History Manga / SallyTheWitch

* AdaptationalNameChange: Originally the series' name was "Sunny" the Witch (which would later be referenced in the [[Manga/GiantRobo Giant Robo OVA]]), but when the series was animated, the series’ title and thus the protagonist's name was changed to Sally. The name stuck resulting in all reprints of the manga bearing the "Sally" name.

* StockSoundEffects: The 1989 series frequently uses the Hanna-Barbera sound effects library in addition to [[Creator/SoundRing E&M]]'s own library [[note]] this was also true for many of the shows E&M and their successor Sound Ring) handled sound effects for from the 80's onwards [[/note]].

* MakeMeWannaShout: Sorta. When Boron gets upset and starts screaming and crying out loud, she loses control of her magical powers [[RealityWarper and things start getting weird.]]

* OverProtectiveDad: Sally's father, sometimes.

The first 17 episodes of the original anime were created in black and white. After this, the series transitioned to colour, making "Sally the Witch" one of the first full-colour animes. Some foreign releases of the '60s series (i.e., Italy) omitted the monochrome episodes. No incarnation of the anime or manga has received an English release outside of a few fansubbed episodes, although the '60s anime is well remembered by many Francophone Canadians, who watched it dubbed in 1969 on [[Creator/{{CBC}} Radio-Canada]] (and in cable reruns for decades afterward) as ''Minifée''.

* LonelyRichKid: Surefire, before she befriends Shikoku and Sally. A whole episode of the 1989 series focuses on the possibility of her being sent off to a BoardingSchool and losing her friends.

* AdultFear: In one episode, Sally's magic is taken away from her in a test to see if she is capable of being queen one day. Unfortunately, during a field trip, there's a thunderstorm, and Sally, Sumire, and Yoshiko are separated from their class. While trying to get back to them, they [[spoiler:step on a loose rock and almost fall to their deaths, saved only by Sally's father intervening and giving her back her magic at the last moment.]] Of course, since Sally is magical it turned out fine, but three very young children were stranded away from their teacher, parents, and any adults who could help them, and about to [[spoiler: fall off a cliff.]] Yikes.

* HornedHairdo: Sally's father and grandfather have highly pronounced and distinguished hairdos. Even Cub has the hairdo, although a smaller horned version which represents his mischievous and devilish personality.

* WitchSpecies

* Horned Hairdo: Sally's father and grandfather have highly pronounced and distinguished hairdos. Even Cub has the hairdo, although a smaller horned version which represents his mischievous and devilish personality.

* AllOfTheOtherReindeer: Pony, a half Japanese, half Indian girl in the '60s episode "Pony's Garden", [[HalfBreedDiscrimination is the target of bullying for being a foriegner]], and at first only Sally is willing to be her friend.

* SpiritualSuccessor: Manga/HimitsuNoAkkoChan to the first series (obviously, the actual sequel didn't exist yet.) Both were made by Toei, had a lot of the same people working on them, and Akkad-Chain took over Sally's timeslot directly after the latter's series finished. The last episode even has Sally BreakingTheFourthWall to thank her viewers for watching and introduce them to her friend Akko-chan, which segues into a preview for the first episode of Akko-chan where there would otherwise be a NextEpisodePreview.

The first 17 episodes of the original anime were created in black and white. After this, the series transitioned to colour, making "Sally the Witch" one of the first full-colour animes. Some foreign releases of the '60s series (i.e., Italy) omitted the monochrome episodes. No incarnation of the anime or manga has received an English release outside of a few fansubbed episodes, although the '60s anime aired in French in 1969 (as ''Minifée'') on [[Creator/{{CBC}} Radio-Canada]] and was rerun on various cable and pay channels into the 1990s, making it perhaps the first ''shoujo'' anime to reach North America.

''Sally the Witch'' (or ''Mahoutsukai Sally'') is one of the first MagicalGirl {{manga}} and {{anime}}, specifically it's the second to be published, but the first to be animated. [[note]] While the original manga for ''Manga/HimitsuNoAkkoChan'' made its debut in Robin in 1962, Sally was animated first and Akko-chan took Sally's timeslot after Sally ended [[/note]]

The series follows Sally, princess of the Land of Magic (later given the name Astoria (no, not [[Film/TheGoonies that]] one) in the 80s/90s series). One day, after becoming increasingly bored due to her parents never being around and always making her study, she decides to run away to the Human World (Earth). There she meets two schoolgirls, named Yoshiko ("Yotchan") and Sumire (TomboyAndGirlyGirl respectively), who quickly become friends with her after she, alongside Cub (who was initially sent by her Father, the King of the Land of Magic, to come bring her back home) helps them during an incident regarding two store robbers. Sally then decides to stay & live in the Human World, with Cub staying with her, now disguising himself to other Humans as Sally’s brother, in order to avoid the King’s wrath. The series consists mostly of the episodic misadventures of Sally and friends as she faces the world and the plethora of problems it has in store for her (with a bit of help from her magic). All the while keeping her magic & her identity as a magical princess a secret from even her closest friends.

The series follows Sally, princess of the Land of Magic (later given the name Astoria (no, not [[Film/TheGoonies that]] one) in the 80s/90s series). One day, after becoming increasingly bored due to her parents never being around and always making her study, she decides to run away to the Human World (Earth). There she meets two schoolgirls, nd Yoshiko ("Yotchan") and Sumire (TomboyAndGirlyGirl respectively), who quickly become friends with her after she, alongside Cub (who was initially sent by her Father, the King of the Land of Magic, to come bring her back home) helps them during an incident regarding two store robbers. Sally then decides to stay & live in the Human World, with Cub staying with her, now disguising himself to other Humans as Sally’s brother, in order to avoid the King’s wrath. The series consists mostly of the episodic misadventures of Sally and friends as she faces the world and the plethora of problems it has in store for her (with a bit of help from her magic). All the while keeping her magic & her identity as a magical princess a secret from even her closest friends.

The first 17 episodes of the original anime were created in black and white. After this, the series transitioned to colour, making "Sally the Witch" one of the first full-colour animes. Some foreign releases of the '60s series (i.e., Italy) omitted the monochrome episodes. Telecast in Francophone Canada in 1969 on [[Creator/{{CBC}} Radio-Canada Television]] under the title ''Minifee'' (and later rerun in the 1980s and 1990s on the cable channels TVJQ and Canal Famille), the '60s series was also one of the earliest shoujo anime to reach North America, though neither the anime nor the manga is available in English outside of a few fansubbed episodes.

The manga was written and illustrated by Mitsuteru Yokoyama (of ''Anime/{{Gigantor}}'' and ''Manga/GiantRobo'' fame), and is said to have been influenced by the American {{sitcom}} ''Series/{{Bewitched}}''. It was published by Shueisha in ''Ribon'' magazine, running from 1966 to 1967 and culminating in a single volume.

* AdaptationalNameChange: Originally the series' name was "Sunny" the Witch (which would later be referenced in the [[Manga/GiantRobo Giant Robo OVA]]), but when the series was animated, the series’ title and thus the protagonist's name was changed to Sally. The name stuck resulting in all reprints of the manga bearing the "Sally" name

The first 17 episodes of the original anime were created in black and white. After this, the series transitioned to colour, making "Sally the Witch" one of the first full-colour animes. Some foreign releases of the '60s series (i.e., Italy) omitted the monochrome episodes. Telecast in Quebec in 1969 on [[Creator/{{CBC}} Radio-Canada Television]] under the title ''Minifee'' (and later rerun in the 1980s and 1990s on the cable channels TVJQ and Canal Famille), the '60s series was also one of the earliest shoujo anime to reach North America, though neither the anime nor the manga is available in English outside of a few fansubbed episodes.

The first 17 episodes of the original anime were created in black and white. After this, the series transitioned to colour, making "Sally the Witch" one of the first full-colour animes. Some foreign releases of the '60s series (i.e., Italy) omitted the monochrome episodes. Telecast in Quebec in 1969 on [[Creator/{{CBC}} the CBC French network]] under the title ''Minifee'' (and later rerun in the 1980s and 1990s on the cable channels TVJQ and Canal Famille), the '60s series was also one of the earliest shoujo anime to reach North America, though neither the anime nor the manga is available in English outside of a few fansubbed episodes.

The first 17 episodes of the original anime were created in black and white. After this, the series transitioned to colour, making "Sally the Witch" one of the first full-colour animes. Some foreign releases of the '60s series (i.e., Italy) omitted the monochrome episodes. Telecast in Quebec in 1969 on [[Creator/{{CBC}} the CBC French network]] under the title ''Minifee'' (and later rerun in the 1980s on TVJQ), the '60s series was also one of the earliest shoujo anime to reach North America, though neither the anime nor the manga is available in English outside of a few fansubbed episodes.

-->''"Maharaniku Maharita yanbara yan yan yan!"''--intro to the opening theme.

* {{Earworm}}: The opening theme music has been one for ''generations''.
* EverythingsBetterWithPrincesses: Sally and Selene.

The first 17 episodes of the original anime were created in black and white. After this, the series transitioned to colour, making "Sally the Witch" one of the first full-colour animes. Some foreign releases of the '60s series (i.e., Italy) omitted the monochrome episodes. Telecast in Quebec in 1970 on [[Creator/{{CBC}} the CBC French network]] under the title ''Minifee'', the '60s series was also one of the earliest shoujo anime to reach North America, though neither the anime nor the manga is available in English outside of a few fansubbed episodes.

* DubNameChange: Averted in most of the foreign dubs of both the 1966 and 1989 TV series, with Sally retaining her name. The one exception is the French-Canadian Quebec dub of the '60s series which calls Sally ''Minifée'', which is also the title of the series in that dub.

The first 17 episodes of the original anime were created in black and white. After this, the series transitioned to colour, making "Sally the Witch" one of the first full-colour animes. Some foreign releases of the '60s series (i.e., Italy) omitted the monochrome episodes. Telecast in Quebec in 1970 on [[Creator/{{CBC}} the CBC French network]] under the title ''Minifee'', the '60s series was also the first shoujo anime to reach North America, though neither the anime nor the manga is available in English outside of a few fansubbed episodes.

* HealingMagicIsTheHardest: Sally's magical powers do ''not'' include healing, so if she needs to heal people, she must either follow quests (first series - [[spoiler: one of the Hammurabi triplets is seriously injured, and she has to go searching for the cure]]) or learn special and complicated spells (second series - she has to combine ElementalPowers to even think of helping [[spoiler: a young dancer with a bad leg before a special performance]]).

* ParentsAsPeople: Mr. Hammurabi loves his four kids and they love him back, but he can't be with them a lot due to work, and he often apologizes to Shikoku for having to give her a PromotionToParent. The Megawatts are rather doting and caring to Sumire, but sometimes they don't seem to really understand her feelings.

* SpiritualSuccessor: Manga/HimitsuNoAkkoChan to the first series (obviously, the actual sequel didn't exist yet.) Both were made by TOES, had a lot of the same people working on them, and Akkad-Chain took over Sally's timeslot directly after the latter's series finished. The last episode even has Sally BreakingTheFourthWall to thank her viewers for watching and introduce them to her friend Akko-chan, which segues into a preview for the first episode of Akko-chan where there would otherwise be a NextEpisodePreview.

* StrongFamilyResemblance: The five Hammurabi look a LOT alike. Six, if we include the MissingMom (we get to see a photo of her).

** Shikoku and Surefire.

The manga was written and illustrated by Mitsuteru Okayama (of ''Anime/{{Gigantor}}'' and ''Manga/GiantRobo'' fame), and is said to have been influenced by the American {{sitcom}} ''Series/{{Bewitched}}''. It was published by Shueisha in ''Ribon'' magazine, running from 1966 to 1967 and culminating in a single volume.

The work was adapted to an anime, which was directed by Tosh Katakana and animated by Creator/ToeiAnimation for air on NET (later Creator/TVAsahi). Originally running from 1966 to 1968, the series included 109 episodes. A sequel to the original anime, titled "Sally the Witch 2", was produced later by Toei under director Osamu Kasai. It ran on TV Asahi between 1989 and 1991, with 88 episodes. An animated film for the series was also created by Toei in 1990 during the run of "Sally the Witch 2".

The first 17 episodes of the original anime were created in black and white. After this, the series transitioned to colour, making "Sally the Witch" one of the first full-colour animes. Some foreign releases of the '60s series (i.e., Italy) omitted the monochrome episodes. Telecast in Quebec in 1970 on [[Creator/{{CBC}} the CBC French network]] under the title ''Minifee'', the '60s series was also one of the earliest anime to be broadcast in North America.

The first 17 episodes of the original anime were created in black and white. After this, the series transitioned to colour, making "Sally the Witch" one of the first full-colour animes. Some foreign releases of the '60s series (i.e., Italy) omitted the monochrome episodes. Telecast in Quebec in 1970 on [[Creator/CBC the CBC French network]] under the title ''Minifee'', the '60s series was also one of the earliest anime to be broadcast in North America.