Magical Emi, the Magic Star

Magical Emi, the Magic Star
魔法のスターマジカルエミ (Mahō no Sutā Majikaru Emi)
Genre	Magical girl
Anime television series
Directed by	Takashi Anno
Studio	Studio Pierrot
Network	NTV
Original run	June 7, 1985 – February 28, 1986
Episodes	38
Manga
Written by	Kiyoko Arai
Published by	Shogakukan
Magazine	Shojo Comic
Original run	1985 – 1986
Volumes	3
Original video animation
Mahō no Star Magical Emi Finale! Finale!
Studio	Studio Pierrot
Released	May 25, 1986
Original video animation
Mahō no Star Magical Emi Semishigure
Studio	Studio Pierrot
Released	September 21, 1986

Magical Emi, the Magic Star (魔法のスターマジカルエミ, Mahō no Sutā Majikaru Emi) is a magical girl anime series by Studio Pierrot. It was simultaneously released as a manga by Kiyoko Arai. The third magical girl series created by Studio Pierrot, Magical Emi also appears in three feature-length OVAs, as well as the Adesugata Mahou no Sannin Musume and Majokko Club Yoningumi A-Kukan Kara no Alien X OVAs.

Plot

Mai Kozuki is from a family of magicians. Her grandparents are leaders of a troupe, Magic Carat, and their daughter — Mai's mother — debuted under them. Naturally, Mai wants to become a magician herself, just like her hero, the fabulous legend Emily Howell. Unfortunately, because she is still a young girl, she is very clumsy and unsure.

One day, while helping her grandfather move things, Mai sees a strange light enter an odd, heart shaped mirror and turn into a mirror fairy named Topo. He takes over the body of her favorite toy, a stuffed flying squirrel, and explains that he must give magic to the one who can see him. He gives her a bracelet with the symbols of the 4 card suits (spade, club, diamond and heart) which produces a magic wand. By waving the wand, Mai becomes Magical Emi, a teenage magician. She stars in her grandparents' shows, and uses magic to help solve problems. But at the end of the day, she wants to become a magician all by herself.

Characters

Nakamori family

• Jouji Yanami as Yousuke Nakamori
• Mine Atsuko as Haruko Nakamori

Troupe Magic Carat

• Yū Mizushima as Shou Yuuki
• Maya Okamoto as Yukiko Hirota
• Sukekiyo Kameyama as Akira Matsuo
• Kameyama Sukekiyo as Susumi Siozawa
• Naoki Tatsuta as Topo

Kazuki family

• Aoki Nana as Youko Kazuki
• Rokuro Naya as Junichi Kazuki
• Yoko Obata as Mai Kazuki/Magical Emi
• Yūko Mita as Misaki Kazuki

Koganei family

• Shigeru Chiba as Madoka Kokubunji
• Daisuke Gouri as Shigeru Koganei
• Kazue Ikura as Musashi Koganei

Kazuki Junichi as Naya, Rokurou

Shinya Ohtaki as Akira

Episodes

Main article: List of Magical Emi, the Magic Star episodes

Availability

Anime Sols is currently streaming the show to North American viewers, with a limited offer for an exclusive figure from the series.

External links

• Magical Emi, the Magic Star
• Magical Emi, the Magic Star (Japanese)
• Magical Emi, the Magic Star (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia