What You Need to Know:
- A fan poll was conducted on Akiba-Souken asking anime fans which magical girl anime they like best, excluding certain mainstream titles and battle anime such as Cardcaptor Sakura. Here we will list the top 5 titles decided by the poll!
- The poll ran for a month from October 13 to November 13, and received a total of 237 responses. Votes were cast on numerous titles varying in generations and types.
- See the results below!
Top 5 Magical Girl Anime
5. Flying Witch
- Episodes: Unknown
- Aired: Not yet aired
Synopsis
15-year-old Makoto Kowata is a witch. Accompanied by her black cat Chito, the somewhat aimless girl moved from Yokohama to live with her second cousin in Aomori in verdant northern Japan.
(Source: MAL)
3.[Tied] Kuromajo-san ga Tooru!!
- Episodes: 60
- Aired: April 2012 - February 2014
Synopsis
Kurotori Chiyoko, a 5th-grader in elementary school, loves the occult. One day, a friend requests her to do a love fortune-telling. Chiyoko tries to summon Cupid, but thanks to a stuffy nose, accidentally summons a witch named Gyubid instead!
From that day on, Chiyoko starts learning witchcraft from Gyubid, the self-proclaimed hottest instructor of the magic world. The training regimen is tough, and punishment for slacking is harsh. Fortunately, Chiyoko is able to keep her extra-curricular studies secret, aided by the fact that no one else can see Gyubid.
(Source: AnimeNfo.com)
3.[Tied] Kiki's Delivery Service
- Episodes: 1
- Aired: July 1989
Synopsis
Kiki is an enterprising young girl who must follow tradition to become a full-fledged witch. Venturing out with only her chatty black cat, Jiji, Kiki flies off for the adventure of a lifetime. Landing in a far-off city, she sets up a high-flying delivery service and begins a wonderful experience of independence and responsibility as she finds her place in the world.
(Source: Disney)
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2. Cosmic Baton Girl Comet-san
- Episodes: 43
- Aired: April 2001 - January 2002
Synopsis
Comet (12 years old in human years) is the princess of the Harmonica Star country and was to meet the prince of the Tambourine Star country at a ball where he'd pick a bride. But he isn't there and so Comet is sent to Earth to find him. He'll be known by the starlight in his eyes. She finds the Earth and she loves the people she meets there. Meanwhile, Princess Meteor of the Castanet Star country also arrives on Earth in search of the prince. Comet's companion is a little puppy with a star at the end of his tail named Rubba Ball. Of course, Comet was not the first to visit the Earth and love it, another before her did as well and married. Her pet (a white cat with bunny ears and a tiny heart on her tail named Bunny) continued life as a kind of fairy in the forest. Comet's power is drawn from the stars of her home and is channeled through her baton; she also wears a special pendant from where Rubba Ball immerges, and with which she can detect and find the prince.
(Source: ANN)
1. Maria the Virgin Witch
- Episodes: 12
- Aired: January 2015 - March 2015
Synopsis
The story follows Maria, the most powerful witch who lives during the Hundred Years' War in France. She despises war, so she obstructs battles with her strong magical powers. Her meddling with her succubus Artemis and incubus Priapos has caught the attention of the heavens, and so the Archangel Michael issues an edict. When Maria loses her virginity, she will also lose her magical powers. A beautiful angel named Ezekiel is supposed to watch Maria and make sure the witch does not use magic in front of people, but Maria continues to use magic anyways.
(Source: ANN)
Source: Akiba-Souken
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