Mahou no Mako-chan

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Alternative Titles

Synonyms: Mako the Mermaid

Japanese: 魔法のマコちゃん

Information

Type: TV

Episodes: 48

Status: Finished Airing

Aired: Nov 2, 1970 to Sep 27, 1971

Premiered: Fall 1970

Broadcast: Unknown

Producers: None found, add some

Licensors: None found, add some

Studios: Toei Animation

Source: Original

Genres: Fantasy, Romance

Duration: 24 min. per ep.

Rating: G - All Ages

Statistics

Score: 6.54¹ (scored by 538 users)

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Ranked: #6749²

² based on the top anime page. Please note that 'Not yet aired' and 'R18+' titles are excluded.

Popularity: #11042

Members: 2,143

Favorites: 3

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Ranked #6749Popularity #11042Members 2,143

Fall 1970TVToei Animation

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Synopsis

Mako is a young siren and daughter to the King of the Sea. In a stormy day she rescues the young sport Akira from a wrecked ship, but ends up falling in love with him. So, with help from the Witch of the Sea, she's transformed into a human, and becomes a highschool student who helps everyone with her strong sense of love and justice and her magical pendant, the "Tear of the Mermaid."

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Characters & Voice Actors

Urashima, Mako

Main

Sugiyama, Kazuko
Japanese

Shigeno, Akira

Supporting

Ichikawa, Osamu
Japanese

Futago no Papa

Supporting

Saikachi, Ryuuji
Japanese

More staff

Staff

Nishizawa, Nobutaka

Episode Director

Kaneko, Yoshihiro

Episode Director

Yukimuro, Shunichi

Script, Screenplay

Horie, Mitsuko

Theme Song Performance

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Opening Theme

"Mahou no Mako-chan (魔法のマコちゃん)" by Mitsuko Horie

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Ending Theme

"Boku wa Mako ni Tsuite Yuku (ぼくはマコについてゆく)" by Horie Mitsuko, Columbia Male Harmon (コロムビア・メール・ハーモニー)

Reviews

Jan 14, 2024

Nothing-Nowhere

Mixed Feelings

This show doesn’t have a review? Well I guess I’ll be the first. First off if your looking for a mermaid themed show this probably isn’t it as the main character doesn’t really spend a lot of time in her mermaid form. The first ep is like the classic “little mermaid” story except instead of becoming a human and going to a fairy tale castle to chase, she becomes a high school student and starts going to high school. There are some good eps here and there but as much as I love 70’s anime, this show hasn’t aged well. If you like older anime ...