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''Persia, the Magic Fairy'' (魔法の妖精ペルシャ) is an anime created by Creator/StudioPierrot, airing from 1984 to 1985. It was the second of Creator/StudioPierrot's MagicalGirl works, after ''Anime/MagicalAngelCreamyMami''. It was succeeded by ''Anime/MagicalStarMagicalEmi'', ''Anime/MagicalIdolPastelYumi'' and ''Anime/FancyLala''.

11-year old Persia is an energetic young girl who [[RaisedByWolves grew up alongside animals]] in the Serengeti plains of Africa. She's Japanese, but has lived in Africa for as long as she can remember, and one day, she is suddenly recalled back to Japan by her parents.

Twins Riki and Gaku Muroi bring Persia to Japan with them, where she [[MuggleFosterParents lives with a couple]] who own a grocery store. During the return flight to Japan, Persia finds herself in the "[[DreamLand Lovely Dream]]," the land where dreams are born and grow. The Fairy Queen appears before Persia in the form of a butterfly, and explains that the Lovely Dream is in danger, [[CallToAdventure requesting Persia's help]].

She gives Persia a magical golden headband which reacts to the word "Papurikko". With it, Persia can conjure a [[TransformationTrinket magic baton]] which bridges her world and Lovely Dream, as well as transform into an [[OlderAlterEgo older self]] by saying "[[ByThePowerOfGreyskull Perukko Raburin Kurukuru Rinkuru]]".

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!!Tropes:
* The80s: Hinted as the hairstyles and fashion trends are reminiscient of urban Japanese 80's pop culture, and eventually confirmed when Yuyuko (a teenager) mentions that she was born in the 1970s.
* EightiesHair: Persia's wild blue mane and the Muroi twins' mullets.
* AdaptationDeviation: Believe it or not, in the original manga, there was no magic involved, and the MagicalGirl elements are entirely original to the anime.
* AdaptationalNameChange: The series changes many character's names from the original manga:
** In the manga, Persia was raised by a zoologist named Dr. Yasogami. In the anime, he was a scientist named Dr. Goken Muroi.
** Dr. Yasogami had two sons named Akira and Fudo (''[[Franchise/{{Devilman}} Akira Fudo]]''?). In the anime this was changed to the grandsons Riki and Gaku.
* AdjectiveNounFred: In Japanese, the series is called ''Magical Fairy Persia''.
* AfricaIsACountry: Persia was born and raised "in Africa", hence her WildChild behaviour. It does specify that she was brought up in the Serengeti plains (which is East Africa), but that can mean multiple different countries. It is also said that Persia is more inclined to "African culture" instead of her parents' Japanese culture.
* AliensSpeakingEnglish: Or, more accurately, Fairies Speaking Japanese. Despite being entirely from other worlds, they communicate with Persia perfectly and even the TransformationTrinket given by the Fairy Queen is activated by Persia speaking Japanese.
* AlternativeForeignThemeSong: The Italian OP is sung by, you guessed it, Music/CristinaDAvena.
* ArtisticLicense: Africa (or at least the part where Persia lived in) is portrayed as a place where people dress in lioncloth (think like the cavepeople from ''Anime/RyuTheCaveBoy'').
* BestFriendsInLaw: [[spoiler:In the end, Persia gets with Gaku and Sayo gets with Gaku's brother Riki. They're seen going to the beach together.]]
* BettyAndVeronica:
** Persia falls for both of the Muroi brothers - the sensetive kuudere Gaku, and the loud and confident Riki.
** To Gaku, Persia is the Veronica (a WildChild raised by African animals) while Yuyuko is the Betty (an average schoolgirl who's hyperfeminine by nature). In a twist of this trope, the Betty is the bitchy one.
* BlackComedy: The show's preferred type of humour. You'll
* BirthdayEpisode: Episode 42 focuses on Yuyuko's birthday, where it's revealed that she was born on March 3, 1971.
* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:Persia is forced to give up her powers for good, but is able to meet with her magical friends one last time]].
* TheCameo: In Episode Three, the crowd of people in front of the TV include Megumi, Tetsuo and Shingo from ''Anime/MagicalAngelCreamyMami''.
* DenserAndWackier: The manga was much darker, with Persia's backstory being that she was an orphan raised by a lion until Dr. Yasogami found her. In the anime, Persia is more or less a ''Literature/{{Tarzan}}'' parody with how she dresses and loves being around animals.
* DreamLand: Lovely Dream is a magical world populated by fairies, but it's at risk of being frozen over, hence the Fairy Queen choosing Persia to collect love energy for them.
* GenderBender: If Persia fails to collect love energy for Lovely Dream, the Fairy Queen will turn Riki and Gaku into girls, amongst other punishments.
* GottaCatchEmAll: The Fairy Queen sends Persia with [[NonHumanSidekick three kappa]] back into the regular world with the mission of [[GottaCatchEmAll collecting love energy]] to [[SavingTheWorld thaw the frozen Lovely Dream]].
* GratuitousEnglish: The land of the fairies is called "Lovely Dream", in spite of the fact that they all speak Japanese.
* HumanPopsicle: The Other half of Riki and Gaku's fate if Persia fails or is discovered.
* LoveTriangle: Persia has a crush on both the Muroi siblings. Yoyoko like Gaku, to the point she names her stuffed animal "Gaku-san" after him. You can imagine she's not very warm towards Persia.
* TheMasquerade: Lovely Dream exists in the same dimension as ours, but ordinary muggles can't see it and Persia can only see it because she's TheChosenOne.
* MerchandiseDriven: Like most Studio Pierrot shows, this was made to sell toys to young girls, particularly Persia's magical wand and hairband.
* MuggleFosterParents: The Hayami family are oblivious to the fact that their daughter is an ass-kicking fairy half the time and think she's just an unusual, quirky child.
* OurFairiesAreDifferent: The fairies live in a land called Lovely Dream, where dreams are made. They have magic that allows them to do almost anything, and can apparently transfer it to humans like Persia.
* OurVampiresAreDifferent: Vampires here are portrayed as suspectible to Persia's magic attacks. Though, vampires don't get the same level of focus as fairies do here, and only one shows up in the entire series (episode 28).
* PhenotypeStereotype: Played straight with the Muroi twins, who have dark, thin, neatly trimmed hair and pale skin. Persia, however, is stated to be Japanese but has blue hair and blue eyes.
* PityTheKidnapper: In an early episode, an escaped fugitive tries to take Persia hostage after breaking into her house. He ends up in tears, begging to be taken back to jail just to get away from her.
* SceneryPorn: Do you like sunsets, beaches, skies, stars, ice, flowers and vivid colours? Then this anime won't disappoint, the scenery can even become distracting to the main plot.
* ShoutOut:
** In the manga, the professor's grandsons are called Akira and Fudo, after the ''Franchise/{{Devilman}}'' character. ''Devilman'' premiered in 1972, 12 years before the manga was written in 1984.
** Episode 5 revolves around a pair of female wrestlers named [[Manga/TheRoseOfVersailles Oscar and André]].
** Persia's lion is called [[Franchise/TheLionKing Simba]].
* TertiarySexualCharacteristics: Meso Meso, a male kappa, wears a red bowtie, while Puri Puri, the female kappa, carries a pink purse.
* ThemeNaming: The kappas are called Gera Gera, Puri Puri and Meso Meso. All of their names are 2-syllables each and repeat their name twice.
* TrappedInAnotherWorld: In the first episode, after the plane crash, Persia ends up in Lovely Dream, the land of the fairies. She is then given the Fairy Queen's favour as TheChosenOne and asked to save their world from freezing over.
* TransformationSequence: In the opening, we see Persia using her magic baton to activate the star on her headband and become a fairy.
* WakeUpGoToSchoolSaveTheWorld: Persia follows this formula to the T, but being the WildChild she is, being in school and battle actually isn't that different for her.
* WorldOfTechnicolorHair: Persia herself has blue hair (despite being Japanese), and many other characters have bright and vivid shades. Her OlderAlterEgo is a case of OtherworldlyTechnicolourHair.
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