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| Persia, the Magic Fairy | |
 Illustration of Riki and Gaku Muroi with Persia Hayami by Yoshiyuki Kishi[1] | |
| 魔法の妖精ペルシャ (Mahō no Yōsei Perusha) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Magical girl |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Takashi Anno(Chief Director) |
| Produced by | Toru Horikoshi Minoru Ohno Masaaki Fusekawa |
| Written by | Sukehiro Tomita |
| Music by | Kōji Makaino |
| Studio | Studio Pierrot |
| Original network | NNS (NTV) |
| Original run | July 6, 1984 – May 31, 1985 |
| Episodes | 48 |
| Manga | |
| Persia ga Suki! | |
| Written by | Takako Aonuma |
| Published by | Shueisha |
| Magazine | Weekly Margaret |
| Original run | January 1984 –November 1985 |
| Volumes | 9 |
| Original video animation | |
| Persia, the Magic Fairy: Merry-go-Round | |
| Directed by | Takashi Anno(Chief Director) |
| Music by | Kōji Makaino |
| Studio | Studio Pierrot |
| Released | September 25, 1987 |
| Runtime | 45 minutes |
Persia, the Magic Fairy[2] (魔法の妖精 ペルシャ,Mahō no Yōsei Perusha) is amagical girlanime television series produced byStudio Pierrot which aired onNippon Television from July 1984 to May 1985. It is an adaptation of themanga series byTakako Aonuma titledPersia ga Suki!. In addition to the TV series, twoOVAs were released, and the main character, Persia, also appeared in two other Studio Pierrot special presentations. This was the second of five magical girl anime to be created by Studio Pierrot, and featured the character designs of Yoshiyuki Kishi, who did the character designs for Pierrot's next magical girl seriesMagical Emi, the Magic Star,[3][page needed] is also credited as the series's character designer and animation director.[4]
11-year old Persia is an energetic, caring, loyal and happy young girl who has grown up alongside the animals on theSerengeti plains ofAfrica. She is wearing only aleopard skin during her stay there. Twins Riki and Gaku Muroi and their grandfather, Gōken, bring Persia to Japan with them in Minato-machi (lit. Port Town), where she lives with a couple who own a grocery store.
Because of an incident during the return flight toJapan, Persia finds herself in the "Lovely Dream", the land where dreams are born and grow. It is a wintry place, and dreams cannot get out. TheFairy Queen appears before Persia in the form of a butterfly, and explains that the Lovely Dream is in danger, requesting Persia's help. She gives Persia a magical goldenheadband with a star which reacts to the word "Papurikko". With it, Persia can conjure a magic baton which bridges her world and Lovely Dream, as well as transform into an older self by saying "Perukko Raburin Kurukuru Rinkuru".
Persia is sent with threekappa back into the regular world with the mission of collecting love energy to thaw the frozen Lovely Dream.
By Maiko Okamoto
By MIMA
By Miina Tominaga
The manga,I Love Persia! (ペルシャがすき!,Perusha ga Suki!), was serialized inWeekly Margaret magazine from 1984 through October 1985, and released as ninetankōbon published byShueisha. It was republished in 2000 and 2001 inbunkoban format as six volumes.
Persia stars inAdesugata Mahou no Sannin Musume, along withCreamy Mami and Magical Emi. She is also inMajokko Club Yoningumi A-Kukan Kara no Alien X, with Creamy Mami, Magical Emi and Pastel Yumi. The series was parodied in the 1985 hentai OVAMahou no Rouge Lipstick.
Magical Fairy Persia was released in and dubbed intoItalian asEvelyn e la magia di un sogno d'amore by Studio PV. Was first broadcast onItalia 1 from September 1985, and was first broadcast on Italia Teen Television from July 8, 2004. It was also released inFrench asVanessa et la Magie des Rêves from February 13, 1988.[5]
