Type: | manga |
Author: | Hiroaki Magari |
Publisher: | Kodansha |
Demographic: | Seinen |
Magazine: | Young Magazine Uppers |
First: | April 2003 |
Last: | October 2004 |
Volumes: | 2 |
Type: | manga |
Majokko Tsukune-chan+ | |
Author: | Hiroaki Magari |
Publisher: | Kodansha |
Demographic: | Shōnen |
Magazine: | Monthly Shōnen Sirius |
First: | June 2005 |
Last: | March 2006 |
Volumes: | 1 |
Type: | ova |
Director: | Hiroaki Sakurai |
Studio: | Xebec |
First: | August 24, 2005 |
Last: | January 25, 2006 |
Runtime: | 13 minutes |
Episodes: | 6 |
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiroaki Magari. It was serialized in Kodansha's magazines Young Magazine Uppers from 2003 to 2004 and Monthly Shōnen Sirius (as Majokko Tsukune-chan+) from 2005 to 2006. It follows Tsukune, a skillful and powerful witch who rescues others from danger. It was adapted into a six-episode original video animation (OVA) series of 13 minutes each, animated by Xebec, released from August 2005 to January 2006.
Majokko Tsukune-chan follows the cheerful and powerful young witch, who goes around helping people and fighting against evil-doers; however, despite her good intentions, Tsukune ends up causing more problems than she solves.
Written and illustrated by Hiroaki Magari, Majokko Tsukune-chan was serialized in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Young Magazine Uppers from April 2003 to October 2004, when the magazine ceased its publication.[2] Kodansha collected its chapters in two tankōbon volumes, released on February 9 and December 9, 2004.[3] [4]
It was followed by a second series, Majokko Tsukune-chan+, which ran in Kodansha's shōnen manga magazine Monthly Shōnen Sirius from June 2005 to March 2006,[2] Kodansha released a collected volume on March 23, 2006.[5] Other stories were also published in Monthly Shōnen Sirius and its website from July 2006 to October 2008,[2] a collected volume was released on December 22, 2008.[6]
A six episode original video animation (OVA) series of 13 minute each, animated by Xebec, was released from August 24, 2005,[7] to January 25, 2006.[8] The opening theme is and the ending theme is "Luminary", both performed by Tsukune's voice actress Haruko Momoi.[9]