Mahou Tsukai Chappy
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is an anime series that debuted in Asahi Broadcasting Corporation
(then known as NET, or Nihon Educational Television) in 1972. It is the fifth magical girl
anime in history (the sixth if one counts Osamu Tezuka
's Marvelous Melmo
), and the fifth produced by the Toei Animation
studio.
In addition to its success in Japan, Chappy has been dubbed into Italian
, French
, and Spanish
and broadcast on TV in Italy and in various Latin American nations such as Mexico
, Peru
, or Chile
. A manga
adaptation of the story was drawn by Hideo Azuma
, who later became more famous for his manga-turned-anime works, Little Pollon
and Nanako SOS
.
Chappy, along with other Toei magical girls such as Akko-chan
, Sally, Cutie Honey
, Megu-chan
, Lunlun
, and Lalabel, is a playable character in the Sony PlayStation
game Majokko Daisakusen: Little Witching Mischiefs.
Theme written by Keiko Osonoe and music composed by Hiroshi Tsutsui
Asahi Broadcasting Corporation
is a regional radio and television broadcaster headquartered in Osaka, Japan, serving in the Kansai region.-Offices:*Headquarters: 1-30, Fukushima Itchome, Fukushima-ku, Osaka-shi, Japan...
(then known as NET, or Nihon Educational Television) in 1972. It is the fifth magical girl
Magical girl
belong to a sub-genre of Japanese fantasy anime and manga. Magical girl stories feature young girls with superhuman abilities, forced to fight evil and to protect the Earth. They often possess a secret identity, although the name can just refer to young girls who follow a plotline involving magic...
anime in history (the sixth if one counts Osamu Tezuka
Osamu Tezuka
was a Japanese cartoonist, manga artist, animator, producer, activist and medical doctor, although he never practiced medicine. Born in Osaka Prefecture, he is best known as the creator of Astro Boy, Kimba the White Lion and Black Jack...
's Marvelous Melmo
Marvelous Melmo
is a magical girl manga and anime by Osamu Tezuka. This series centered around Melmo, a nine-year-old girl whose mother is killed in an auto accident and has to then take care of her two younger brothers . While in Heaven the children's mother is given one wish...
), and the fifth produced by the Toei Animation
Toei Animation
Toei Animation Co., Ltd. is a Japanese animation studio owned by Toei Co., Ltd. The studio was founded in 1948 as Japan Animated Films . In 1956, Toei purchased the studio and it was reincorporated under its current name...
studio.
In addition to its success in Japan, Chappy has been dubbed into Italian
Italian language
Italian is a Romance language spoken mainly in Europe: Italy, Switzerland, San Marino, Vatican City, by minorities in Malta, Monaco, Croatia, Slovenia, France, Libya, Eritrea, and Somalia, and by immigrant communities in the Americas and Australia...
, French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
, and Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
and broadcast on TV in Italy and in various Latin American nations such as Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
, Peru
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
, or Chile
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
. A manga
Manga
Manga is the Japanese word for "comics" and consists of comics and print cartoons . In the West, the term "manga" has been appropriated to refer specifically to comics created in Japan, or by Japanese authors, in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 19th...
adaptation of the story was drawn by Hideo Azuma
Hideo Azuma
is a Japanese manga artist born on February 6, 1950 in Urahoro, Hokkaidō, Japan. Azuma made his professional debut in 1969 in the Akita Shoten manga magazine Manga Ō...
, who later became more famous for his manga-turned-anime works, Little Pollon
Little Pollon
is a musical Greek mythology-based Japanese anime television series, based on the 1977 manga Olympus no Pollon by Hideo Azuma. The TV anime series consisted of 46 episodes and aired across Japan on Fuji TV from May 1982 to March 1983, and was also popular in some European countries, such as Italy...
and Nanako SOS
Nanako SOS
is a seinen manga series created by Hideo Azuma which ran in Popcorn and Just Comic from April 1980 to July 1986. The series was adapted into 39-episode anime TV series produced by Kokusai Eiga which aired on the Fuji Television network from April 2, 1983 to December 24, 1983...
.
Chappy, along with other Toei magical girls such as Akko-chan
Himitsu no Akko-chan
is a pioneering magical girl manga and anime that ran in Japan during the 1960s.The manga was drawn and written by Fujio Akatsuka, and was published in Ribon from 1962 to 1965. It predates the Mahōtsukai Sunny manga, printed in 1966...
, Sally, Cutie Honey
Cutie Honey
is a Japanese media franchise created by Go Nagai. Cutie Honey first appears on volume 41 of the 1973 edition of Shōnen Champion. According to Nagai, she is the first female to be the protagonist of a shōnen manga series....
, Megu-chan
Majokko Megu-chan
is a magical girl anime series. The manga was created by Tomo Inoue and Akio Narita, while the 72-episode anime series was produced by Toei Animation between 1974 and 1975. This series is considered an important forerunner of the present day magical girl genre, as the series' characterization and...
, Lunlun
Hana no Ko Lunlun
, translated to English as The Flower Child Lunlun and Lulu, The Flower Angel is a magical girl manga by Shiro Jinbo, focusing on a theme of flowers in its stories. It was adapted into an anime by Toei Animation in 1979, and the anime was greatly successful in the West, particularly in Europe and...
, and Lalabel, is a playable character in the Sony PlayStation
PlayStation
The is a 32-bit fifth-generation video game console first released by Sony Computer Entertainment in Japan on December 3, .The PlayStation was the first of the PlayStation series of consoles and handheld game devices. The PlayStation 2 was the console's successor in 2000...
game Majokko Daisakusen: Little Witching Mischiefs.
Plot
Chappy's story is much like Sally's of Mahou Tsukai Sally (Little Witch Sally). Chappy becoming sick of the old customs of her people, left the Land of Magic for the human world. Soon her family sees how much she has in the other realm that they decided to join her new home. Chappy is known for being the first witch to use a wand. Her special chant is "Abura Mahariku Maharita Kabura"Cast
- Eiko MasuyamaEiko Masuyamais a Japanese voice actress who works for Aoni Production. She is most known for the roles of Fujiko Mine , Kisaragi Honey , and Bakabon's Mama .-Notable voice roles:...
as Chappy Hans Charles Grimm and Aesop Et Cetera - Sachiko ChijimatsuSachiko Chijimatsuis a female Japanese voice actres represented by Arts Vision.She is most known for the roles of Pyonkichi , Nobita's Mama , Kabu , Shippona , and 001/Ivan Whiskey ....
as Jun - Kouji Yada as Papa
- Noriko Watanabe as Mama, Shizuko
- Kousei Tomita as Don-chan, Grandpa
- Nobuyo Tsuda as Obaba
- Ogushi Yoko as Michiko
- Masako NozawaMasako Nozawais a Japanese voice actress and actress affiliated with Office Nozawa. Her pet name is Mako. Her husband, Masa'aki Tsukada is also a voice actor....
as Ipei - Sumiko Shirakawa as Nihei
Characters
- Chappy: A little witch who becomes bored of the Magic World, and escapes to Earth. She uses magic with her grandfather's baton.
- Jun: Chappy's little brother. He is able to transform into different animals. He always wants to ride Don-chan's magical car.
- Don-chan: A talking panda who rides around in a magical car.
- Papa and Mama: Chappy and Jun's parents. They decide to live in the human world.
- Grandpa: Chappy and Jun's grandfather. He is constantly yelling at his son. He cares deeply for Chappy.
- Obaba: The oldest witch. She is a type of guardian to Chappy's family, but has no blood relation to them.
- Michiko: Chappy's first friend on Earth. A hot-headed tomboy, she keeps her two little brothers in line. Her father owns a dry cleaning business.
- Ipei and Nihei: Michiko's two little brothers. They are both trouble makers, and are close with Jun.
- Shizuko: The local girly-girl. She is one of Chappy's classmates, and close friends.
Episode list
| Episode | Title |
|---|---|
| 1 | The Magical Family is Here |
| 2 | My Friend is a Monster |
| 3 | What is Papa? |
| 4 | Comparing the Nature of Man |
| 5 | Don-chan's Sister |
| 6 | Reclaim Mama |
| 7 | 500m to Glory |
| 8 | Cannot Return back to the Magical World |
| 9 | The Targeted Baton |
| 10 | Phantom D51 |
| 11 | Three Wishes |
| 12 | Compare the Wishes of Grandma |
| 13 | Papa's Diary |
| 14 | Ghost Disturbance in the Hostel |
| 15 | My Favorite Principal for the Day |
| 16 | Girl from the Magical Hill |
| 17 | Thank you, Papa |
| 18 | Adventure on the Isolated Island |
| 19 | Baby-napper |
| 20 | Hello, Phoenix |
| 21 | Homerun Leader |
| 22 | The Dolphin Paradise |
| 23 | The Festival |
| 24 | The Demon that Run Away |
| 25 | Don-chan's Rainbow |
| 26 | The Bicycle that Flies into the Sky |
| 27 | Don-chan Flood |
| 28 | Independence! Waste Park |
| 29 | Prince of the Animals |
| 30 | Please Wait, Otamgetter! |
| 31 | The Distinguished Granny |
| 32 | Yearning of Kyoto |
| 33 | Apple Village, Apple Apple Showdown |
| 34 | Come out for the Sword Fight |
| 35 | Money and Friendship |
| 36 | Jump! The Ultra Revolution |
| 37 | Farewell, Yukinko |
| 38 | Thinking of Christmas |
| 39 | Where are you going Chappy? |
Music
| Japanese Title | English Title | Artist | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mahôu Tsukai Chappy | Magic Witch Chappy | Shingazu Suri | Opening Theme |
| Don-chan no Uta | Don's Song | Kousei Tomita | Ending Theme |
| Mahou no Warutsu | Magical Waltz | Kumiko Onoki | Insert Song (Final Episode) |
Theme written by Keiko Osonoe and music composed by Hiroshi Tsutsui