© 1997 Akahori Satoru / Negishi Hiroshi / Bandai Visual / TV Tokyo
Master Mosquiton '99 Vol 1 BELL-1100, 25 March 1998
Master Mosquiton '99 Vol 2 BELL-1101, 25 April 1998
Master Mosquiton '99 Vol 3 BELL-1102, 25 May 1998
All NTSC color, CLV
Volume 1: 53 Minutes, ¥3800
Remaining Volumes: 78 Minutes, ¥6000
9 Volumes Total (26 TV episodes)

Based on Akahori Satoru's popular OVA series MASTER MOSQUITON, MASTER MOSQUITON '99 flies onto the scene with a different flavor, but the same taste as the original OVA series that fans have grown to enjoy. MASTER MOSQUITON '99 takes place in the year 1999 in a different timeline than the original OVA's 1920s. The location and story have changed, but the OVA characters are still preserved in this Fall 1997 TV series version.
The MASTER MOSQUITON '99 TV series takes place at an all-girls Catholic high school where the main character, Hitoembore Inaho, the smartest, most athletic, and most admired girl at this school, has more than just schoolwork on her mind. This demure and proper gal is really a silly, obnoxious, and sometimes self-centered young woman who is obsessed with finding the O-Parts stated in her grandmother's journal book of odd and magical stuff.
The series starts off with various wonders of the world just appearing out of nowhere and materializing in the middle of major cities. The Easter Island stone heads in the middle of Tokyo or Noah's Ark floating above the Arc de Triumphe in Paris are a few of the famous monuments mysteriously popping up much to Inaho's amusement. Along with these odd appearances another strange being appears, Alucard Mosquiton, the vampire that fell in love with Inaho's grandmother a long time ago.
Mosquiton drinks of the blood of the young schoolgirls and alongside him are his guard elementals: Honoo, a fire elemental and Yuki, a snow and ice elemental. Inaho sees this as an opportunity to take this vampire problem into her own hands. After staking Mosquiton, she uses a drop of her own blood as the catalyst to revive him.
Like the original OVA series, whoever gives Mosquiton a drop of his or her blood while he is in his ash form will control him; thus, he now follows her. Akahori is well-known for producing titles that are a little ecchi, so the OVA series has its mark of "fan service" tossed in, not to mention more fanging and violence. The TV series has been "cutified," but still retains the original character designs by Negishi Hiroshi. MASTER MOSQUITON '99 cuts out much of the fanging and staking that went on in the six episode OVA series to appeal to a more general audience. Those who are avid fans of the original MASTER MOSQUITON will likely enjoy the TV series despite its lighter content.
All the original voice actors reprise their roles in the TV series; the dashing Koyasu Takehito (Hotohori from FUSHIGI YUUGI and Bud Mint from KO SEIKI BEAST) plays Mosquiton while the bubbly Imai Yuka (Junior from SM GIRLS SABER MARIONETTE R and Mamiya Otaru from SABER MARIONETTE J) plays Inaho.
The first two TV episodes introduce and acquaint the viewer with Inaho, Mosquiton, Honoo, and Yuki. It also brings up the fact from the first episode that the dean of the school is looking for new teachers. Mosquiton finds himself thrust into the role of the new History teacher and suddenly the new object of all the school girls' affections. Unfortunately for Mosquiton, Inaho has a tight leash around his neck and keeps him at bay from fanging a few of her classmates. In addition to this odd relationship Inaho has with Mosquiton, there is also her obsession: finding the O-Parts.
The O-Parts are different magical relics that will somehow give Inaho the mysterious knowledge of the ancients she read in her grandmother's journal. Inaho receives an O-Parts gem that glows when it comes in close proximity to an O-Parts relic. Since there has not been a "successful" joining of the gem and relics to date, Inaho is even more determined to find this sacred O-Parts relic.
The third through fifth episodes cover the appearances of new individuals in Inaho's life. Wolf Lady, or Ookami-sensei ("ookami" means wolf in Japanese), takes the role of the physical education teacher and Frankie Negi assumes a biology teacher position. And what TV series would be complete without a cute little mascot, Ai-chan, who looks like a little monkey-like being wearing a sumo wrestler's outfit?
The sixth through eighth episodes start off with a short cameo by two of the more mysterious and diabolical characters, Camille and Sangelmann, who at first glance appear to be loosely allied. The seventh and eighth episodes continue Inaho's quest for the O-Parts. Inaho and the group travel to different parts of the world with the help of magical portals. Mosquiton summons each portal using a mystical incantation from Inaho's grandmother's journal.
MASTER MOSQUITON '99 is more of a comedy than its more dramatic and romantic predecessor, but the TV series remains a light favorite for the fans of Akahori Satoru's work (MAZE, SABER MARIONETTE J, BAKURETSU HUNTERS). The art has been simplified for the TV series, but the musical score still retains some of the music from the OVA series. The opening and ending songs, "The Power of Love" and "Chizu ni nai dekimasu" (Don't Need a Map) add even more character to the series and bring the timeline to a more modern era. In the OVA series, the musical score is from the 1920s and contains older period songs of the era.
MASTER MOSQUITON '99 runs nine volumes with three TV episodes (the first LD only has two episodes) per disc. Included with each LD is an omake(extra) video interviewing the creator, character designer, and voice director of the TV series. At the end of each interview, they offer the viewers a chance at winning unique items if they send in a card before a certain date. To date a book signed and penned by Akahori Satoru, a framed poster of all the characters of the TV series, and two sketches of Inaho and Mosquiton done by the character designer have been offered. In addition to the interviews, there is also a very cool two month calendar poster of one of the characters in MASTER MOSQUITON '99.
Fans of the MASTER MOSQUITON OVA series will enjoy watching the TV series even more, but this reviewer recommends watching the OVA series first to really appreciate MASTER MOSQUITON '99 to its full potential.