Majokko Tsukune-chan
First tankōbon volume cover
魔女っ娘つくねちゃん
GenreComedy[1]
Manga
Written byHiroaki Magari
Published byKodansha
MagazineYoung Magazine Uppers
DemographicSeinen
Original runApril 2003 – October 2004
Volumes2
Manga
Majokko Tsukune-chan+
Written byHiroaki Magari
Published byKodansha
MagazineMonthly Shōnen Sirius
DemographicShōnen
Original runJune 2005 – March 2006
Volumes1
Original video animation
Directed byHiroaki Sakurai
StudioXebec
Released August 24, 2005 – January 25, 2006
Runtime13 minutes
Episodes6

Majokko Tsukune-chan (魔女っ娘つくねちゃん, "Little Witch Tsukune-chan") is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiroaki Magari. It was serialized in Kodansha's magazines Young Magazine Uppers from 2003 to 2004 and Monthly Shōnen Sirius (as Majokko Tsukune-chan+) from 2005 to 2006. It follows Tsukune, a skillful and powerful witch who rescues others from danger. It was adapted into a six-episode original video animation (OVA) series of 13 minutes each, animated by Xebec, released from August 2005 to January 2006.

Premise

Majokko Tsukune-chan follows the cheerful and powerful young witch Tsukune (つくね), who goes around helping people and fighting against evil-doers; however, despite her good intentions, Tsukune ends up causing more problems than she solves.

Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by Hiroaki Magari, Majokko Tsukune-chan was serialized in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Young Magazine Uppers from April 2003 to October 2004, when the magazine ceased its publication.[2] Kodansha collected its chapters in two tankōbon volumes, released on February 9 and December 9, 2004.[3][4]

It was followed by a second series, Majokko Tsukune-chan+, which ran in Kodansha's shōnen manga magazine Monthly Shōnen Sirius from June 2005 to March 2006,[2] Kodansha released a collected volume on March 23, 2006.[5] Other stories were also published in Monthly Shōnen Sirius and its website from July 2006 to October 2008,[2] a collected volume was released on December 22, 2008.[6]

Original video animation

A six episode original video animation (OVA) series of 13 minute each, animated by Xebec, was released from August 24, 2005,[7] to January 25, 2006.[8] The opening theme is "Tsukune-chan no Flying Machine" (つくねちゃんのFlying Machine) and the ending theme is "Luminary", both performed by Tsukune's voice actress Haruko Momoi.[9]

References

  1. ^ Oppliger, John (December 16, 2005). "Ask John: What are the Best Anime Comedies of the Past 20 Years? – AnimeNation Anime News Blog". AnimeNation. Archived from the original on October 12, 2006. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c Hiroaki, Magari. お仕事情報. イッツフェイクだ！ (in Japanese). Archived from the original on April 6, 2016. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  3. ^ 魔女っ娘つくねちゃん（１） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on August 29, 2005. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  4. ^ 魔女っ娘つくねちゃん（２） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on August 31, 2005. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  5. ^ 魔女っ娘つくねちゃん＋ (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on July 6, 2007. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  6. ^ 魔女っ娘つくねちゃん かおす (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on July 6, 2007. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  7. ^ "Majokko Tsukune-chan Vol.1 [DVD+CD]". CDJapan. Archived from the original on December 5, 2022. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  8. ^ "Majokko Tsukune-chan Vol.6". CDJapan. Archived from the original on December 5, 2022. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  9. ^ スタッフ&キャスト (in Japanese). Star Child. Archived from the original on February 19, 2014. Retrieved December 5, 2022.

External links

Young Magazine Uppers
Monthly Shōnen Sirius series
Xebec theatrical features, OVAs, and ONAs
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