Majokko Megu-chan

Majokko Megu-chan was a groundbreaking anime when it came out in 1974.
Magical girl shows up to that point had mostly consisted of basic plots and stories which, although sometimes would hint at more mature themes, rarely went out of their comfort zone and remained very child-friendly.

Majokko Megu-chan, on the other hand, dealt with mature themes such as suicide, infidelity, depression, child abandoment, and even irreversible death. But these themes alone would have not been enough to make this series as enjoyable as it is, if it weren't for most of the characters, who have very distinct personalities and complement the story very well. The titular ... character, Meg, is a tomboyish teenage girl who at many times will act out of spite or mischief, but who's also a very kind and caring girl who does her best to help people around her. Her rival Non, on the other hand, begins as a no-nonsense girl who has no interest in dealing with humans and who acts hostily towards Meg any time she can; as the story progresses, however, Meg will learn to calm her temper and be more reasonable, whereas Non begins to put aside her cold facade and ends up envying Meg's good relationship with the humans. The only character who doesn't really contribute much to the series is, undoubtedly, Chousan, the "inspector" sent from the Witch World. Chousan is, at best, a lousy and disloyal inspector, and at worst, a pervert who tries to ruin Meg anytime he can.


The soundtrack for this series is fenomenal. Both the opening and ending themes, sung by Yoko Maekawa, are very catchy and well done. The incidental music is also very nice and memorable.

The only weak point of this series is its animation. It is very inconsistent, and while many episodes have very good and impressive animation, others are filled with errors and characters that go out of design. It is truly a shame, because this series deserved a constant, quality animation.

Even if anime as a whole has come a long way since 1974, Majokko Megu-chan is still a very interesting series to watch in 2020. The stories are entertaining, the characters (except Chousan) are fun and interesting, the character designs are very colorful and nice, and the soundtrack is amazing. If you can overlook the at-times-mediocre animation, you'll love this anime.

This is basically a reverse isekai-mahou shoujo anime. This anime is GOOD VERY GOOD

This is very2 recommended for every people who loves classic-anime.

The Fan-service is way to good. The voice acting is good, their back ground is aesthetic, the coloring is good

but somehow, i only found this anime until episode 27. Idk if they only have 27 episode or they are more episode but they were spread.

They have good character development, and i enjoy it somehow.

... They story is mainstream in that time but Majokko Megu-chan have good fight scene. The soundtrack is very good.

The art is kinda disturbing somehow but it still good

Majokko Megu chan lives as the 9th mahou shoujo in history, coming after Cutey Honey and Miracle Shoujo Limit-Chan, and exists as a show at a cross roads between the sexy Honey and the innocent Akko chan from Himitsu no Akko Chan. This show felt like a response to Honey, acknowledging the metaphorical can of worms it opened in the mahou shoujo space while simultaneously choosing the status quo. This show looked into the face of greatness and chose mediocrity.

Majokko Megu has a wonderful first half, with consistently interesting episode up to episode 40, peaking with episode 32: A tense 25 ... minutes of horror and suspense at the hands of the villain Joker lurking in the shadows at every turn. There are episodes that acknowledge the darkness inherent to the human condition, where Megu confronts topics from suicide, abandoned children, living with survivor's guilt, and more, and all this plays into the show's theme of affirming the soul of humanity at large. The unfortunate reality is that this thematic density is almost unilaterally dropped by the show's mid point, never to be seen again; left in the dirt in favor of easier, less intrusive, and by extension more dull episode plots. With that said, its not as if there are no episodes with caring about in the second half, with episode 49 and 63 both standing out amidst mediocrity. The final 2 episodes are also decent, focusing on the true villain Sataan.

Megu and her nominal rival Non stand as apparent antithesis of one another: Where Megu cherishes humanity, Non scoffs at their importance, but just when it seemed the show was embarking on a journey to remember with Non's character, the entire arc is abandoned. Non increasingly sees the flaws in her world view through episode 45 until suddenly she doesnt, and returns to her starting point to remain an antagonist to Megu's ideals. I think this is a massive miss step for the show, and Non's appearance in episode 48 is the point of no return for a character with so much potential.

Visually, the show certainly has highlights worthy of seeing, but generally exists in a space of "its okay". Perhaps this is a bias of falling out of love with the show but i found less visual frames to glee over in the back half of the show. Occationally there are hints of color experimentation but largely the show plays it safe, visually.

In the end, I find it hard to consider Megu as more than an attempt to return Mahou Shoujo to its thematic roots established by earlier titles. Perhaps this was for the best back in 1974 when it seemed that Honey could have taken the genre in a different direction.