Himitsu no Akko-chan

• Name — The Secret of Akko-chan • Ja Kanji — ひみつのアッコちゃん • Ja Romaji — Himitsu no Akko-chan • Genre — Comedy, Magical girl, Romance

• Type — manga • Author — Fujio Akatsuka • Publisher — Shueisha • Magazine — Ribon • First — July 1962 • Last — September 1965 • Volumes — 3

• Type — tv series • Director — Hiroshi Ikeda • Music — Asei Kobayashi • Studio — Toei Animation • Network — NET • First — 6 January 1969 • Last — 26 October 1970 • Episodes — 94

• Type — tv series • Director — Hiroki Shibata • Producer — * Kenji Yokoyama • Hiromi Seki • Music — Yusuke Honma • Studio — Toei Animation • Network — FNS (Fuji TV) • First — January 9, 1988 • Last — December 24, 1989 • Episodes — 61

• Type — film • Director — Hiroki Shibata • Writer — Junki Takegami • Music — Yusuke Honma • Studio — Toei Animation • Released — 1989 03 18

• Type — film • Title — Himitsu no Akko-chan Umi da! Obake da!! Natsu Matsuri • Director — Takashi Hisaoka • Writer — Hiroyuki Hoshiyama • Music — Yusuke Honma • Studio — Toei Animation • Released — 1989 07 15

• Type — tv series • Director — Hiroki Shibata • Music — Masahiro Kawasaki • Studio — Toei Animation • Network — FNS (Fuji TV) • First — April 5, 1998 • Last — February 28, 1999 • Episodes — 44

• Type — live film • Title — Akko-chan: The Movie • Director — Yasuhiro Kawamura • Writer — * Masatoshi Yamaguchi • Mika Omori • Masaharu Fukuma • Music — Koji Endo • Studio — * Nippon Television • Shochiku • Horipro • Yomiuri TV • D.N. Dream Partners • VAP • Sony Music Entertainment • DeNA • Shogakukan • Released — 2012 09 01 • Runtime — 120 minutes The Secret of Akko-chan is a magical girl manga series 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-chans. 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). The movies Himitsu no Akko-chan Movie and Umi da! Obake da!! Natsu Matsuri were both produced and released in 1989. A live-action feature film adaptation titled in English as Akko-chan: The Movie was released by Shochiku on September 1, 2012. Directed by Yasuhiro Kawamura, it stars Haruka Ayase, Masaki Okada, Takeshi Kaga, and Teruyuki Kagawa. 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.

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.

• 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 • Voiced by Reiko Senō (1969), Yoshiko Ōta (1988), Miina Tominaga (1998) • Akko's mother. • Kenichiro Kagami • Voiced by Ichirō Murakoshi (1969), Banjō Ginga (1988), Ken Yamaguchi (1998) • Akko's father. • Moko • Voiced by Sumiko Shirakawa (1969), Kazuko Sugiyama (1988), Kikumi Umeda (1998) • Akko's best friend. • Kankichi • Voiced by Akiko Tsuboi (1969), Noriko Uemura (1988), Harumi Ikoma (1998) • Moko's younger brother. • Ganmo • Voiced by Junko Hori, Mariko Takigawa (1969), Noriko Tsukase, Yuko Mita (1988), Junko Takeuchi (1998) • Kankichi's friend. • Chikako • Voiced by Hiroko Maruyama (1969), Keiko Yamamoto (1988 and 1998) • A young girl who likes to spy on Akko. • 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 • Voiced by Sachiko Chijimatsu (1969), Michiko Hirai (1969, episodes 56 and 61), Katsue Miwa (1988), Satomi Korogi (1998) • Taisho's younger brother. • Gyoro • Voiced by Junko Hori (1969), Michitaka Kobayashi (1988), Yoshihiko Akida (1998) • Henchman of Taisho. • Goma • Voiced by Kōko Kagawa, Junko Hori, Mariko Takigawa (1969), Noriko Tsukase, Chie Sato (1988), Yasuhiro Takato (1998) • Henchman of Taisho. • Shippona • Voiced by Sachiko Chijimatsu, Kōko Kagawa (1969), Naoko Watanabe (1988), Ai Nagano (1998) • Akko's cat. • Dora • Voiced by Ichiro Murakoshi, Hiroshi Otake (1969), Masaharu Sato (1988), Yasuhiro Takato (1998) • Taisho's cat. • Kenji Sato • Voiced by Osamu Ichikawa (1969), Masaharu Sato (1988), Hiroki Takahashi (1998) • Homeroom teacher of Akko and Moko. • Moriyama • Voiced by Naoko Takahashi, Kōko Kagawa (1969), Kyoko Irokawa (1988), Ai Nagano (1998) • English teacher. • Queen of the Mirror Country • 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 • Voiced by Shun Yashiro • A talking parrot. • Kenta • Voiced by Hiroshi Fujioka • Kenta is good at Boxing and Rivalry for Taisho. He is angry & fighting at him & His henchman. He saves Akko & Kankichi.

• Kio • Voiced by Shigeru Nakahara • Prince of Mirror Country • Gentaro • Voiced by Kazumi Tanaka • Elderly servant of Kio • The Strange Old Man • Voiced by Kazumi Tanaka • A strange man who shows up randomly. • Koji Hiroshima • Voiced by Toru Furuya • He is Leader of Mirror country

• 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 • Voiced by Junko Takeuchi • A penguin who joins Akko and friends.

• Naoto Hayase • Voiced by Masaki Okada