| Himitsu no Akko-chan | |
| Ja Kanji: | ひみつのアッコちゃん |
| Genre: | Comedy, Magical girl, Romance |
| Type: | manga |
| Author: | Fujio Akatsuka |
| Publisher: | Shueisha |
| Demographic: | Shōjo |
| Magazine: | Ribon |
| First: | July 1962 |
| Last: | September 1965 |
| Volumes: | 3 |
| Type: | tv series |
| Director: | Hiroshi Ikeda |
| Studio: | Toei Animation |
| Network: | NET |
| First: | 6 January 1969 |
| Last: | 26 October 1970 |
| Episodes: | 94 |
| Type: | tv series |
| Director: | Hiroki Shibata |
| Studio: | Toei Animation |
| Network: | FNS (Fuji TV) |
| First: | October 9, 1988 |
| Last: | December 24, 1989 |
| Episodes: | 61 |
| Type: | film |
| Studio: | Toei Animation |
| Type: | film |
| Himitsu no Akko-chan Umi da! Obake da!! Natsu Matsuri | |
| Studio: | Toei Animation |
| Type: | tv series |
| Director: | Hiroki Shibata |
| Studio: | Toei Animation |
| Network: | FNS (Fuji TV) |
| First: | April 5, 1998 |
| Last: | February 28, 1999 |
| Episodes: | 44 |
| Type: | live film |
| Director: | Yasuhiro Kawamura |
| Runtime: | 120 minutes |
is an early magical girl manga series[1] written and illustrated by Fujio Akatsuka. The story centers around an elementary school girl who is gifted a magic mirror that allows her to transform into anything she chooses, and the misadventures that follow. It was published in Shueisha's monthly Ribon magazine from 1962 to 1965. While Akko-chan predates the Sally the Witch manga, the Sally anime adaptation predates Akko-chans.
The first Himitsu no Akko-chan anime adaptation ran for 94 episodes from 1969 to 1970. It was animated by Toei Animation and broadcast by TV Asahi (formerly known as NET). It has been remade twice, in 1988 (61 episodes, featuring Mitsuko Horie in the role of Akko-chan and singing the opening and ending themes) and in 1998 (44 episodes).
Two movies were produced. Himitsu no Akko-chan Movie and Umi da! Obake da!! Natsu Matsuri both released in 1989. It was adapted into a live-action film released on September 1, 2012.[2]
An adaptation of the series ran as a web manga, ひみつのアッコちゃん μ (Himitsu no Akko-Chan μ, pronounced "myu"), written by Hiroshi Izawa, and drawn by Futago Kamikita.[3]
Atsuko Kagami is a childlike, arrogant elementary school girl who has an affinity for mirrors. One day, her favorite mirror which was given to Akko by her mother (or in some versions, by her father, as a present from India) is broken, and she prefers to bury it in her yard rather than throw it in the trash can.
In her dreams, she is contacted by a spirit (or in some cases the Queen of the Mirror Kingdom) who is touched that the girl would treat the mirror so respectfully and not simply throw it away. Akko-chan is then given the gift of a magical mirror and taught enchantments, "tekumaku mayakon, tekumaku mayakon" and "lamipus lamipus lu lu lu lu lu". that will allow her to transform into anything she wishes.[4]
Voiced by Yoshiko Ōta (1969), Mitsuko Horie (1988), Wakana Yamazaki (1998), Aya Hirano (2012)
Haruka Ayase (movie)
The titular protagonist. Atsuko Kagami is often called Akko-chan for short. 鏡アツ子, from the name 加賀美あつ子 but with the family-name part 加賀美, "Kagami" ("mirror"), replaced by 鏡.
Voiced by Reiko Senō (1969), Yoshiko Ōta (1988), Miina Tominaga (1998)
Akko's mother.
Voiced by Ichirō Murakoshi (1969), Banjō Ginga (1988), Ken Yamaguchi (1998)
Akko's father.
Voiced by Sumiko Shirakawa (1969), Kazuko Sugiyama (1988), Kikumi Umeda (1998)
Akko's best friend.
Voiced by Akiko Tsuboi (1969), Noriko Uemura (1988), Harumi Ikoma (1998)
Moko's younger brother.
Voiced by Junko Hori, Mariko Takigawa (1969), Noriko Tsukase, Yuko Mita (1988), Junko Takeuchi (1998)
Kankichi's friend.
Voiced by Hiroko Maruyama (1969), Keiko Yamamoto (1988 and 1998)
A young girl who likes to spy on Akko.
Voiced by Hiroshi Ōtake (1969), Yoku Shioya (1988), Takuma Suzuki (1998)
A hefty boy and rival to Akko. He has a secret crush on her.
Voiced by Sachiko Chijimatsu (1969), Michiko Hirai (1969, episodes 56 and 61), Katsue Miwa (1988), Satomi Korogi (1998)
Taisho's younger brother.
Voiced by Junko Hori (1969), Michitaka Kobayashi (1988), Yoshihiko Akida (1998)
Henchman of Taisho.
Voiced by Kōko Kagawa, Junko Hori, Mariko Takigawa (1969), Noriko Tsukase, Chie Sato (1988), Yasuhiro Takato (1998)
Henchman of Taisho.
Voiced by Sachiko Chijimatsu, Kōko Kagawa (1969), Naoko Watanabe (1988), Ai Nagano (1998)
Akko's cat.
Voiced by Ichiro Murakoshi, Hiroshi Otake (1969), Masaharu Sato (1988), Yasuhiro Takato (1998)
Taisho's cat.
Voiced by Osamu Ichikawa (1969), Masaharu Sato (1988), Hiroki Takahashi (1998)
Homeroom teacher of Akko and Moko.
Voiced by Naoko Takahashi, Kōko Kagawa (1969), Kyoko Irokawa (1988), Ai Nagano (1998)
English teacher.
Voiced by Reiko Senoo, Kōko Kagawa (1969), Eiko Masuyama (1988), Mitsuko Horie (1998)
A queen from the distant "Magic Country". She provides Akko with her compact mirror.
Voiced by Shun Yashiro
Voiced by Shun Yashiro
A talking parrot.
Voiced by Shigeru Nakahara
Prince of Mirror Country
Voiced by Kazumi Tanaka
Elderly servant of Kio
Voiced by Kazumi Tanaka
A strange man who shows up randomly.
Voiced by Junko Takeuchi
A penguin who joins Akko and friends.
Voiced by Masaki Okada