Renkin 3-kyū Magical ? Pokān

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Renkin 3-kyū Magical? Pokān

錬金3級まじかる？ぽか～ん (Alchemist Grade 3: Magical Pokahn)
Genre	Magical girl, Comedy, Seinen
TV anime
Directed by	Kenichi Yatagai
Studio	GENCO
Network
Original run	4 April 2006 – 20 June 2006
No. of episodes	12

Renkin 3-kyu Magical? Pokahn (錬金3級まじかる？ぽか～ん, Renkin 3-kyū Majikaru ? Pokān^?) is an anime series that tells the story of the everyday life of four princesses from the fictitious World of Magic (makai) who are oblivious to the happenings in everyday life in the human world.^[1] The name of the anime is often shortened to Magipoka. The opening sequence of the anime is deceptive to the viewer as it is not apparent that the anime's genre is comedy.

1 Story
2 Cast
3 Staff
4 Theme songs
5 CDs
6 References
7 External links

[edit] Story

There is no plot continuation from episode to episode but the premise of the show is that the four main females are adapting to life in the human world. The girls are faced with small, self centered problems such as finding a boyfriend.

[edit] Cast

Uma (ゆうま Yūma),^[2] voiced by Momoko Saitō: It is revealed that Uma is a witch, although she is not yet adept at spell casting. She has a happy personality and finds joy in exploring the human world. When she makes a discovery about the world she quickly and proudly points it out to the other girls, however she is generally the last to discover such things and becomes disappointed when others learn faster than she does.
Pachira (パキラ Pakira), voiced by Aya Hirano: Pachira is seen during the course of the anime as a vampire and while she displays the common weakness of vampires such as a weakness to daylight and garlic, her biggest weakness, in her mind, is her small breast size. She has the ability to fly and is seen eating regular food as well as having a vampire's lust for drinking blood - although she mainly drinks tomato juice.
Liru (りる Riru), voiced by Hitomi Nabatame: It is explained to the audience that Liru is a werewolf and dislikes silver. Liru has an energetic personality and has animal traits such as the ability to leap great distances with little effort. Like werewolves, she can change into one - her form looks similar to a yellow puppy.
Aiko (鉄子), voiced by Satomi Akesaka: Shown throughout the series is the fact that Aiko is an android with an outdated computer and poor size memory. As the other three are based on storybook monsters, it's probable that Aiko is an updated version of Frankenstein's Monster. -ko is a common suffix for female names in Japanese, and the "ai" may be derived from "Artificial Intelligence". She performs housekeeping duties for the other girls because of her devoted mind. Her weight is 300kg or more, and she hopes to get her own human-type body.
Keimie (ケイミィ Keimī), voiced by Nomiko: An invisible person who is a chaperon of the four princesses.
Tan (タン), voiced by Wataru Hatano: Uma's pet black rabbit who changes into her hat.
Jun (ジュン), voiced by Nomiko: Uma's pet peach-colored rabbit.
Super Doctor K-ko (スーパードクターK子), voiced by Shōko Tsuda: A semi-regular character. She is a scientist that is constantly trying to get the 'scientific community' to see how bad the four girls are, for her own status gain.

[edit] Staff

Original Story: Garakuta House
Director: Kenichi Yatagai
Composition, Script: Yasunori Ide
Character Design, General Production Director: Katsuzō Hirata
Prop Design: Yoshihiro Watanabe
Art Design: Naomi Igata (KUSANAGI)
Art Director: Ayū Kawamoto (KUSANAGI)
Color Design: Yukiharu Obata
Photography Directors: Junichi Watanabe, Tsugio Ozawa
Editor: Masahiro Matsumura
Sound Effects Director: Hiroyuki Matsuoka
Sound Effects Production: Half HP Studio
Music: Noriyasu Agematsu
Music Production: Lantis
Production: GENCO
Animation Production: REMIC
Production Assistance: Studio Gash
Produced by Magipoka-dan

[edit] Theme songs

Opening theme: Senketsu no Chikai (鮮血の誓い, Senketsu no Chikai^?), sung by Yousei Teikoku (band, meaning 'Fairy Empire')
Ending theme: Shichaimashō (しちゃいましょう, Shichaimashō^?), lyrics by Yasunori Ide, composed by Hiroki, sung by various voice actresses from the show:

Episode	Song title	Sung by	Character
1	Shichaimashō sensuous	Momoko Saitō	Uma
2	Shichaimashō predator	Hitomi Nabatame	Liru
3	Shichaimashō suggestive	Aya Hirano	Pachira
4	Shichaimashō devoted	Satomi Akesaka	Aiko
5	Shichaimashō sensuous	Nomiko
6	Shichaimashō suggestive	Nomiko
7	Shichaimashō predator	Nomiko
8	Shichaimashō devoted	Nomiko
9	Same as episode 3 ED
10	Same as episode 2 ED
11	Same as episode 4 ED
OVA	Shichaimashō invisible	Nomiko	Keimie

[edit] CDs

Lantis has released three CD albums:

TV Anime "Renkin 3-kyū Magical ? Pokān" Original Drama CD
(ＴＶアニメ「錬金３級まじかる？ぽか～ん」オリジナルドラマＣＤ, Terebi Anime "Renkin 3-kyū Majikaru ? Pokān" Orijinaru Dorama Shīdī^?)
LACA-5529, ¥2500, June 21, 2006
"Majipoka" Ending Theme Song "Let's Do It"
(「まじぽか」エンディング主題歌集『しちゃいましょう』, "Majipoka" Ōpuningu Shudaika "Shichaimashō"^?)
LACA-5517, ¥1800, May 24, 2006
"Majipoka" Opening Theme Song "Blood Oath"
(「まじぽか」オープニング主題歌『鮮血の誓い』, "Majipoka" Ōpuningu Shudaika "Senketsu no Chikai"^?)
LACM-4257, ¥1200, April 26, 2006 (maxi-single)

[edit] References

^ Renkin 3-kyū Magical ? Pokān at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia
^ Her western name spelling according to the official website, which differs from "Yūma," the Hepburn romanization (phonetic) of her name in Japanese writing.