Majokko Tsukune-chan (魔女っ娘つくねちゃん) 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]
External links
References
- John Oppliger. Ask John: What are the Best Anime Comedies of the Past 20 Years? – AnimeNation Anime News Blog AnimeNation, December 16, 2005, retrieved December 5, 2022^
- Magari Hiroaki. http://aoi.sakura.ne.jp/~kiboo/oshigoto.htm イッツフェイクだ！, retrieved December 5, 2022^
- http://shop.kodansha.jp/bc2_bc/search_view.jsp?b=3462366 Kodansha, retrieved December 5, 2022^
- http://shop.kodansha.jp/bc2_bc/search_view.jsp?b=3462722 Kodansha, retrieved December 5, 2022^
- http://shop.kodansha.jp/bc2_bc/search_view.jsp?b=3730204 Kodansha, retrieved December 5, 2022^
- http://shop.kodansha.jp/bc2_bc/search_view.jsp?b=3731499 Kodansha, retrieved December 5, 2022^
- Majokko Tsukune-chan Vol.1 [DVD+CD] CDJapan, retrieved December 5, 2022^
- Majokko Tsukune-chan Vol.6 CDJapan, retrieved December 5, 2022^
- http://www.starchild.co.jp/special/tsukune/staff_cast_.html Star Child, retrieved December 5, 2022^