Original run19891990
Volumes3

Idol Densetsu Eriko (アイドル伝説えり子, transl. Legendary Idol Eriko) is a Japanese anime series by Ashi Productions. It ran in Japan from 1989 until 1990, spanning 51 episodes. The story has been adapted into a 3-volume manga series by Ayumi Kawahara. The title character Eriko is based on real-life Japanese idol Eriko Tamura, who performs the opening theme song and the last episode's ending theme.