Himitsu no Akko-chan

Himitsu no Akko-chan
Cover of the DVD box of the 1969 anime series
ひみつのアッコちゃん
GenreComedy, Magical girl, Romance
Manga
Written byFujio Akatsuka
Published byShueisha
MagazineRibon
DemographicShōjo
Original runJuly 1962September 1965
Volumes3
Anime television series
Directed byHiroshi Ikeda
StudioToei Animation
Original networkNET
Original run 6 January 1969 26 October 1970
Episodes94
Anime television series
Directed byHiroki Shibata
StudioToei Animation
Original networkFNS (Fuji TV)
Original run October 9, 1988 December 24, 1989
Episodes61
Anime film
StudioToei Animation
ReleasedMarch 18, 1989 (1989-03-18)
Anime film
Himitsu no Akko-chan Umi da! Obake da!! Natsu Matsuri
StudioToei Animation
ReleasedJuly 15, 1989 (1989-07-15)
Anime television series
Directed byHiroki Shibata
StudioToei Animation
Original networkFNS (Fuji TV)
Original run April 5, 1998 February 28, 1999
Episodes44
Live-action film
Directed byYasuhiro Kawamura
ReleasedSeptember 1, 2012 (2012-09-01)
Runtime120 minutes

Himitsu no Akko-chan (ひみつのアッコちゃん, lit. "The Secrets of Akko-chan"[1]) is an early magical girl manga series[2] written and illustrated by Fujio Akatsuka. The story centers around an elementary school girl who is gifted a magic mirror that allows her to transform into anything she chooses, and the misadventures that follow. It was published in Shueisha's monthly Ribon magazine from 1962 to 1965. While Akko-chan predates the Sally the Witch manga, the Sally anime adaptation predates Akko-chan's.

The first Himitsu no Akko-chan anime adaptation ran for 94 episodes from 1969 to 1970. It was animated by Toei Animation and broadcast by TV Asahi (formerly known as NET). It has been remade twice, in 1988 (61 episodes, featuring Mitsuko Horie in the role of Akko-chan and singing the opening and ending themes) and in 1998 (44 episodes).

Two movies were produced. Himitsu no Akko-chan Movie and Umi da! Obake da!! Natsu Matsuri both released in 1989. It was adapted into a live-action film released on September 1, 2012.[3]

An adaptation of the series ran as a web manga, ひみつのアッコちゃん μ (Himitsu no Akko-Chan μ, pronounced "myu"), written by Hiroshi Izawa, and drawn by Futago Kamikita.[4]

  1. ^ "Toei Animation TV Series". Toei Animation. January 24, 2016. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
  2. ^ Thompson, Jason (2007). Manga: The Complete Guide. Del Rey. p. 8. ISBN 978-0345485908.
  3. ^ "Haruka Ayase Stars in 1st Live-Action Himitsu no Akko-chan Film". Anime News Network. October 4, 2011. Retrieved October 6, 2011.
  4. ^ "スピネル | ひみつのアッコちゃんμ(ミュー) - 漫画:上北ふたご/シナリオ:井沢ひろし 原作:赤塚不二夫/協力:フジオ・プロダクション" [Himitsu no Aukko μ (Mu) - Manga: Kamakita Futoto / Scenario: Hiroshi Izawa Original: Fujio Akatsuka / Cooperation: Fuji Production]. Comip.jp. 珠玉の女性向け漫画作品を集めたWEBサイト。いくえみ綾、篠丸のどかなど、豪華作家陣の漫画を無料で配信中!. Archived from the original on July 21, 2020. Retrieved November 24, 2017.