Himitsu no Akko-chan

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Himitsu no Akko-chan
Cover of the DVD box of the 1969 anime series
ひみつのアッコちゃん
Genre	Comedy, Magical girl, Romance
Manga
Written by	Fujio Akatsuka
Published by	Shueisha
Magazine	Ribon
Demographic	Shōjo
Original run	July 1962 – September 1965
Volumes	3
Anime television series
Directed by	Hiroshi Ikeda
Studio	Toei Animation
Original network	NET
Original run	6 January 1969 – 26 October 1970
Episodes	94
Anime television series
Directed by	Hiroki Shibata
Studio	Toei Animation
Original network	FNS (Fuji TV)
Original run	October 9, 1988 – December 24, 1989
Episodes	61
Anime film
Studio	Toei Animation
Released	March 18, 1989 (1989-03-18)
Anime film
Himitsu no Akko-chan Umi da! Obake da!! Natsu Matsuri
Studio	Toei Animation
Released	July 15, 1989 (1989-07-15)
Anime television series
Directed by	Hiroki Shibata
Studio	Toei Animation
Original network	FNS (Fuji TV)
Original run	April 5, 1998 – February 28, 1999
Episodes	44
Live-action film
Directed by	Yasuhiro Kawamura
Released	September 1, 2012 (2012-09-01)
Runtime	120 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]

Atsuko Kagami is a childlike, arrogant elementary school girl who has an affinity for mirrors. One day, her favorite mirror which was given to Akko by her mother (or in some versions, by her father, as a present from India) is broken, and she prefers to bury it in her yard rather than throw it in the trash can.

In her dreams, she is contacted by a spirit (or in some cases the Queen of the Mirror Kingdom) who is touched that the girl would treat the mirror so respectfully and not simply throw it away. Akko-chan is then given the gift of a magical mirror and taught enchantments, "tekumaku mayakon, tekumaku mayakon" and "lamipus lamipus lu lu lu lu lu". that will allow her to transform into anything she wishes.^[5]

• Atsuko Kagami (鏡厚子, 加賀美あつ子, 加賀見アツコ, 加賀美あつこ, アッコちゃん)

Voiced by Yoshiko Ōta (1969), Mitsuko Horie (1988), Wakana Yamazaki (1998), Aya Hirano (2012)
Haruka Ayase (movie)

The titular protagonist. Atsuko Kagami is often called Akko-chan for short. 鏡アツ子, from the name 加賀美あつ子 but with the family-name part 加賀美, "Kagami" ("mirror"), replaced by 鏡.

• Kyoko Kagami (加賀美恭子)

Voiced by Reiko Senō (1969), Yoshiko Ōta (1988), Miina Tominaga (1998)

Akko's mother.

• Kenichiro Kagami (加賀美健一郎)

Voiced by Ichirō Murakoshi (1969), Banjō Ginga (1988), Ken Yamaguchi (1998)

Akko's father.

• Moko (モコ)

Voiced by Sumiko Shirakawa (1969), Kazuko Sugiyama (1988), Kikumi Umeda (1998)

Akko's best friend.

• Kankichi (カン吉)

Voiced by Akiko Tsuboi (1969), Noriko Uemura (1988), Harumi Ikoma (1998)

Moko's younger brother.

• Ganmo (ガンモ)

Voiced by Junko Hori, Mariko Takigawa (1969), Noriko Tsukase, Yuko Mita (1988), Junko Takeuchi (1998)

Kankichi's friend.

• Chikako (チカ子)

Voiced by Hiroko Maruyama (1969), Keiko Yamamoto (1988 and 1998)

A young girl who likes to spy on Akko.

• Taisho (大将, 赤塚大作)

Voiced by Hiroshi Ōtake (1969), Yoku Shioya (1988), Takuma Suzuki (1998)

A hefty boy and rival to Akko. He has a secret crush on her.

• Shosho (少将)

Voiced by Sachiko Chijimatsu (1969), Michiko Hirai (1969, episodes 56 and 61), Katsue Miwa (1988), Satomi Korogi (1998)

Taisho's younger brother.

• Gyoro (ギョロ)

Voiced by Junko Hori (1969), Michitaka Kobayashi (1988), Yoshihiko Akida (1998)

Henchman of Taisho.

• Goma (ゴマ)

Voiced by Kōko Kagawa, Junko Hori, Mariko Takigawa (1969), Noriko Tsukase, Chie Sato (1988), Yasuhiro Takato (1998)

Henchman of Taisho.

• Shippona (シッポナ)

Voiced by Sachiko Chijimatsu, Kōko Kagawa (1969), Naoko Watanabe (1988), Ai Nagano (1998)

Akko's cat.

• Dora (ドラ)

Voiced by Ichiro Murakoshi, Hiroshi Otake (1969), Masaharu Sato (1988), Yasuhiro Takato (1998)

Taisho's cat.

• Kenji Sato (佐藤健二, 佐藤先生)

Voiced by Osamu Ichikawa (1969), Masaharu Sato (1988), Hiroki Takahashi (1998)

Homeroom teacher of Akko and Moko.

• Moriyama (森山先生)

Voiced by Naoko Takahashi, Kōko Kagawa (1969), Kyoko Irokawa (1988), Ai Nagano (1998)

English teacher.

• Queen of the Mirror Country (ドラ)

Voiced by Reiko Senoo, Kōko Kagawa (1969), Eiko Masuyama (1988), Mitsuko Horie (1998)

A queen from the distant "Magic Country". She provides Akko with her compact mirror.

• Dark King

Voiced by Junpei Takiguchi

Taisho's Father

• Narrator

Voiced by Shun Yashiro

• Gabo (ガア坊)

Voiced by Shun Yashiro

A talking parrot.

• Kio (キーオ)

Voiced by Shigeru Nakahara

Prince of Mirror Country

• Gentaro (源太郎)

Voiced by Kazumi Tanaka

Elderly servant of Kio

• The Strange Old Man (変なおじさん)

Voiced by Kazumi Tanaka

A strange man who shows up randomly.

• Eiji Haraguchi

Voiced by Hikaru Midorikawa

Akko's Boyfriend and Taisho's Rival. He was angry at Taisho and Rescue to Akko.

• Kotaro Suzuki

Voiced by Kappei Yamaguchi

Eiji's Friend and Moko's Boyfriend.

• Mr.Suzuki

Voiced by Norio Wakamoto

Kotaro's Father.

• Mrs.Suzuki

Voiced by Minami Takayama

Kotaro's Mother.

• Hiroshi Haraguchi

Voiced by Takeshi Kusao

Eiji's Older Brother.

• Masato Yuki

Voiced by Toshiko Fujita

Eiji's Friend.

• Mimi Sakura

Voice by Reiko Chiba

Akko and Moko's Friend and Masato's Girlfriend.

• Ippei (一平)

Voiced by Junko Takeuchi

A penguin who joins Akko and friends.

• Naoto Hayase (早瀬尚人)

Voiced by Masaki Okada

• Toei Animation's Himitsu no Akko-chan page (Japanese)
• Himitsu no Akko-chan (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
• Himitsu no Akko-chan at IMDb  The first anime series
• Himitsu no Akko-chan at IMDb  The 2012 film