Series synopsis
Magical DoReMi, also known as おジャ魔女どれみ is a Japanese animation comedy sci-fi & fantasy action & adventure kids television series that premiered on tv asahi on February 7, 1999. It ended on December 11, 2004. It stars Chiemi Chiba, Tomoko Akiya, Yuki Matsuoka and Megumi Takamura.
Ojamajo Doremi, known as Magical DoReMi internationally, is a magical girl anime television series created by Toei Animation in 1999. It focuses on elementary school students who become witch apprentices. Led by Doremi Harukaze, the girls must maintain their double lives in secret.
Ojamajo Doremi has been followed up by three direct sequels, lasting until its end in 2003. During the television series' runtime, two companion films were released in theaters. The English dub, produced by 4Kids Ent ...
Premise
Ojamajo Doremi, known as Magical DoReMi internationally, is a magical girl anime television series created by Toei Animation in 1999. It focuses on elementary school students who become witch apprentices. Led by Doremi Harukaze, the girls must maintain their double lives in secret.
Ojamajo Doremi has been followed up by three direct sequels, lasting until its end in 2003. During the television series' runtime, two companion films were released in theaters. The English dub, produced by 4Kids Entertainment, released a preview episode in the US airing on August 13, 2005, and the first episode on September 10, 2005.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Chiemi Chiba as Doremi Harukaze
- Tomoko Akiya as Hazuki Fujiwara
- Yuki Matsuoka as Aiko Senō
- Megumi Takamura as Lala
- Naomi Nagasawa as Majorika
- Ai Nagano as Reika Tamaki
- Chigusa Ikeda as Shino Hanada
- Mari Adachi as Onpu's Mom
Supporting cast
- Kyoko Donowaki as Nobuko Yokokawa
- Tomoko Hiratsuji as Atsuko Okamura
- Yuka Imai as Joou-sama
- Nanaho Katsuragi as Seki-sensei (voice)
- Rumi Shishido as Roro
- Yuuko Kawasaki as Mota
- Reiko Kiuchi as Toyokazu Sugiyama
- Hiroko Konishi as Hehe
- Sawa Ishige as Pop Harukaze
- Yokote Kumiko as Tetsuya Kotake
- Mari Maeda as Reiko Fujiwara
- Ginzo Matsuo as Alexander T. Oyajiide
Guest cast
- Kikuko Inoue
- Fuuko Misaki as Kayoko Nagato (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 5 seasons with 214 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 51 | February 7, 1999 | January 30, 2000 |
| Season 2 | 49 | February 6, 2000 | January 28, 2001 |
| Season 3 | 50 | February 4, 2001 | January 27, 2002 |
| Season 4 | 51 | February 3, 2002 | January 26, 2003 |
| Season 5 | 13 | June 26, 2004 | December 11, 2004 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Now I Am a Witchling Doremi Harukaze comes across a magic shop and calls out the owner, Majorika, for being a witch, turning the latter into a witch frog. Now, she must become a witch apprentice herself to return Majorika to her normal self. |
February 7, 1999 |
| 2 |
Being Dorie, Being Reanne Doremi and her best friend Hazuki Fujiwara want to swap lives for a day, as they both feel that the other is luckier. However, this leads to a few consequences. |
February 14, 1999 |
| 3 |
The Spit Curl Girl A new girl named Aiko Senōō from Osaka transfers to Doremi's class and unintentionally upsets Doremi and Hazuki at first. Once Doremi gets to know her, she befriends her and tries to find ways to cheer her up on Parents' Day at school. |
February 21, 1999 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Doremi Becomes a Mama!? When Doremi, Hazuki, Aiko, and Onpu travel to the Witch World to visit Majo Rika, they inadvertently walk into the Queen's garden and encounter a baby born from a special rose. They are given their powers back and are asked to take care of the newborn for a year. |
February 6, 2000 |
| 2 |
Raising a Baby is a Lot of Trouble! At the new Flower Garden MAHO Dou, the girls are both making preparations for the grand opening and taking care of Hana at the same time. Luckily, Doremi's mother comes by and properly instructs them on how to take care of Hana. |
February 13, 2000 |
| 3 | Never Sleep! Poppu's Apprentice Exam | February 20, 2000 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doremi's Stormy New School Year | February 4, 2001 |
| 2 | Momoko Cries!? Secret of the Earring | February 11, 2001 |
| 3 | Big Fight! But We Would Like to Become Friends! | February 18, 2001 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doremi's Surprise! A New Ojamajo! | February 3, 2002 |
| 2 |
Hana-chan Becomes a 6th Grader! Hana begins sixth grade, but cannot read or write. |
February 10, 2002 |
| 3 | Hana-chan Will Not Give Up! | February 17, 2002 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Messed Up Cycling ~The Boys' Secret~ Kotake and a group of boys decide to bicycle to Mount Fuji. Doremi, Hazuki, and Aiko have to convince him otherwise. |
June 26, 2004 |
| 2 |
New York's MAHO Dou ~Momoko's Secret~ Momoko meets Onpu at New York and tells a story of what happened before she became a witch apprentice. |
July 10, 2004 |
| 3 |
The Value of Swimming! ~Aiko's Secret~ The swim meet is nearing and Aiko has been chosen as Anchor for her class. There's only one problem, though... |
July 24, 2004 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | tv asahi |
|---|---|
| First aired | February 7, 1999 |
| Last aired | December 11, 2004 |
| Runtime | 25 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Sunday at 08:30:00 |