When using her magic, there would be a “transformation scene” involving a magical phrase and some form of magic wand, often disguised as a locket, which would be one of the series’ main merchandising tie-ins. Although she was a preadolescent, she would have adventures without any adult supervisor. Their original formula was that a young girl from a magic dimension would come to Earth and use her magic to appear to be a normal 8- to 12-year-old girl. ![]() ![]() However, there have been enough magical little witch series to fill this column alone. Two famous examples of the shojo-heroine genre are The Rose of Versailles and Revolutionary Girl Utena and two more of the just-plain shojo are Candy Candy and His and Her Circumstances. The two established two of the three main forms of anime for girls the magical little witch genre, and the shojo-heroine genre. This was almost immediately followed by Princess Knight in April 1967. ![]() ![]() The first anime intended for girls was Sally the Witch in December 1966. The first TV animation was for adults (Otogi Manga Calender, 1962) and men and boys (Astro Boy, Hermit Village, 1963). The first Japanese animation was theatrical, and meant for all audiences.
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