#toei fushigi comedy

[majokkoradio]

"Erabareshimono" - Utau! Dairyugujo - Insert Song

[trans-poppy]

OHMYGOD HELP????

[jewlwpet]

Magical Chinese Girl Pai Pai! could be considered an example of the "magical nanny" genre like Mary Poppins and Nanny McPhee. However, unlike those other magical nannies, Pai Pai is just a teenager... so she isn't "practically perfect." She has a lot of flaws, and that affects her relationships with the children. Sometimes she falls for their tricks, or is unable to stop their bad behavior, or gets into a fight with them. Also, she has to fight off minions of an evil king who wants to marry her--in that regard, it's more like a traditional (modern) magical girl show.

It's very silly and fun; I definitely recommend it.

[super-heroinecomparisons]

1980s super heroines.

[gensoteki]

Mysterious Nile Girl Thutmose -31- 32

Cleopatra's Pickles

Thutmose wants to have a day off and leaves the job of catching a demon to Thutmose's club.

Bon Odori Practice.

A boy who likes Bon Odori dance is possessed by a demon ...

[haveyouseenthistoku]

Redemption Round

97.9% of the voters voted that they have not seen Mahou Shoujo Chuuka na PaiPai! (1989).

[cina-full-moon-xanadium]

WH. THE GUY FROM HARDGUMI??

[redsamuraiii]

Ultraman Crossover with Yuugen Jikkou Sisters Chouchoutrian by Friendly neighborhood Kelbeam

[majokkoradio]

"Otome Kokoro wa Ashita no Sora" - Yugen Jikkou Sisters Chouchoutrian - Insert Song

[showamagicalgirls]

I love seeing PaiPai drawn this way.

✧・ﾟ:*Today’s magical girl of the afternoon is: Paipai from Mahou Shoujo Chuuka na Paipai!!✧・ﾟ:*

[jewlwpet]

I'm so glad Magical Chinese Girl Paipai got fully subbed; this is comedy gold.

[showamagicalgirls]

The series that has been occupying my mind lately is Sing! Great Dragon Palace (うたう!大龍宮城) .

This is a late stage iteration of the Toei Mysterious Comedy Series (東映不思議コメディーシリーズ), a programming block that is best remembered by Magical Girl fans for for La Belle Fille Masquée Poitrine (美少女仮面ポワトリン).

It ran for most of 1992, which puts it slightly over the line into the early Heisei (平成) period of Japanese period, just slightly off the core topic of this blog.

But there are two things that make it interesting to me. The first is that it's a live-action musical, which is genuinely pretty unique.

The second is the way it connects back to Japanese literary history. It's heavily patterened after the Urashima Taro (浦島太郎) story, which goes all the way back to the Nihon Shoki (日本書紀), the second oldest book of Japanese history.

I have generally considered three Japanese folktales to be the most important predecessors for Magical Girls -- the story of Amaterasu (天照大御神), The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter (竹取物語), and Urashima Taro (浦島 太郎).

[super-heroinecomparisons]

Heisei Era Super Heroines.

[gensoteki]

Magical Chinese Girl Pai Pai -21,23

Home Economics of the University of Tokyo

Daddy's Boyhood

The Hell's Hammer

[haveyouseenthistoku]

Redemption Round

100% of the voters voted that they have not seen Dokincho! Nemurin (1984-1985).

[showamagicalgirls]

Yes Yes Yes

Toei Fushigi Comedy Series isn’t messing around, it’s legit so hilarious