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49-416: Izumi Todo ( 東堂いづみ , Tōdō Izumi ) , credited with creating series like Ojamajo Doremi and Pretty Cure , is a collective pen name used by Toei Animation television producers when contributing to their various anime series. Pseudonyms used in a similar manner include Hajime Yatate from Sunrise and Saburo Yatsude for Toei Company's anime and tokusatsu television productions. The use of
98-434: A light novel sequel series. A 20th anniversary film titled Looking for Magical Doremi was released on November 13, 2020. Doremi Harukaze is a third grade elementary schoolgirl living in the fictional Japanese town of Misora, comes across a magic shop known as Maho-dou ( MAHO堂 , lit. "House of Magic") and accidentally discovers that its owner, Majo Rika, is a witch. Due to a curse placed on any witch whose identity
147-531: A crafts shop and Hana's magical crystals shattering, requiring Doremi and the others to supply her with the energy needed to become a witch's apprentice. Meanwhile, the Queen discovers Majo Tourbillon's power will eventually cause both worlds to be put to sleep. As such, the Queen tasks the girls, who are assisted by Majo Tourbillon's fairy, Baba, to recreate various handmade gifts that Majo Tourbillon's six grandchildren had made and received from her in order to remind her of
196-423: A dislike for vegetables which are necessary for her magical growth, prompting Doremi and the girls to get another chance to take care of Hana and help her get over her pickiness. After curing Hana's pickiness and passing the patissière exams, the girls appeal to the past queen, Majo Tourbillon, who had detested humans ever since she lost her human husband and grandchildren. They make her favorite dessert in her memory,
245-655: A group of elementary school girls, led by Doremi Harukaze, who become witch apprentices. The series aired in Japan on ABC , TV Asahi , and other ANN affiliates between February 1999 and January 2003, spanning four seasons and 201 episodes, and was followed by an original video animation series released between June and December 2004. An English-language version of the first season, produced by 4Kids Entertainment , aired in North America in 2005. Ojamajo Doremi has inspired two companion films, manga adaptations, video games, and
294-601: A heated argument with Doremi because Hana followed her into the Witch World. Initially unbeknownst to everyone, the flower Pop brought home from the Witch World is really the Witch Queen Heart, the Queen's favorite flower, which grants any wish it hears regardless of any possible dangers until it begins to bear seeds. One of the wishes it had granted involves turning Doremi into a mouse, unknowingly made by Pop over her anger towards Doremi. While Pop goes to search for her sister,
343-626: A new crystal ball for Hana. The series ends with their elementary school graduation and Majo Rika returning Hana to the Witch World. Although they each went their separate ways, their friendship remains the same and they continue to move towards their dreams. Ojamajo Doremi is produced by Toei Animation and ABC. In Japan, the show aired on each of the ANN TV stations ( Asahi Broadcasting Corporation (ABC, Japan) , TV Asahi , Nagoya TV (Metele) , and others) and Broadcasting System of San-in Inc. The show replaced
392-495: A partnership with Mattel , but the toy line was dropped. After 4Kids Entertainment picked up the series for North American distribution, they signed a marketing deal with Bandai America in August 2005 to distribute a toy line beginning in Q2 2006. Beginning 2015, Premium Bandai produced limited edition goods and a make-up line for the franchise's 15th anniversary, targeted towards women. In
441-500: A second series, Ojamajo Doremi 17 , released in three volumes between July 2, 2013, and February 28, 2014, and a third, Ojamajo Doremi 18 , released in two volumes between September 2, 2014, and June 2, 2015. The final volume, Ojamajo Doremi 19 , was released on December 9, 2015. Drama CDs were included with the first Ojamajo Doremi 17 novel, the third Ojamajo Doremi 17 novel, and Ojamajo Doremi 19 . Toei producer Hiromi Seki has expressed interest in producing an anime adaptation of
490-467: A thirteen-episode original video animation series, Ojamajo Doremi Na-i-sho ( おジャ魔女どれみナ・イ・ショ ) was produced which takes place during the third season. A 26-episode short ONA series, titled Ojamajo Doremi: Comedy Theater ( おジャ魔女どれみ お笑い劇場 , Ojamajo Doremi: Owarai Gekijō ) , began streaming on Toei Animation's YouTube channel from March 23, 2019. In this series Doremi and her friends as high school students. A five-episode spin-off adaptation of
539-415: Is a 2020 anime film released for the franchise's 20th anniversary. The film focuses on three adults, Sora Nagase, Mire Yoshigaki, and Reika Kawatani, who watched Ojamajo Doremi when they were children. Staff members who worked on the original anime series will be returning to the project, including Junichi Sato and Haruka Kamatani as directors, Midori Kuriyama as screenwriter, and Yoshihiko Umakoshi as
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#1732875825560588-561: Is exposed by a human, Majo Rika is transformed into a witch frog. Wanting to return to her original form, Majo Rika makes Doremi her witch apprentice, giving her the ability to cast magic. Determined to become a fully-fledged witch capable of turning Majo Rika back into a human, Doremi has to pass nine different witch tests, while also keeping her identity a secret from other humans. Doremi is soon joined by her two best friends, Hazuki Fujiwara and Aiko Senoo and later by her younger sister Pop Harukaze who all become witch apprentices. Midway through
637-596: The Sega Pico , containing several minigames for children: Four games has been released for the Sony PlayStation , three of them part of the KidsStation educational line-up: Bandai produced a toy line for Ojamajo Doremi . Maki Takahashi served as the toy line's supervisor, and a character was named after her in the show as an homage. In 2000, Bandai originally planned to market Ojamajo Doremi in North America through
686-493: The 1960s and particularly during the 1980s. In October 2021, Toei Animation announced that they had signed a strategic partnership with the South Korean entertainment conglomerate CJ ENM . On March 6, 2022, an incident occurred in which an unauthorized third party attempted to hack Toei Animation's network, which resulted in the company's online store and internal systems becoming temporarily suspended. The company investigated
735-452: The 60's, they primarily worked with Rankin/Bass, but beginning in the 80's, they worked with Marvel Productions and their list of clients grew, until the end of the decade. Toei didn't provide much outsourced animation work in the 90's and since the 2000s has only rarely worked with other companies outside Japan. Between 2008 and 2018, Toei Animation had copyright claimed TeamFourStar 's parody series, DragonBall Z Abridged . TFS stated that
784-630: The Maho-Do, which has now become a gardening store, the girls must ensure Hana's growth and help her pass several health examinations held by the Witch World's head nurse, Majo Heart. Meanwhile, a wizard named Oyajide attempts to kidnap Hana to help aid the Wizard World, later enlisting the help of four young wizards known as the Flat4, who tried to get close to Doremi and the others to kidnap Hana, but liked them later. The witch apprentices help mend relations between
833-521: The Witch ), Masami Kurumada ( Saint Seiya ), Akira Toriyama ( Dragon Ball and Dr. Slump ), Leiji Matsumoto ( Galaxy Express 999 ), and Naoko Takeuchi ( Sailor Moon ). The studio helped propel the popularity of the Magical Girl and Super Robot genres of anime; Toei's TV series include the first magical-girl anime series, Mahoutsukai Sally (an adaptation of Mitsuteru Yokoyama's manga of
882-622: The Witch , GeGeGe no Kitarō , Mazinger Z , Galaxy Express 999 , Cutie Honey , Dr. Slump , Dragon Ball , Saint Seiya , Sailor Moon , Slam Dunk , Digimon , One Piece , Toriko , World Trigger , The Transformers (between 1984 and 1990, including several Japanese exclusive productions), and the Pretty Cure series. The studio was founded by animators Kenzō Masaoka and Sanae Yamamoto in 1948 as Japan Animated Films ( 日本動画映画 , Nihon Dōga Eiga ) often shortened to Nichidō Eiga ( 日動映画 ) . In 1956, Toei purchased
931-475: The Witch World and Wizard World. However, Hana's powerful magic catches the attention of the former Witch Queen's predecessor, who slept in the cursed forest for a long time. She curses Hana to make her ill and only the Love Supreme Flower that grows in the cursed forest can heal her. In the end, Doremi and the others succeed in picking the flower but are cursed to fall into an eternal slumber. The Queen of
980-527: The Witch World made Doremi and the others into witch apprentices again and task them to pass six patissier exams to become fully-fledged witches. With Maho-Do remodeled into a bakery, the witches are joined by Momoko Asuka, a returnee from the United States who initially lost experience with the Japanese culture. Midway through the series, Hana is afflicted by a curse from the past queen again, causing her to have
1029-461: The cake her husband made when he proposed to her. She reverts the curse placed upon the Love Supreme Forest, where her true form is found sleeping, protected by magical vines. OVA series, Ojamajo Doremi Na-i-sho! , takes place during this time frame. Hana, who wants to be human, uses all of her magic to physically age into a sixth grader. This results in the Maho-Do being transformed into
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#17328758255601078-552: The character designer. The voice actresses from the original series will reprise their roles. Three new characters were revealed on October 29, 2019, at the Tokyo International Film Festival , as well as returning staff members art designer Kenichi Tajiri and color artist Kunio Tsujita. The film was originally scheduled to be released in theaters on May 15, 2020, but it was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic . It
1127-559: The collaboration, the BanG Dream! band Hello, Happy World! received in-game costumes based on the main characters of Ojamajo Doremi and performed a cover version of the first season's opening theme. Toei Animation Toei Animation Co., Ltd. ( Japanese : 東映アニメーション株式会社 , Hepburn : Tōei Animēshon Kabushiki-gaisha , / ˈ t oʊ . eɪ / ) is a Japanese animation studio primarily controlled by its namesake Toei Company . It has produced numerous series, including Sally
1176-405: The coming of the light novel Ojamajo Doremi 16 , featuring the original work of Izumi Todo , story written by Midori Kuriyama, and illustrations by Yoshihiko Umakoshi. It was published in three volumes by Kodansha between December 2, 2011, and November 30, 2012. The story takes place several years after the events of the anime series, with the main characters now in high school. It was followed by
1225-839: The company. Toei was a shareholder in the Japanese anime satellite television network Animax with other anime studios and production companies, such as Sunrise , TMS Entertainment and Nihon Ad Systems Inc . The company is headquartered in the Ohizumi Studio in Nerima, Tokyo . Their mascot is the cat Pero, from the company's 1969 film adaptation of Puss in Boots . Toei Animation produced anime versions of works from manga series by manga artists, including Go Nagai ( Mazinger Z ), Eiichiro Oda ( One Piece ), Shotaro Ishinomori ( Cyborg 009 ), Mitsutoshi Shimabukuro ( Toriko ), Takehiko Inoue ( Slam Dunk ), Mitsuteru Yokoyama ( Sally
1274-530: The events of the original anime and was drawn by Shizue Takanashi . The chapters were compiled into tankōbon volumes by Kodansha . Four volumes were released in total — the first three were under the title Ojamajo Doremi , covering the events of the original series and Ojamajo Doremi # . The last volume was adapted from the Mōtto! Ojamajo Doremi story arc and was titled eponymously to it. Ojamajo Doremi #: The Movie ( 映画おジャ魔女どれみ# , Eiga Ojamajo Doremi Shāpu )
1323-616: The fictional mountains of Fukuyama, where they hear of a mysterious legend of Mayuri and Zenjuro, two star-crossed lovers that died in the Edo period . During the next morning, when they investigate the forest, the girls get lost and face the Curse of the Full Moon, which makes them unable to use magic. Meanwhile, due to a traumatizing memory, Aiko develops a fear of Doremi's grandfather. Looking for Magical Doremi ( 魔女見習いをさがして , Majo Minarai o Sagashite )
1372-460: The first season in North America under the title Magical DoReMi , which aired on 4Kids TV for the 2005–2006 broadcasting season. Magical DoReMi was heavily edited and localized for US audiences and episode 30 is skipped in the English dub to avoid religious connotations. From 2000 to early 2003, the manga magazine Nakayoshi ran a manga-adaptation of Ojamajo Doremi . The story was based on
1421-405: The following years, Ojamajo Doremi has also collaborated with other fashion and character brands including SuperGroupies, The Ichi, Liz Lisa, Favorite, The Kiss, Ichiban Kuji, Sanrio , and Earth Music & Ecology. Bandai reported Ojamajo Doremi merchandise grossed a total of ¥5 billion by 2000. By the time the third season was broadcast, the viewership rating was 13.7% and 90% of
1470-466: The girls give up their magical powers to awaken her. Entering fourth grade, Doremi and the others sneak into the Witch World to visit Majo Rika. They witness the birth of a magical baby who is named Hana and will be the candidate for the next queen. As witch law dictates that whoever witnesses a magical baby's birth must take care of it for a year, Doremi and the others are once again made witch apprentices, tasked with raising Hana. While also taking care of
1519-633: The girls, titled "Ojamajo Kids". The cast consisted of Kasumi Suzuki as Doremi, Tsugumi Shinohara as Hana, Miiya Tanaka as Hazuki, Chiharu Watanabe as Aiko, Makoto Takeda as Onpu, and Chisato Maeda as Momoko. A stage play adaptation of Ojamajo Doremi Dokkān! was produced by Nelke Planning and starred the Japanese girl group ≠Me , with the characters double-cast and split between two groups: Cologne Team and Jewelry Team. The stage play ran in theaters from May 15 to May 22, 2022. The franchise received few video games , most of them are educational games for children. Three games has been released for
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1568-807: The hack was caused by a targeted ransomware attack. Yoshikata Nitta Osamu Kasai Shigeyasu Yamauchi Kunihiko Ikuhara (eps 14–43) Animated productions by foreign studios dubbed in Japanese by Toei are The Mystery of the Third Planet (1981 Russian film, dubbed in 2008); Les Maîtres du temps (1982 French-Hungarian film, dubbed in 2014), Alice's Birthday (2009 Russian film, dubbed in 2013) and Becca's Bunch (2018 television series, dubbed in 2021 to 2022). Toei has been commissioned to provide animation by Japanese and American studios such as Sunbow Entertainment , Marvel Productions , Hanna-Barbera , DIC Entertainment , Rankin/Bass Productions and World Events Productions ( DreamWorks Animation ). In
1617-642: The happy times and break the vines imprisoning her. These vines soon start sprouting black flowers that cause people and magical beings alike to be affected with laziness, with the girls enlisting the help of Hana and a white elephant named Pao to put a stop to it. After resolving Majo Tourbillon's misunderstanding with her grandchildren, she lifts the witch frog curse. She reminds Doremi and the others that if they become full witches, they will live longer than ordinary humans. The Ojamajo decide not to become witches and learn that they can do anything even without using magic, and combine their respective crystal fragments into
1666-526: The help of other studios such as hiring Academy Productions to produce the animation for Space Emperor God Sigma , rather than use their own studio. Toei Animation's anime which have won the Animage Anime Grand Prix award are Galaxy Express 999 in 1981, Saint Seiya in 1987 and Sailor Moon in 1992. In addition to producing anime for release in Japan, Toei Animation began providing animation for American films and television series during
1715-423: The incident and stated that the hack would affect the broadcast schedules of several anime series, including One Piece . In addition, Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero was also rescheduled to June 11, 2022, due to the hack. On April 6, 2022, Toei Animation announced that it would resume broadcasting the anime series, including One Piece . The following day, the Japanese public broadcaster NHK reported that
1764-586: The original voice cast reprising their roles from the series. Majorika, and also the recurring characters Amitie, Spica, Sonia, Tilura and Kirin with the Ojamajo outfit, also were made playable. A bonus of Doremi in her regular clothing was also made available to accounts who logged in to the game for the first time. In October 2020, Ojamajo Doremi partnered with the Bushiroad mobile game BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! to promote Looking for Magical Doremi . As part of
1813-563: The other girls track down the runaway flower before it starts to reproduce. Mōtto! Ojamajo Doremi: The Secret of the Frog Stone ( も～っと!おジャ魔女どれみ: カエル石のひみつ , Mōtto! Ojamajo Doremi: Kaeru Ishi no Himitsu ) was the series' second theatrical release. It was directed by Shigeyasu Yamauchi and hit theaters on July 14, 2001, screened between Digimon Tamers: Battle of Adventurers and Kinnikuman: Second Generations . During Doremi and her friends' summer vacation, they visit her grandparents in
1862-405: The parody series is protected under fair use . On December 7, 2021, Toei Animation copyright claimed over 150 videos by YouTuber Totally Not Mark, real name Mark Fitzpatrick. He uploaded a video addressing the issue, claiming that they were protected under fair use, and that nine of the videos do not include any Toei footage. He also outlined the appeal process on YouTube, and estimated having
1911-427: The pen name began with Ojamajo Doremi . The name comes from " Tō ei Dō ga (the former name of Toei Animation), Ō izumi Studio" (written in Japanese as 東映動画大泉スタジオ). Ojamajo Doremi Ojamajo Doremi ( おジャ魔女どれみ , lit. "Bothersome Witch Doremi") , alternatively titled Magical DoReMi in English, is a Japanese fantasy magical girl anime television series created by Toei Animation . It focuses on
1960-548: The picture book Ojamajo Doremi Story Picture Book: The Best Present ( おジャ魔女どれみ おはなしえほん さいこうの おくりもの ) , called Ojamajo Doremi: Heartwarming Theater ( おジャ魔女どれみ ほのぼの劇場 , Ojamajo Doremi: Honobono Gekijō ) was exclusively produced as a reward for the Ojamajo Doremi 20th Anniversary Thanks Festival crowdfunding campaign in 2020. Toei Animation commissioned an English dub of the pilot episode from Ocean Productions to shop for potential licensors. 4Kids Entertainment licensed
2009-554: The same name), and Go Nagai's Mazinger Z , an adaptation of his manga which set the standard for Super Robot anime. Although the Toei Company usually contracts Toei Animation to handle its animation internally, they occasionally hire other companies to provide animation; although the Toei Company produced the Robot Romance Trilogy , Sunrise (then known as Nippon Sunrise) provided the animation. Toei Company would also enlist
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2058-465: The series, Doremi and the others come across a rival witch apprentice, Onpu Segawa who has been using forbidden magic to influence people's memories. After passing the final witch test, their identities are revealed to their families and friends. Onpu wipes the memories of those that attempt to expose them to prevent their identities from being revealed. She uses forbidden magic too many times, losing control of it. In order to save Onpu from an eternal sleep,
2107-426: The series, but stated it would depend on sales. Following the announcement of the new movie, a new light novel volume, Ojamajo Doremi 20’s , was announced for release in summer 2019, but it was delayed to October 2, 2019. Yumi Kageyama replaced Midori Kuriyama as author for this installment. During the run of Ojamajo Doremi Dokkān! , Toei hosted live events with dance performances by select actresses who portrayed
2156-475: The studio and it was renamed Toei Doga Co., Ltd. ( 東映動画株式会社 , Tōei Dōga Kabushiki-gaisha , "dōga" is Japanese for "animation") , doing business as Toei Animation Co., Ltd. outside Japan. In 1998, the Japanese name was renamed to Toei Animation. It has created a number of TV series and movies and adapted Japanese comics as animated series, many popular worldwide. Hayao Miyazaki , Isao Takahata , Yasuji Mori , Leiji Matsumoto and Yōichi Kotabe have worked with
2205-415: The target demographic were watching the show. During Magical DoReMi’s first television season in Japan, the merchandise grossed over $ 100 million. The mobile puzzle game Puyopuyo!! Quest presented a Ojamajo Doremi collaboration event between November 15 to 25, 2019. As part of the event, Doremi, Hazuki, Aiko, Onpu and Momoko with the first season outfit were made available as playable characters, with
2254-461: The time slot for Yume no Crayon Oukoku after its end and lasted from February 7, 1999, to January 30, 2000, with a new episode airing every week. The series soon followed with direct sequels, Ojamajo Doremi # ( おジャ魔女どれみ しゃーぷっ , Ojamajo Doremi Shāpu ) , Mōtto! Ojamajo Doremi ( も〜っと! おジャ魔女どれみ ) , and Ojamajo Doremi Dokkān! ( おジャ魔女どれみドッカ〜ン! ) until January 26, 2003. Each series lasted from 49 to 51 episodes. On June 26 to December 11, 2004,
2303-458: The videos reinstated could take over 37 years. He then goes on to announce that he would not be supporting new Toei releases until the issue had been resolved, and also called for a boycott on the upcoming Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero film. The dispute sparked discussion on YouTube on the vulnerability of creators against the copyright system and lack of fair use laws in Japan, with YouTubers such as PewDiePie and The Anime Man speaking out on
2352-480: Was released nationwide on November 13, 2020. Throughout the run of the series, multiple singles, albums, and compilations were distributed. The original series' CDs were released under Bandai Music Entertainment, while music from Ojamajo Doremi # was distributed by King Records . From Mōtto! Ojamajo Doremi onwards, the CDs were distributed by Marvelous Entertainment . On September 5, 2011, Kodansha Limited announced
2401-462: Was the first theatrical release for the series and was directed by Takuya Igarashi . Roughly twenty-seven minutes long, it was released on July 8, 2000 (along with Digimon Hurricane Touchdown!! / Supreme Evolution!! The Golden Digimentals ), for the 2000 Summer Toei Anime Fair. The Digimon movie was split into two parts and Ojamajo Doremi #: The Movie was screened in between. In the movie, Pop has just passed one of her witch exams, but gets into
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