Princess Comet

is a Japanese TV Drama and manga series created and illustrated by Mitsuteru Yokoyama. The Manga is first serialized in Shueisha's monthly Margaret magazine from July to November 1967, marking as one of Japan's first Magical Girl series produced. The live-action dramas broadcasted for two seasons with a total of 147 episodes, where the first season aired from July 3, 1967 to December 30, 1968 while the second season aired from June 12, 1978 to September 24, 1979.

An anime adaptation of the drama series titled was animated by Nippon Animation. The series premiered on TV Osaka and TV Tokyo from April 1, 2001 to January 27, 2002, with a total of 43 episodes.

Plot
The 12-year-old Comet is the princess of the Harmonica Star country of the Triangle Nebula. She was meant to meet the prince of the Tambourine Star country at a ball, but the prince ran away to Earth instead. As it turned out, Comet is sent to Earth to find him along with her puppy companion, Rubba Ball. Though she has no idea what he looks like. "He will be known by the twinkling in his eyes" is the only clue she was given to the prince's identity. Landing in Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan, Comet quickly becomes attached with the people and all life attached on Earth. Meanwhile, Princess Meteor learns of Comet's plans to find and marry the prince, so she arrives on Earth with her bird companion, Book to reach the prince first. Both princesses are sent to Earth along with a companion.