Mahōtsukai Chappy

Chappy's story is much like Sally's of Sally the Witch. Chappy, becoming sick of the old customs of her people, left the Land of Magic for the human world. Her family soon sees how much she has in the other realm and decides to join her there. Chappy is known for being the first witch to use a wand (actually a magical baton, given to her by her grandfather). Her special chant is "Abura Mahariku Maharita Kabura". Chappy's closest human friends are the tomboy Michiko and the girly-girl Shizuko, much like her predecessor Sally's friends Yotchan and Sumire. In a nod to the ecological concerns of the early 1970s, the series featured one noteworthy episode late in the show's run, written by Shukei Nagasaka, which dealt with issues like pollution and the use of natural resources. The show is also notable for featuring several Disney references, including a reference to the 1959 film Sleeping Beauty in one episode, and for the panda mascot character, Don-chan, introduced to cash in on a panda mini-craze in 1972 in Japan (which also informed Hayao Miyazaki's Panda! Go Panda!). == Cast ==

• Eiko Masuyama as Chappy Hans Charles Grimm and Aesop Et Cetera • Sachiko Chijimatsu as Jun Hans Charles Grimm and Aesop Et Cetera • Kouji Yada as Mr. Hans Charles Grimm and Aesop Et Cetera • Noriko Watanabe as Mrs. Hans Charles Grimm and Aesop Et Cetera, Shizuko • Kousei Tomita as Don, Grandpa • Nobuyo Tsuda as Obaba • Ogushi Yoko as Michiko • Masako Nozawa as Ipei • Sumiko Shirakawa as Nihei == Characters ==

• Chappy: A little witch who becomes bored of the Magic World, and escapes to Earth. She uses magic with her grandfather's baton. • Jun: Chappy's little brother, he is able to transform into different animals. He always wants to ride Don-chan's magical car. • Don-chan: A talking red panda who rides around in a magical car. • Mr. and Mrs. Hans Charles Grimm and Aesop Et Cetera: Chappy and Jun's parents, they decide to live in the human world. • Grandpa: Chappy and Jun's grandfather, he is constantly yelling at his son and cares deeply for Chappy. • Obaba: The oldest witch, she is a type of guardian to Chappy's family, but has no blood relation to them. • Michiko: Chappy's first friend on Earth and a tomboy, she keeps her two little brothers in line. Her father owns a dry cleaning business. • Ipei and Nihei: Michiko's two little brothers, they are both trouble makers and are close with Jun. • Shizuko: The local girly-girl, she is one of Chappy's classmates and close friends. == Episode list==

Theme is written by Keiko Osonoe and music composed by Hiroshi Tsutsui. ==Anime staff==

• Planning: Takashi Iijima, Shinichi Miyazaki (NET) • Production supervisor: Masaharu Eto • Episode direction: Yugo Serikawa, Mineo Kachita, Hiroshi Ikeda, Katsutoshi Sasaki, Masayuki Akihi, Osamu Kasai, Yoshihiro Kaneko, Tsunekiyo Otani, Takashi Kuoka, Hiromi Yamamoto, Tomoharu Katsumata, Kiyoshi Tanaka, Bondo Eiju, Minoru Okazaki, Nobuo Onuki, Hideo Furusawa, Kazuya Miyazaki • Script: Masaki Tsuji, Saburo Taki, Shunichi Yukimuro, Noboru Shiroyama, Jiro Yoshino, Kuniaki Oshikawa, Koji Natsume, Shukei Nagasaka • Animation direction: Shinya Takahashi, Takao Hanata, Bondo Eiju, Shingo Araki, Katsuya Oda, Teruo Hosoda, Takashi Abe, Teruo Kogure, Takao Kozai, Eiji Uemura, Minoru Tajima, Hideo Furusawa, Fumio Eto • Art director: Makoto Yamazaki, Saburo Yokoi, Eiji Ito, Mataharu Urata, Shigeyoshi Endo • Music: Hiroshi Tsutsui == References ==