Series synopsis
Maburaho, also known as まぶらほ is a Japanese drama animation sci-fi & fantasy comedy television series that premiered on WOWOW Prime on October 14, 2003. It ended on April 6, 2004. It stars Mai Nakahara, Koji Ishii, Junko Noda and Yuka Inokuchi.
High school student Kazuki Shikimori comes from a line of powerful magicians with extraordinary DNA and he attends the most prestigious school for wizards in all of Japan. It would seem that life is good for Kazuki. Unfortunately, that couldn’t be further from the truth. He’s not the most smooth when it comes to the ladies, his grades are poor, his athletic skill is next to none, and to top it all off, he can only use his magic eight times before he turns into dust! However, three magical hottie ...
Premise
High school student Kazuki Shikimori comes from a line of powerful magicians with extraordinary DNA and he attends the most prestigious school for wizards in all of Japan. It would seem that life is good for Kazuki. Unfortunately, that couldn’t be further from the truth. He’s not the most smooth when it comes to the ladies, his grades are poor, his athletic skill is next to none, and to top it all off, he can only use his magic eight times before he turns into dust! However, three magical hotties have learned of his genetic secret and are all after him! Suddenly he has become the most “popular” kid in class. Are all these girls out to romance him, or are they only after his DNA?
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Mai Nakahara as Chihaya Yamase
- Koji Ishii as Miura-sensei
- Junko Noda as Kaori Iba
- Yuka Inokuchi as Rin Kamishiro
- Yuki Matsuoka as Kuriko Kazetsubaki
- Emi Shinohara as Karei Hirosaki
- Hitomi Nabatame as Yuna Miyama
- Daisuke Sakaguchi as Kazuki Shikimori
Supporting cast
- Kan Tanaka as Principal Mori
- Koji Tsujitani as Haruaki Akai
- Yoshino Takamori as Shino Akai
- Kimiko Koyama as Elizabeth
- Ryou Naitou as Yukihiko Nakamaru
- Akeno Watanabe as Sayumi Morisaki
- Masumi Asano as Kazumi Matsuda
- Chiemi Chiba as Maiho Kurioka
- Akemi Okamura as Eri
- Akiko Yajima as Keyaki Otomura
- Atsuko Tanaka as Maika Kazetsubaki
- Daisuke Namikawa as Mitsuaki Nanba
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 24 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 24 | October 14, 2003 | April 6, 2004 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
They Came... Kazuki Shikimori is a poor student and a prestigious school of magic. He can only use his magic 8 times before he turns to ash and disappears. In the first episode, Yuna Miyama transfers to the Aoi Academy and claims to be Kazuki's wife. Meanwhile, Rin Kamishiro and Kuriko Kizitubaki are instructed by their families to meet Kazuki and obtain his genes, as they may create the most powerful magician in the world. |
October 14, 2003 |
| 2 |
It Fell... Kazuki realizes the truth that the girls were only sent to him because of his precious genes. However, Yuna reminds him of his past, where she promised Kazuki that she will become her wife someday. In this episode, Kazuki used his magic to create snow. Kuriko and Rin realize that Kazuki really has some magnificent magical capability, despite the the low number of times he can use magic, commenting that it is almost impossible to create snow during summer. Kazuki's magic count drops to seven attempts. |
October 21, 2003 |
| 3 |
It Appeared... In Kazuki's dorm room appears a mysterious ghost by the name of Elizabeth. Elizabeth demanded some things from Yuna and Kazuki. Later on, Kazuki broke his promise to the ghost which infuriated her. Elizabeth took Yuna to a void dimension where Kazuki thought she was being tortured, where in truth she was only being tickled. Kazuki used his precious magic to get Yuna back. His magic caused the women's and men's dorm to merge. Because Kuriko looks like Elizabeth's mother, Elizabeth decides to take up residence in Kuriko's breasts. Kazuki's magic count drops to six in this episode. |
October 28, 2003 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | WOWOW Prime |
|---|---|
| First aired | October 14, 2003 |
| Last aired | April 6, 2004 |
| Runtime | 25 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Tuesday at 18:00:00 |