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Mahou Tsukai Chappy 
Chappy and friends魔法使いチャッピー Genre Magical girl TV anime Directed by Yugo Serikawa
Hiroshi IkedaWritten by Shun'ichi Yukimuro (1 episode)
Masaki Tsuji (head writer)Studio Toei Animation Network Asahi Broadcasting Corporation (then NET) Original run 3 April 1972 – 2 December 1972 Episodes 39 Mahou Tsukai Chappy or Little Witch Chappy (魔法使いチャッピー) 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.[1]
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.
Contents
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[2]. Chappy is known for being the first witch to use a wand. Her special chant is "Abura Mahariku Maharita Kabura"
Cast
- Eiko Masuyama as Chappy Hans Charles Grimm and Aesop Et Cetera
- Sachiko Chijimatsu 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 Nozawa 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[3] Shingazu Suri Opening Theme Don-chan no Uta Don's Song[3] 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[4]
References
- ^ Estrada, Cecil (2002), "Which Witch is Which?", Questor Magazine (San Juan, Metro Manila, Philippines: LC Worldwide Questor Corp.) 3 (11): 6, December 2002
- ^ IMDB
- ^ a b Anime Lyrics
- ^ Mahou Tsukai Chappy Soundtrack
External links
sp:El hada Chappy
Categories:- Anime series
- 1972 television series debuts
- Anime of 1972
- Japanese television series
- Magical girl anime and manga
- Anime series stubs
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