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Acro Trip

Also known as Acro Trip.

Studio: Voil , Happinet Phantom Studios , King Records , Yomiuri TV Enterprise , Shueisha , Fuji TV , BS Nittele , TOKYO MX , MBC Anime / TOKYOPOP , KLOCKWORX
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy , Mahou Shoujo

Chizuko is a normal otaku girl in Niigata Prefecture. She’s obsessed with Berry Blossom, a magical heroine who protects the city. But the battles with her inept nemesis, Chroma, have become so lackluster that they’re not even worth watching. Chizuko wants to see Berry’s full power, a desire that quickly leads this seemingly timid girl down a path of evil.



Tags: Female Protagonist , Slapstick , Magic , Parody , Shoujo , Urban , Otaku Culture , Henshin , Urban Fantasy , Animals , LGBTQ+ Themes , Found Family , Villainess , Ensemble Cast , Iyashikei , Heterosexual

Majokko Megu-chan

Also known as Witch Girl Meg.

Studio: Toei Animation
Status: Finished
Genres: Mahou Shoujo

Megu is sent to Earth in her early teens, she is adopted by Mammi Kanzaki, a former witch who gave up her royal ambitions to wed a mortal. Mammi bewitches her husband and their two children, Rabi and Apo, into believing that Megu has always been the eldest child of the family. Under Mammi's tutelage, Megu learns to control both her abilities and impulses in order to prove her worthiness for the crown. This Rite-of-Passage subtext is continued throughout the series.



Tags: Magic , Female Protagonist , Episodic

Mahou no Mako-chan

Studio: Toei Animation
Status: Finished
Genres: Mahou Shoujo , Romance

Mako is a young siren and daughter to the King of the Sea. In a stormy day she rescues the young sporto Akira from a wrecked ship, but ends up falling in love with him. So, with help from the Witch of the Sea, she's transformed into a human, and becomes a highschool student who helps everyone with her strong sense of love and justice and her magical pendant, the "Tear of the Mermaid"



Tags: Magic , Mermaid , Heterosexual

Princess Tutu

Also known as Princess Tutu.

Studio: Hal Film Maker , ADV Films , Memory-Tech , GANSIS , Marvelous , Sentai Filmworks
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Fantasy , Mahou Shoujo , Mystery , Psychological , Romance

In a fairy tale come to life, the clumsy, sweet, and gentle Ahiru (Japanese for 'duck') seems like an unlikely protagonist. In reality, Ahiru is just as magical as the talking cats and crocodiles that inhabit her town - for Ahiru really is a duck! Transformed by the mysterious Drosselmeyer into a human girl, Ahiru soon learns the reason for her existence. Using her magical egg-shaped pendant, Ahiru can transform into Princess Tutu - a beautiful and talented ballet dancer whose dances relieve people of the turmoil in their hearts. With her newfound ability, Ahiru accepts the challenge of collecting the lost shards of her prince's heart, for long ago he had shattered it in order to seal an evil raven away for all eternity.

Princess Tutu is a tale of heroes and their struggle against fate. Their beliefs, their feelings, and ultimately their actions will determine whether this fairy tale can reach its "happily ever after."

Princess Tutu aired in two parts. The first part included 13 25-minute-long episodes, while the second part consisted of 24 12-minute-long episodes with a 25-minute-long final episode for a total of 38 episodes.

Tags: Fairy Tale , Dancing , Meta , Henshin , Writing , Female Protagonist , Boarding School , Surreal Comedy , Kuudere , Philosophy , Tragedy , Anthropomorphism , Magic , Heterosexual , Love Triangle , Animals , Episodic , Unrequited Love , Shapeshifting , Foreign , School , Tsundere , Reincarnation , Dissociative Identities , Necromancy , Super Power , Ghost , Swordplay

Mahou Shoujo Madoka☆Magica

Also known as Puella Magi Madoka Magica.

Studio: Aniplex , Shaft , Mainichi Broadcasting System , Movic , Nitroplus , Aniplex of America , Madoka Partners , Houbunsha , Manga Entertainment
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Fantasy , Mahou Shoujo , Psychological , Thriller

One night, 14-year-old Madoka Kaname has a terrible nightmare - against the backdrop of a devastated city, she witnesses a girl fight a losing battle against a dreadful being lingering above, while a cat-like magical creature tells Madoka the only way to change such tragic outcome is for her to make a contract with him and become a magical girl.

The next day, the teen's dream seemingly becomes reality as the girl she saw in her dream - Homura - arrives at Mitakihara Middle School as a transfer student, mysteriously warning Madoka to stay just the way she is; but when later on she and her best friend Sayaka encounter the same cat-like magical creature from her dream - who introduces himself as Kyubey - the pair discovers that magical girls are real, and what's more, they can choose to become one. All they must do is sign a contract with Kyubey and agree to take on the duty to fight abstract beings called 'witches' that spread despair to the human world, and in return, each one of them will be granted any single wish they desire. However, as Homura's omen suggests, there might be far more to becoming a magical girl than Madoka and Sayaka realize...

Notes:
Due to the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, the broadcasts of episodes 11 and 12 were delayed and were later aired as a double feature on April 21, 2011.

Tags: Magic , Tragedy , Female Protagonist , Witch , Primarily Female Cast , Time Manipulation , Urban Fantasy , Philosophy , Alternate Universe , Primarily Teen Cast , Kuudere , Time Loop , Coming of Age , Henshin , Survival , Aliens , Yuri , Urban , Primarily Child Cast , Ensemble Cast , Gods , Anti-Hero , Spearplay , Suicide , Achronological Order , Love Triangle , Guns , Archery , LGBTQ+ Themes , Heterosexual , Mixed Media , School , Tomboy , Anthropomorphism

Mahou no Idol Pastel Yumi

Also known as Pastel Yumi, the Magic Idol.

Studio: Studio Pierrot
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy , Mahou Shoujo

School girl Yumi Hanazono is a dab hand with drawing. Her parents run a florist shop and cafe from their house and from them Yumi has also inherited a love of flowers. Two cat-like elves from the Flower Planet reward her devotion with a magical wand and pendant that, when she draws the shape of an object in the air with the wand, create the object for her use for a short time before vanishing.

Like any young girl, Yumi has challenges in her life - family, school, boys and even irascible neighbours. Her new magical power offers a tempting solution to these challenges but she must beware of the consequences and watch out for the magic wearing off.



Tags: Magic , Idol , Aliens , Shapeshifting , Kids , Fairy , Female Protagonist , Henshin , Episodic , Slapstick

Corrector Yui

Also known as Corrector Yui.

Studio: Nippon Animation , NHK , Viz Media
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Comedy , Mahou Shoujo , Sci-Fi

In the year 2000-something, a massive central network called Comnet links the computers of the world, forming a single global computer system. Comnet, designed to serve the interests of mankind, is managed by the supercomputer, Grosser. But when Grosser decides to take over the world, a savior is needed!

A computer-illiterate girl named Yui Kasuga happens upon software program IR, which recruits her as savior of Comnet and pulls her into the virtual world inside. There, Yui is given the power to become Corrector Yui so that she can fight against Grosser and his evil Corruptors.

Inside the virtual world for the first time, Yui must face one of Grosser's henchmen. She must also battle another of Grosser's minions, this time one who's infecting the e-mail passed between Yui and her friends. And finally, Yui and IR suspect foul play when Chef Kirch, a family friend who can never get his recipes quite right, has to face customers who've turned into ravenous zombies!



Tags: Virtual World , Female Protagonist , Magic , Primarily Female Cast , Shapeshifting , Kuudere , Video Games

Mahoutsukai Sally

Studio: Toei Animation
Status: Finished
Genres: Fantasy , Mahou Shoujo

Sally is the witch princess of the Magic Kingdom who longs to visit the mortal realm. One day, by mistake, Sally teleports there and uses her magic to fend off a couple of burglars menacing two schoolgirls. Immediately befriended by her new acquaintances—tomboyish Yoshiko Hanamura and girly Sumire Kasugano—Sally decides to stay on Earth indefinitely, leading to mischief.

Tags: Shoujo , Witch , Magic , Female Protagonist , Primarily Child Cast , Achromatic , School , Isekai , Demons

Cardcaptor Sakura

Also known as Cardcaptor Sakura.

Studio: MADHOUSE , NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan , NHK , Kodansha , Sogo Vision , YTV , NHK Enterprises , NIS America Inc.
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Fantasy , Mahou Shoujo , Romance

One day, Kinomoto Sakura, a 4th grader stumbles upon the mysterious book of Clow. Upon opening it and reading the name of The Windy aloud, Sakura scatters the cards to the winds. Sakura is elected and appointed by Keroberos, Guardian of the Cards to capture the remaining cards. With her friend Tomoyo and rival Syaoran, Sakura begins an adventure that will forever change her.

Tags: Magic , Shoujo , Female Protagonist , Urban Fantasy , Primarily Child Cast , Coming of Age , Episodic , Family Life , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Henshin , School , Dissociative Identities , Reincarnation , LGBTQ+ Themes , Love Triangle , Fashion , Heterosexual , Bisexual , Age Gap , Tsundere , Agender , Martial Arts , Boys' Love , Unrequited Love , Fairy , Kaiju , Amnesia , Time Manipulation , Time Skip , Transgender

Ojamajo Doremi

Also known as Magical DoReMi.

Studio: Toei Animation , 4Kids Entertainment
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Fantasy , Mahou Shoujo , Slice of Life

Doremi Harukaze, 3rd grade student at Misora Elementary School, claims to be the world's unluckiest pretty girl. Fascinated by witchcraft, she is drawn into a mysterious shop where she meets Majo Rika and is able to deduce that this lady is in fact a real witch. Being exposed by a human triggers a curse that transforms witches into magical frogs. To regain her original body, Rika must turn Doremi into a witch by teaching her how to use magic. Thrilled by this odd development, Harukaze becomes a witch apprentice. Unfortunately, her two best friends, Hazuki Fujiwara and Aiko Senoo, discover that Doremi has become a magic user. Afraid that Harukaze might become a magical frog too, Majo Rika recruits both Hazuki and Aiko and makes them witch apprentices too. The trio has lots of adventures as they try to triumph the necessary trials to become real witches.



Tags: Magic , Witch , Primarily Female Cast , Female Protagonist , Primarily Child Cast , Henshin , Kids , Episodic , Chibi , Coming of Age , School , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Family Life , Ojou-sama , Fairy , Idol , Acting , Urban Fantasy