->''"Magical Girls are young women who transform into sparklier versions of themselves and save the world. [[note]][[TokyoIsTheCenterOfTheUniverse Or possibly just Tokyo, as everyone knows it's equivalent to saving the world because extraterrestrial villains never attack any other cities on Earth. Ever.]] Even look it up, man, its true.[[/note]] They are the primary police force of Japan."''
-->-- ''Website/{{Uncyclopedia}}'s'' sarcastic, yet quite accurate, definition.

->''"Fighting evil by moonlight,''\\
''Winning love by daylight,''\\
''Never running from a real fight,''\\
''She is the one named Sailor Moon!"''
-->--'''The [=DiC=] English opening theme sums up the concept''', ''Manga/SailorMoon''

->''The Magical Girl is a special type of superhero, one that will take all things traditionally feminine and stab evil through the face with it.''
-->-- '''Alex Henderson''', [[http://feminspire.com/magical-girls-trope-using-femininity-friendship-to-battle-evil/ Using Femininity & Friendship to Battle Evil]]

%%->''"I just can't understand any of this. [[{{Animeland}} Everybody in Japan]] is either a ten-year-old girl or a monster!"''
%%-->-- '''Peter Griffin''' watching anime, ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy''
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