Mahou no Yousei Persia

A list of magical girl shows released between 1966 and 1998. Made using this awesome tumblr post: https://chiibinomonodamon.tumblr.com/post/99031991319/there-you-go-every-fcking-magical-girl-from

before sailor moon took the mahou shoujo genre by storm in the early 90's, many magical girl series were (in my opinion, anyway) often more like pre-cursors to the nichijou-kei/slice of life and kirara-kei/cute girls doing cute things genres that are popular today.

in a time of economic turmoil in japan, sailor moon was a perfect series to receive an anime adaptation because it could--theoretically--appeal to multiple markets across gender-genre lines, giving it a "two for one" value to its production committee members. for example, sailor moon was able to incorporate elements of popular battle series' (that, supposedly, appealed to young boys) into a story that was aesthetically and thematically more familiar to the (supposedly) young girl readership of shoujo manga. add to this stellar combination an appeal to the important consumer demographic of the "first otaku generation" of the 80's, especially in regard to sailor moon's denotation as a "BISHOUJO senshi" in a sailor suit, and the companies sponsoring that anime adaptation had a brilliant piece of intellectual property that had nearly endless potential for merchandising.

the older magical girl series', especially those released in the japan's economic bubble period of the 80's, were more directly focused on the latter two of the three demographics described above. yes, most of them were supposedly intended as entertainment for young girls, but as the bishoujo era of the 80's kicked off, production committees could no longer deny the popularity of shoujo manga and anime with otaku consumers.

this list will contain mahou shoujo anime series that premiered before the premiere of the sailor moon anime adaptation. i'll attempt to order them from most to least important to viewing the genre from this perspective, but certainly my personal biases will come into play, so yes, i'm putting minky momo before sally the witch. please forgive me.


FORMAT:
common english or alternative titles
seasons the listed anime ran through


for more info, i highly recommend patrick galbraith's book on Otaku and the struggle for imagination in japan:
https://www.dukeupress.edu/otaku-and-the-struggle-for-imagination-in-japan

sources and further reading:
https://web.archive.org/web/20160401013143/http://www.nippon.com/en/in-depth/a03904/
https://isaacmeyer.net/2014/07/episode-60-womens-activism-in-japan/
https://www.jstor.org/stable/43553398
https://www.amazon.com/Animerica-Anime-Monthly-September-Spectacular/dp/B0072N4D60

Studio Pierrot produced various Mahou Shoujo series between 1983 and 2006 that ended up being called the "Studio Pierrot Magical Girls".

"Tokyo Mew Mew" and "Sugar Sugar Rune" can count or not depending on the point of view because they have little to nothing in common with the other series.

Compiling older magical girl in case anybody wants to do a deep dive into the genre. Anything before 2000.

1-3 - https://myanimelist.net/stacks/14457
4-5 - https://myanimelist.net/stacks/14459
6-7 - https://myanimelist.net/stacks/14693
8-9 - https://myanimelist.net/stacks/14694
10 - https://myanimelist.net/stacks/14695 <= YOU ARE HERE

for shows with less than 4,000 members

Using this [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLZYtFRoMGQ | Magical Girls Timeline 1966-2020] as reference for this stack, I made it in hopes it might help people who are into this genre find anime they haven't watched/didn't know existed yet.. or really just people who'd like to get into something new.

There are 4-5 anime I haven't included simply because they're ecchi and I really wanna try to keep this, well, non-ecchi.

Part 2 here: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/15925

Based on Captain-Nisaka's video "Evolution of shoujo animes - 1966-2021 (COMPLET)" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmrW6NNvnDc

other parts
part 2 - https://myanimelist.net/stacks/28833
part 3 - https://myanimelist.net/stacks/28836
part 4 - https://myanimelist.net/stacks/28839

Includes all* anime on the Anime+/GRAPH mahou shoujo/magical girl achievement list

Notes:
If the anime is saved under a different name in the original list (and the ID matches), the listed title is added as a comment. The anime will keep its place according to the list - even if it will no longer be alphabetically correct according to its main title on MAL. This is to make the job of checking and updating these much easier for me.

*The main stacks do NOT include hentai. This is both for people who want to avoid it, and because including it will significantly limit the stack. Please proceed to the Hentai Edition™ in the list below if you're into that.

Links:
★ Club - https://myanimelist.net/clubs.php?cid=67199
★ Original list - https://github.com/anime-plus/graph/blob/main/data/achievement/anime-mahou-shoujo.json
★ Watch order guides (you're gonna need them...) - https://chiaki.site/?/tools/watch_order

The whole series:
★ Part 01 - https://myanimelist.net/stacks/31473
★ Part 02 - https://myanimelist.net/stacks/31474
★ Part 03 - https://myanimelist.net/stacks/31475
★ Part 04 - https://myanimelist.net/stacks/31476
★ Part 05 - https://myanimelist.net/stacks/31477
★ Part 06 - https://myanimelist.net/stacks/31478
★ Part 07 - https://myanimelist.net/stacks/31479 <== you are here
★ Part 08 - https://myanimelist.net/stacks/31480
★ Part 09 - https://myanimelist.net/stacks/31481
★ Part 10 - https://myanimelist.net/stacks/31482
★ Part 11 - https://myanimelist.net/stacks/31483
★ Part 12 - https://myanimelist.net/stacks/31484
★ Part 13 - https://myanimelist.net/stacks/31485
★ Part 14 - https://myanimelist.net/stacks/31486
★ Hentai Edition for a) serious completionists and b) horny people - https://myanimelist.net/stacks/31496
★ Manga version - coming soon

Last updated: July 03, 2023
Feel free to let me know if something has been added and I haven't updated in a while, or if I've made a mistake somewhere! <3

Magical Girl Club Quartet: Alien X from A Zone is a crossover OVA involving Yuu from Creamy Mami, Persia from Mahou no yousei Persia, Mai from mahou no star magical Emi and Yumi Mahou no idol pastel Yumi. This is the order you have to watch the animes for the cross over.

Not including recaps episodes, music video or complilations

Mahou no Yousei Persia (Persia the Magic Fairy) Watch Order:
(2 TV Series, 1 Special, 3 OVAs, 1 MV)
1. Mahou no Yousei Persia (Jul 6, 1984 to May 31, 1985) | TV | 48 episodes x 24 min. per ep. - Full Story
2. Adesugata Mahou no Sannin Musume (Mar 28, 1986) | OVA | 1 episode x 29 min. - Spin-off
3. Majokko Club Yoningumi: A Kuukan kara no Alien X (Jul 28, 1987) | OVA | 1 episode x 27 min. - Spin-off
4. Mahou no Yousei Persia: Kaiten Mokuba (Sep 25, 1987) | OVA | 1 episode x 45 min. - Summary
5. Mahou no Yousei Persia: Escape! (Mar 25, 1999) | Music | 1 episode x 2 min. - Other
6. Mahou no Yousei Persia Pilot (May 23, 2003) | Special | 1 episode x 3 min. - Prequel
7. Pierrot Mahou Shoujo Series (Shinsaku Anime) (Not yet aired) | TV | ? episodes x ? min.

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Genre: Comedy
Theme: Mahou Shoujo

Tags: Persia, Pierrot, Magical Girl, Magical Girl Club Quartet

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Persia Hayami https://myanimelist.net/character/42181/Persia_Hayami

Majokko Club Yoningumi (Magical Girl Club Quartet): Watch Order Guides: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/34792
Pierrot Mahou Shoujo Series (Pierrot Magical Girls Series Quintet): Watch Order Guides: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/49510

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Pierrot's Magical Girl Club Quartet:
1. Yuu Morisawa (Creamy Mami): https://myanimelist.net/character/12919/Yuu_Morisawa
2. Persia Hayami https://myanimelist.net/character/42181/Persia_Hayami
3. Mai Kazuki (Magical Emi): https://myanimelist.net/character/13412/Mai_Kazuki
4. Yumi Hanazono: https://myanimelist.net/character/23755/Yumi_Hanazono

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Guides:
• Mahou no Tenshi Creamy Mami Watch Order Guide [12 entries] https://myanimelist.net/stacks/33945
• Mahou no Yousei Persia Watch Order Guide [6 entries] https://myanimelist.net/stacks/33946
• Mahou no Star Magical Emi Watch Order Guide [7 entries] https://myanimelist.net/stacks/33947
• Mahou no Princess Minky Momo Watch Order Guide [8 entries] https://myanimelist.net/stacks/33944

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Crossovers:
Majokko Club Yoningumi: A Kuukan kara no Alien X (Magical Girl Club Quartet: Alien X from A Zone)
https://myanimelist.net/anime/2080/Majokko_Club_Yoningumi__A_Kuukan_kara_no_Alien_X
- A Creamy Mami, Magical Emi, Persia, and Pastel Yumi sci-fi crossover with tentacles! Lots of tentacles!

Adesugata Mahou no Sannin Musume
https://myanimelist.net/anime/5246/Adesugata_Mahou_no_Sannin_Musume
- A Creamy Mami, Persia, and Magical Emi recap crossover. Hotpot and onsen!
- No Pastel Yumi.

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*Minky Momo isn't really a Pierrot girl but she had a crossover with Creamy Mami in Mahou no Princess Minky Momo vs. Mahou no Tenshi Creamy Mami by Pierrot so I included her franchise here before (also because of the limit).
https://myanimelist.net/anime/8972/Mahou_no_Princess_Minky_Momo_vs_Mahou_no_Tenshi_Creamy_Mami
- A Minky Momo and Creamy Mami kaiju battle-style crossover by Pierrot.

Momo: https://myanimelist.net/character/20197/Momo

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There's a new Pierrot Mahou Shoujo Series (Shinsaku Anime) in the works!

"Pierrot Magical Girls series, which includes titles like "Magical Angel Creamy Mami" and others, is going to produce its latest TV animation project!"
Source: https://x.com/p_magicalgirls/status/1806983797894004956

It seems it would be a quintet, rather than a quartet, with:
• Yuu Morisawa (Creamy Mami) https://pierrot.jp/magicalgirls/title01.html
• Persia Hayami https://pierrot.jp/magicalgirls/title02.html
• Mai Kazuki (Magical Emi) https://pierrot.jp/magicalgirls/title03.html
• Yumi Hanazono https://pierrot.jp/magicalgirls/title04.html
• Miho Shinohara (Lala) https://pierrot.jp/magicalgirls/title04.html

So here's a 'Pierrot Mahou Shoujo Series (Pierrot Magical Girls Series Quintet): Watch Order Guides' stack: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/49510

Official Site: https://pierrot.jp/magicalgirls/
Twitter (X): https://twitter.com/p_magicalgirls (ぴえろ魔法少女シリーズ公式 (Pierrot Magical Girl Series Official) @p_magicalgirls

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Also check out:
Pierrot: https://myanimelist.net/anime/producer/1/Pierrot

Studio Pierrot Magical Girls (by Wild_Rose)
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/8996

Road to Magical Girl Club Quartet: Alien X from A Zone (by ojmendez)
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/32489

Mahou no Princess, Mahou no Tenshi Watch Order [28 entries]
https://chiaki.site/?/tools/watch_order/group_id/335
*Mahou no Princess Minky Momo, Mahou no Tenshi Creamy Mami, Mahou no Yousei Persia, Mahou no Star Magical Emi, and Mahou no Idol Pastel Yumi were clumped together probably due to some crossovers but they're actually different franchises.

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Theme: Mahou Shoujo
Tags: Magical Girl, Creamy Mami, Persia, Magical Emi, Pastel Yumi, Minky Momo
Ashi Productions, Asahi Production, Pierrot, Ajia-do

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Once upon a time, before KPI and censorship strikes, these are the list of anime that ever aired on Indonesian TV.

I'm compiling the list from all around the Internet and some from collective memory.
If you remembered anything wrong or missing from this stack, please message me.
Sequels are not listed here.

Since only 50 can be listed as a stack, this will be separated into several part.
Part 1: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/35256
Part 2: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/35344
Part 3: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/35464
Part 4: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/35767
Part 5: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/35768
Part 6: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/35779

This list only includes anime aired on Spacetoon.

*Work in progress.
**Data from TVRI is very scarce, if you have more info about anime that ever aired especially in the 1980's, please message me.

Witch anime that I've watched and found on lists and discussions.

Here are some of the sources I've checked:

https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/CuteWitch/AnimeAndManga
https://www.entoin.com/entertainment/witch-anime
https://www.cbr.com/best-anime-about-training-witches/
https://www.anime-planet.com/anime/tags/witches
https://www.reddit.com/r/Animesuggest/comments/p6amrt/serious_witch_anime/?rdt=48131
https://www.reddit.com/r/anime/comments/is9z0y/which_witch_anime_to_watch/
https://www.reddit.com/r/anime/comments/qex8kf/any_anime_with_mage_girlswitches/

For most series the score is falling over time, however some special series it is rising over time.

This is the list of these series that used to be scored lower on MAL but have been rising in score over the years, excludes currently airing series and series where the score rise happened when the series was airing or within 5 years of its airing.

Source: Wayback Machine


Updated: 29th March 2024
Updated: 8th May 2024
Updated: 16th May 2024
Last Updated: 24th May 2024

Probably wont be updated anymore there was a change today (24th May 2024) in how the scores are calculated (?) and because of that everything in this list went back to lower scores again, so I'll probably leave this as it is currently to preserve the history before they edited the system (?)

I made this list because I wanted to start watching more classic anime. In order to make this list, I needed to set my own parameters. For simplicity, I chose 1980 and 2001. After browsing through MAL by season from 1980-2001, these are the ones that looked fun. Some are well known, others have a specific genre tag that I usually enjoy. Therefore, this list contains a variety of genres: mahou-shojo, idol, romance, etc.
Hope you enjoy it <3

Pierrot's Magical Girls Series Quintet:
1. Yuu Morisawa (Creamy Mami): https://myanimelist.net/character/12919/Yuu_Morisawa
2. Persia Hayami https://myanimelist.net/character/42181/Persia_Hayami
3. Mai Kazuki (Magical Emi): https://myanimelist.net/character/13412/Mai_Kazuki
4. Yumi Hanazono: https://myanimelist.net/character/23755/Yumi_Hanazono
5. Miho Shinohara (Lala) https://myanimelist.net/character/5751/Miho_Shinohara

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Guides:
• Mahou no Tenshi Creamy Mami Watch Order Guide [12 entries] https://myanimelist.net/stacks/33945
• Mahou no Yousei Persia Watch Order Guide [6 entries] https://myanimelist.net/stacks/33946
• Mahou no Star Magical Emi Watch Order Guide [7 entries] https://myanimelist.net/stacks/33947

• Majokko Club Yoningumi (Magical Girl Club Quartet): Watch Order Guides: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/34792

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Crossovers:
Majokko Club Yoningumi: A Kuukan kara no Alien X (Magical Girl Club Quartet: Alien X from A Zone)
https://myanimelist.net/anime/2080/Majokko_Club_Yoningumi__A_Kuukan_kara_no_Alien_X
- A Creamy Mami, Magical Emi, Persia, and Pastel Yumi sci-fi crossover with tentacles! Lots of tentacles!

Adesugata Mahou no Sannin Musume
https://myanimelist.net/anime/5246/Adesugata_Mahou_no_Sannin_Musume
- A Creamy Mami, Persia, and Magical Emi recap crossover. Hotpot and onsen!
- No Pastel Yumi.

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There's a new Pierrot Mahou Shoujo Series (Shinsaku Anime) in the works!

"Pierrot Magical Girls series, which includes titles like "Magical Angel Creamy Mami" and others, is going to produce its latest TV animation project!"
Source: https://x.com/p_magicalgirls/status/1806983797894004956

It seems it would be a quintet, rather than a quartet, with:
• Yuu Morisawa (Creamy Mami) https://pierrot.jp/magicalgirls/title01.html
• Persia Hayami https://pierrot.jp/magicalgirls/title02.html
• Mai Kazuki (Magical Emi) https://pierrot.jp/magicalgirls/title03.html
• Yumi Hanazono https://pierrot.jp/magicalgirls/title04.html
• Miho Shinohara (Lala) https://pierrot.jp/magicalgirls/title04.html

Official Site: https://pierrot.jp/magicalgirls/
Twitter (X): https://twitter.com/p_magicalgirls (ぴえろ魔法少女シリーズ公式 (Pierrot Magical Girl Series Official) @p_magicalgirls

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Also check out:
Pierrot: https://myanimelist.net/anime/producer/1/Pierrot

Studio Pierrot Magical Girls (by Wild_Rose)
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/8996

Road to Magical Girl Club Quartet: Alien X from A Zone (by ojmendez)
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/32489

Mahou no Princess, Mahou no Tenshi Watch Order [28 entries]
https://chiaki.site/?/tools/watch_order/group_id/335
*Mahou no Princess Minky Momo, Mahou no Tenshi Creamy Mami, Mahou no Yousei Persia, Mahou no Star Magical Emi, and Mahou no Idol Pastel Yumi were clumped together probably due to some crossovers but they're actually different franchises.

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Theme: Mahou Shoujo
Tags: Magical Girl, Creamy Mami, Persia, Magical Emi, Pastel Yumi, Fancy Lala
Ashi Productions, Asahi Production, Pierrot, Ajia-do

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List of animated series by Studio Pierrot in the magical girl genre. This list contains important works that share certain common characteristics and that marked a before and after in the magical girl genre.

Note #01: Urusei Yatsura is a Magical Girlfriends series, which although it comes from the same origin as magical girls, many do not consider it one, personally, I DO consider Urusei Yatsura a magical girl series since Lum has special powers, which is a central characteristic of magical girls. Ten, Lum's cousin, fulfills a similar function to that of magical pets in other series. The series itself is from the Magical Girls subgenre, "magical girlfriends", the girls usually have special abilities and are involved in romantic relationships with normal characters, Lum fits perfectly into this description, being Ataru's alien girlfriend with magical powers that fit the characteristics of a magical girl. Although "Urusei Yatsura" is primarily a comedy, there are episodes that touch on themes of self-improvement, friendship, and growth, which are central to many magical girl stories. That's why I, PERSONALLY, put it on this list as a magical girl series.

Note #02: "Tokyo Mew Mew" and "Sugar Sugar Rune" are not considered part of this list since they were born from a manga and not as an original idea. But, personally, I like to believe that they are part of this list.

PG-rated (for teenagers who are 10 years old onwards) magical girl anime

Those shoujo animes that we would watch after coming back from school. Plotlines are mainly about daily slice of life mixed with a bit fantasy, romance, family and friends. No complicated intrigue no tricky plot twist; just warm and funny.

The previous stack link:
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/53014