History Anime / OjamajoDoremi

** Either it's a major coincidence, or someone at 4Kids seriously renamed Masaru to [[VideoGame/{{Metroid}} Justin Bailey]].

* TheTeam: The Ojamajo are usually banded in five, since Hana [[SpecialSnowflakeSyndrome is special]] and doesn't need to participate in [[AllYourPowersCombined Magical Stage]]. Pop was more or less considered part of the five in the first series and ''Sharp'' since she kind of was in-and-out, but by ''Motto!'' was replaced by Momoko. The team also solidifies [[ThreePlusTwo with the addition of Onpu and Momoko]] as the former didn't appear until the second half of the first series while the latter was introduced in ''Motto!''.

* IncrediblyLamePun: These were what the SOS Trio used as jokes, to everyone's dismay. Oddly, only Hazuki found them funny.

* InsultBackfire: "Ojamajo" was originally used by Majo Rika to refer to the girls clumsiness and incompetence. By season 2, the girls took it as meaning "apprentices" instead.

** For the Witch items, Taps became Dreamspinners, Pollen became Wandalers and Wandawhirls, and Magic Spheres became Spell Drops.

* ThemeNaming: Almost all the witches have "Majo" (witch) attached to the beginning of their names. In the beginning of the series, you'll notice that are a few witches (Dela, Mota, and Motamota) who don't follow this naming convention, and it seems to have been restricted to Majo Rika and Majo Ruka only, as both of them were named after Majolica and Majorca respectively, illustrating their connections. Perhaps one of the writers thought the "majo" was supposed to be a title for a witch and subsequently added it on every single witch that was introduced from then on.
** With the exception of Hehe and Baba, the fairies are all named after a piece of the Japanese music scale.

** ''Motto'': The first one shows a pair of the girls with a card with their witch apprentice outfits and their works clothes, where they pop out in either one. This ends with two Doremi's popping out wearing the two outfits, since there was only 5 Witch Apprentices at this time. This is followeed by them baking a pie. The next one is them making some chocolate covered fruit with the next having the fairies fly into the recipie book.

** These all end with Doremi brushing her hair at the end. This is followed by Hana making jewlery for the girls, ending up coverign Doremi with a bunch of them. The next one involves the girls making a sweater for Pao, followed by Hana and Pao dancing.

* MerchandiseDriven: Lots of things in the show only appear for the purpose of new merchanidse. This sadly means the fairies often get the brunt of character development or spotlight epsiodes, even though they ironically get [[MidSeasonUpgrade Mid-season upgrades]] as well. Speaking of witch!

** Masaru Yada, though he's more TroubledButCute rather than actually "bad".

* KansaiRegionalAccent: Aiko, born and raised in Osaka.

* TheDarkChick: Tooru, who was typically the more emotional of the [=FLAT4=]. [[spoiler:This only applies before his HeelFaceTurn.]]

* SurprisinglyGoodEnglish: True, Momoko's inflection is a bit odd, as is some of the phrasing of her English (calling her earring a "pierce"), but it is undeniably ''much'' better than most anime characters'. In fact it's [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] by the fact that other students say English phrases or words, sometimes with Momoko correcting them.

In the second series (''Ojamajo Doremi # (Sharp)''), [[LateArrivalSpoiler Onpu has reformed]] and Doremi gains a magical "daughter" called Hana that [[HasTwoMommies she has to raise for one year]]. The third series (''Mo~tto! Ojamajo Doremi'') introduces American witch apprentice Momoko Asuka to help the group pass a test to become formal witches. This test involves turning their shop into a bakery for the season. The fourth and final television series (''Ojamajo Doremi Dokka~n!'') has Hana [[PlotRelevantAgeUp force-grow herself]] to the same age as Doremi so she can attend school with her "mommy". A fifth series followed (''Ojamajo Doremi Na-i-sho'') that was set during ''Mo~tto'' and focused on various secrets held by the main characters.

* TheLoveSlapOfEpiphany: In one episode, Reika wants to be slapped because it's a proof of love, and doesn't stop escalating her misbehaving until she gets her wish.

* ParentalAbandonment - ParentsAsPeople: Hazuki (parents are caring but always busy), Reika (likewise, but combined with BumblingDad factor), Shiori (mom is dead, is a bit distanced from her OverprotectiveDad), etc.