Dai Mahō Tōge

Infobox animanga/Header
name = Dai Mahō Tōge


ja_name = 大魔法峠
genre = Comedy, Magical girl, ParodyInfobox animanga/Manga
author = Hideki Ohwada
publisher = flagicon|Japan Kadokawa Shoten
flagicon|France Kurokawa
demographic = Shōnen
magazine = Ace MomoGumi
first = 27 November 2002
last = 2002
volumes = 1Infobox animanga/OVA
director = Tsutomu Mizushima
studio = Studio Barcelona
episodes = 8
released = 3 March, 2006
19 June, 2006
25 October, 2006
runtime = 12 minutes

Characters

Main characters

Punie Tanaka ("Seiyū" - Rina Satou):The protagonist but in flashbacks she's the antagonist of the story, she has come to Japan in order to prove herself worthy of becoming the queen. She is the princess of Magical Land and, as a result, has many enemies who she defeats with her submission maneuvers and magic powers. Punie may seem young and innocent, but when threatened (and she feels threatened very easily) she becomes violent and aggressive. On the outside she is a cute and carefree girl, on the inside she is a ruthless evil witch, who does not even refrain from killing people, unicorns and vegetables. Her incantation is 'Lyrical Tokarev, Kill Them All'. Punie also prefaces the name of her submission maneuvers with "Princess" such as the "Princess Head Lock" or "Princess Figure Four Leg Lock". Her name is a pun on Kunie Tanaka, a famous actor (not an actress).Paya-Tan ("Seiyū" - Chiwa Saito and Jouji Nakata):Punie's companion from Waku-Waku Mascot Village, Paya-tan is a dog-like creature with a single horn and two distinct personalities. He became Punie's mascot after she defeated him in unarmed combat with her Princess Head Lock. While assisting Punie, he behaves cutely and speaks in a high-pitched voice. At other times, he attempts to assassinate Punie and behaves in a more adult fashion, speaking in a deep voice and smoking a cigarette. Paya-tan served as an army colonel during the Vietnam War.Tetsuko Koku ("Seiyū" - Noriko Shitaya):Tetsuko is Punie's classmate and best friend. She is often confused and easily upset. Her name comes from "Kokutetsu" (Japan National Railways), followed by "-ko", a typical suffix for girl's name. As such, she identifies with trains, which appear in montages. Anego ("Seiyū" - Ayako Kawasumi):Anego is Punie's classmate and rival. She leads a girl gang that tries to maintain their power in the school while causing general mayhem. She later befriends Punie and Tetsuko, although she is suspicious of Punie's evil intentions throughout the series. Due to having a crush on a certain male classmate, Anego exhibits the qualities of a tsundere character.

upporting characters

Esmeralda Tanaka ("Seiyū" - Mami Koyama): Punie's Mother and queen of Magical Land. She was responsible for the coup which eliminated the previous rulers and gave herself political power. Her incantation, as revealed in the anime OAV's fourth omake, is "Lyrical Tokarev, Nobody, No Cry".

Kimihiko Tanaka ("Seiyū" - Nobuo Tobita): He is the submissive one in the relationship and is deeply concerned for his daughter's well-being. During the anime OAV series and the omake, Esmeralda often makes use of him as furniture by sitting on him.

Pyun Tanaka ("Seiyū" - Ayaka Saito) and Potaru Tanaka ("Seiyū" - Kana Hanazawa): Punie's little sisters who sneak to Japan in order to assassinate her. They possess the "Ring of Immoral", a magical heirloom which they use in order to summon a spirit to destroy Punie. They activate this artifact with the incantation "Lyrical Tokarev, Destroy All Evil". Whether or not this is their own personal incantation or the activation incantation for the Ring of Immoral is left to conjecture. When executing combination attacks, they preface their attack names with "Gemini" such as the "Geminin Knee Drop" and the "Gemini Low Kick".

Elise von Barbaroque ("Seiyū" - Mamiko Noto): The daughter of the previous king of Magical Land. She seeks revenge against Punie for Esmeralda's actions.

OVA episodes

External links

* [http://www.punie.jp/ Official website]
* ann anime|6473