Series synopsis
Magical Pokaan, also known as 錬金3級 まじかる?ぽか〜ん is a Japanese animation comedy television series that premiered on Chiba TV on April 4, 2006. It ended on June 20, 2006. It was created by Kenichi Yatagai. It stars Momoko Saito, Aya Hirano, Satomi Akesaka and Hitomi Nabatame.
The energetic werewolf Liru, the joyful witch-in-training Uma, the motherly android Aiko, and the seductive vampire Pachira—are princesses from the netherworld who have traveled to the human world in search of a new home.
Premise
The energetic werewolf Liru, the joyful witch-in-training Uma, the motherly android Aiko, and the seductive vampire Pachira—are princesses from the netherworld who have traveled to the human world in search of a new home.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Momoko Saito as Uma
- Aya Hirano as Pachira
- Satomi Akesaka as Aiko
- Hitomi Nabatame as Liru
- Nomico as Keimie
- Wataru Hatano as Tan
- Showko Tsuda as Dr. K-Ko
- Kisho Taniyama as Hongo
Guest cast
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 15 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 3 | June 23, 2006 | October 25, 2006 |
| Season 1 | 12 | April 4, 2006 | June 20, 2006 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Spell of Skewed Legend Is Momotaro In this segment, a pear-shaped capsule containing a rejected MOMO (short of Military convert Ops Mechanical Operative) android of the Kasuga Institute named MOMO9000 (played by Aiko) is lost in a road accident that caused it to fall into the river. It is later found by an old couple who mistaken MOMO9000 as Momotarō. After reading the story of Momotaro, MOMO9000 heads out to Onigashima to slay some Oni while gaining allies in a dog (played by Liru), a monkey (played by Uma), and a pheasant (played by Pachira). |
June 23, 2006 |
| 2 |
The Spell of Ifs Is Dr. ○×△□ Super Doctor K-Ko shows viewers what would happen if a doctor was either a witch, a vampire, a werewolf, or an android. |
August 25, 2006 |
| 3 |
The Priceless Spell of Valentine's Day The girls learn about Valentine's Day and figure out who should be their Valentine. |
October 25, 2006 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The First Spell is an Easy Trap/The Afternoon Spell is a Red Cap A. Super Doctor K-Ko and Hongo have devised traps that end up trapping Pachira, Liru, and Aiko. Thus, Uma ends up coming to the rescue. B. Upon learning about mail, Uma tries to build a mailbox with Aiko's help so that the girls can receive mail. Then the next part involves trying to get the mailman on their route to give them mail. |
April 4, 2006 |
| 2 |
The Spell of the Moon is a Blood Pedigree/The Make-Believe Spell is TV Shopping A. Following an incident at the prehistoric mammal section of the museum, Liru discovers love when she meets a man named Ryo who turns out to be another werewolf. B. While watching TV, Uma and Pachira learn about home shopping when they see an Electric Trainer (a type of fitness belt) on TV. When Uma orders for the Electric Trainer, the other girls get interested in TV shopping until they learn that home shopping includes having to pay for the stuff. |
April 11, 2006 |
| 3 |
Tomorrow's Spell Is Donation for Love/The Spell of Happiness Is an Ideal Man A. When encountering a cute guy outside of a Blood Donation Bus, Pachira ends up donating some of her blood and ends up weak. This ends up tempting her to try to suck blood from Uma and Liru. B. While in a movie theater, the girls discuss their dream boyfriend. When Aiko's weight ends up disabling an elevator, the girls talk about how they would meet their dream boyfriend while stripping into their underclothes when the elevator gets warmer. |
April 18, 2006 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Chiba TV |
|---|---|
| First aired | April 4, 2006 |
| Last aired | June 20, 2006 |
| Runtime | 24 minutes |
| Status | Ended |