| Flower Witch Mary Bell | |
| Ja Kanji: | 花の魔法使いマリーベル |
| Ja Romaji: | Hana no Mahōtsukai Mary Bell |
| Genre: | Magical girl |
| Type: | tv series |
| Director: | Tetsuya Endo |
| Producer: | Chiyo Okazaki (TV Setouchi), Tomoyuki Taguchi (Big West), Masaru Umehara (Ashi Productions) |
| Music: | Takako Ishiguro |
| Studio: | Ashi Productions |
| Network: | TXN (TV Setouchi) |
| First: | February 3, 1992 |
| Last: | January 18, 1993 |
| Episodes: | 50 |
| Episode List: | List of Floral Magician Mary Bell episodes |
| Type: | film |
| The Key of Phoenix | |
| Director: | Tetsuya Endo |
| Studio: | Shochiku, Toho, Ashi Productions |
| Released: | August 8, 1992 |
| Runtime: | 43 minutes |
| Type: | film |
| Mary Bell's Traffic Safety | |
| Director: | Tetsuya Endo |
| Studio: | Ashi Productions |
| Released: | February 15, 1993 |
| Runtime: | 13 minutes |
| Type: | film |
| Mary Bell's Fire Prevention: What to Do When an Earthquake Occurs | |
| Director: | Tetsuya Endo |
| Studio: | Ashi Productions |
| Released: | February 15, 1993 |
| Runtime: | 11 minutes |
, or known as Mary Bell in some countries, is a Japanese magical girl anime series by Ashi Productions, aired from 1992 until 1993. The series was adapted as a theatrical film and two educational films and the DVD version was released on March 20, 2004.
Yuuri and Ken are two siblings living in the port town of Sunny Bell, where their parents have recently moved and set up a flower shop. They are given the Mary Bell Picture Book from their neighbor Rose, which is a story about two children who get lost in the forest and are helped by a magical girl named Mary Bell. The children wish together that Mary Bell was there to help their parents' struggling flower shop. Suddenly, Mary Bell appears in front of them, introducing herself and her Seelie Court partner Tambourine, and agreeing to help them with magic. Over the course of the series, Mary Bell, Ken, Yuuri, a dog named Ribbon, and the others go on adventures in both Sunny Bell and the Flower Magic World, Mary Bell's home.
The series finale involves the Holy Tree of the Flower Magic World coming to Sunny Bell in order to take away all of the plants on Earth, as it believes is necessary to prevent humans from harming them. Mary Bell and the townspeople are able to convince it not to do this, and Mary Bell decides to stay on Earth and encourage people with magic, even though her goal (to collect the dreams of humans by helping them) has already been completed.
The TV series was produced by TV Setouchi, Big West, and Ashi Productions and directed by Tetsuya Endo, with series composition by Takao Koyama and Hideki Mitsui.[1] The animation directors include Masashi Hirota,, Yuriko Chiba, and Kouji Fukazawa. These four supervised about 80% of the 50 episodes.[2] [3]
| Episode | Title | Air date |
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| Mary Bell to Utaō! | |
| Type: | soundtrack |
| Artist: | Michiyo Nakajima, Chieko Honda, etc. |
| Cover: | Mary Bell to Utao.jpg |
| Released: | July 17, 1992 |
| Genre: | Anime OST |
| Length: | 64:24 |
| Label: | Pony Canyon |
The soundtrack album, was released on July 17, 1992.