| Majokko Tsukune-chan | |
 Firsttankōbon volume cover | |
| 魔女っ娘つくねちゃん | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Comedy[1] |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Hiroaki Magari |
| Published by | Kodansha |
| Magazine | Young Magazine Uppers |
| Original run | April 2003 –October 2004 |
| Volumes | 2 |
| Manga | |
| Majokko Tsukune-chan+ | |
| Written by | Hiroaki Magari |
| Published by | Kodansha |
| Magazine | Monthly Shōnen Sirius |
| Original run | June 2005 –March 2006 |
| Volumes | 1 |
| Original video animation | |
| Directed by | Hiroaki Sakurai |
| Studio | Xebec |
| Released | August 24, 2005 – January 25, 2006 |
| Runtime | 13 minutes |
| Episodes | 6 |
Majokko Tsukune-chan (魔女っ娘つくねちゃん; "Little Witch Tsukune-chan") is a Japanesemanga series written and illustrated by Hiroaki Magari. It was serialized inKodansha's magazinesYoung Magazine Uppers from 2003 to 2004 andMonthly Shōnen Sirius (asMajokko Tsukune-chan+) from 2005 to 2006. It follows Tsukune, a skillful and powerful witch who rescues others from danger. It was adapted into a six-episodeoriginal video animation (OVA) series of 13 minutes each, animated byXebec, released from August 2005 to January 2006.
Majokko Tsukune-chan follows the cheerful and powerful young witch Tsukune (つくね), who goes around helping people and fighting against evil-doers; however, despite her good intentions, Tsukune ends up causing more problems than she solves.
Written and illustrated by Hiroaki Magari,Majokko Tsukune-chan was serialized inKodansha'sseinen manga magazineYoung Magazine Uppers from April 2003 to October 2004, when the magazine ceased its publication.[2] Kodansha collected its chapters in twotankōbon volumes, released on February 9 and December 9, 2004.[3][4]
It was followed by a second series,Majokko Tsukune-chan+, which ran in Kodansha'sshōnen manga magazineMonthly Shōnen Sirius from June 2005 to March 2006,[2] Kodansha released a collected volume on March 23, 2006.[5] Other stories were also published inMonthly Shōnen Sirius and its website from July 2006 to October 2008,[2] a collected volume was released on December 22, 2008.[6]
A six episodeoriginal video animation (OVA) series of 13 minute each, animated byXebec, was released from August 24, 2005,[7] to January 25, 2006.[8] The opening theme is "Tsukune-chan no Flying Machine" (つくねちゃんのFlying Machine) and the ending theme is "Luminary", both performed by Tsukune's voice actressHaruko Momoi.[9]
