The Pierrot Magical Girl Series (ぴえろ魔法少女シリーズ, Piero Mahō Shōjo Shīrizu) is a series of Japanese magical girl anime series by Studio Pierrot.
| Pierrot Magical Girl Series | |
|---|---|
 Collage of the promotional images of the first five TV series in the Pierrot Magical Girl Series | |
| Created by | Studio Pierrot |
| Owner | Studio Pierrot |
| Years | 1983–present |
| Films and television | |
| Television series | See below |
History
editBefore Studio Pierrot started making magical girl anime, Magical Princess Minky Momo (also known as Gigi outside Japan), animated by the studio Ashi Productions and produced in cooperation with Yomiko Advertising, gained popularity. Afterwards, Yomiko Advertising approached Studio Pierrot to create a new majokko (魔女っ子; lit. 'little witch') anime, which would become Magical Angel Creamy Mami. In the 1980s, three other series would follow Creamy Mami.
Within Studio Pierrot, the name magical girl (魔法少女, mahō shōjo) would be used, although majokko would also be sometimes used.
Minky Momo and Creamy Mami together started what would later be called the "Second Magical Girl Boom" (第2期魔法少女ブーム, Dainiki Mahō Shōjo Būmu).[1]
After a 12-year gap, Fancy Lala aired on TV Tokyo in 1998, but would not become a big hit, unlike its predecessors.
In April 2026, Magical Sisters LuluttoLilly, the sixth installment in the series, aired on Tokyo MX after a 28-year gap.
Common characteristics
editThere are many common characteristics in the series (with some exceptions):
- The protagonist is an elementary school girl.
- The protagonist is a normal girl but receives magical powers from a being from another world.
- The protagonist is close to a slightly older male character whom she has a crush on.
- The protagonist is accompanied by a familiar from another world, who helps her out.
- The protagonist transforms into an older girl by casting a spell with her magic wand. An exception being Pastel Yumi, who possesses almost no transformation ability except for very briefly changing her costume, so she barely ends up using said ability.
- A new singer voices the protagonist and performs the theme song, except in Persia. Additionally, Fancy Lala's voice actress, Reiko Ōmori, was already active before the series.
- The protagonist's household runs a business, e.g. a crêpe stall, except for Fancy Lala.
Series overview
edit| No. | Title | Series director | Run | Episodes | Network | Ref(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Magical Angel Creamy Mami | Osamu Kobayashi | July 1, 1983 – June 29, 1984 | 52 | Nippon Television | ||
| 2 | Persia, the Magic Fairy | Takashi Anno | July 6, 1984 – May 31, 1985 | 48 | |||
| 3 | Magical Emi, the Magic Star | June 7, 1985 – February 28, 1986 | 38 | ||||
| 4 | Pastel Yumi, the Magic Idol | Akira Shigino | March 7 – August 29, 1986 | 25 | |||
| 5 | Fancy Lala, the Magic Stage | Takahiro Omori | April 5 – September 27, 1998 | 26 | TV Tokyo | ||
| 6 | Magical Sisters LuluttoLilly | Shintarō Dōge | April 5, 2026 – present | – | Tokyo MX (Japan) YouTube (Worldwide)[a] |
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Notes
edit- ↑ Via Bandai Namco Filmworks' official YouTube channel.[2]
References
edit- ↑ "動画王 Vol. 02 スーパー魔女っ子大戦" [Motion Picture King, Vol. 02: Super Majokko Great Battle]. Kinema Junposha Extra Issue: July 14, 1997 (in Japanese). Japan: Kinema Junposha. July 14, 1997.
- ↑ "Bandai Namco Filmworks Streams 1st 2 Episodes of Magical Sisters LuluttoLilly Anime With English Subtitles". Anime News Network. 2026-04-19. Retrieved 2026-04-19.
External links
edit- Official website (in Japanese)
- Official X (Twitter) page (@p_magicalgirls) (in Japanese)