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* [[RepetitiveName Sugarsugar Pangpang]] from ''WesternAnimation/HeroInside'', who fights using a wand that grants her fruit-based powers at random.
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* ''WesternAnimation/{{Trollz}}'', a Canadian series. The Trollz are of the CuteWitch variety, using magic to make life less boring, though they also use it to fight against Simon when necessary.
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** The ContinuityReboot, WesternAnimation/SheRaAndThePrincessesOfPower also counts as one.
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* ''WesternAnimation/SheRaPrincessOfPower'',coming in the mid 1980s. While her brother He-Man is considered is an early Sci-fi Barbarian version of the ''MagicKnight''. Although several fans suggest he is a SpearCounterpart to a MagicalGirlWarrior, given he never actually uses his sword ''as a sword''.
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* ''WesternAnimation/SheRaPrincessOfPower'',coming ''WesternAnimation/SheRaPrincessOfPower'', coming in the mid 1980s. While her brother He-Man is considered is an early Sci-fi Barbarian version of the ''MagicKnight''.MagicKnight. Although several fans suggest he is a SpearCounterpart to a MagicalGirlWarrior, given he never actually uses his sword ''as a sword''.
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* ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug'', despite looking head-to-toe a CGI anime and is even made by [[Creator/ToeiAnimation the company that made]] [[Anime/PrettyCure one of the biggest Magical girl anime today]], is created by a French studio and follows superhero tropes along with magical girl ones. It even has a Magical ''Boy'' in the mix as well.
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* ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug'', despite looking head-to-toe a CGI superhero anime and is even made by [[Creator/ToeiAnimation the company that made]] [[Anime/PrettyCure one of the biggest Magical girl anime today]], is created by a French studio and follows superhero tropes along with magical girl ones.ones in the style of a MagicalGirlWarrior series. It even has a Magical ''Boy'' in the mix as well. ''Multiple'' in fact, as the powers in series are by no means restricted to just girls, or even to the young at that. In fact we even learn in the fifth season that these powers aren't traditionally given to teenagers or kids, but adults, and that Ladybug and co are unusual and non-traditional in universe.
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{{Magical Girl}}s in WesternAnimation.
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[[WesternAnimation Western Animation television series]] have ''plenty'' of {{Magical Girl}}s to go around.
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* DC Nation's animated short ''WesternAnimation/AmethystPrincessOfGemworld''. Amethyst can be considered an early combination of both the CuteWitch and MagicalGirlWarrior types.
* ''WesternAnimation/AngelsFriends''
* ''WesternAnimation/AbbyHatcher''
* Bee becomes a {{Sentai}}-esque one inWesternAnimation.''WebAnimation/BeeAndPuppycat''.
* Gwen from ''WesternAnimation/Ben10''. In the first series she found a magical trinket which granted her magic powers, donned a costume and called herself "Lucky Girl". The only thing she was missing was the TransformationSequence. In Omniverse she replicates the costume with her Andodite powers.
** Ben himself could be considered a male, more sci-fi-themed version of this trope, complete with his own transformation sequences.
* ''WesternAnimation/ButterbeansCafe''
* Manny Rivera, the hero of ''WesternAnimation/ElTigre'', is essentially a Magical Boy.
* When ''WesternAnimation/TheGrimAdventuresOfBillyAndMandy'' had their ''Underfist: Halloween Bash'' special, [[{{Dhampyr}} Irwin]] pretty much was this trope. In the special, upon [[BigBad Bun]] [[LightIsNotGood Bun's]] provocation, he transforms into a [[HybridMonster mummy-vampire]] and gains [[DarkIsNotEvil dark powers]].
* ''WesternAnimation/LilyTheWitch'', an adaptation of a German book series about a girl who discovers a spell book and uses it to learn about the history of the world first-hand.
* ''WesternAnimation/LittleCharmers''
* ''WesternAnimation/LoliRock'', a French show about three girls who are publicly rockstars and secretly MagicalGirlWarrior Princesses.
* ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug'', despite looking head-to-toe a CGI anime and is even made by [[Creator/ToeiAnimation the company that made]] [[Anime/PrettyCure one of the biggest Magical girl anime today]], is created by a French studio and follows superhero tropes along with magical girl ones. It even has a Magical ''Boy'' in the mix as well.
* Miss Tickle from ''WesternAnimation/MissionMagic''.
* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' starts with a two-part episode in which the six main characters become friends. They use a powerful ancient artifact to become magical girls and permanently defeat a SealedEvilInACan. However, despite gaining fashionable magical jewelry and the gratitude of the god-princess of the realm, the trope is almost completely absent from the rest of the show. WordOfGod from the show's creator (Lauren Faust, worked on her husband Creator/CraigMcCracken's ''WesternAnimation/FostersHomeForImaginaryFriends'' and ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls1998'') is that ''good'' action-adventure episodes are harder to produce on a deadline and budget, and {{Myth Arc}}s have to be watched in a specific order, thus the series is more SliceOfLife. This oddly means that ''Friendship Is Magic'' is probably closer to a "classical" Magical Girl series.
** The ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirls'' franchise plays this much closer, featuring human versions of the ponies gaining powers from magic leaking in from Equestria. From the second movie onwards the cast form a rock band and frequently transform during performances, the same applies to the Dazzlings who assume their siren forms in the climax. In the third movie, [[spoiler:the human version of Twilight Sparkle]] of all characters becomes a DarkMagicalGirl.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Mysticons}}''
* ''WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse'': While the series is more of a Deconstruction, the [[ShowWithinAShow Book within the show]], “The Good Witch Azura” fits the bill.
* ''WesternAnimation/PennyCrayon'': Penny, in a fashion - the delivery is very different but she basically has the same power set as ''Anime/MagicalIdolPastelYumi''. Also this makes Tara a DarkMagicalGirl albeit a rather petty one.
* ''WesternAnimation/PJSparkles'': PJ becomes a magical girl who can bring love and happiness back to Twinkle Town.
* ''WesternAnimation/PrincessGwenevereAndTheJewelRiders'': The Jewel Riders are magical defenders of Avalon and have their equally young [[DistaffCounterpart male counterparts]], the three [[HorseOfADifferentColor wolf-riding]] knights known as The Pack (who are however not much more than just sidekicks).
* ''WesternAnimation/RainbowBrite'': Rainbow leads the "Color Kids", who control colors and nature, and she has magic, rainbow-themed powers. The MarketBasedTitle in Japan was even ''Magical Girl Rainbow Brite''.
* ''WesternAnimation/RainbowRangers''
* The ''Sabrina'' portion of ''WesternAnimation/SabrinaAndTheGroovieGoolies'' was an early western magical girl show, notable for its inclusion of a LaughTrack, unusual among other magical girl shows.
* ''WesternAnimation/SheRaPrincessOfPower'',coming in the mid 1980s. While her brother He-Man is considered is an early Sci-fi Barbarian version of the ''MagicKnight''. Although several fans suggest he is a SpearCounterpart to a MagicalGirlWarrior, given he never actually uses his sword ''as a sword''.
** The ContinuityReboot, WesternAnimation/SheRaAndThePrincessesOfPower also counts as one.
* ''WesternAnimation/SheZow''[[note]]Which is actually an inherited title rather then the main character's actual superhero name, similarly to ComicStrip/ThePhantom[[/note]] is a DeconstructiveParody of both superheroes as well as magical girls, as well as the legacies of both genres. The main character, Guy, even has two deliberately outlandish [[ByThePowerOfGrayskull transformation phrases]][[note]]"You go girl" for transforming into his She Zow form, and "She-yeah" for transforming back[[/note]]. Furthermore, the equipment and powers he uses (e.g., a lipstick LaserBlade, and a super "slap" attack[[note]]i.e., a power based on the kind of slap a girl would give to a boy that annoys her, etc.[[/note]]) reflect various female social stereotypes as well. The creator claims that this wasn't his (yes, "his") intention, but whether or not this is in fact the case is up for debate.
* ''WesternAnimation/ShimmerAndShine''
* ''WesternAnimation/SkyDancers'', a French series.
* ''WesternAnimation/StarVsTheForcesOfEvil'' is about the princess of another dimension who has a magic wand powerful enough to [[ApocalypseHow destroy the universe]]. As a sort of {{Parody}} of the MagicalGirlQueenlinessTest, she's sent to Earth just to keep her from harming her home kingdom, since she's a somewhat [[TheDitz ditzy]] GirlyBruiser. The show is mostly SliceOfLife, but as the title suggests, [[MagicalGirlWarrior evil forces sometimes intrude]]. One of the main antagonists is also a very obvious SailorSenshiSendUp, but [[CorruptedCharacterCopy with darker elements to her character]].
* ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'', about a young, half-human boy with magic powers being raised by magical thousands-of-years-old, mineral-based aliens who just happen to look like women or girls and act as {{Magical Girl Warrior}}s, defending Earth from the rest of their species and having a lot of emotional struggles. As Creator/RebeccaSugar is an admitted fan of Magical Girl shows, the series includes a lot of {{shout out}}s to genre classics like ''Anime/SailorMoon'' and ''Anime/RevolutionaryGirlUtena''.
* ''WesternAnimation/TenkoAndTheGuardiansOfTheMagic''
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Trollz}}'', a Canadian series. The Trollz are of the CuteWitch variety, using magic to make life less boring, though they also use it to fight against Simon when necessary.
* ''WesternAnimation/TrueAndTheRainbowKingdom''
* Reggie of ''WesternAnimation/TwelveForever'' has magical powers, but ONLY when she's on [[MagicalLand Party Island]]. She has the power to turn her friend Shane into different things, and can use magical weapons given to her by a flying octopus to fight.
* ''WesternAnimation/WinxClub'' where fairies and witches are these. They get several sets of transformation sequences of course.
** ''WesternAnimation/PopPixie'', a SpinOff of the former. Pixies need to transform into Pop Pixies in order to unlock their full powers, though both boys can also transform like this.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{WITCH}}'', which is based off of the [[ComicBook/{{WITCH}} comic]].
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* Happy Peach Flower and her friends from ''WesternAnimation/ExchangeStudentZero''.
* During the second SuperheroEpisode of ''WesternAnimation/JimmyTwoShoes'', Heloise becomes Trouble Bubble Girl, a parody of this.
* The second season premiere of ''WesternAnimation/MegasXLR'' features a parody of the ''Anime/SailorMoon'' model (complete with an OverlyLongGag of a TransformationSequence and a blonde {{Odango}} haired leader). Interestingly enough, they fight by summoning HumongousMecha that look just like them instead of anything that can be construed as "magic".
* ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'' parodies this in "A Song of Ass and Fire" and "Titties and Dragons" when Kenny becomes one.
* Suki from ''WesternAnimation/ToonMarty'' is a parody of the kinds found in anime, as well as the love interest of Marty himself.
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[[folder:Examples of Magical Girl works:]]
* DC Nation's animated short ''WesternAnimation/AmethystPrincessOfGemworld''. Amethyst can be considered an early combination of both the CuteWitch and MagicalGirlWarrior types.
* ''WesternAnimation/AngelsFriends''
* ''WesternAnimation/AbbyHatcher''
* Bee becomes a {{Sentai}}-esque one in
* Gwen from ''WesternAnimation/Ben10''. In the first series she found a magical trinket which granted her magic powers, donned a costume and called herself "Lucky Girl". The only thing she was missing was the TransformationSequence. In Omniverse she replicates the costume with her Andodite powers.
** Ben himself could be considered a male, more sci-fi-themed version of this trope, complete with his own transformation sequences.
* ''WesternAnimation/ButterbeansCafe''
* Manny Rivera, the hero of ''WesternAnimation/ElTigre'', is essentially a Magical Boy.
* When ''WesternAnimation/TheGrimAdventuresOfBillyAndMandy'' had their ''Underfist: Halloween Bash'' special, [[{{Dhampyr}} Irwin]] pretty much was this trope. In the special, upon [[BigBad Bun]] [[LightIsNotGood Bun's]] provocation, he transforms into a [[HybridMonster mummy-vampire]] and gains [[DarkIsNotEvil dark powers]].
* ''WesternAnimation/LilyTheWitch'', an adaptation of a German book series about a girl who discovers a spell book and uses it to learn about the history of the world first-hand.
* ''WesternAnimation/LittleCharmers''
* ''WesternAnimation/LoliRock'', a French show about three girls who are publicly rockstars and secretly MagicalGirlWarrior Princesses.
* ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug'', despite looking head-to-toe a CGI anime and is even made by [[Creator/ToeiAnimation the company that made]] [[Anime/PrettyCure one of the biggest Magical girl anime today]], is created by a French studio and follows superhero tropes along with magical girl ones. It even has a Magical ''Boy'' in the mix as well.
* Miss Tickle from ''WesternAnimation/MissionMagic''.
* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' starts with a two-part episode in which the six main characters become friends. They use a powerful ancient artifact to become magical girls and permanently defeat a SealedEvilInACan. However, despite gaining fashionable magical jewelry and the gratitude of the god-princess of the realm, the trope is almost completely absent from the rest of the show. WordOfGod from the show's creator (Lauren Faust, worked on her husband Creator/CraigMcCracken's ''WesternAnimation/FostersHomeForImaginaryFriends'' and ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls1998'') is that ''good'' action-adventure episodes are harder to produce on a deadline and budget, and {{Myth Arc}}s have to be watched in a specific order, thus the series is more SliceOfLife. This oddly means that ''Friendship Is Magic'' is probably closer to a "classical" Magical Girl series.
** The ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirls'' franchise plays this much closer, featuring human versions of the ponies gaining powers from magic leaking in from Equestria. From the second movie onwards the cast form a rock band and frequently transform during performances, the same applies to the Dazzlings who assume their siren forms in the climax. In the third movie, [[spoiler:the human version of Twilight Sparkle]] of all characters becomes a DarkMagicalGirl.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Mysticons}}''
* ''WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse'': While the series is more of a Deconstruction, the [[ShowWithinAShow Book within the show]], “The Good Witch Azura” fits the bill.
* ''WesternAnimation/PennyCrayon'': Penny, in a fashion - the delivery is very different but she basically has the same power set as ''Anime/MagicalIdolPastelYumi''. Also this makes Tara a DarkMagicalGirl albeit a rather petty one.
* ''WesternAnimation/PJSparkles'': PJ becomes a magical girl who can bring love and happiness back to Twinkle Town.
* ''WesternAnimation/PrincessGwenevereAndTheJewelRiders'': The Jewel Riders are magical defenders of Avalon and have their equally young [[DistaffCounterpart male counterparts]], the three [[HorseOfADifferentColor wolf-riding]] knights known as The Pack (who are however not much more than just sidekicks).
* ''WesternAnimation/RainbowBrite'': Rainbow leads the "Color Kids", who control colors and nature, and she has magic, rainbow-themed powers. The MarketBasedTitle in Japan was even ''Magical Girl Rainbow Brite''.
* ''WesternAnimation/RainbowRangers''
* The ''Sabrina'' portion of ''WesternAnimation/SabrinaAndTheGroovieGoolies'' was an early western magical girl show, notable for its inclusion of a LaughTrack, unusual among other magical girl shows.
* ''WesternAnimation/SheRaPrincessOfPower'',coming in the mid 1980s. While her brother He-Man is considered is an early Sci-fi Barbarian version of the ''MagicKnight''. Although several fans suggest he is a SpearCounterpart to a MagicalGirlWarrior, given he never actually uses his sword ''as a sword''.
** The ContinuityReboot, WesternAnimation/SheRaAndThePrincessesOfPower also counts as one.
* ''WesternAnimation/SheZow''[[note]]Which is actually an inherited title rather then the main character's actual superhero name, similarly to ComicStrip/ThePhantom[[/note]] is a DeconstructiveParody of both superheroes as well as magical girls, as well as the legacies of both genres. The main character, Guy, even has two deliberately outlandish [[ByThePowerOfGrayskull transformation phrases]][[note]]"You go girl" for transforming into his She Zow form, and "She-yeah" for transforming back[[/note]]. Furthermore, the equipment and powers he uses (e.g., a lipstick LaserBlade, and a super "slap" attack[[note]]i.e., a power based on the kind of slap a girl would give to a boy that annoys her, etc.[[/note]]) reflect various female social stereotypes as well. The creator claims that this wasn't his (yes, "his") intention, but whether or not this is in fact the case is up for debate.
* ''WesternAnimation/ShimmerAndShine''
* ''WesternAnimation/SkyDancers'', a French series.
* ''WesternAnimation/StarVsTheForcesOfEvil'' is about the princess of another dimension who has a magic wand powerful enough to [[ApocalypseHow destroy the universe]]. As a sort of {{Parody}} of the MagicalGirlQueenlinessTest, she's sent to Earth just to keep her from harming her home kingdom, since she's a somewhat [[TheDitz ditzy]] GirlyBruiser. The show is mostly SliceOfLife, but as the title suggests, [[MagicalGirlWarrior evil forces sometimes intrude]]. One of the main antagonists is also a very obvious SailorSenshiSendUp, but [[CorruptedCharacterCopy with darker elements to her character]].
* ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'', about a young, half-human boy with magic powers being raised by magical thousands-of-years-old, mineral-based aliens who just happen to look like women or girls and act as {{Magical Girl Warrior}}s, defending Earth from the rest of their species and having a lot of emotional struggles. As Creator/RebeccaSugar is an admitted fan of Magical Girl shows, the series includes a lot of {{shout out}}s to genre classics like ''Anime/SailorMoon'' and ''Anime/RevolutionaryGirlUtena''.
* ''WesternAnimation/TenkoAndTheGuardiansOfTheMagic''
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Trollz}}'', a Canadian series. The Trollz are of the CuteWitch variety, using magic to make life less boring, though they also use it to fight against Simon when necessary.
* ''WesternAnimation/TrueAndTheRainbowKingdom''
* Reggie of ''WesternAnimation/TwelveForever'' has magical powers, but ONLY when she's on [[MagicalLand Party Island]]. She has the power to turn her friend Shane into different things, and can use magical weapons given to her by a flying octopus to fight.
* ''WesternAnimation/WinxClub'' where fairies and witches are these. They get several sets of transformation sequences of course.
** ''WesternAnimation/PopPixie'', a SpinOff of the former. Pixies need to transform into Pop Pixies in order to unlock their full powers, though both boys can also transform like this.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{WITCH}}'', which is based off of the [[ComicBook/{{WITCH}} comic]].
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* Happy Peach Flower and her friends from ''WesternAnimation/ExchangeStudentZero''.
* During the second SuperheroEpisode of ''WesternAnimation/JimmyTwoShoes'', Heloise becomes Trouble Bubble Girl, a parody of this.
* The second season premiere of ''WesternAnimation/MegasXLR'' features a parody of the ''Anime/SailorMoon'' model (complete with an OverlyLongGag of a TransformationSequence and a blonde {{Odango}} haired leader). Interestingly enough, they fight by summoning HumongousMecha that look just like them instead of anything that can be construed as "magic".
* ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'' parodies this in "A Song of Ass and Fire" and "Titties and Dragons" when Kenny becomes one.
* Suki from ''WesternAnimation/ToonMarty'' is a parody of the kinds found in anime, as well as the love interest of Marty himself.
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