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, ã²ã¿ã¤ã®ã¢ãÂÂã³ã¡ãÂÂã ü (Himitsu no Akko-Chan ü, pronounced "myu"), written by Hiroshi Izawa, and drawn by Futago Kamikita.
Plot
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.
Characters
Voiced by Yoshiko Ã
Âta (1969), Mitsuko Horie (1988), Wakana Yamazaki (1998), Aya Hirano (2012)<br/>Haruka Ayase (movie)
The titular protagonist. Atsuko Kagami is often called Akko-chan for short. é¡ã¢ãÂÂÃ¥ÂÂ, from the name å è³Âç¾ÂãÂÂã¤å but with the family-name part å è³Âç¾Â, "Kagami" ("mirror"), replaced by é¡.
Voiced by Reiko SenÃ
 (1969), Yoshiko Ã
Âta (1988), Miina Tominaga (1998)
Akko's mother.
Voiced by IchirÃ
 Murakoshi (1969), BanjÃ
 Ginga (1988), Ken Yamaguchi (1998)
Akko's father.
Voiced by Sumiko Shirakawa (1969), Kazuko Sugiyama (1988), Kikumi Umeda (1998)
Akko's best friend.
Voiced by Akiko Tsuboi (1969), Noriko Uemura (1988), Harumi Ikoma (1998)
Moko's younger brother.
Voiced by Junko Hori, Mariko Takigawa (1969), Noriko Tsukase, Yuko Mita (1988), Junko Takeuchi (1998)
Kankichi's friend.
Voiced by Hiroko Maruyama (1969), Keiko Yamamoto (1988 and 1998)
A young girl who likes to spy on Akko.
Voiced by Hiroshi Ã
Âtake (1969), Yoku Shioya (1988), Takuma Suzuki (1998)
A hefty boy and rival to Akko. He has a secret crush on her.
Voiced by Sachiko Chijimatsu (1969), Michiko Hirai (1969, episodes 56 and 61), Katsue Miwa (1988), Satomi Korogi (1998)
Taisho's younger brother.
Voiced by Junko Hori (1969), Michitaka Kobayashi (1988), Yoshihiko Akida (1998)
Henchman of Taisho.
Voiced by KÃ
Âko Kagawa, Junko Hori, Mariko Takigawa (1969), Noriko Tsukase, Chie Sato (1988), Yasuhiro Takato (1998)
Henchman of Taisho.
Voiced by Sachiko Chijimatsu, KÃ
Âko Kagawa (1969), Naoko Watanabe (1988), Ai Nagano (1998)
Akko's cat.
Voiced by Ichiro Murakoshi, Hiroshi Otake (1969), Masaharu Sato (1988), Yasuhiro Takato (1998)
Taisho's cat.
Voiced by Osamu Ichikawa (1969), Masaharu Sato (1988), Hiroki Takahashi (1998)
Homeroom teacher of Akko and Moko.
Voiced by Naoko Takahashi, KÃ
Âko Kagawa (1969), Kyoko Irokawa (1988), Ai Nagano (1998)
English teacher.
Voiced by Reiko Senoo, KÃ
Âko Kagawa (1969), Eiko Masuyama (1988), Mitsuko Horie (1998)
A queen from the distant "Magic Country". She provides Akko with her compact mirror.
Exclusive to the 1969 anime
Voiced by Junpei Takiguchi
Taisho's Father
Voiced by Shun Yashiro
Voiced by Shun Yashiro
A talking parrot.
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.
Exclusive to the 1988 anime
Voiced by Shigeru Nakahara
Prince of Mirror Country
Voiced by Kazumi Tanaka
Elderly servant of Kio
Voiced by Kazumi Tanaka
A strange man who shows up randomly.
Voiced by Toru Furuya
He is Leader of Mirror country
Exclusive to the 1998 anime
Voiced by Hikaru Midorikawa
Akko's Boyfriend and Taisho's Rival. He was angry at Taisho and Rescue to Akko.
Voiced by Kappei Yamaguchi
Eiji's Friend and Moko's Boyfriend.
Voiced by Norio Wakamoto
Kotaro's Father.
Voiced by Minami Takayama
Kotaro's Mother.
Voiced by Takeshi Kusao
Eiji's Older Brother.
Voiced by Toshiko Fujita
Eiji's Friend.
Voice by Reiko Chiba
Akko and Moko's Friend and Masato's Girlfriend.
Voiced by Junko Takeuchi
A penguin who joins Akko and friends.
Exclusive to the 2012 movie
Voiced by Masaki Okada
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