, known as Magical DoReMi in English, is a Japanese fantasy magical girl anime television series produced by Toei Animation. It focuses on a group of elementary school girls, led by Doremi Harukaze, who become witch apprentices. The series aired in Japan on ABC, TV Asahi, and other ANN affiliates between February 1999 and January 2003, spanning four seasons and 201 episodes, and was followed by an original video animation series released between June and December 2004. An English-language version of the first season, produced by 4Kids Entertainment, aired in North America in 2005.
Ojamajo Doremi has inspired two companion films, manga adaptations, video games, and a light novel sequel series. A 20th anniversary film titled Looking for Magical Doremi was released on November 13, 2020.
Plot Ojamajo Doremi Doremi Harukaze, a third-grade elementary schoolgirl living in the fictional Japanese town of Misora, comes across a magic shop known as and accidentally discovers that its owner, Majo Rika, is a witch. Due to a curse placed on any witch whose identity is exposed by a human, Majo Rika is transformed into a witch frog. Wanting to return to her original form, Majo Rika makes Doremi her witch apprentice, giving her the ability to cast magic. Determined to become a fully-fledged witch capable of turning Majo Rika back into a human, Doremi has to pass nine different witch tests while also keeping her identity a secret from other humans. Doremi is soon joined by her two best friends, Hazuki Fujiwara and Aiko Senoo, and later by her younger sister, Pop Harukaze, who all become witch apprentices.
Midway through the series, Doremi and the others come across a rival witch apprentice, Onpu Segawa, who has been using forbidden magic to influence people's memories. After passing the final witch test, their identities are revealed to their families and friends. Onpu wipes the memories of those that attempt to expose them to prevent their identities from being revealed. She uses forbidden magic too many times, losing control of it. In order to save Onpu from an eternal sleep, the girls give up their magical powers to awaken her.
Ojamajo Doremi Sharp Entering fourth grade, Doremi and the others sneak into the Witch World to visit Majo Rika. They witness the birth of a magical baby who is named Hana and will be the candidate for the next queen. As witch law dictates that whoever witnesses a magical baby's birth must take care of it for a year, Doremi and the others are once again made witch apprentices, tasked with raising Hana. While also taking care of the Maho-Do, which has now become a gardening store, the girls must ensure Hana's growth and help her pass several health examinations held by the Witch World's head nurse, Majo Heart.
Meanwhile, a wizard named Oyajide attempts to kidnap Hana to help aid the Wizard World, later enlisting the help of four young wizards known as the Flat4, who tried to get close to Doremi and the others to kidnap Hana but liked them later. The witch apprentices help mend relations between the Witch World and Wizard World. However, Hana's powerful magic catches the attention of the former Witch Queen's predecessor, who slept in the cursed forest for a long time. She curses Hana to make her ill, and only the Love Supreme Flower that grows in the cursed forest can heal her. In the end, Doremi and the others succeed in picking the flower but are cursed to fall into an eternal slumber.
Mōtto! Ojamajo Doremi The Queen of the Witch World makes Doremi and the others into witch apprentices again and tasks them to pass six pâtissier exams to become fully-fledged witches. With the Maho-do remodeled into a bakery, the witches are joined by Momoko Asuka, a returnee from the United States who initially lost experience with the Japanese culture.
Midway through the series, Hana is afflicted by a curse from the past queen again, causing her to have a dislike for vegetables which are necessary for her magical growth, prompting Doremi and the girls to get another chance to take care of Hana and help her get over her pickiness. After curing Hana's pickiness and passing the patissière exams, the girls appeal to the past queen, Majo Tourbillon, who had detested humans ever since she lost her human husband and grandchildren. They make her favorite dessert in her memory, the cake her husband made when he proposed to her. She reverts the curse placed upon the Love Supreme Forest, where her true form is found sleeping, protected by magical vines.
The OVA series, Ojamajo Doremi Na-i-sho!, takes place during this time frame.
Ojamajo Doremi Dokkān! Hana, who wants to be human, uses all of her magic to physically age into a sixth grader. This results in the Maho-Do being transformed into a crafts shop and Hana's magical crystals shattering, requiring Doremi and the others to supply her with the energy needed to become a witch's apprentice. Meanwhile, the Queen discovers Majo Tourbillon's power will eventually cause both worlds to be put to sleep. As such, the Queen tasks the girls, who are assisted by Majo Tourbillon's fairy, Baba, to recreate various handmade gifts that Majo Tourbillon's six grandchildren had made and received from her in order to remind her of the happy times and break the vines imprisoning her. These vines soon start sprouting black flowers that cause people and magical beings alike to be affected with laziness, with the girls enlisting the help of Hana and a white elephant named Pao to put a stop to it.
After resolving Majo Tourbillon's misunderstanding with her grandchildren, she lifts the witch frog curse. She reminds Doremi and the others that if they become full witches, they will live longer than ordinary humans. The Ojamajos decide not to become witches and learn that they can do anything even without using magic, and they combine their respective crystal fragments into a new crystal ball for Hana. The series ends with their elementary school graduation and Majo Rika, having been reverted to a witch, returning Hana to the Witch World. Although they each go their separate ways, their friendship remains the same, and they continue to move towards their dreams.
Characters
Portrayed by: Kasumi Suzuki (Ojamajo Kids) Doremi is the main protagonist of the series. She is a lively and kind-hearted girl, who always cares about the people around her, but she can be selfish. Yet she also longs for love, and can come across as a little confused at times. She has an interest in witches and magic. At first, she hoped to use magic to give herself the courage to confess to the person she liked, but eventually she learned that this can be achieved even without magic. She often proclaims herself to be "the unluckiest girl in the whole world" when things do not go her way. Her favorite food is steak, but in the series she has almost failed to eat it. Her favorite instrument is the piano, but because of the shadow of her childhood performance failure, she also has complicated feelings about the piano. Doremi's spell is "Pirika Pirilala Popolina Peperuto", while her spell in Magical Stage is . Her theme color is pink.
Portrayed by: Miya Tanaka (Ojamajo Kids) Hazuki is a passive, gentle, and smart, but shy girl. She is from a rich family and Doremi's friend since childhood. She dared not express her thoughts to her parents because she was afraid of their sadness, even though she had her own opinion. Finally, she overcame this problem. She likes lame jokes and is very afraid of ghosts. Her talents are playing the violin and composing. At the end of Dokkan, she begins attending Karen Girls High School to realize her violin dream. Hazuki's spell is "Paipai Ponpoi Puwapuwa Puu", while her spell in Magical Stage is . Her theme color is orange.
Portrayed by Chiharu Watanabe (Ojamajo Kids) Aiko is a transfer student from Osaka. She is a tomboyish girl with an outgoing personality, reliable, and good at sports. Her parents are divorced, so she lives with her father. She loves both her parents very much and wishes for them to get back together. Finally, with the efforts of her and the others, her parents regrouped after reflecting on and solving their problems. Her favorite instrument is a harmonica because it was bought for her by her parents before they divorced. Her favorite food is Takoyaki (chocolate chip cookies in the English version). Aiko's spell is "Pameruku Raruku Laliloli Poppun", while her spell in Magical Stage is . Her theme color is blue.
Pop is Doremi's younger sister. She attends Sonatine Kindergarten for the first half of the series and then moves on to Misora First Elementary School. Pop accidentally discovers Doremi's magical powers in the first season and as such becomes a witch apprentice as well. She acts mature for her age and is more responsible than her older sister. Pop's spell is "Pipito Purito Puritan Peperuto", while her spell in Magical Stage is . Her theme color is red.
Portrayed by: Makoto Takeda (Ojamajo Kids) Onpu is a famous Japanese child idol who became a witch apprentice of Majoruka, a rival of Majorika. She is a little bit headstrong, has a closed heart, and used to abuse forbidden magic to change the minds of others because she has an amulet to protect her from being backlashed. Eventually, however, she becomes kind-hearted and selfless by spending time with Doremi and the others, then joining them. She is eager to do well in everything, especially by her acting job. She lives with her mother, who used to be an idol herself before an accident sent her into trauma. Her favorite instrument is a flute, and favorite food is Crêpe. Onpu's spell is "Pururun Purun Famifami Faa", while her spell in Magical Stage is . In Japanese, her name Onpu means "musical note". Her theme color is purple.
Portrayed by: Chisato Maeda (Ojamajo Kids) Momoko is a Japanese-American transfer student from New York City and was the apprentice of the late Majo Monroe. At the beginning of Motto, she only speaks English and is unfamiliar with Japanese culture, but she can use a translator intercom with her pâtissière uniform, with which she can fluently understand and speak Japanese. She becomes friends with Doremi and the others, who teach her how to speak Japanese. She is shy at first, but getting to know Doremi makes her straight-forward. She is proficient in baking, and her dream is to open a pastry shop. Her favorite instrument is a guitar. Momoko's spell is "Perutan Petton Pararira Pon", while her spell in Magical Stage is . Her theme color is yellow.
Portrayed by: Tsugumi Shinohara (Ojamajo Kids) Hana is a baby witch born from a large light blue rose in the Witch Queen's Garden that produces a new baby every 100 years and the successor to the throne. Hana is given to Doremi and the others to be cared for after she stumbles across her. In Sharp, Doremi, Hazuki, Aiko, and Onpu serve as Hana's mothers (especially Doremi). Then in Motto, Momoko joined them also as Hana's mother. Although she is just a baby, she has powerful magic. In Dokkān, Hana transforms herself into an 11-year-old girl so she could attend school with her mothers and takes on the name of . Because of this incident, her crystal ball broke into pieces, which the source of magic used by a witch, so she also became a witch apprentice in this period. Hana's spell is "Pororin Pyuarin Hanahana Pii", while in the light novel series her spell in Magical Stage is . Her theme color is white.
Media Anime