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, also known as ''Magical Girl Tickle'' or ''Magical Girl Chickle'', is a 1970s magical girl manga and anime by Go Nagai. Unlike Nagai's earlier (and more popular) ''Cutie Honey'', ''Majokko Tickle'' is closer to the more traditional mold of magical girl anime such as ''Mahoutsukai Sally'', and unlike Nagai's other, more popular works, was created for an audience of pre-teen girls. The anime television series was produced by Toei Company Ltd. (the main office, not the animation studio), with the actual animation produced by various other studios, including Nippon Sunrise. It consisted of 45 episodes and was aired across Japan on TV Asahi from March 6, 1978, to January 29, 1979. It brought the magical girl genre of anime back to Japanese TV screens for the first time since Toei Animation's ''Majokko Megu-chan'' aired its final episode in September 1975. Some episodes were scripted by Masaki Tsuji, a longtime friend of Nagai's and head writer on his earlier series ''Devilman'', ''Dororon Enma-kun'', and ''Cutey Honey''. Go Nagai also wrote the lyrics to the opening theme song. ''Majokko Tickle'' is notable for being the first magical girl series to feature a "double hero" (Tickle and her human "sister" Tiko, or a "lucky pair" as they are referred to during the series). Reportedly the series was inspired in part by the popularity of Pink Lady, a female pop duo who were known for performing their songs and dancing in perfect unison and who sold millions of records in Japan during the late 1970s (they also later had a minor hit in the United States called "Kiss in the Dark"). Pink Lady had an enormous audience of young girls, and ''Majokko Tickle'' was considered an opportunity to capitalize on the similarity. In fact, one of Pink Lady's hits ("Southpaw") was featured in one episode, in which Tickle and her "sisters" Tiko and Hina watch the duo perform the song on TV.The Majokko tickle will be one of th last magical girls old series among Lun lun and Lalabel and in fact the last before, Himitsu -no- Akko-chan remake, that is action takes places only in Japan, the next magicla girl series Lun Lun and Lalabel will take place also alswere.The refreshed series(with new intro and ending) shown in the times of Lun Lun and Lalabel and in 1979/1980 and in time between February and October 1981 (together with Hallo sandybell) would be the end for, a nearly a decade. of period of old style magical girls created by Toei Animation and Nippon Sunrise. ==Story== Tiko (actually "Chiiko"), a shy Japanese schoolgirl, receives a book as a gift from her father on her eleventh birthday. When Tiko opens the book, she releases Tickle ("Chikkuru"), a mischievous fairy who was imprisoned inside the book for playing pranks on people. At first Tiko doesn't believe Tickle is a witch, and tells her to prove it. So Tickle delivers Tiko's scarf to her friend Mico (who had just moved to Hokkaido, and promised to be around for Tiko's birthday). Once Tiko realizes the truth, she is happy to befriend Tickle. Tickle casts a spell, and Tiko is surprised when her mother tells her and her "sister" Tickle to come down for dinner. Tickle reveals that in order to avoid awkward questions about where she came from, she will pass herself off as Tiko's twin sister. Tickle uses her powers to solve everyday problems and, of course, to continue playing tricks on people (particularly Tiko's annoying kid sister, Hina). Like other magical girls, Tickle has a special phrase she uses to cast a spell; hers is: "''Maharu Tamara Furanpa''." Although the series is mostly light-hearted and whimsical, there are some serious parts, such as children being teased for being overweight or ugly. The series also features a reversal of expectations, as Tickle is from another world, and has her own way of doing things. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Majokko Tickle」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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