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{{quote|''"Magic Girls, no matter how frilly their dresses, high their screams, or incompetent their sidekicks, will be treated as the credible and dire threats they are, and I will direct as many, if not more resources to their destruction as I would for a more classical Hero."''|''[http://nift.firedrake.org/EEmpress.htm Evil Empress Guide]''}}
{{quote|''"Magic Girls, no matter how frilly their dresses, high their screams, or incompetent their sidekicks, will be treated as the credible and dire threats they are, and I will direct as many, if not more resources to their destruction as I would for a more classical Hero."''|''[http://nift.firedrake.org/EEmpress.htm Evil Empress Guide]''}}
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'''History of the Genre'''
'''History of the Genre'''


It may come as a surprise to learn that the entire Magical Girl genre is descended, effectively, from the American live-action series ''[[Bewitched (TV)|Bewitched]]''. While two series claim the role of first magical girl anime -- Mitsuteru Yokoyama's ''Mahotsukai Sally'' (''[[Sally the Witch]]'', 1966-1968) and Akatsuka Fujio's ''[[Himitsu no Akko-chan (Anime)|Himitsu no Akko-chan]]'' (broadcast 1969, but its manga predates ''Mahotsukai Sally'') -- the creators of both credit ''[[Bewitched (TV)|Bewitched]]'' as a primary inspiration for their work. Yokoyama explicitly adapted its concept for a younger audience, while Akatsuka merely says he was "inspired" by it.
It may come as a surprise to learn that the entire Magical Girl genre is descended, effectively, from the American live-action series ''[[Bewitched]]''. While two series claim the role of first magical girl anime -- Mitsuteru Yokoyama's ''Mahotsukai Sally'' (''[[Sally the Witch]]'', 1966-1968) and Akatsuka Fujio's ''[[Himitsu no Akko-chan]]'' (broadcast 1969, but its manga predates ''Mahotsukai Sally'') -- the creators of both credit ''[[Bewitched]]'' as a primary inspiration for their work. Yokoyama explicitly adapted its concept for a younger audience, while Akatsuka merely says he was "inspired" by it.


Another important early Magical Girl show was ''[[Majokko Meg Chan]]'' in 1974. [[Multiple Demographic Appeal|This was the first show to be marketed to boys as well as girls]], and featured a number of developments -- it was the first Magical Girl show to...
Another important early Magical Girl show was ''[[Majokko Meg-chan]]'' in 1974. [[Multiple Demographic Appeal|This was the first show to be marketed to boys as well as girls]], and featured a number of developments -- it was the first Magical Girl show to...


* have a [[Tomboy|Tomboyish]] heroine -- all magical girls prior to this had been [[Nice Girl|sweet feminine girls]]
* have a [[Tomboy|Tomboyish]] heroine -- all magical girls prior to this had been [[Nice Girl|sweet feminine girls]]
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=== Anime and Manga ===
=== Anime and Manga ===
* ''[[Sailor Moon (Anime)|Sailor Moon]]'', perhaps the most famous outside (and inside!) of Japan. Many misinformed people will call any other magical girl series a "ripoff" of Sailor Moon, which isn't true in the slightest.
* ''[[Sailor Moon]]'', perhaps the most famous outside (and inside!) of Japan. Many misinformed people will call any other magical girl series a "ripoff" of Sailor Moon, which isn't true in the slightest.
** ''[[Codename Sailor V]]'', the manga which led to the creation of ''Sailor Moon''.
** ''[[Codename: Sailor V]]'', the manga which led to the creation of ''Sailor Moon''.
* ''[[Cardcaptor Sakura (Manga)|Cardcaptor Sakura]]'', easily the ''second'' most famous behind [[Sailor Moon|Miss Tsukino]] worldwide (and the banner girl for this page).
* ''[[Cardcaptor Sakura]]'', easily the ''second'' most famous behind [[Sailor Moon|Miss Tsukino]] worldwide (and the banner girl for this page).
* ''[[Sally the Witch]]'', the first in the genre and [[Trope Codifier]] for the [[Cute Witch]] subgenre.
* ''[[Sally the Witch]]'', the first in the genre and [[Trope Codifier]] for the [[Cute Witch]] subgenre.
* ''[[Majokko Meg Chan]]'', ground-breaking in regards to the genre
* ''[[Majokko Meg-chan]]'', ground-breaking in regards to the genre
* Other early examples of the genre include:
* Other early examples of the genre include:
** ''[[Himitsu no Akko-chan]]'' features a girl with a magic mirror.
** ''[[Himitsu no Akko-chan]]'' features a girl with a magic mirror.
** ''[[Mahou no Mako Chan]]'' is a [[Magical Girl]] adaptation of ''[[The Little Mermaid]]''.
** ''[[Mahou no Mako-chan]]'' is a [[Magical Girl]] adaptation of ''[[The Little Mermaid]]''.
** ''[[Sarutobi Ecchan]]'' features a girl with ninja powers.
** ''[[Sarutobi Ecchan]]'' features a girl with ninja powers.
** ''[[Marvelous Melmo]]'' uses magic pills to [[Older Alter Ego|change her age]].
** ''[[Marvelous Melmo]]'' uses magic pills to [[Older Alter Ego|change her age]].
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** ''[[Esper Mami]]'' uses psychic powers.
** ''[[Esper Mami]]'' uses psychic powers.
** ''[[Majokko Tickle]]''
** ''[[Majokko Tickle]]''
** ''[[Hana Noko Lunlun]]'' which is mostly a [[Cute Witch]] but sometimes takes a [[Magical Girl Warrior]] role, ''heavily'' depending on her surroundings.
** ''[[Hana no Ko Lunlun]]'' which is mostly a [[Cute Witch]] but sometimes takes a [[Magical Girl Warrior]] role, ''heavily'' depending on her surroundings.
** ''[[Mahou Shojo Lalabel]]''
** ''[[Mahou Shojo Lalabel]]''
** ''[[Magical Princess Minky Momo]]''
** ''[[Magical Princess Minky Momo]]''
** ''[[Magical Angel Creamy Mami]]'', ''[[Persia the Magic Fairy]]'', ''[[Magical Star Magical Emi]]'', and ''[[Magical Idol Pastel Yumi]]'', all of which were put out by Studio Pierrot in the 1980s. Also, the Studio Pierrot pilot film, ''[[Yumesekai No Hodgepodge]]''.
** ''[[Magical Angel Creamy Mami]]'', ''[[Persia the Magic Fairy]]'', ''[[Magical Star Magical Emi]]'', and ''[[Magical Idol Pastel Yumi]]'', all of which were put out by Studio Pierrot in the 1980s. Also, the Studio Pierrot pilot film, ''[[Yumesekai No Hodgepodge]]''.
* ''[[Magic Knight Rayearth]]'' is CLAMP's first crack at the genre.
* ''[[Magic Knight Rayearth]]'' is CLAMP's first crack at the genre.
* ''[[Wedding Peach (Manga)|Wedding Peach]]'' has a wedding theme.
* ''[[Wedding Peach]]'' has a wedding theme.
* ''[[Tokyo Mew Mew]]'' has an environmentalist theme.
* ''[[Tokyo Mew Mew]]'' has an environmentalist theme.
* ''[[Ojamajo Doremi]]'' features a [[Five-Man Band]] of [[Cute Witch|Cute Witches]]
* ''[[Ojamajo Doremi]]'' features a [[Five-Man Band]] of [[Cute Witch|Cute Witches]]
* ''[[Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch]]'' features mermaids who transform into [[Magic Idol Singer|Magic Idol Singers]].
* ''[[Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch]]'' features mermaids who transform into [[Magic Idol Singer|Magic Idol Singers]].
* ''[[Shadow Lady (Manga)|Shadow Lady]]'', ''[[Kaitou Saint Tail]]'' [[Dueling Shows|and]] ''[[Kamikaze Kaitou Jeanne]]'' combine this genre with the [[Kaitou]].
* ''[[Shadow Lady]]'', ''[[Kaitou Saint Tail]]'' [[Dueling Shows|and]] ''[[Kamikaze Kaitou Jeanne]]'' combine this genre with the [[Kaitou]].
* Deconstructions, subversions, and parodies of the genre include:
* Deconstructions, subversions, and parodies of the genre include:
** ''[[Revolutionary Girl Utena]]'' is a famous subversion.
** ''[[Revolutionary Girl Utena]]'' is a famous subversion.
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** ''[[Ai to Yuuki no Pig Girl Tonde Buurin]]'' is a parody and an example at the same time, one of the few (perhaps the only) parodies actually aimed at the same demographic as straight examples. It's protagonist is a [[Magical Girl Warrior]] who transforms not into a glamorous [[Frills of Justice]] clad heroine, but instead into a [[Animal Superheroes|superpowered pig]] in a cape.
** ''[[Ai to Yuuki no Pig Girl Tonde Buurin]]'' is a parody and an example at the same time, one of the few (perhaps the only) parodies actually aimed at the same demographic as straight examples. It's protagonist is a [[Magical Girl Warrior]] who transforms not into a glamorous [[Frills of Justice]] clad heroine, but instead into a [[Animal Superheroes|superpowered pig]] in a cape.
** Gently mocked in the ''Gakuen Kino'' novels, a [[High School AU]] of the ''[[Kino's Journey]]'' series; where ultimate pragmatist Kino is thrust into the genre.
** Gently mocked in the ''Gakuen Kino'' novels, a [[High School AU]] of the ''[[Kino's Journey]]'' series; where ultimate pragmatist Kino is thrust into the genre.
** [[Affectionate Parody|Affectionately parodied]] in ''[[Demashita Power Puff Girls Z]]''.
** [[Affectionate Parody|Affectionately parodied]] in ''[[Demashita! Powerpuff Girls Z]]''.
** The ''[[Pretty Sammy]]'' series (which itself is a gentle parody of ''[[Sailor Moon]]'').
** The ''[[Pretty Sammy]]'' series (which itself is a gentle parody of ''[[Sailor Moon]]'').
** ''[[Puni Puni Poemi]]'' viciously satirizes magical girl shows (among many other things).
** ''[[Puni Puni Poemi]]'' viciously satirizes magical girl shows (among many other things).
** Brutal but comedic deconstruction: ''[[Dai Mahou Touge]]''
** Brutal but comedic deconstruction: ''[[Dai Mahou Touge]]''
** From the same director, ''[[Bludgeoning Angel Dokurochan (Light Novel)|Bludgeoning Angel Dokurochan]]'' is another brutally comedic deconstruction.
** From the same director, ''[[Bludgeoning Angel Dokuro-chan|Bludgeoning Angel Dokurochan]]'' is another brutally comedic deconstruction.
** ''[[Majokko Tsukune Chan]]'' is a surreal parody of the [[Cute Witch]] genre.
** ''[[Majokko Tsukune-chan]]'' is a surreal parody of the [[Cute Witch]] genre.
** ''[[Panty and Stocking With Garterbelt (Anime)|Panty and Stocking With Garterbelt]]'' is what happens when you get [[Studio Gainax]] (more specifically the director behind the 5th episode of [[FLCL]]) to direct a [[Magical Girl]] series.
** ''[[Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt|Panty and Stocking With Garterbelt]]'' is what happens when you get [[Studio Gainax]] (more specifically the director behind the 5th episode of [[FLCL]]) to direct a [[Magical Girl]] series.
** ''[[Puella Magi Madoka Magica]]'', another for the [[Deconstruction]] team, a very [[Nightmare Fuel|brutal]] [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica (Anime)/Nightmare Fuel|one]]. It is often considered to be the [[Magical Girl]] ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]'' (in terms of [[Genre Deconstruction]] and [[Darker and Edgier|extreme darkness of tone]]).
** ''[[Puella Magi Madoka Magica]]'', another for the [[Deconstruction]] team, a very [[Nightmare Fuel|brutal]] [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica/Nightmare Fuel|one]]. It is often considered to be the [[Magical Girl]] ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]'' (in terms of [[Genre Deconstruction]] and [[Darker and Edgier|extreme darkness of tone]]).
*** ''[[Puella Magi Kazumi Magica]]'' is a [[Lighter and Softer]] spin-off {{spoiler|[[Cerebus Syndrome|for the first three chapters.]]}}
*** ''[[Puella Magi Kazumi Magica]]'' is a [[Lighter and Softer]] spin-off {{spoiler|[[Cerebus Syndrome|for the first three chapters.]]}}
**** ''[[Puella Magi Oriko Magica]]'' is another spin-off, and is an interquel.
**** ''[[Puella Magi Oriko Magica]]'' is another spin-off, and is an interquel.
* More modern, subversive takes on the trope include:
* More modern, subversive takes on the trope include:
** The Mai universe (''[[Mai-HiME (Anime)|Mai-HiME]], [[Mai-Otome (Anime)|Mai-Otome]], [[Anime/Mai-Otome Zwei|Mai-Otome Zwei]], [[Mai-HiME Destiny (Light Novel)|Mai-HiME Destiny]].'')
** The Mai universe (''[[Mai-HiME]], [[Mai-Otome]], [[Anime/Mai-Otome Zwei|Mai-Otome Zwei]], [[Mai-HiME Destiny]].'')
** The ''[[Pretty Cure]]'' multiverse (''[[Futari wa Pretty Cure]]'', ''[[Futari wa Pretty Cure Splash Star]]'', ''[[Yes Pretty Cure 5]]'', ''[[Fresh Pretty Cure]]'', ''[[Heartcatch Pretty Cure]]'', ''[[Suite Precure]]'' and ''[[Smile Pretty Cure]]''.).
** The ''[[Pretty Cure]]'' multiverse (''[[Futari wa Pretty Cure]]'', ''[[Futari wa Pretty Cure Splash Star]]'', ''[[Yes! Pretty Cure 5]]'', ''[[Fresh Pretty Cure]]'', ''[[Heartcatch Pretty Cure]]'', ''[[Suite Precure]]'' and ''[[Smile Pretty Cure]]''.).
* [[Lyrical Nanoha|Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha]] is an oddity in that rather than young girls, older teenagers and young men are the target audience, plus that it is much more character-driven compared to most other series.
* [[Lyrical Nanoha|Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha]] is an oddity in that rather than young girls, older teenagers and young men are the target audience, plus that it is much more character-driven compared to most other series.
** The latest manga has actually dropped "Magical Girl" from the title, since Nanoha is now 25 and either still a Captain of an Interdimensional Air Force or higher. She's still Magical, but is a woman, not a girl.
** The latest manga has actually dropped "Magical Girl" from the title, since Nanoha is now 25 and either still a Captain of an Interdimensional Air Force or higher. She's still Magical, but is a woman, not a girl.
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* ''[[Ask Dr. Rin]]!''
* ''[[Ask Dr. Rin]]!''
* ''[[Black Rock Shooter]]'' is a gothic take on the genre, with the heroines dressing all in black and toting huge guns/swords/scythes.
* ''[[Black Rock Shooter]]'' is a gothic take on the genre, with the heroines dressing all in black and toting huge guns/swords/scythes.
* ''[[Corrector Yui (Anime)|Corrector Yui]]''
* ''[[Corrector Yui]]''
* ''[[Cos Prayers]]''
* ''[[Cos Prayers]]''
* ''[[Crayon Kingdom of Dreams]]''
* ''[[Crayon Kingdom of Dreams]]''
* ''[[Cyber Team in Akihabara]]''
* ''[[Cyber Team in Akihabara]]''
* ''[[D 4 Princess]]''
* ''[[D4 Princess]]''
* ''[[Demon Fighter Kocho]]''
* ''[[Demon Fighter Kocho]]''
* ''[[Devil Hunter Yohko]]''
* ''[[Devil Hunter Yohko]]''
* ''[[Dream Hunter Rem (Anime)|Dream Hunter Rem]]''
* ''[[Dream Hunter Rem]]''
* ''[[Earth Maiden Arjuna]]''
* ''[[Earth Maiden Arjuna]]''
* ''[[Fairy Navigator Runa]]''
* ''[[Fairy Navigator Runa]]''
* ''[[Floral Magician Mary Bell]]''
* ''[[Floral Magician Mary Bell]]''
* ''[[Full Moon O Sagashite]]''
* ''[[Full Moon o Sagashite]]''
* ''[[Fushigi Mahou Fan Fan Pharmacy]]''
* ''[[Fushigi Mahou Fan Fan Pharmacy]]''
* ''[[Fushigi Boshi no Futago Hime]]''
* ''[[Fushigiboshi no Futagohime]]''
* ''[[Gaba Kawa]]''
* ''[[Gaba Kawa]]''
* ''[[Gakuen Alice]]''
* ''[[Gakuen Alice]]''
* ''[[Galaxy Fraulein Yuna]]'' (by way of Magic From Technology?)
* ''[[Galaxy Fraulein Yuna]]'' (by way of Magic From Technology?)
* ''[[Getsumen to Heiki Mina]]'' combines this with [[Bunny Girl|Bunny Girls]], aliens, a vegetable theme, and a possible [[Affectionate Parody]].
* ''[[Getsumen to Heiki Mina]]'' combines this with [[Bunny Girl|Bunny Girls]], aliens, a vegetable theme, and a possible [[Affectionate Parody]].
* ''[[G On Riders]]''
* ''[[G-On Riders]]''
* ''[[Happy Seven]]''
* ''[[Happy Seven]]''
* ''[[Hime Chan no Ribon]]''
* ''[[Hime-chan no Ribon]]''
* ''[[Hime Chen Otogi Chikku Idol Lilpri]]''
* ''[[Hime Chen! Otogi Chikku Idol Lilpri]]''
* ''[[Houkago no Pleiades]]''
* ''[[Houkago no Pleiades]]''
* ''[[Hyper Doll]]''
* ''[[Hyper Doll]]''
* ''[[Hyper Rune]]''
* ''[[Hyper Rune]]''
* ''[[Hyper Speed Gran Doll (Anime)|Hyper Speed Gran Doll]]''
* ''[[Hyper Speed GranDoll|Hyper Speed Gran Doll]]''
* ''[[Idol Fighter Su Chi Pai]]''
* ''[[Idol Fighter Su Chi Pai]]''
* ''[[ION (Manga)|ION]]''
* ''[[ION (manga)|ION]]''
* ''[[Jewel BEM Hunter Lime (Anime)|Jewel BEM Hunter Lime]]''
* ''[[Jewel BEM Hunter Lime]]''
* ''[[Jewelpet]]''
* ''[[Jewelpet]]''
* ''[[Jubei-chan]]''
* ''[[Jubei-chan]]''
* ''[[Jungle De Ikou]]''
* ''[[Jungle de Ikou!]]''
* ''[[Kagihime Monogatari]]''
* ''[[Kagihime Monogatari]]''
* ''[[Kaitou Tenshi Twin Angel]]''
* ''[[Kaitou Tenshi Twin Angel]]''
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* ''[[Koi Cupid]]''
* ''[[Koi Cupid]]''
* ''[[Leda the Fantastic Adventure of Yohko]]'' which is reminiscent of ''[[Magic Knight Rayearth]]'' except with only one [[Magical Girl]] instead of three.
* ''[[Leda the Fantastic Adventure of Yohko]]'' which is reminiscent of ''[[Magic Knight Rayearth]]'' except with only one [[Magical Girl]] instead of three.
* ''[[Magic Users Club (Anime)|Magic Users Club]]''
* ''[[Magic Users Club]]''
* ''[[Magical Angel Sweet Mint]]''
* ''[[Magical Angel Sweet Mint]]''
* ''[[Magical Canan]]''
* ''[[Magical Canan]]''
* ''[[Magical Nyan Nyan Taruto (Anime)|Magical Nyan Nyan Taruto]]''
* ''[[Magical Nyan Nyan Taruto]]''
* ''[[Magical Play]]''
* ''[[Magical Play]]''
* ''[[Magical Pokaan]]''
* ''[[Magical Pokaan]]''
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** ''[[Harbour Light Monogatari Fashion Lala]]'', the OVA which lead to the creation of Fancy Lala.
** ''[[Harbour Light Monogatari Fashion Lala]]'', the OVA which lead to the creation of Fancy Lala.
* ''[[Makeruna Makendo]]''
* ''[[Makeruna Makendo]]''
* ''[[Mao-chan (Anime)|Mao-chan]]''
* ''[[Mao-chan]]''
* ''[[Megami Paradise (Anime)|Megami Paradise]]''
* ''[[Megami Paradise]]''
* ''[[Meru Puri]]''
* ''[[Meru Puri]]''
* ''[[Mink]]''
* ''[[Mink]]''
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* ''[[Moldiver]]''
* ''[[Moldiver]]''
* ''[[Nanako SOS]]'' (although technically, she's more like a [[Superhero]], lacking a [[Mentor Mascot]], [[Transformation Trinket]], or most things usually associated with the trope.)
* ''[[Nanako SOS]]'' (although technically, she's more like a [[Superhero]], lacking a [[Mentor Mascot]], [[Transformation Trinket]], or most things usually associated with the trope.)
* ''[[Nanatsuiro Drops (Visual Novel)|Nanatsuiro Drops]]''
* ''[[Nanatsuiro Drops]]''
* ''[[Nurse Angel Ririka SOS]]''
* ''[[Nurse Angel Ririka SOS]]''
* ''[[Nurse Witch Komugi]]''
* ''[[Nurse Witch Komugi]]''
* ''[[Okusama wa Mahou Shoujo (Anime)|Oku-sama wa Mahou Shoujo: Bewitched Agnes]]'' is about a ''26'' year old [[Magical Girl]], amongst others.
* ''[[Oku-sama wa Mahou Shoujo|Oku-sama wa Mahou Shoujo: Bewitched Agnes]]'' is about a ''26'' year old [[Magical Girl]], amongst others.
* ''[[Onegai My Melody]]''
* ''[[Onegai My Melody]]''
* ''[[Otogi Juushi Akazukin]]''
* ''[[Otogi Juushi Akazukin]]''
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* ''[[Princess Comet]]'' (a.k.a. Cosmic Baton Girl Comet San)
* ''[[Princess Comet]]'' (a.k.a. Cosmic Baton Girl Comet San)
* ''[[Psycho Trader Chinami]]''
* ''[[Psycho Trader Chinami]]''
* ''[[Quiz Magic Academy (Video Game)|Quiz Magic Academy]]''
* ''[[Quiz Magic Academy]]''
* ''[[Rakugo Tennyo Oyui]]'', a Jidai Geki take.
* ''[[Rakugo Tennyo Oyui]]'', a Jidai Geki take.
* ''[[Saint October]]''
* ''[[Saint October]]''
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* ''[[Stray Little Devil]]''
* ''[[Stray Little Devil]]''
* ''[[Sugar Sugar Rune]]''
* ''[[Sugar Sugar Rune]]''
* ''[[Super Doll Licca Chan]]''
* ''[[Super Doll Licca-chan]]''
* ''[[Sweet Valerian]]''
* ''[[Sweet Valerian]]''
* ''[[Tantei Opera Milky Holmes]]'' combines this with the Detective genre.
* ''[[Tantei Opera Milky Holmes]]'' combines this with the Detective genre.
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* ''[[Uta Kata]]''
* ''[[Uta Kata]]''
* ''[[Yadamon]]''
* ''[[Yadamon]]''
* ''[[Zero no Tsukaima (Light Novel)|Zero no Tsukaima]]''
* ''[[Zero no Tsukaima]]''
* ''[[Zodiac PI]]''
* ''[[Zodiac P.I.]]''
* ''[[Mei No Naisho]]'' is an unusual example - although it's considered a magical ''girl'' series, the manga is the story of a young ''boy'' who was raised as a girl by his witch mother, and possesses witch powers, a wand and a talking cat familiar. It also features a perverted ''girl'', as opposed to the usual perverted ''boy''.
* ''[[Mei No Naisho]]'' is an unusual example - although it's considered a magical ''girl'' series, the manga is the story of a young ''boy'' who was raised as a girl by his witch mother, and possesses witch powers, a wand and a talking cat familiar. It also features a perverted ''girl'', as opposed to the usual perverted ''boy''.
* ''[[Mahou Shounen Majorian]]'' adds a [[Gender Bender]] twist: two boys, one of whom bullies the other, are transformed into girls in order to battle alien invaders.
* ''[[Mahou Shounen Majorian]]'' adds a [[Gender Bender]] twist: two boys, one of whom bullies the other, are transformed into girls in order to battle alien invaders.
* ''[[Brocken Blood (Manga)|Brocken Blood]]'' is another [[Gender Bender]] magical "[[Wholesome Crossdresser|girl]]" show, but with the added element of [[Magic Idol Singer]]. It's also a parody of the [[Magical Girl]] genre.
* ''[[Brocken Blood]]'' is another [[Gender Bender]] magical "[[Wholesome Crossdresser|girl]]" show, but with the added element of [[Magic Idol Singer]]. It's also a parody of the [[Magical Girl]] genre.
* Yet another [[Gender Bender]] example with ''[[Kämpfer (Light Novel)|Kämpfer]]'' - Natsuru turns into a girl whenever he transforms.
* Yet another [[Gender Bender]] example with ''[[Kämpfer]]'' - Natsuru turns into a girl whenever he transforms.
* For the more mature audience, there is ''[[Lingerie Fighter Papillon Rose]],'' ([[wikipedia:Papillon Rose|OtherWiki]]) which is part Magical Girl and part [[Hentai|adult entertainment]].
* For the more mature audience, there is ''[[Lingerie Fighter Papillon Rose]],'' ([[wikipedia:Papillon Rose|OtherWiki]]) which is part Magical Girl and part [[Hentai|adult entertainment]].
* Similar to the above: ''[[Mahou Shoujo Ai]]'', ''[[Angelium]]'', ''[[Megachu]]'', ''[[Family Restaurant Warrior Pudding]]'', ''[[Marine A Go Go]]'', ''[[Angel Blade (Anime)|Angel Blade]]'', ''[[Venus 5]]'', ''[[Beat Angel Escalayer]]'', ''[[Jiburiru The Devil Angel]]'', ''[[Magic Woman M]]'', ''[[Magical Twilight]]'', ''[[Enspelled]]'', ''[[Sex Demon Queen]]'', ''[[Mahou Shoujo Sae]]'', ''[[Mahou Shoujo Isuka]]'' and ''[[Sexy Sailor Soldiers]]''.
* Similar to the above: ''[[Mahou Shoujo Ai]]'', ''[[Angelium]]'', ''[[Megachu]]'', ''[[Family Restaurant Warrior Pudding]]'', ''[[Marine A Go Go]]'', ''[[Angel Blade]]'', ''[[Venus 5]]'', ''[[Beat Angel Escalayer]]'', ''[[Jiburiru The Devil Angel]]'', ''[[Magic Woman M]]'', ''[[Magical Twilight]]'', ''[[Enspelled]]'', ''[[Sex Demon Queen]]'', ''[[Mahou Shoujo Sae]]'', ''[[Mahou Shoujo Isuka]]'' and ''[[Sexy Sailor Soldiers]]''.
* ''[[Fate Kaleid Liner Prisma Illya (Manga)|Fate Kaleid Liner Prisma Illya]]''. The original ''[[Fate Stay Night (Visual Novel)|Fate Stay Night]]'' sequel ''[[Fate Hollow Ataraxia (Visual Novel)|Fate Hollow Ataraxia]]'' had one side story where Rin has an interdimensional teacher who trains her by giving her a Magical Girl Rod that "followed rules from a different dimension." This [[Manga]] takes that notion and runs with it, but with [[Heroic Albino|Illya]] as the heroine.
* ''[[Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya|Fate Kaleid Liner Prisma Illya]]''. The original ''[[Fate/stay night|Fate Stay Night]]'' sequel ''[[Fate/hollow ataraxia|Fate Hollow Ataraxia]]'' had one side story where Rin has an interdimensional teacher who trains her by giving her a Magical Girl Rod that "followed rules from a different dimension." This [[Manga]] takes that notion and runs with it, but with [[Heroic Albino|Illya]] as the heroine.
** The Nasuverse love to play around with this. Arcueid has like 3 different magical girl alter-egos, Caren has one, and both Hisui and Kohaku have one. All are jokes of course. Saber Lily could be considered to be one as well, but Saber's powers are already kinda magical girlish to be with.
** The Nasuverse love to play around with this. Arcueid has like 3 different magical girl alter-egos, Caren has one, and both Hisui and Kohaku have one. All are jokes of course. Saber Lily could be considered to be one as well, but Saber's powers are already kinda magical girlish to be with.
* [[Played for Laughs]] in ''[[Oto X Maho]]'', Kanata is a [[Gender Bender|guy who turns into a]] [[Magical Girl Warrior]]. To be fair, he was forced into it.
* [[Played for Laughs]] in ''[[Oto X Maho]]'', Kanata is a [[Gender Bender|guy who turns into a]] [[Magical Girl Warrior]]. To be fair, he was forced into it.
* ''[[Kore wa Zombie Desu Ka]]'' is part Magical Girl, part about ten other things ([[Unwanted Harem]] being one of them).
* ''[[Kore wa Zombie Desu ka?]]'' is part Magical Girl, part about ten other things ([[Unwanted Harem]] being one of them).
* ''[[Da Capo|T.P. Sakura: Time Paladin Sakura]]'', is a Magical Girl themed spin off of the [[Da Capo]] anime.
* ''[[Da Capo|T.P. Sakura: Time Paladin Sakura]]'', is a Magical Girl themed spin off of the [[Da Capo]] anime.
* ''[[Mahou Tsukai Ni Taisetsu Na Koto]]'' and its sequel ''[[Mahou Tsukai Ni Taisetsu Na Koto Natsu no Sora]]''.
* ''[[Mahou Tsukai ni Taisetsu na Koto]]'' and its sequel ''[[Mahou Tsukai ni Taisetsu na Koto: Natsu no Sora]]''.
* ''[[Kidou Shinsengumi Moeyo Ken]]'' - [[X Meets Y|the magical girl genre meets the]] [[Shinsengumi]].
* ''[[Kidou Shinsengumi Moeyo Ken]]'' - [[X Meets Y|the magical girl genre meets the]] [[Shinsengumi]].


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* The [[Hentai]] video game ''[[Jewel Knights Crusaders]]''.
* The [[Hentai]] video game ''[[Jewel Knights Crusaders]]''.
* ''[[Magical Battle Arena]]''.
* ''[[Magical Battle Arena]]''.
* ''[[Magical Cannon Wars (Video Game)|Magical Cannon Wars]]'' is about Akira (also a magical girl) trying to stop all of the other magical girls from fighting.
* ''[[Magical Cannon Wars]]'' is about Akira (also a magical girl) trying to stop all of the other magical girls from fighting.




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* [[Deconstruction|Deconstructed]] ''hard'' in ''[[Sailor Nothing]]''.
* [[Deconstruction|Deconstructed]] ''hard'' in ''[[Sailor Nothing]]''.
* Played with in various ''[[Improfanfic]]'' series:
* Played with in various ''[[Improfanfic]]'' series:
** ''[[Magical Girl Hunters]]'' -- So many girls are empowered as magical girls that they're starting to run out of sensible themes and names, and many magical girl groups are starting to target lesser evils like corporate greed. The protagonists are the eponymous hunters, hired assassins who eliminate magical girls who have become pests. Some featured deconstructions include [[Exactly What It Says On the Tin|Sailor H]], [[Eldritch Abomination|the Sailor Shoggoths]], and the 64 (later 128) [[Color Coded for Your Convenience|Crayola Knights]].
** ''[[Magical Girl Hunters]]'' -- So many girls are empowered as magical girls that they're starting to run out of sensible themes and names, and many magical girl groups are starting to target lesser evils like corporate greed. The protagonists are the eponymous hunters, hired assassins who eliminate magical girls who have become pests. Some featured deconstructions include [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|Sailor H]], [[Eldritch Abomination|the Sailor Shoggoths]], and the 64 (later 128) [[Color Coded for Your Convenience|Crayola Knights]].
** ''[[Do Gooders]]'' -- Two members of the eponymous band are magical girls. Several other magical girls appear in the series, including Sailor Becky who wields the power of the Otaku (ripping off attacks from various anime) and Sailor Exposition who holds the power of being able to put people to sleep by extremely long explanations. There are even two different flavors of [[Dark Magical Girl]].
** ''[[Do Gooders]]'' -- Two members of the eponymous band are magical girls. Several other magical girls appear in the series, including Sailor Becky who wields the power of the Otaku (ripping off attacks from various anime) and Sailor Exposition who holds the power of being able to put people to sleep by extremely long explanations. There are even two different flavors of [[Dark Magical Girl]].
** ''[[Web Original/Girls With Guns|Girls With Guns]]'' -- Follows the somewhat nonsensical adventures of Pretty Deadly and Sailor Becky from the above two series as they take on a [[Crap Saccharine World]] by virtue of superior armaments.
** ''[[Web Original/Girls With Guns|Girls With Guns]]'' -- Follows the somewhat nonsensical adventures of Pretty Deadly and Sailor Becky from the above two series as they take on a [[Crap Saccharine World]] by virtue of superior armaments.
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* ''[[Five Six Eight Three]]'' by [[Mattimati 0 n]]
* ''[[Five Six Eight Three]]'' by [[Mattimati 0 n]]
* ''[[Magical Girl Rune]]'',a [[Vaporware]] show.
* ''[[Magical Girl Rune]]'',a [[Vaporware]] show.
* ''[[Saga of Soul (Literature)|Saga of Soul]]''.
* ''[[Saga of Soul]]''.
* ''[[The Magical And Mysterious World Of Lady Star]]''.
* ''[[The Magical And Mysterious World Of Lady Star]]''.
* ''[[For the Spirit of Creation (Roleplay)|For the Spirit of Creation]]''
* ''[[For the Spirit of Creation]]''
* ''[[Lambda]]''
* ''[[Lambda]]''
* ''[[Hachimitsu no Kissu]]''
* ''[[Hachimitsu no Kissu]]''
* ''[[Kawaii Battle Stars]]''
* ''[[Kawaii Battle Stars]]''
* ''[[Raya (Literature)|Raya]]''
* ''[[Raya]]''




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* ''[[Angel Moxie]]'' is both a parody and an homage of the genre. It is about Junior High student Alex (a fairly standard magical girl) and her two friends (each of whom have super powers but otherwise don't have many magical girl characteristics) as they fight off Lord Yzin and his servants. It can be found [http://www.venisproductions.com/angelmoxie/archives/0/0/001.html here].
* ''[[Angel Moxie]]'' is both a parody and an homage of the genre. It is about Junior High student Alex (a fairly standard magical girl) and her two friends (each of whom have super powers but otherwise don't have many magical girl characteristics) as they fight off Lord Yzin and his servants. It can be found [http://www.venisproductions.com/angelmoxie/archives/0/0/001.html here].
* ''[[The Adventures Of Sailor Ranko]]'', a [[Fuku Fic]] webcomic. Ranma Saotome and Akane Tendo are sent away from their home by their parents in another attempt to get the pair to confess their feelings for each other and pressure them to marry. Ranma's female alter ego (known as Ranko) meets up with the Sailor Senshi and they discover she (Ranko) is the reincarnation of Sailor Sun, a long lost Sailor Senshi. Ranma now has a triple life, one, as male Ranma trying to avoid the troubles he left behind in Nerima, two, as female Ranko who was accidentally enrolled at the same high school by her well meaning and totally oblivious-to-the-truth mother, and three, her role as Sailor Sun working with the Sailor Senshi fighting for love and justice. A [[Dead Fic]], unfortunately.
* ''[[The Adventures Of Sailor Ranko]]'', a [[Fuku Fic]] webcomic. Ranma Saotome and Akane Tendo are sent away from their home by their parents in another attempt to get the pair to confess their feelings for each other and pressure them to marry. Ranma's female alter ego (known as Ranko) meets up with the Sailor Senshi and they discover she (Ranko) is the reincarnation of Sailor Sun, a long lost Sailor Senshi. Ranma now has a triple life, one, as male Ranma trying to avoid the troubles he left behind in Nerima, two, as female Ranko who was accidentally enrolled at the same high school by her well meaning and totally oblivious-to-the-truth mother, and three, her role as Sailor Sun working with the Sailor Senshi fighting for love and justice. A [[Dead Fic]], unfortunately.
* ''[[Evil Diva (Webcomic)|Evil Diva]]'', a webcomic about a devil girl who can't help doing good deeds for others.
* ''[[Evil Diva (webcomic)|Evil Diva]]'', a webcomic about a devil girl who can't help doing good deeds for others.
* ''[[Cardcaptor Torika]]'', a sequel to the Cardcaptor Sakura series featuring Sakura's daughter.
* ''[[Cardcaptor Torika]]'', a sequel to the Cardcaptor Sakura series featuring Sakura's daughter.
* ''[[Mechagical Girl Lisa ANT]]'' parodies the genre with a [[Fan Girl]] who becomes a (sorta) magical girl... and proceeds to apply large amounts of [[Wrong Genre Savvy]].
* ''[[Mechagical Girl Lisa A.N.T.]]'' parodies the genre with a [[Fan Girl]] who becomes a (sorta) magical girl... and proceeds to apply large amounts of [[Wrong Genre Savvy]].
* ''[http://worldpeace.emilymarthasorensen.com To Prevent World Peace]'' features a world where magical girls have been active since WWI. Cue [[Alternate History]]. The story follows a magical girl who believes she must become a [[Necessarily Evil]] in order to stop other girls from [[Knight Templar|going too far]].
* ''[http://worldpeace.emilymarthasorensen.com To Prevent World Peace]'' features a world where magical girls have been active since WWI. Cue [[Alternate History]]. The story follows a magical girl who believes she must become a [[Necessarily Evil]] in order to stop other girls from [[Knight Templar|going too far]].
* ''[[Hi To Tsuki No Hoshi No Tama]]'' has [[Magical Girl]] with a hint of [[Mon]].
* ''[[Hi To Tsuki No Hoshi No Tama]]'' has [[Magical Girl]] with a hint of [[Mon]].
* ''[[Gorgeous Princess Creamy Beamy]]'', a somewhat violent parody of the genre's conventions - the heroine is somewhat chubby, has an alien disguised as a star-nosed mole for a [[Mentor Mascot]], and is often severely injured in battle (luckily, she is a [[Human Alien]] with the ability to [[Good Thing You Can Heal|regenerate]] her body parts).
* ''[[Gorgeous Princess Creamy Beamy]]'', a somewhat violent parody of the genre's conventions - the heroine is somewhat chubby, has an alien disguised as a star-nosed mole for a [[Mentor Mascot]], and is often severely injured in battle (luckily, she is a [[Human Alien]] with the ability to [[Good Thing You Can Heal|regenerate]] her body parts).
* ''[http://shinsengumi-fan-girl.deviantart.com/gallery/24141978 Magical Boys!]'', another parody of the genre - the main character is a boy who is given magical girl powers (although he retains his gender) to battle against [[Dark Magical Girl|Dark Magical Girls]] who want to kill retired magical girls. As the story progresses, more magical boys are revealed.
* ''[http://shinsengumi-fan-girl.deviantart.com/gallery/24141978 Magical Boys!]'', another parody of the genre - the main character is a boy who is given magical girl powers (although he retains his gender) to battle against [[Dark Magical Girl|Dark Magical Girls]] who want to kill retired magical girls. As the story progresses, more magical boys are revealed.
* Also parodied in ''[[Mahou Shounen Fight (Webcomic)|Mahou Shounen Fight]]''.
* Also parodied in ''[[Mahou Shounen Fight]]''.




=== [[Western Animation]] ===
=== [[Western Animation]] ===
* From Italy,''[[Winx Club]]'', ''[[Pop Pixie]]'' (a [[Spin-Off]] of the former) ''[[WITCH (Animation)|W.I.T.C.H.]]'', and ''[[Angels Friends]]''.
* From Italy,''[[Winx Club]]'', ''[[Pop Pixie]]'' (a [[Spin-Off]] of the former) ''[[WITCH (animation)|W.I.T.C.H.]]'', and ''[[Angel's Friends]]''.
* ''[[Sky Dancers]]'', a French series.
* ''[[Sky Dancers]]'', a French series.
* ''[[Trollz]]'', a Canadian series.
* ''[[Trollz]]'', a Canadian series.
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* The plot of one episode of ''[[They Are My Noble Masters]]'' is started when Ren discovers that Yume has written a story starring herself as a magical girl.
* The plot of one episode of ''[[They Are My Noble Masters]]'' is started when Ren discovers that Yume has written a story starring herself as a magical girl.
* The main character in ''[[Otaku no Video]]'' is able to break into the anime industry with his magical girl series, Misty May.
* The main character in ''[[Otaku no Video]]'' is able to break into the anime industry with his magical girl series, Misty May.
* Pokomi from ''[[Bobobo Bobobobo]]''
* Pokomi from ''[[Bobobobo Bobobo]]''
* In an episode of ''[[Best Student Council (Anime)|Best Student Council]]'', one character is suspected of being a magical girl; both the [[Magical Girl Warrior]] and the [[Cute Witch]] (complete with [[Older Alter Ego]]) versions are brought up.
* In an episode of ''[[Best Student Council]]'', one character is suspected of being a magical girl; both the [[Magical Girl Warrior]] and the [[Cute Witch]] (complete with [[Older Alter Ego]]) versions are brought up.
* The same situation pops up in ''[[Love Hina]]'', where Kaolla Su is compared to a [[Magical Girl]] because she eats a lot, talks to animals, and can change into an adult. Kentaro Sakata and one of Keitaro's highschool friends vainly struggle to convince the main characters that Kaolla was one.
* The same situation pops up in ''[[Love Hina]]'', where Kaolla Su is compared to a [[Magical Girl]] because she eats a lot, talks to animals, and can change into an adult. Kentaro Sakata and one of Keitaro's highschool friends vainly struggle to convince the main characters that Kaolla was one.
* The main character in ''[[Penguin Musume Heart]]'' is obsessed with [[Show Within a Show|Takenoko-chan]], a magical catgirl who protects the "holy place" from the evil Bamboo King. There's apparently a sequel as well, Takenoko-chan R.
* The main character in ''[[Penguin Musume Heart]]'' is obsessed with [[Show Within a Show|Takenoko-chan]], a magical catgirl who protects the "holy place" from the evil Bamboo King. There's apparently a sequel as well, Takenoko-chan R.
* Angol Moa's true form in ''[[Keroro Gunsou]]'' seems to be a parody of the Magical Girl; she has the [[Stock Footage]] transformation and special-attack scenes, the costume, and a cute personality, but she's the Lord of Terror from the prophecies of Nostradamus who came to destroy the world with the "Lucifer Spear".
* Angol Moa's true form in ''[[Keroro Gunsou]]'' seems to be a parody of the Magical Girl; she has the [[Stock Footage]] transformation and special-attack scenes, the costume, and a cute personality, but she's the Lord of Terror from the prophecies of Nostradamus who came to destroy the world with the "Lucifer Spear".
* Dark Magician Girl in ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh]]!'' is largely based on this idea, with several of her summoning scenes looking similar to magical girl transformation sequences. Despite the name, she is ''not'' a [[Dark Magical Girl]].
* Dark Magician Girl in ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!]]!'' is largely based on this idea, with several of her summoning scenes looking similar to magical girl transformation sequences. Despite the name, she is ''not'' a [[Dark Magical Girl]].
** Yugi himself uses a lot of tropes that usually indicate a magical girl -- a [[Transformation Trinket]], at least one confirmed [[Calling Your Attacks|named attack]] (Mind Crush), and a [[Transformation Sequence]] -- that if it weren't for the [[Super-Powered Alter Ego]], one could almost classify him as a "magical boy".
** Yugi himself uses a lot of tropes that usually indicate a magical girl -- a [[Transformation Trinket]], at least one confirmed [[Calling Your Attacks|named attack]] (Mind Crush), and a [[Transformation Sequence]] -- that if it weren't for the [[Super-Powered Alter Ego]], one could almost classify him as a "magical boy".
* Behoimi in ''[[Pani Poni Dash]]''. She's not really a Magical Girl, but that doesn't stop her from playing the role. She even gets her own [[Image Song]] about her Magical Girl-ness.
* Behoimi in ''[[Pani Poni Dash!]]''. She's not really a Magical Girl, but that doesn't stop her from playing the role. She even gets her own [[Image Song]] about her Magical Girl-ness.
** She now has a spin-off manga, ''[[The Alternative Cure Magical Girl Behoimi Chan]]'', where she is an actual magical girl.
** She now has a spin-off manga, ''[[The Alternative Cure Magical Girl Behoimi Chan]]'', where she is an actual magical girl.
* ''[[Barajou no Kiss]]'' has Anise, who summons the magical members of her [[Unwanted Harem]] via magical cards.
* ''[[Barajou no Kiss]]'' has Anise, who summons the magical members of her [[Unwanted Harem]] via magical cards.
* In several episodes of ''[[Popotan]]'', Mii decides to cosplay as [[Show Within a Show|Magical Girl Lilo]] and spread happiness to those who believe that she is a real magical girl.
* In several episodes of ''[[Popotan]]'', Mii decides to cosplay as [[Show Within a Show|Magical Girl Lilo]] and spread happiness to those who believe that she is a real magical girl.
* [[Lampshade Hanging|Lampshaded]]: the DVD extras of ''[[Ah! My Goddess (Manga)|Ah My Goddess]]'' have a gag dub in which a student accuses Belldandy of being a Magical Girl. Belldandy insists that she is a Goddess, not a Magical Girl, and they then debate the crucial differences.
* [[Lampshade Hanging|Lampshaded]]: the DVD extras of ''[[Ah! My Goddess]]'' have a gag dub in which a student accuses Belldandy of being a Magical Girl. Belldandy insists that she is a Goddess, not a Magical Girl, and they then debate the crucial differences.
** This was likely inspired by a situation in the manga when [[Rich Bitch|Sayoko]] witnessed Belldandy's powers and accused her of being a witch. Sayoko specifically referred to Magical Girl tropes, including the [[Idol Singer]].
** This was likely inspired by a situation in the manga when [[Rich Bitch|Sayoko]] witnessed Belldandy's powers and accused her of being a witch. Sayoko specifically referred to Magical Girl tropes, including the [[Idol Singer]].
* Parodied in ''[[Suzumiya Haruhi]]''; the main characters create a movie in which the protagonist is a bunny girl-waitress from the future whose attacks include shooting laser beams, rifle bullets, and micro black holes (the last two novel-only) from her eyes.
* Parodied in ''[[Suzumiya Haruhi]]''; the main characters create a movie in which the protagonist is a bunny girl-waitress from the future whose attacks include shooting laser beams, rifle bullets, and micro black holes (the last two novel-only) from her eyes.
* Episode 7 of ''[[Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei|[Zoku] Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei]]'' focused on [[Art Shift|Art Shifts]], with the title sequence and parts of the episode devoted to Kafuka, Chiri, and Meru as the magical girl team Model Warrior Lily Cure, and Nozomu Itoshiki as the [[Big Bad]], The Teacher Of Despair. It even closes with an [["On the Next..."]] continuing the plot. This is a drastic change from the usual format of the show.
* Episode 7 of ''[[Sayonara, Zetsubou-sensei|[Zoku] Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei]]'' focused on [[Art Shift|Art Shifts]], with the title sequence and parts of the episode devoted to Kafuka, Chiri, and Meru as the magical girl team Model Warrior Lily Cure, and Nozomu Itoshiki as the [[Big Bad]], The Teacher Of Despair. It even closes with an [["On the Next..."]] continuing the plot. This is a drastic change from the usual format of the show.
* ''[[To Love Ru (Manga)|To Love Ru]]'' combines this with an [[Expy]]. Kyoko Kirisaki from ''[[Black Cat (Manga)|Black Cat]]'' is turned into ''[[Show Within a Show|Magical Flame Kyoko]]'', a pyromaniac magical girl.
* ''[[To Love Ru]]'' combines this with an [[Expy]]. Kyoko Kirisaki from ''[[Black Cat (manga)|Black Cat]]'' is turned into ''[[Show Within a Show|Magical Flame Kyoko]]'', a pyromaniac magical girl.
** Also, two of Mikan's school friends presumably now believe ''she's'' a [[Magical Girl Warrior]] after [http://www.mangafox.com/manga/to_love_ru/v14/c121/9.html they see her chasing down a criminal while wearing Peke].
** Also, two of Mikan's school friends presumably now believe ''she's'' a [[Magical Girl Warrior]] after [http://www.mangafox.com/manga/to_love_ru/v14/c121/9.html they see her chasing down a criminal while wearing Peke].
* Raichou from ''[[Kyouran Kazoku Nikki]]'' claims to be a magical girl.
* Raichou from ''[[Kyouran Kazoku Nikki]]'' claims to be a magical girl.
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* ''[[Ninin ga Shinobuden]]'' has a parody in the final episode with "Magical Nin-Nin Shinobu".
* ''[[Ninin ga Shinobuden]]'' has a parody in the final episode with "Magical Nin-Nin Shinobu".
* In ''[[Kannagi]]'', after viewing a magical girl on TV, Nagi immediately buys a toy wand and modifies it into an impurity-vanquishing spiritual weapon to compensate for her lack of power. Then she gets ''really'' into it and starts doing poses. It looks goofy on an ancient goddess, but Nagi's clearly enjoying herself.
* In ''[[Kannagi]]'', after viewing a magical girl on TV, Nagi immediately buys a toy wand and modifies it into an impurity-vanquishing spiritual weapon to compensate for her lack of power. Then she gets ''really'' into it and starts doing poses. It looks goofy on an ancient goddess, but Nagi's clearly enjoying herself.
* ''[[Mahou Sensei Negima (Manga)|Mahou Sensei Negima]]'' has the [[Show Within a Show]], "Mahou Shoujo Biblion". The show's resident [[Cosplay Otaku Girl]]/[[Playful Hacker]]/[[Meta Guy]] cosplays as a character from the show. Said girl eventually gets a [[Magical Girl]] staff as her artifact. It gives her [[Extreme Graphical Representation|super hacking powers.]]
* ''[[Mahou Sensei Negima]]'' has the [[Show Within a Show]], "Mahou Shoujo Biblion". The show's resident [[Cosplay Otaku Girl]]/[[Playful Hacker]]/[[Meta Guy]] cosplays as a character from the show. Said girl eventually gets a [[Magical Girl]] staff as her artifact. It gives her [[Extreme Graphical Representation|super hacking powers.]]
** Asakara, on witnessing Negi's powers for the first time, theorizes that he is a magical girl (boy version).
** Asakara, on witnessing Negi's powers for the first time, theorizes that he is a magical girl (boy version).
* ''[[Galaxy Angel (Anime)|Galaxy Angel]]'' has [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVjz6Ziteg0 an episode] where they are told NOT to use a [[Lost Technology]] wand, as it has been known to start wars.
* ''[[Galaxy Angel (anime)|Galaxy Angel]]'' has [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVjz6Ziteg0 an episode] where they are told NOT to use a [[Lost Technology]] wand, as it has been known to start wars.
* From the same TV season, episode eight of ''[[H2O Footprints in The Sand]]'' had an extended sequence revolving around Otoha as a magical girl. That was probably the least odd thing in that episode.
* From the same TV season, episode eight of ''[[H2O: Footprints in the Sand]]'' had an extended sequence revolving around Otoha as a magical girl. That was probably the least odd thing in that episode.
* Ayumi Kinoshita, a [[Meganekko|bespectacled]] [[Ill Girl]] from ''[[Hell Teacher Nube (Manga)|Hell Teacher Nube]]'', learns from her teacher how to project her astral body as a physical presence, just so she can attend school with her friends. In the process, she learns to transform it into any shape she wishes... including an indestructible [[Magical Girl]] when said friends are kidnapped.
* Ayumi Kinoshita, a [[Meganekko|bespectacled]] [[Ill Girl]] from ''[[Hell Teacher Nube]]'', learns from her teacher how to project her astral body as a physical presence, just so she can attend school with her friends. In the process, she learns to transform it into any shape she wishes... including an indestructible [[Magical Girl]] when said friends are kidnapped.
* The [[OVA]] of ''[[School Days (Visual Novel)|School Days]]'' features a parody on the Magical Girl genre, with several female cast members as magical girls.
* The [[OVA]] of ''[[School Days]]'' features a parody on the Magical Girl genre, with several female cast members as magical girls.
* Shuichi of ''[[Midori Days]]'' is a doll otaku, who always carries around a doll of [[Show Within a Show|the fictional magical girl Ultra-Marin]].
* Shuichi of ''[[Midori Days]]'' is a doll otaku, who always carries around a doll of [[Show Within a Show|the fictional magical girl Ultra-Marin]].
* The [[Show Within a Show]] "Ai no Senshi Sweetie Millie" from ''[[Fight Ippatsu Juuden Chan]]''
* The [[Show Within a Show]] "Ai no Senshi Sweetie Millie" from ''[[Fight Ippatsu! Juuden-chan!!]]''
* One of ''[[Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann]]'''s Parallel Works, ''Kiyal's Magical Time'', mixes this with [[Humongous Mecha]].
* One of ''[[Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann]]'''s Parallel Works, ''Kiyal's Magical Time'', mixes this with [[Humongous Mecha]].
* One of the Omake of [[Black Lagoon]] makes Revy a [[Magical Girl]], giving her a cheerful, [[Moe Moe]] facade and even [[More Dakka]].
* One of the Omake of [[Black Lagoon]] makes Revy a [[Magical Girl]], giving her a cheerful, [[Moe Moe]] facade and even [[More Dakka]].
* Takuto from ''[[Star Driver]]'' could be considered a magical ''boy'', due to his Galactic Pretty Boy form.
* Takuto from ''[[Star Driver]]'' could be considered a magical ''boy'', due to his Galactic Pretty Boy form.
* ''[[Amuri in Star Ocean]]'' features elements of the [[Magical Girl Warrior]] subtrope.
* ''[[Amuri in Star Ocean]]'' features elements of the [[Magical Girl Warrior]] subtrope.
* ''[[Kaze no Stigma (Light Novel)|Kaze no Stigma]]'' had a one-shot antagonist which is somewhere blurred between the lines of a Magical Girl played straight or deconstructed, but she doesn't have enough screen time for it to matter.
* ''[[Kaze no Stigma]]'' had a one-shot antagonist which is somewhere blurred between the lines of a Magical Girl played straight or deconstructed, but she doesn't have enough screen time for it to matter.
* Parodied in the 21st episode of the second season of ''[[School Rumble]]'', where Mai Otsuka becomes a magical girl.
* Parodied in the 21st episode of the second season of ''[[School Rumble]]'', where Mai Otsuka becomes a magical girl.
* ''[[Nanaka Six Seventeen]]'' has ''Magical Domiko'', a [[Show Within a Show]] that 6-year-old Nanaka likes.
* ''[[Nanaka 6/17]]'' has ''Magical Domiko'', a [[Show Within a Show]] that 6-year-old Nanaka likes.
* Kilala of ''[[Kilala Princess]]''
* Kilala of ''[[Kilala Princess]]''
* Parodied in ''[[Bleach]]'' with Charlotte Cuuhlhourne who tries very, very hard to be one of these and fails spectacularly.
* Parodied in ''[[Bleach]]'' with Charlotte Cuuhlhourne who tries very, very hard to be one of these and fails spectacularly.
* Key of ''[[Key the Metal Idol]]'' becomes more of a Magical Girl as the series progresses, though this used primarily to deconstruct the trope as Key's transformations into her more human form show just how harrowing the powers of a magical girl can be in unwitting (read Naive) hands.
* Key of ''[[Key the Metal Idol]]'' becomes more of a Magical Girl as the series progresses, though this used primarily to deconstruct the trope as Key's transformations into her more human form show just how harrowing the powers of a magical girl can be in unwitting (read Naive) hands.
* In ''[[Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni]]'' Kira's second episode, [[Miko|Rika Furude]] and [[Bratty Half-Pint|Satoko Houjou]] become magical girls in order to battle the evil magic-using generals of the secret magic society, [[Five-Bad Band|Tokyo Magika]] ([[Nightmare Fetishist|Takano]], [[Evil Uncle|Teppei]], [[The Men in Black|Okonogi]] & [[Complete Monster|Nomura]]) and their Ritual Tool Devils with the help of the Rika Cheering Brigade ([[Chivalrous Pervert|Keiichi]], [[Cute Bruiser|Rena]], [[Red Oni, Blue Oni|Mion, Shion]], & [[Deadly Doctor|Irie]]) as well as [[Absurdly Youthful Mother|Hanyuu]].
* In ''[[Higurashi no Naku Koro ni]]'' Kira's second episode, [[Miko|Rika Furude]] and [[Bratty Half-Pint|Satoko Houjou]] become magical girls in order to battle the evil magic-using generals of the secret magic society, [[Five-Bad Band|Tokyo Magika]] ([[Nightmare Fetishist|Takano]], [[Evil Uncle|Teppei]], [[The Men in Black|Okonogi]] & [[Complete Monster|Nomura]]) and their Ritual Tool Devils with the help of the Rika Cheering Brigade ([[Chivalrous Pervert|Keiichi]], [[Cute Bruiser|Rena]], [[Red Oni, Blue Oni|Mion, Shion]], & [[Deadly Doctor|Irie]]) as well as [[Absurdly Youthful Mother|Hanyuu]].
* [[Show Within a Show]] ''Majokko Mirakurun'' in ''[[Yuru Yuri]]''.
* [[Show Within a Show]] ''Majokko Mirakurun'' in ''[[Yuru-Yuri]]''.




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* Comic book [[Superhero|Superheroine]] [[Shazam|Mary Marvel]], who first appeared in 1942, possessed several similar characteristics to the [[Magical Girl Warrior]] sub-type: skimpy costume, magical [[Transformation Sequence]] into a super-powered form, a Destiny, and (if you stretch it to include Tawky Tawny) a [[Talking Animal]] friend.
* Comic book [[Superhero|Superheroine]] [[Shazam|Mary Marvel]], who first appeared in 1942, possessed several similar characteristics to the [[Magical Girl Warrior]] sub-type: skimpy costume, magical [[Transformation Sequence]] into a super-powered form, a Destiny, and (if you stretch it to include Tawky Tawny) a [[Talking Animal]] friend.
* [[Suicide Squad|The Enchantress]] created by [[DC Comics]] in 1966, comes very close to being a proto-[[Magical Girl Warrior]]. Young woman June Moone goes with her slightly older boyfried to an alledgedly haunted castle for a party. Turns out that there are actual spooks. June stumbles into a secret chamber, where a mysterious being tells her she is [[The Chosen One]] and gives her a transformation word. June says it and gets magical powers, an appearance makeover (blonde to dark red), a miniskirted costume, and [[Cool Hat|a kickin' witch hat.]] The Enchantress then battles a [[Monster of the Week]] and evacuates the civilians before the castle collapses. June reappears with a weak excuse and her boyfriend expresses an interest in her alter ego. There were two more stories where Enchantress fought random menaces, but the writers didn't have a good story arc beyond that, so she went into obscurity for years, including a phase as a [[Dark Magical Girl]].
* [[Suicide Squad|The Enchantress]] created by [[DC Comics]] in 1966, comes very close to being a proto-[[Magical Girl Warrior]]. Young woman June Moone goes with her slightly older boyfried to an alledgedly haunted castle for a party. Turns out that there are actual spooks. June stumbles into a secret chamber, where a mysterious being tells her she is [[The Chosen One]] and gives her a transformation word. June says it and gets magical powers, an appearance makeover (blonde to dark red), a miniskirted costume, and [[Cool Hat|a kickin' witch hat.]] The Enchantress then battles a [[Monster of the Week]] and evacuates the civilians before the castle collapses. June reappears with a weak excuse and her boyfriend expresses an interest in her alter ego. There were two more stories where Enchantress fought random menaces, but the writers didn't have a good story arc beyond that, so she went into obscurity for years, including a phase as a [[Dark Magical Girl]].
* ''[[Amethyst Princess of Gemworld]]'' combines Magical Girl with [[Changeling Fantasy]] and [[High Fantasy]].
* ''[[Amethyst, Princess of Gemworld]]'' combines Magical Girl with [[Changeling Fantasy]] and [[High Fantasy]].
* ''[[Comic/Queen Bee|Queen Bee]]''
* ''[[Comic/Queen Bee|Queen Bee]]''
* The ''[[Gen 13]]'' miniseries ''Magical Drama Queen Roxy'', which reinvents Freefall as a [[Magical Girl]], is a parody of the genre. Turned out to be [[All Just a Dream]].
* The ''[[Gen 13]]'' miniseries ''Magical Drama Queen Roxy'', which reinvents Freefall as a [[Magical Girl]], is a parody of the genre. Turned out to be [[All Just a Dream]].
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=== [[Fan Fiction]] ===
=== [[Fan Fiction]] ===
* In ''[[Kyon: Big Damn Hero (Fanfic)|Kyon Big Damn Hero]]'', Nonoko<ref>[[No Name Given|Kyon's little sister]] from the original</ref> [[Daydream Believer|believes]] she will become a [[Magical Girl]] after her school trip. It actually happens even earlier, with Kyon's [[Badass Longcoat]] and [[Morph Weapon]] substituting for a dress and [[Magic Wand]], and [[Fun Size|Achakura]] for [[Mentor Mascot]].
* In ''[[Kyon: Big Damn Hero]]'', Nonoko<ref>[[No Name Given|Kyon's little sister]] from the original</ref> [[Daydream Believer|believes]] she will become a [[Magical Girl]] after her school trip. It actually happens even earlier, with Kyon's [[Badass Longcoat]] and [[Morph Weapon]] substituting for a dress and [[Magic Wand]], and [[Fun Size|Achakura]] for [[Mentor Mascot]].
* Every single [[Fuku Fic]] in existance.
* Every single [[Fuku Fic]] in existance.
** For that matter, all the [[Pretty Cure Fanfics (Fanfic)|Pretty Cure Fanfics]] ever written (especially the ones composed entirely of [[Sailor Earth|Sailor Earths]].), and all the [[Pretty Cure All Stars (Fanfic)|Pretty Cure All Stars]] fics.
** For that matter, all the [[Pretty Cure Fanfics]] ever written (especially the ones composed entirely of [[Sailor Earth|Sailor Earths]].), and all the [[Pretty Cure All Stars/Fanfic Recs|Pretty Cure All Stars]] fics.
* In ''[[A Hero (Fanfic)|A Hero]]'', [[Doctor Who|Dalek Sec]] implies that [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica|Kyubey]] and the Incubators have been manipulating humanity behind the scenes, and are responsible for the rise of the [[Magical Girl]] genre, in order to make it seem like a good idea to become a magical girl. If you know ''[[Puella Magi Madoka Magica]],'' you'll know why this is very much the ''opposite'' of true. {{spoiler|It turns you into a soulless Lich, and worse, you will eventually turn into a monster. All while your emotions are harvested by aliens to prevent the heat death of the universe.}}
* In ''[[A Hero]]'', [[Doctor Who|Dalek Sec]] implies that [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica|Kyubey]] and the Incubators have been manipulating humanity behind the scenes, and are responsible for the rise of the [[Magical Girl]] genre, in order to make it seem like a good idea to become a magical girl. If you know ''[[Puella Magi Madoka Magica]],'' you'll know why this is very much the ''opposite'' of true. {{spoiler|It turns you into a soulless Lich, and worse, you will eventually turn into a monster. All while your emotions are harvested by aliens to prevent the heat death of the universe.}}
* [[Family Guy|Meg]] {{spoiler|as well as her daughter Rosie}} in ''[[The Spellbook (Fanfic)|The Spellbook]]''.
* [[Family Guy|Meg]] {{spoiler|as well as her daughter Rosie}} in ''[[The Spellbook]]''.
* In [[Keepers of the Elements (Fanfic)|Keepers of the Elements]], [[Total Drama Island (Animation)|Gwen, Bridgette, Izzy, Heather and Lindsay]].
* In [[Keepers of the Elements]], [[Total Drama Island|Gwen, Bridgette, Izzy, Heather and Lindsay]].




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* ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'', oddly enough, can be seen as a [[Magical Girl Warrior]] show. The first season in particular looks quite a bit like a classic Magical Girl series viewed through a funhouse mirror. This is probably not a coincidence, since [[Joss Whedon]] is known to be a fan of ''[[Sailor Moon]]''.
* ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'', oddly enough, can be seen as a [[Magical Girl Warrior]] show. The first season in particular looks quite a bit like a classic Magical Girl series viewed through a funhouse mirror. This is probably not a coincidence, since [[Joss Whedon]] is known to be a fan of ''[[Sailor Moon]]''.
* Even ''[[Super Sentai]]'' has an example. ''Carranger'', the parody series, had the kid sister of the series' main villainess transforming into White Racer, a racing-themed magical girl, to occasionally help out the heroes. Also, she had a cat/car-based mecha. ''Carranger'' was an odd year.
* Even ''[[Super Sentai]]'' has an example. ''Carranger'', the parody series, had the kid sister of the series' main villainess transforming into White Racer, a racing-themed magical girl, to occasionally help out the heroes. Also, she had a cat/car-based mecha. ''Carranger'' was an odd year.
* ''[[Cutey Honey the Live]]'' is [[Exactly What It Says On the Tin]] - a live action version of Cutey Honey.
* ''[[Cutey Honey the Live]]'' is [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin]] - a live action version of Cutey Honey.
* ''[[Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon]]'', a live action version of Sailor Moon.
* ''[[Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon]]'', a live action version of Sailor Moon.
* ''[[The Secret World of Alex Mack]]''
* ''[[The Secret World of Alex Mack]]''
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=== Video Games ===
=== Video Games ===
* The character MOMO from the ''[[Xenosaga (Video Game)|Xenosaga]]'' series gains two different Magical Girl forms, each with their own extended (and fortunately skippable) [[Transformation Sequence]].
* The character MOMO from the ''[[Xenosaga]]'' series gains two different Magical Girl forms, each with their own extended (and fortunately skippable) [[Transformation Sequence]].
* ''[[Battle Moon Wars]]'' features several characters from various Type-Moon shows dressed as magical girls.
* ''[[Battle Moon Wars]]'' features several characters from various Type-Moon shows dressed as magical girls.
* In ''[[Command and Conquer|Red Alert 3]]'', the Empire of the Rising Sun's hero unit, Yuriko Omega, is a powerful psychic who can flip tanks with her mind. She wears a schoolgirl uniform, and seems to be no older than 18.
* In ''[[Command and Conquer|Red Alert 3]]'', the Empire of the Rising Sun's hero unit, Yuriko Omega, is a powerful psychic who can flip tanks with her mind. She wears a schoolgirl uniform, and seems to be no older than 18.
* [http://www.playonline.com/ff11us/topics/read/mumor/index.html Fantastic Fraulein Mumor.] ''[[Final Fantasy XI]]'', being a Japanese MMORPG, was bound to have this eventually.
* [http://www.playonline.com/ff11us/topics/read/mumor/index.html Fantastic Fraulein Mumor.] ''[[Final Fantasy XI]]'', being a Japanese MMORPG, was bound to have this eventually.
* Midori from ''[[Devil Survivor (Video Game)|Devil Survivor]]'' seems to see herself as one of these, [[Wrong Genre Savvy|sadly]] she is in a ''[[Shin Megami Tensei]]'' game.
* Midori from ''[[Devil Survivor]]'' seems to see herself as one of these, [[Wrong Genre Savvy|sadly]] she is in a ''[[Shin Megami Tensei]]'' game.
* The trope is parodied in ''Killer7'' with the boss Ayame Blackburn, with her over-the-top introduction speech and ludicrous soubriquet.
* The trope is parodied in ''Killer7'' with the boss Ayame Blackburn, with her over-the-top introduction speech and ludicrous soubriquet.
* In the doujin fighting game ''[[Eternal Fighter Zero]]'', Sayuri Kurata's fighting style is a reference to the Magical Girl genre, complete with a [[Morph Weapon|transforming]] [[Magic Wand]].
* In the doujin fighting game ''[[Eternal Fighter Zero]]'', Sayuri Kurata's fighting style is a reference to the Magical Girl genre, complete with a [[Morph Weapon|transforming]] [[Magic Wand]].
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* In ''[[Mega Man ZX]] Advent'', [[Previous Player Character Cameo|Aile]] seems to have styled herself as a [[Magical Girl Warrior]], if her [[Transformation Sequence]] is any indication.
* In ''[[Mega Man ZX]] Advent'', [[Previous Player Character Cameo|Aile]] seems to have styled herself as a [[Magical Girl Warrior]], if her [[Transformation Sequence]] is any indication.
* Arin from ''[[Pangya]]''.
* Arin from ''[[Pangya]]''.
* ''[[Blaz Blue Continuum Shift (Video Game)|Blaz Blue Continuum Shift]]'' features Platinum the Trinity, who is absolutely a Magical Girl, complete with [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshading]] battle quotes.
* ''[[Blaz Blue Continuum Shift]]'' features Platinum the Trinity, who is absolutely a Magical Girl, complete with [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshading]] battle quotes.
{{quote| '''Platinum:''' Magical Girl Pretty Luna... transform!}}
{{quote| '''Platinum:''' Magical Girl Pretty Luna... transform!}}
** Platinum's gag reel takes this into overkill territory, adding the other [[Pettanko|pettankoes]] for a campaign against [[Gag Boobs|Boing Queen Litchi]]. [[Crowning Moment of Funny|You will die laughing so fast Hazama would be jealous.]]
** Platinum's gag reel takes this into overkill territory, adding the other [[Pettanko|pettankoes]] for a campaign against [[Gag Boobs|Boing Queen Litchi]]. [[Crowning Moment of Funny|You will die laughing so fast Hazama would be jealous.]]
* The Mage class from Beat Em Up MMO [[Dungeon Fighter Online]].
* The Mage class from Beat Em Up MMO [[Dungeon Fighter Online]].
* [[Badass Adorable|Gracia Hosokawa]] from ''[[Samurai Warriors]]''.
* [[Badass Adorable|Gracia Hosokawa]] from ''[[Samurai Warriors]]''.
* [[Joan of Arc]] herself in ''[[Jeanne D Arc (Video Game)|Jeanne D Arc]]''.
* [[Joan of Arc]] herself in ''[[Jeanne D Arc]]''.
* ''[[Magical Girl Kirara And Sarara Dioskroi Of Starlit Sky]]''
* ''[[Magical Girl Kirara And Sarara Dioskroi Of Starlit Sky]]''


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* Parodied in ''[http://www.sgvy.com/ Sparkling Generation Valkyrie Yuuki]'', where the ''male'' main character is [[Gender Bender|turned into a]] [[Magical Girl Warrior|valkyrie]] by a [[Norse Mythology|Norse god]] hiding inside a Magical Girl anime, who had assumed that anyone watching it would ''already'' be female.
* Parodied in ''[http://www.sgvy.com/ Sparkling Generation Valkyrie Yuuki]'', where the ''male'' main character is [[Gender Bender|turned into a]] [[Magical Girl Warrior|valkyrie]] by a [[Norse Mythology|Norse god]] hiding inside a Magical Girl anime, who had assumed that anyone watching it would ''already'' be female.
* ''[[Tsunami Channel]]'' has Magical Mina, a magical girl who, like Nanoha, has strong influences from shounen manga.
* ''[[Tsunami Channel]]'' has Magical Mina, a magical girl who, like Nanoha, has strong influences from shounen manga.
* ''[[Last Res 0 rt]]'' has the Galaxy Girl Scouts (basically, ''[[Sailor Moon]]'' [[X Meets Y|meets]] [[Green Lantern]] [[The Chosen Many|Corps]]), as a major portion of Daisy's/Veled's [[Backstory]].
* ''[[Last Res0rt]]'' has the Galaxy Girl Scouts (basically, ''[[Sailor Moon]]'' [[X Meets Y|meets]] [[Green Lantern]] [[The Chosen Many|Corps]]), as a major portion of Daisy's/Veled's [[Backstory]].
* [[Footloose (Webcomic)|Footloose]] [http://www.footloosecomic.com/footloose/pages.php?page=29 At the school]
* [[Footloose (webcomic)|Footloose]] [http://www.footloosecomic.com/footloose/pages.php?page=29 At the school]
* In ''[[Nip and Tuck]]'', [http://www.rhjunior.com/NT/00651.html one girl acted as one.]
* In ''[[Nip and Tuck]]'', [http://www.rhjunior.com/NT/00651.html one girl acted as one.]


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=== Western Animation ===
=== Western Animation ===
* ''[[Tenko and The Guardians of The Magic]]''
* ''[[Tenko and the Guardians of the Magic]]''
* ''[[PJ Sparkles]]''
* ''[[P.J. Sparkles]]''
* Gwen from ''[[Ben 10 (Animation)|Ben 10]]''
* Gwen from ''[[Ben 10]]''
* ''[[Rainbow Brite]]''
* ''[[Rainbow Brite]]''
* The second season premiere of ''[[Megas XLR]]'' features a parody of the ''[[Sailor Moon]]'' model (complete with an [[Overly Long Gag]] of a [[Transformation Sequence]] and a blonde [[Odango]] haired leader). Interestingly enough, they fight by summoning [[Humongous Mecha]] that look just like them instead of anything that can be construed as "magic".
* The second season premiere of ''[[Megas XLR]]'' features a parody of the ''[[Sailor Moon]]'' model (complete with an [[Overly Long Gag]] of a [[Transformation Sequence]] and a blonde [[Odango]] haired leader). Interestingly enough, they fight by summoning [[Humongous Mecha]] that look just like them instead of anything that can be construed as "magic".
* ''[[Princess Gwenevere and The Jewel Riders]]''
* ''[[Princess Gwenevere and the Jewel Riders]]''
* During the [[Superhero Episode]] of ''[[Jimmy Two-Shoes]]'', Heloise becomes Trouble Bubble Girl, a parody of this.
* During the [[Superhero Episode]] of ''[[Jimmy Two-Shoes]]'', Heloise becomes Trouble Bubble Girl, a parody of this.
* Miss Tickle from ''[[Mission Magic]]''.
* Miss Tickle from ''[[Mission Magic]]''.
* Manny Rivera, the hero of ''[[El Tigre]]'', is essentially a Magical Boy.
* Manny Rivera, the hero of ''[[El Tigre]]'', is essentially a Magical Boy.
* [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Animation)|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]], the most recent reboot of the franchise, starts with a two-part episode in which the six main characters become friends. They use a powerful ancient artifact to become magical girls, to permanently defeat [[Sealed Evil in A Can]]. However, despite gaining fashionable magical jewelry and the gratitude of the god-princess of the realm, the trope is almost completely absent from the rest of the show. [[Word of God]] from the show's creator (Lauren Faust, worked on her husband [[Craig McCracken]]'s [[Fosters Home for Imaginary Friends]] and [[The Powerpuff Girls (Animation)|The Powerpuff Girls]]) is that ''good'' action-adventure episodes are harder to produce on a deadline and budget, and [[Myth Arcs]] have to be watched in a specific order, thus the series is more [[Slice of Life]].
* [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]], the most recent reboot of the franchise, starts with a two-part episode in which the six main characters become friends. They use a powerful ancient artifact to become magical girls, to permanently defeat [[Sealed Evil in a Can]]. However, despite gaining fashionable magical jewelry and the gratitude of the god-princess of the realm, the trope is almost completely absent from the rest of the show. [[Word of God]] from the show's creator (Lauren Faust, worked on her husband [[Craig McCracken]]'s [[Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends]] and [[The Powerpuff Girls]]) is that ''good'' action-adventure episodes are harder to produce on a deadline and budget, and [[Myth Arcs]] have to be watched in a specific order, thus the series is more [[Slice of Life]].
* Morgana from ''[[Darkwing Duck]]''.
* Morgana from ''[[Darkwing Duck]]''.
* [[The Powerpuff Girls]] was created as a parody of the genre.
* [[The Powerpuff Girls]] was created as a parody of the genre.

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"Magic Girls, no matter how frilly their dresses, high their screams, or incompetent their sidekicks, will be treated as the credible and dire threats they are, and I will direct as many, if not more resources to their destruction as I would for a more classical Hero."
—Evil Empress Guide

Known as mahou shoujo (魔法少女, "magical girl") in Japanese, or simply majokko (魔女子, "witch girl"), Magical Girls are empowered by various means with fantastic powers that both assist and complicate their lives, but manage to persevere despite this.

Magical Girls have high crossover popularity in different demographics with some minor but appropriate design modifications, and make up a sizable portion of both Shojo and bishoujo fandom.

Sub Tropes:

Magical Girl Warriors arguably have the widest demographic appeal, and in the West are often synonymous with the idea of a Magical Girl.

History of the Genre

It may come as a surprise to learn that the entire Magical Girl genre is descended, effectively, from the American live-action series Bewitched. While two series claim the role of first magical girl anime -- Mitsuteru Yokoyama's Mahotsukai Sally (Sally the Witch, 1966-1968) and Akatsuka Fujio's Himitsu no Akko-chan (broadcast 1969, but its manga predates Mahotsukai Sally) -- the creators of both credit Bewitched as a primary inspiration for their work. Yokoyama explicitly adapted its concept for a younger audience, while Akatsuka merely says he was "inspired" by it.

Another important early Magical Girl show was Majokko Meg-chan in 1974. This was the first show to be marketed to boys as well as girls, and featured a number of developments -- it was the first Magical Girl show to...

Originally, all Magical Girl shows were produced by Toei Animation, so "Magical Girl" wasn't so much a genre as a Series Franchise. This lasted until Ashi Production's Magical Princess Minky Momo hit the airwaves in 1982 (also notable for being the first such show to feature talking animal sidekicks), followed by Studio Pierrot's Creamy Mami in 1983 (the first Magic Idol Singer show). A one-shot OVA produced in 1987 featured a Bat Family Crossover between Studio Pierrot's four 80s Magical Girl shows (Creamy Mami; Persia the Magic Fairy; Magical Star Magical Emi and Magical Idol Pastel Yumi) - this was the first instance of a magical girl team.

The Magical Girl Warrior subgenre, despite being the most well-known style of Magical Girl show in the west, didn't hit until Sailor Moon in 1992 (unless you count Cutey Honey, which wasn't aimed at girls but had a lot of influence on it, or Devil Hunter Yohko, which wasn't aimed at girls either). This was a essentially a combination of the earlier style shows with the Superhero genre, particularly the Super Sentai formula. Sailor Moon was a huge hit, and naturally other shows were made in the same style, and some were even more divergent from the old-style shows. Many fans felt that shows such as Magic Knight Rayearth were still Magical Girl shows, despite all the dissimilarities from the previous generation (others disagree, and feel that Rayearth is Shoujo RPG World Fantasy instead).

The wave of shows made in Sailor Moon's wake eventually subsided, but the genre is far from dead. Contemporary examples include Ojamajo Doremi, Pretty Cure (aimed at both young girls and adult males), and Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha (more of an action series with magical girls). In 2011 Puella Magi Madoka Magica was released, considered by many to be the genre's Neon Genesis Evangelion.

IMPORTANT NOTE: A girl who can use magic is not necessarily a Magical Girl in the sense of the trope or genre. A Magical Girlfriend, for example, usually does not fit into the same structure that defines a Magical Girl series.

Also see the Index of Magical Girl Tropes.

Magical Girl Works

Anime and Manga


Asian Animation


Video Games


Web Original


Web Comics

  • Angel Moxie is both a parody and an homage of the genre. It is about Junior High student Alex (a fairly standard magical girl) and her two friends (each of whom have super powers but otherwise don't have many magical girl characteristics) as they fight off Lord Yzin and his servants. It can be found here.
  • The Adventures Of Sailor Ranko, a Fuku Fic webcomic. Ranma Saotome and Akane Tendo are sent away from their home by their parents in another attempt to get the pair to confess their feelings for each other and pressure them to marry. Ranma's female alter ego (known as Ranko) meets up with the Sailor Senshi and they discover she (Ranko) is the reincarnation of Sailor Sun, a long lost Sailor Senshi. Ranma now has a triple life, one, as male Ranma trying to avoid the troubles he left behind in Nerima, two, as female Ranko who was accidentally enrolled at the same high school by her well meaning and totally oblivious-to-the-truth mother, and three, her role as Sailor Sun working with the Sailor Senshi fighting for love and justice. A Dead Fic, unfortunately.
  • Evil Diva, a webcomic about a devil girl who can't help doing good deeds for others.
  • Cardcaptor Torika, a sequel to the Cardcaptor Sakura series featuring Sakura's daughter.
  • Mechagical Girl Lisa A.N.T. parodies the genre with a Fan Girl who becomes a (sorta) magical girl... and proceeds to apply large amounts of Wrong Genre Savvy.
  • To Prevent World Peace features a world where magical girls have been active since WWI. Cue Alternate History. The story follows a magical girl who believes she must become a Necessarily Evil in order to stop other girls from going too far.
  • Hi To Tsuki No Hoshi No Tama has Magical Girl with a hint of Mon.
  • Gorgeous Princess Creamy Beamy, a somewhat violent parody of the genre's conventions - the heroine is somewhat chubby, has an alien disguised as a star-nosed mole for a Mentor Mascot, and is often severely injured in battle (luckily, she is a Human Alien with the ability to regenerate her body parts).
  • Magical Boys!, another parody of the genre - the main character is a boy who is given magical girl powers (although he retains his gender) to battle against Dark Magical Girls who want to kill retired magical girls. As the story progresses, more magical boys are revealed.
  • Also parodied in Mahou Shounen Fight.


Western Animation

Magical Girl trope referred to in other works

Anime and Manga

  • Cutey Honey is a forerunner of Magical Girl Warrior version, which blended Fan Service and fun battles in one tongue-in-cheek package. Fans are divided whether she counts as a true magical girl or a superhero.
    • New Cutey Honey is the sequel, set 100 years after the original.
    • Cutey Honey Flash is a straight magical girl variant.
      • Cutey Honey Tennyo Densetsu is set in 2005, and features a version of Cutey Honey who has time travelled from the 70s to battle Panther Claw in the new millenium.
      • Cutey Honey Seed is set in an Alternate Universe, where a Cutey Honey Otaku finds a beautiful alien girl who, like all members of her species, develops any power necessary to protect herself and others. After watching several episodes of Cutey Honey, she develops "super powers" just like the "real" Honey's, even going so far as to shout "Honey Flash!"
  • Yurara No Tsuki has elements of this, as the main character is able to transform and battle evil spirits with powerful magic.
  • The plot of one episode of They Are My Noble Masters is started when Ren discovers that Yume has written a story starring herself as a magical girl.
  • The main character in Otaku no Video is able to break into the anime industry with his magical girl series, Misty May.
  • Pokomi from Bobobobo Bobobo
  • In an episode of Best Student Council, one character is suspected of being a magical girl; both the Magical Girl Warrior and the Cute Witch (complete with Older Alter Ego) versions are brought up.
  • The same situation pops up in Love Hina, where Kaolla Su is compared to a Magical Girl because she eats a lot, talks to animals, and can change into an adult. Kentaro Sakata and one of Keitaro's highschool friends vainly struggle to convince the main characters that Kaolla was one.
  • The main character in Penguin Musume Heart is obsessed with Takenoko-chan, a magical catgirl who protects the "holy place" from the evil Bamboo King. There's apparently a sequel as well, Takenoko-chan R.
  • Angol Moa's true form in Keroro Gunsou seems to be a parody of the Magical Girl; she has the Stock Footage transformation and special-attack scenes, the costume, and a cute personality, but she's the Lord of Terror from the prophecies of Nostradamus who came to destroy the world with the "Lucifer Spear".
  • Dark Magician Girl in Yu-Gi-Oh!! is largely based on this idea, with several of her summoning scenes looking similar to magical girl transformation sequences. Despite the name, she is not a Dark Magical Girl.
  • Behoimi in Pani Poni Dash!. She's not really a Magical Girl, but that doesn't stop her from playing the role. She even gets her own Image Song about her Magical Girl-ness.
  • Barajou no Kiss has Anise, who summons the magical members of her Unwanted Harem via magical cards.
  • In several episodes of Popotan, Mii decides to cosplay as Magical Girl Lilo and spread happiness to those who believe that she is a real magical girl.
  • Lampshaded: the DVD extras of Ah! My Goddess have a gag dub in which a student accuses Belldandy of being a Magical Girl. Belldandy insists that she is a Goddess, not a Magical Girl, and they then debate the crucial differences.
    • This was likely inspired by a situation in the manga when Sayoko witnessed Belldandy's powers and accused her of being a witch. Sayoko specifically referred to Magical Girl tropes, including the Idol Singer.
  • Parodied in Suzumiya Haruhi; the main characters create a movie in which the protagonist is a bunny girl-waitress from the future whose attacks include shooting laser beams, rifle bullets, and micro black holes (the last two novel-only) from her eyes.
  • Episode 7 of [Zoku] Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei focused on Art Shifts, with the title sequence and parts of the episode devoted to Kafuka, Chiri, and Meru as the magical girl team Model Warrior Lily Cure, and Nozomu Itoshiki as the Big Bad, The Teacher Of Despair. It even closes with an "On the Next..." continuing the plot. This is a drastic change from the usual format of the show.
  • To Love Ru combines this with an Expy. Kyoko Kirisaki from Black Cat is turned into Magical Flame Kyoko, a pyromaniac magical girl.
  • Raichou from Kyouran Kazoku Nikki claims to be a magical girl.
  • The Show Within a Show Puru Puru Pururin of the anime version of Welcome to The NHK. Only a few snippets are shown, in which we see that Pururin is accompained by a number of animated household objects, including a vacuum cleaner upon which she flies, and that her trademark is to randomly append the word "Purin" to the end of sentences.
  • Parodied in episode 9 of Gag Manga Biyori.
  • Ninin ga Shinobuden has a parody in the final episode with "Magical Nin-Nin Shinobu".
  • In Kannagi, after viewing a magical girl on TV, Nagi immediately buys a toy wand and modifies it into an impurity-vanquishing spiritual weapon to compensate for her lack of power. Then she gets really into it and starts doing poses. It looks goofy on an ancient goddess, but Nagi's clearly enjoying herself.
  • Mahou Sensei Negima has the Show Within a Show, "Mahou Shoujo Biblion". The show's resident Cosplay Otaku Girl/Playful Hacker/Meta Guy cosplays as a character from the show. Said girl eventually gets a Magical Girl staff as her artifact. It gives her super hacking powers.
    • Asakara, on witnessing Negi's powers for the first time, theorizes that he is a magical girl (boy version).
  • Galaxy Angel has an episode where they are told NOT to use a Lost Technology wand, as it has been known to start wars.
  • From the same TV season, episode eight of H2O: Footprints in the Sand had an extended sequence revolving around Otoha as a magical girl. That was probably the least odd thing in that episode.
  • Ayumi Kinoshita, a bespectacled Ill Girl from Hell Teacher Nube, learns from her teacher how to project her astral body as a physical presence, just so she can attend school with her friends. In the process, she learns to transform it into any shape she wishes... including an indestructible Magical Girl when said friends are kidnapped.
  • The OVA of School Days features a parody on the Magical Girl genre, with several female cast members as magical girls.
  • Shuichi of Midori Days is a doll otaku, who always carries around a doll of the fictional magical girl Ultra-Marin.
  • The Show Within a Show "Ai no Senshi Sweetie Millie" from Fight Ippatsu! Juuden-chan!!
  • One of Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann's Parallel Works, Kiyal's Magical Time, mixes this with Humongous Mecha.
  • One of the Omake of Black Lagoon makes Revy a Magical Girl, giving her a cheerful, Moe Moe facade and even More Dakka.
  • Takuto from Star Driver could be considered a magical boy, due to his Galactic Pretty Boy form.
  • Amuri in Star Ocean features elements of the Magical Girl Warrior subtrope.
  • Kaze no Stigma had a one-shot antagonist which is somewhere blurred between the lines of a Magical Girl played straight or deconstructed, but she doesn't have enough screen time for it to matter.
  • Parodied in the 21st episode of the second season of School Rumble, where Mai Otsuka becomes a magical girl.
  • Nanaka 6/17 has Magical Domiko, a Show Within a Show that 6-year-old Nanaka likes.
  • Kilala of Kilala Princess
  • Parodied in Bleach with Charlotte Cuuhlhourne who tries very, very hard to be one of these and fails spectacularly.
  • Key of Key the Metal Idol becomes more of a Magical Girl as the series progresses, though this used primarily to deconstruct the trope as Key's transformations into her more human form show just how harrowing the powers of a magical girl can be in unwitting (read Naive) hands.
  • In Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kira's second episode, Rika Furude and Satoko Houjou become magical girls in order to battle the evil magic-using generals of the secret magic society, Tokyo Magika (Takano, Teppei, Okonogi & Nomura) and their Ritual Tool Devils with the help of the Rika Cheering Brigade (Keiichi, Rena, Mion, Shion, & Irie) as well as Hanyuu.
  • Show Within a Show Majokko Mirakurun in Yuru-Yuri.


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  • The German audio drama series Bibi Blocksberg is about a 13 year old witch living in a small German town and going to school with other regular kids. The series started in 1980, long before anime shows or manga became popular in Germany.
  • The German book series Lilly The Witch is about a girl named Lilly who finds a magical book which turns her into a witch, as well as a Mentor Mascot in the form of a little green dragon named Hector, and who has many adventures all over the world. The books have been made into an animated series on CBBC, as well as an animated movie.
  • Milky Way and The Galaxy Girls.
  1. ↑ Kyon's little sister from the original
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