Magica Doremi – the anime and manga series

Magica Doremi – the anime and manga series

Magic Doremì  (おジャ魔女どれみ, lit. “Bothersome Witch Doremi”) is a Japanese anime series about magical girls from Toei Animation studios. the story tells of a group of elementary school girls, led by Doremi Harukaze, who become witch apprentices. The series aired in Japan on TV Asahi between February 1999 and January 2003, spanning four seasons and 201 episodes, and was followed by an original video animation series released between June and December 2004.

in Italy the series was purchased by Mediaset, which aired it on Italia 1 from March 2002 to May 2005, with the title Magic Doremì (おジャ魔女どれみ Ojamajo Doremi) for the first season, What magic Doremi (おジャ魔女どれみしゃーぷっOjamajo Doremi Sharp) for the second, Doredò Doremi (も~っと!おジャ魔女どれみ Mo~tto! Ojamajo Doremi?) for the third e A thousand Doremi spells (おジャ魔女どれみドッカ~ン! Ojamajo Doremi Dokka~n!) for the fourth.

An English-language version of the first season, produced by 4Kids Entertainment, aired in North America in 2005.

Ojamajo Doremi has inspired two companion films, manga adaptations, video games, and a sequel series of light novels. A 20th anniversary film titled Finding Magical Doremi was released on November 13, 2020.

History

First season

Doremi Harukaze, a third-grade elementary school girl living in the fictional Japanese city of Misora, comes across the MAHODO (MAHO堂, lit. “House of Magic”), a magic shop, and accidentally discovers that its owner, Majo Rika, she is a witch. Due to a curse placed on any witch whose identity is exposed by a human, Majo Rika is transformed into a witch frog. Wanting to return to her original form, Majo Rika makes Doremi her witch apprentice, giving her the ability to cast magic. To become a full-fledged witch capable of turning Majo Rika into a human, Doremi must pass nine different witch tests, while also keeping her identity a secret from other humans. Doremi is soon joined by her two best friends, Hazuki Fujiwara and Aiko Seno, and later by her younger sister Pop Harukaze, who all become sorcerer's apprentices, helping run Maho-Do while using magic to help their friends and families. their families. They soon encounter a rival sorcerer's apprentice, Onpu Segawa, who has been using forbidden magic to affect people's memories. Though initially cold towards the other girls, Onpu soon warms up to them. Finally they successfully passed the final test. However, their identities are revealed to their families and friends. Onpu erases the memories of those who attempt to expose them to prevent their identities from being revealed. He uses forbidden magic too many times, losing control of it. To save Onpu from an eternal slumber, the girls give up their magical powers to awaken her. Onpu erases the memories of those who attempt to expose them to prevent their identities from being revealed. He uses forbidden magic too many times, losing control of it. To save Onpu from an eternal slumber, the girls give up their magical powers to awaken her. Onpu erases the memories of those who attempt to expose them to prevent their identities from being revealed. He uses forbidden magic too many times, losing control of it. To save Onpu from an eternal slumber, the girls give up their magical powers to awaken her.

Second season

As fourth grade begins, Doremi and the others, who sneak into the witch world to visit Majo Rika, witness the birth of a magical child, who is given the name Hana and will be the candidate for the next queen. Since witch law dictates that anyone who witnesses the birth of a magical child must care for it for a year, Doremi and the others are once again made sorcerer's apprentices, tasked with raising Hana. While also tending the Maho-Do, which has now become a garden shop, the girls must ensure Hana's growth and help her pass several health exams given by the head nurse of the Witch World, Majo Heart. Meanwhile, a wizard named Oyajide attempts to kidnap Hana to help the wizarding world, later enlisting the help of four young wizards known as the Flat 4, who tried to get close to Doremi and the others to kidnap Hana, but mi liked them later. Finally, sorcerer's apprentices help mend the relationship between the world of witches and that of wizards. However, Hana's powerful magic attracts the attention of the former queen of the witch world, who has been sleeping in the cursed forest for some reason. She cursed Hana to make her sick, only the Supreme Love Flower that grows in the cursed forest can heal her. Eventually Doremi and the others managed to pick the flowers but were doomed to fall into eternal sleep. Then Hana wakes them up with her powerful magic and thinks of them, but they have also lost their identity as witches. only the Supreme Flower of Love that grows in the cursed forest can heal her. Eventually Doremi and the others managed to pick the flowers but were doomed to fall into eternal sleep. Then Hana wakes them up with her powerful magic and thinks of them, but they have also lost their identity as witches. only the Supreme Flower of Love that grows in the cursed forest can heal her. Eventually Doremi and the others managed to pick the flowers but were doomed to fall into eternal sleep. Then Hana wakes them up with her powerful magic and thinks of them, but they have also lost their identity as witches

Third season

As the queen of the witch world begs the other witch senates to make Doremi and the other witches do it again, half of the senates oppose the decision. Therefore, the queen offers a compromise in that the girls, who are once again made into apprentices, must pass six pastry exams in order to become full-fledged witches. With the Maho-Do remodeled into a bakery, Doremi and the others are joined by Momoko Asuka, a returnee from America who initially has little experience with Japanese aside from using a special intercom, to help them make the necessary sweets for their exams. Midway through the series, Hana is once again afflicted with a curse from the past queen, causing her to dislike vegetables needed for her magical growth, prompting Doremi and the girls to get another chance to take care of Hana and help her . overcome her squeamishness. After curing Hana's squeamishness and passing her pastry exams, the girls appeal to the former queen, Majo Tourbillon, who despised humans ever since she lost her human husband and grandchildren. They baked her favorite cake in memory of her, the cake her husband baked when he proposed to her, then she undid a curse placed upon a forest, where her true form lies sleeping, protected by magical vines.

Fourth season

Hana, who has grown tired of the witch world and wants to be with Doremi and the others, uses all of her magic to instantly grow into a sixth grader. This results in the Maho-Do transforming into a craft shop and shattering Hana's magical crystals, requiring Doremi and the others to provide her with the energy needed to become an apprentice witch. Meanwhile, the Queen discovers that Majo Tourbillon's power will eventually put all worlds to sleep. Therefore, the Queen tasks the girls, who are assisted by Majo Tourbillon's fairy Baba, to recreate various handmade gifts that Majo Tourbillon's six grandchildren had made and received from her to remind her of the happy times and break the vines that her they imprisoned. . The vines soon begin bearing black flowers which cause people and magical beings to be stricken with sloth, with the girls enlisting the help of Hana and a white elephant named Pao to stop them. Finally they managed to wake up Majo Tourbillon. After resolving her misunderstanding with her grandchildren, she lifted the curse of the witch frog. The girls are finally allowed to become witches, but are also reminded that if they become full-fledged witches, they will outlive ordinary humans. They finally decided against becoming witches and learned that they can do anything without using magic, so they combine their respective crystal shards into a new crystal ball for Hana. The series ends with Majo Rika graduating from elementary school and taking Hana back to the witch world. Even though they each went their own way,

Characters

Doremi Harukaze (春風どれみ, Harukaze Doremi, Dorie Goodwyn in the English version)
Doremi is the main protagonist of the series. She is a vivacious girl, longing for love, a little confused and kind that she always takes care of the people around her. She is very interested in witches and magical things. She originally hoped to use magic to give herself the courage to confess to the person she liked, and eventually she learned that this can be achieved even without magic. She often proclaims herself “the unluckiest girl in the world” when things don't go her way. Her favorite instrument of hers is the piano, but due to the shadow of her childhood failure, she also has a complicated frame of mind about the piano.
Her spell is “Pirika Pirilala Popolina Peperuto”, while in Magical Stage her spell is “Pirika Pirilala, carefree” (ピリカピリララのびやかに, Pirika Pirirara Nobiyakani).
Her theme color is pink.

Melody Fujiwara (藤原はづきFujiwara Hazuki, Reanne Griffith in the English version)
Melody (Hazuki) is a shy, kind and intelligent girl. She is a girl from a rich family and Doremi's childhood friend. She didn't dare express her thoughts of her to her parents because she was afraid of their sadness even though she had her own opinion of her. She eventually overcame this problem. She likes silly jokes and she is very scared of ghosts. She has a talent for playing the violin and composing music. At the end of the story, she has decided to go to Karen Girls High School to fulfill her dream of playing the violin.
Hazuki's spell is "Paipai Ponpoi Puwapuwa Puu", while her spell in the magic phase is "Paipai Ponpoi, flexible" (パ イ パ イ ポ ン ポ イ し な や か に, Paipai Ponpoi Shinayakani ).
Its theme color is orange.

Symphony Senoo (妹尾あいこ Senō Aiko , Mirabelle Haywood in the English version)
Sinfony (Aiko) is a transfer student from Osaka. She is a tomboy with an energetic personality, reliable and good at sports. Her parents are divorced, so she lives with her father. She loves both of her parents very much and she wants them to get back together. Eventually, with the efforts of hers and others, her parents regrouped after introspection and resolution of their issues. Her favorite instrument is a harmonica because it was bought by her parents before they divorced. Her favorite food is Takoyaki (chocolate chip cookies).
His spell is “Pameruku Raruku Laliloli Poppun”, while his spell in Magical Stage is “Pameruku Laruku, loud” (パメルクラルクたからかに, Pameruku Raruku Takarakani).
Her theme color is light blue.

Lullaby Segawa (瀬川おんぷ, Segawa Onpu , Ellie Craft in the English version)

Lullaby (Onpu) is a famous child, Japanese idol who becomes a witch apprentice of Majoruka, a rival of Majorika. She is a bit stubborn, has a closed heart and has abused forbidden magic to change others' minds, because she has an amulet to protect her from setbacks, but she becomes kind and selfless by spending time with Doremi and the others then joins them . She is eager to do well in everything, especially in her acting work. She lives with her mother, herself an idol before an accident traumatized her. Her favorite instrument is the flute and her favorite food is pancakes.
Onpu's spell is "Pururun Purun Famifami Faa", while his spell in Magical Stage is "Pururun Purun, elegant" (プルルンプルンすずやかに, Pururun Purun Suzuyakani).
In Japanese, his name Onpu means "musical note".
Her theme color is purple.

Mindy Asuka (飛鳥ももこ Asuka Momoko )

Mindy (Momoko) is a Japanese-American transfer student from New York City and was the apprentice of the late Majo Monroe. At the beginning of her motto she only speaks English and is not familiar with Japanese culture, but she can use an intercom translator with her patissiére uniform with which she can understand and speak Japanese fluently. She becomes friends with Doremi and the others, who teach her to speak Japanese. She has an outspoken personality. She is an expert in pastry and her dream is to open a pastry shop. Her favorite instrument is a guitar.
Momoko's spell is “Perutan Petton Pararira Pon”, while her spell in Magical Stage is “Perutan Petton, Refreshing” (Perutan Petton Sawayakani).
His theme color is yellow.

Hanna (ハナちゃん Hana -chan )

Hana is a little witch born from a large blue rose in the Witch Queen's Garden who produces a new child every 100 years as the successor to the throne. Hana is given to Doremi and her others to take care of after she bumps into her. In Sharp, Doremi, Hazuki, Aiko and Onpu serve as mothers to Hana (especially Doremi). Then in Motto, Momoko also joined them as Hana's mother. Although she is only a child, she has powerful magic. In Dokkān, Hana transforms into a 12-year-old preteen girl in order to attend school with her mothers and takes the name Hana Makihatayama (巻 機 山花, Makihatayama Hana). Due to this incident, her crystal ball broke into pieces, which was the source of the magic used by a witch, so she also became a witch's apprentice during this time.
His theme color is white.

Bibi Harukaze  (春風ぽっぷ Harukaze Poppu, Caitlyn Goodwyn in the English version )

Bibì (Pop) is Doremi's younger sister. She attends Sonatine Kindergarten for the first half of the series and then moves on to Misora ​​First Elementary School. Pop accidentally discovers Doremi's magical powers in season one and as such she becomes a witch's apprentice as well. She acts older than her age and is more responsible than her older sister. Pop's spell is "Pipito Purito Puritan Peperuto", while her spell in Magical Stage is "Pipitto Puritto, Merry" (ピ ピ ッ ト プ リ ッ ト ほ が ら か に, Pipitto Puritto Hokarakani).
His theme color is red.

Euphony / Tree frog (マジョリカ Majo Rika?, Majo-Rika)

The grumpy witch who owns the MAHO magic shop on Earth turns into a talking frog when Doremì yells at her that she is a witch. By doing so, the little girl becomes her apprentice, so that once she has obtained the title of witch, she can bring her back to her original appearance. Eventually, she returns to the Witch World with Hanna and the fairies. She becomes very attached to her apprentices, sometimes putting aside her bad temper. When she is a frog, she uses a dustpan instead of a broomstick. Before becoming an apprentice, Bibì thought she was a puppet and she called her Spumella. Her fairy crystal is a lilac sphere.

La la (ララ Rare?)
Raganella's fairy is perfectly grown up and that's why she speaks. Mature and friendly, she is always willing to lend a hand. She can turn into white cat.

Technical data

TV anime series

Titles: Magica Doremì / What magic Doremì / Doredò Doremì / A thousand Doremì spells
Author: Izumi Tōdō
Regia Takuya Igarashi, Jun'ichi Satō (st. 1), Shigeyasu Yamauchi (st. 2), Mamoru Hosoda (ep. 4×40)
Composition series Takashi Yamada
Char. design Yoshihiko umakoshi
Artistic Dir Yuki Yukie
Music Keiichi Oku
Studio Toei Animation
Network TV Asahi, ANN
Date 1st TV February 7, 1999 - January 26, 2003
Episodes 201 (complete) in 4 seasons
Relationship 4:3
Episode duration 24 min
Italian publisher Dynit (st. 1), Mondo TV (st. 2)
Italian network Italia 1
Date 1st Italian TV March 4, 2002 – May 25, 2005
Italian episodes 201 (complete) in 4 seasons
Italian dialogues Achille Brambilla, Marina Mocetti Spagnuolo, Luisella Sgammeglia, Tullia Piredda, Sergio Romanò, Manuela Scaglione, Laura Brambilla
Double studio it. Merak Film
Double Dir. it. Loredana Nicosia (st. 1-3), Graziano Galoforo (st. 1-3), Marcello Cortese (st. 4)

OVA

Title Magical magic Doremì
Author Izumi Todo
Regia Jun'ichi Satō
Composition series Takashi Yamada
Char. design Yoshihiko umakoshi
Artistic Dir Yuki Yukie
Music Keiichi Oku
Studio Toei Animation
Network SKY PerfectTV!
1 edition June 26 - December 11, 2004
Episodes 13 (complete)
Relationship 4:3
Episode duration 24 min
Italian network Boing
Date 1st Italian edition March 9 – April 6, 2009
Dialogues it. Francesca Bielli, Francesca Ioele, Antonella Marcora, Guido Rutta, Michela Liberti
Double studio it. Merak Film
Double Dir. it. Marcello Cortese, Loredana Nicosia

Manga

Title Magic Doremì
Author Izumi Todo
Drawings Shizue Takanashi
Editor Kodansha
Magazine nakayoshi
Target shoujo
Date 1st edition March 1999 – January 2003
Periodicity monthly
Tankōbon 4 (complete)
Publisher it. Play Press Publishing
Date 1st edition it. 11 January - 6 April 2004
Volumes it. 3 (complete)

light novel

Title Ojamajo Doremi 16
Author Izumi Todo
Texts Midori Kuriyama (vol. 1-9), Yumi Kageyama (vol. 10)
Drawings Yoshihiko umakoshi
Editor Kodansha
Magazine nakayoshi
Date 1st edition December 2011 - ongoing
Volumes 10 (in progress)

ONA

Ojamajo Doremi: Owarai gekijō
Author Izumi Todo
Regia Azuma Tani
Composition series Midori Kuriyama
Char. design Yoshihiko umakoshi
Music Keiichi Oku
Studio Toei Animation
1st publ. March 23, 2019 - March 22, 2020
Episodes 26 (complete)
Relationship 16:9
Duration ep. 2 min

Anime TV series

Title Ojamajo Doremi: Honobono gekijō
Author Izumi Todo
Regia Poeyama
Composition series Ryō Yamazaki, Miyuki Kurosu, Yoshimi Narita, Rei Takagi
Char. design Yoshihiko umakoshi
Music Keiichi Oku
Studio Toei Animation
Date 1st TV 10 January - 20 February 2020
Episodes 5 (complete)
Relationship 16:9
Duration ep. 5 min

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ojamajo_Doremi