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Sally the Witch
1966 Japanese manga by Mitsuteru Yokoyama From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sally the Witch (Japanese: 魔法使いサリー, Hepburn: Mahōtsukai Sarī), originally titled Sunny the Witch (魔法使いサニー, Mahōtsukai Sanī), is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Mitsuteru Yokoyama. It was serialized in Shueisha's monthly Ribon magazine from July 1966 to October 1967. Its 1966 anime adaptation was one of the most popular magical girl series of what would eventually become a genre in Japan. Due to its characteristics, it may be considered the first shōjo anime as well;[3] while titles such as Himitsu no Akko-chan predate Sally in manga form, the Sally anime predates Himitsu no Akko-chan's, which came out in 1969.
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Story
Sally is the witch princess of the Magic Kingdom who longs to visit the mortal realm, presumably to make friends her own age. One day, by mistake, Sally teleports to the "mid world" (Earth), where she uses her magic to fend off a couple of burglars menacing two schoolgirls. Immediately befriended by her new acquaintances – tomboyish Yoshiko Hanamura and girly Sumire Kasugano – Sally decides to stay on Earth indefinitely, leading to mischief. Sally tries to keep her supernatural abilities secret, assuming the role of a human child.
In the final episode of the anime, Sally's grandma informs her she must return to the Magic Kingdom. Before leaving, Sally tries to tell her friends about her origins, but no one will believe her. Her elementary school catches on fire, and Sally uses her magic to put it out. Her powers thus exposed, Sally's time to leave has finally come. She waves farewell to her friends, and returns to the Magic Kingdom.
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Characters
- Sally Yumeno (夢野サリー, Yumeno Sarī) (Voiced by: Michiko Hirai (1966), Yuriko Yamamoto (1989)): The main titular character, Sally is the daughter of the King and the Queen, being princess of the Magic Kingdom.
- Yoshiko Hanamura (花村よし子, Hanamura Yoshiko) (Voiced by: Midori Kato (1966), Teiyū Ichiryūsai (1989)) is one of Sally's best friends in the mortal realm who is a tomboy.
- Sumire Kasugano (春日野すみれ, Kasugano Sumire) (Voiced by: Mariko Mukai (1966), Nana Yamaguchi (1989)) is one of Sally's human friends who acts girly in contrast to Yoshiko.
- Cub (カブ, Kabu) (Voiced by: Sachiko Chijimatsu) is Sally's magical, shape-changing assistant. His first appearance was a crow before Sally's Dad sent him to Earth to retrieve her. Assuming the form of a five-year-old boy, Cub poses as Sally's younger brother. Cub is mischievous, usually playing pranks on Sally and friends or triggering unpredictable situations. However, his level of mischief has been on par with the Hanamura Triplets and Poron.
- The Hanamura Triplets: Tonkichi (花村トン吉, Hanamura Tonkichi), Chinpei (花村チン平, Hanamura Chinpei), and Kanta (花村カン太, Hanamura Kanta) (Voiced by: Masako Nozawa) are Yoshiko's kid brothers.
- Poron (ポロン) (Voiced by: Fuyumi Shiraishi) is a little witch girl who appears in the later part of series. Selfish and rather lovable, she frequently casts spells she cannot reverse, such as shrinking herself down to mouse-size and being unable to "grow up".
- Daimaō (大魔王, Great Magical King) (Voiced by: Kosei Tomita)
Sally's paternal grandfather. An original character to the anime. He also wears a horned hairstyle similar to Sally's father. He has a magical horned staff, which Poron stole to cause mischief with Cub and the Hanamura triplets on Earth. - Mr. Yumeno (サリーのパパ, Sarī no Papa) is the pompous ruler of the Magic Kingdom who dislikes humanity on principle.
- Mrs. Yumeno (サリーのママ, Sarī no Mama) (Voiced by: Mariko Mukai (1966) Nana Yamaguchi (1989))
is the friendly Queen of the Magic Kingdom who was previously known as Chima (シーマ, Shima) in the original manga.
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Release
Written and illustrated by Mitsuteru Yokoyama, Sally the Witch, was serialized in Shueisha's monthly Ribon magazine from July 1966 to October 1967. It was originally titled Sunny the Witch, before being changed as Sony owns the trademark to "Sunny". The series was inspired by the American TV sitcom, Bewitched (known in Japan as Oku-sama wa Majo, or The Missus is a Witch).[3][4]
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Sally the Witch (1966–1968)
Mahōtsukai Sally runs half hour per episode and has 109 episodes.[5]
Sally the Witch 2 (1989–1991)
The second season runs half-hour per 88 episodes.[6]
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Legacy
Metropolitan Books author Robert Jay Lifton stated that Sally Yumeno "has long been one of the most popular of all manga and animation characters".[7] In December 1994, police found a pamphlet at the headquarters of the Aum Shinrikyo cult which included a song titled "Sarin the Magician", a parody of the opening song of Sally the Witch with the lyrics changed to refer to the poison known as "sarin" which Aum Shinrikyo used during the attempted assassination of judges in a case against the cult in June 1994 and later in March 1995 when it carried out a terrorist attack on the Tokyo subway. Lifton said that Sally "was undoubtedly a prominent figure in the childhoods of leading Aum members."[7]
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