| Akazukin Chacha | |
 Cover of the first volume | |
| 赤ずきんチャチャ | |
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| Genre | Comedy, magical girl[1] |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Min Ayahana |
| Published by | Shueisha |
| Magazine | Ribon |
| Demographic | Shōjo |
| Original run | 1992 – 2000 |
| Volumes | 13 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Hatsuki Tsuji |
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| Music by |
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| Studio | Gallop |
| Original network | TXN (TV Tokyo) |
| English network | |
| Original run | 7 January 1994 – 30 June 1995 |
| Episodes | 74 |
| Original video animation | |
| Directed by | Hatsuki Tsuji |
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| Studio | Gallop |
| Released | 6 December 1995 – 6 March 1996 |
| Runtime | 30 minutes |
| Episodes | 3 |
| Manga | |
| Akazukin Chacha N | |
| Written by | Min Ayahana |
| Published by | Shueisha |
| Magazine | Cookie |
| Demographic | Shōjo |
| Original run | 26 June 2012 – 26 July 2019 |
| Volumes | 5 |
Akazukin Chacha (赤ずきんチャチャ, Akazukin Chacha, lit. "Red Riding Hood Chacha") is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Min Ayahana. It was serialized in Shueisha's shōjo manga magazine Ribon from 1992 to 2000 and collected in 13 bound volumes. The series is loosely based on the fairy tale Little Red Riding Hood and follows the adventures of a fumbling student magician named Chacha, who habitually wears a red hooded cloak.
A 74-episode anime television series based on the manga was produced by NAS and TV Tokyo and animated by Gallop. It was first broadcast on TV Tokyo from 7 January 1994 to 30 June 1995. This was followed by a sequel original video animation (OVA) series of three episodes released between 6 December 1995 and 6 March 1996. In 1998, Cartoon Network aired an English dub of the Akazukin Chacha anime in Southeast Asia and Mandarin-speaking countries. In the anime, Chacha seeks the truth about her family and defend the kingdom against its enemies.
Two new one-shot manga titled Akazukin Chacha N were published in the May 2011 and January 2012 issues of Cookie. Akazukin Chacha N became a monthly series published from 2012 to 2019. This version of the story takes place in modern-day Tokyo.