Magical Fairy Persia

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Magical Fairy Persia

Illustration of Riku and Gaku Murai with Hayami Persia by Akemi Takada.
魔法の妖精ペルシャ
(Mahō no Yōsei Perusha)
Genre Magical girl
TV anime
Director Kazuyoshi Katayama
Studio Studio Pierrot
Network NTV
Original run 1984-07-06 – 1985-05-31
Episodes 48
Manga: Persia ga Suki!
Author Takako Aonuma
Publisher Shueisha
Magazine Weekly Margaret
Original run 1984 – November 1985
Volumes 9
OVA: Magical Fairy Persia: Merry-go-Round
Studio Studio Pierrot
Released 1987-09-25

Magical Fairy Persia (魔法の妖精 ペルシャ Mahō no Yōsei Perusha?) is a magical girl anime series /48 episodes/ by Studio Pierrot from 1984 . . It went on to have two OVA features, and the main character, Persia, also appeared in two other Studio Pierrot special presentations. Persia also featured in a manga by Takako Aonuma titled Persia ga Suki!. This was the second of five magical girl anime to be created by Studio Pierrot, and featured the character designs of Akemi Takada.

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[edit] Plot summary

11-year old Persia is a young girl who has grown up alongside the animals on the Serengeti plains of Africa. Twins Riki and Gaku Muroi and their grandfather, Gōken, bring Persia to Japan with them, where she will live with a couple who own a grocery store. During the flight to Japan, Persia finds herself in the "Lovely Dream" where she meets the Fairy Queen, who explains that the Lovely Dream is in danger and requests Persia's help. Giving Persia a magical headband that allows her to transform into a teenage girl, connecting her to the Lovely Dream and allowing her to use magic. She is sent with three kappa back into the regular world with the mission of collecting love energy to thaw the frozen Lovely Dream.

[edit] Characters

Akanuma-sensei (赤沼先生 Akanuma-sensei?)
Seiyū: Hideyuki Tanaka
Bon Bon (ボンボン Bon Bon?)
Seiyū: Masako Sugaya
Fairy (妖精 Yousei?)
Seiyū: Yōko Asagami
Fairy (フェアリ Feari?)
Seiyū: Maiko Okamoto and Yuriko Yamamoto
Gera Gera (ゲラゲラ Gera Gera?)
Seiyū: Shigeru Chiba
One of the kappa from the Lovely Dream who accompany Persia.
Hideki Hayami (速水英樹 Hayami Hideki?)
Seiyū: Akio Nojima
Husband of Kumi and father of Persia, Hideki runs a grocery store with his wife.
Kumi Hayami (速水久美 Hayami Kumi?)
Seiyū: Gara Takashima
Wife of Hideki and mother of Persia, Kumi runs a grocery store with her husband.
Persia Hayami (速水ペルシャ Hayami Persia?)
Seiyū: Miina Tominaga
After visiting the Lovely Dream, Persia gains a magical headband with which she can summon a magical batton to transform into a teenager and perform magic. She is in love with both Riki and Gaku Muroi.
Yoyoko Manabe (真鍋よよ子 Manabe Yoyoko?)
Seiyū: Sakurako Kishiro
Meso Meso (メソメソ Men Men?)
Seiyū: Sukekiyo Kameyama
One of the kappa from the Lovely Dream who accompany Persia.
Sayo Mitomo (御友小夜 Mitomo Sayo?)
Seiyū: Saeko Shimazu
Girlfriend of Riki Muroi.
Gaku Muroi (室井学 Muroi Gaku?)
Seiyū: Keiichi Nanba
Twin brother of Riki and grandson of Gōken, he cares for Persia Hayami as if she were his little sister.
Gōken Muroi (室井剛健 Muroi Gōken?)
Seiyū: Yuzuru Fujimoto
Grandfather of Gaku and Riki, Gōken brought Persia to Japan and helps her to settle into Japanese life.
Riki Muroi (室井力 Muroi Riki?)
Seiyū: Yū Mizushima
Twin brother of Gaku and grandson of Gōken, he cares for Persia Hayami as if she were his little sister. He is dating Sayo Mitomo.
Puri Puri (プリプリ Puri Puri?)
Seiyū: Yūko Mita
One of the kappa from the Lovely Dream who accompany Persia.
Kenji Sawaki (沢木研二 Sawaki Kenji?)
Seiyū: Kazuhiko Inoue
School Principal (校長先生 Kōchō Sensei?)
Seiyū: Ikuya Sawaki
Kishin Shinokawa (篠川紀信 Shinokawa Kishin?)
Seiyū: Yuriko Fuchizaki
Simba (シンバ Shinba?)
Seiyū: Daisuke Gōri
A lion from Africa, Simba is Persia's best friend. She used her magic to bring him to Japan, then to transform him into a cat so that he could stay with her. Her magic also allows him to speak in the human language.
(冬木冬太?)
Seiyū:

[edit] Manga

Cover of volume 5 of the bunkoban release of Persia.
Cover of volume 5 of the bunkoban release of Persia.

The manga, I Love Persia! (ペルシャがすき! Perusha ga Suki!?), was serialized in Weekly Margaret magazine from 1984 through October 1985, and released as nine tankōbon published by Shueisha. It was republished in 2000 and 2001 in bunkoban format as six volumes.

[edit] Original release

[edit] Bunkoban

[edit] Impact and influence

Persia stars in Adesugata Mahō no Sannin Musume, along with Creamy Mami and Magical Emi. She is also in Majokko Club Yoningumi A Kūkan Kara no Alien X, with Creamy Mami, Magical Emi and Pastel Yumi.

[edit] Internationalization

Magical Fairy Persia was released in and dubbed into Italian as Evelyn e la magia di un sogno d'amore by Studio PV. Was first broadcast on Italia 1 from September 1985, and was first broadcast on Italia Teen Television from 2004-07-08.[1] It was also released in French as Vanessa et la Magie des Rêves from 1988-02-13.[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Mahou no Yousei Persia (TV). Anime News Network. Retrieved on 2006-08-09.
  2. ^ (French)VANESSA ET LA MAGIE DES RÊVES (2005-05-15). Retrieved on 2006-08-09.


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Studio Pierrot magical girl series

Creamy Mami (1983) • Persia (1984) • Magical Emi (1985) • Pastel Yumi (1986) • Fancy Lala (1998)

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