Majokko Tsukune-chan

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.