Line #56 Sandbox/MagicalGirl


1	How Is MagicalGirl being used?
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3	Wicks: 80
4	* Specific Traits Listed: 17 - 21.25%
5	** Transforms (5)
6	** Fancy costume + magic user (2)
7	** Girl with superpower / magical ability (6)
8	** Has magic and is explicitly associated with Witches / is a witch (4)
9	* MagicalGirlWarrior: 14 - 17.5%
10	** parodies / expies (4)
11	* MagicIdolSinger: 1 - 1.25%
12	* Refers specifically to the genre: 17 - 21.25%
13	* ZCEs: 16 - 20%
14	* Unhelpful potholes, In Descriptions, or Use in another trope's example that's unclear: 15 - 18.75%
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16	'''[[red:Ignoring the last category]]''':
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18	Wicks: 65
19	* Specific Traits Listed: 17 - 26.2%
20	** Transforms (5)
21	** Fancy costume + magic user (2)
22	** Girl with superpower / magical ability (6)
23	** Has magic and is explicitly associated with Witches / is a witch (4)
24	* MagicalGirlWarrior: 14 - 21.5%
25	** parodies / expies (4)
26	* MagicIdolSinger: 1 - 1.5%
27	* Refers specifically to the genre: 17 - 26.2%
28	* ZCEs: 16 - 24.6%
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30	[[folder: Specific Traits listed]]
31	!!Transforms
32	* Characters/ProjectXZone - Neneko and Neito: Can somehow transform without being in the Dream World.
33	* Anime/PunchLine - Parody: Mikatan[=/=]Strange Juice is a parody of [[Franchise/KamenRider Kamen Riders]] and [[MagicalGirl Magical Girls]]. See TransformationSequence.
34	* Characters/ZeroRanger - Mido: Her [=ZeroRanger=] awakening sequence has her perform a transformation like one.
35	* VideoGame/MegaManZX: The female Mega Men takes cues from this, especially with the TransformationSequence that Aile and Ashe get.
36	* Characters/HowToDateAMagicalGirl - You: Subverted, GenderFlipped or otherwise. In the end, although you could use magic to an extent, you never develop the ability to transform.
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39	!! Fancy costume + magic user
40	* Characters/HareGuu - Guu: Guu adopts a magical girl style in Episode 5 of ''Deluxe'' when she goes alongside Hare to the past. Complete with a fancy costume, a familiar (in the form of a Manda fruit) who complains about her misusing her magical abilities, and (briefly) a VerbalTic.
41	* Characters/GoldenSunSummons - Flora: Her frilly dress and magic wand makes her look like one.
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43	!! Girl with superpower / magical ability
44	* Characters/WeatheringWithYou - Hina: She has the power to bring on the sun and clear the rainy skies.
45	* Characters/TalesOutOfTallis - Ama: Has inherent magical powers, though unlike her adopted brother, Ama was born with them
46	* FutureBadass: Homura from ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'' is technically only from the very near future, but has lived through countless time loops thanks to her time control powers and thus has turned from a shy, bookish girl into the most experienced magical girl of the cast as she tries to create a timeline where Madoka doesn't become a MagicalGirl and survives Walpurgisnacht's attack.
47	* Characters/FlipFlappers - Yayaka: After declaring that [[AnguishedDeclarationOfLove Cocona is what she treasures most]], she unlocks the ability to Flip Flap.
48	* Anime/SarutobiEcchan: ''Sarutobi Ecchan'', also known as ''Hela Supergirl'' in Italy, is an early MagicalGirl anime about a little girl named Ecchan who has ninja powers.
49	* MysticalWhiteHair: ''Webcomic/SleeplessDomain'': Early concept art of the series depicts Tessa with white hair instead of {{pink\|Heroine}}, hinting early on at her [[InfinityPlusOneElement exceptional magical potential]] even among other '''{{magical girl}}s'''. She also had four colored streaks in her hair, one for each of her teammates -- red for Sally, blue for Undine, yellow for Sylvia, and green for Gwen.
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51	!! Has magic and is explicitly associated with Witches / is a witch
52	* MadScientist.AnimeAndManga: 'Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'' has [[HiveMind Kyubey]], who created a system that turns girls into '''{{MagicalGirl}}s''' and [[TheCorruption slowly corrupts them into]] [[EldritchAbomination witches]]. They let them loose on humanity, not caring who dies, as long as the resulting despair can be used to [[WellIntentionedExtremist save the universe from heat death]]] Then in [[Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagicaTheMovieRebellion the Rebellion movie]] they created something called an "Isolation Field", an energy field that effectively [[SufficientlyAdvancedAliens blocked out the entire Universe,]] powerful enough to pull the [[BigGood Law]] [[CosmicEntity of]] [[AbstractApotheosis Cycles]] into itself. Their plan was to see if they could interfere with the Law, because "if (they) could interfere with it, (they) could manipulate it, and if (they) could manipulate it, (they) could control it". Their end goal was to "conquer" the Law of Cycles so '''[[MagicalGirl Magical Girls]]''' would [[DespairEventHorizon turn]] into [[EldritchAbomination Witches]] again, creating vast amounts of energy for [[StarfishAliens the]] [[AliensAreBastards species]] to use. [[NotSoWellIntentionedExtremist All for the sake of the universe]], [[{{Hypocrite}} of course]].
53	* WebAnimation/MGTSchool: A girl named Akira finds a {{Magical Girl}}s Transform video one day, and gets fascinated. A witch teleports into her room and takes her to a school to make those videos. She also changes Akira's appearance as well. Akira meets Nana and Rasta, and the three become best friends while making videos for their fans.
54	* Characters/TheWitchAndTheHundredKnight - The Fire Witch, CuteWitch: She looks like she was taken wholesale from a MagicalGirl anime.
55	* Characters/TheBlackCauldron - Only a minor example; Eilonwy's magic is only evident in the magical bauble that accompanies her and is the reason the Horned King kidnapped her. In the original novel series, she performs much greater magical feats and, in fact, is descended from a long line of enchantresses.
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59	[[folder: Magical Girl Warrior]]
60	* WebOriginal/OSTan: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHTUlF7NA2o Aizawa Inori's promo video]] features her [[TransformationSequence transforming dramatically]] before fighting robots that either represent malware or rival browsers.
61	* Manga/BoboboboBobobo: [[GratuitousForeignLanguage Gratuitous Korean]]: Denbo, the MagicalGirl fusion warrior of Bo-bobo and Dengakuman, can speak Korean...[[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments very badly.]] In fact, when that episode was aired in South Korea, that line wasn't dubbed over, for extra funniness. -- [[pink: This is Denbo]][[https://bobobo.fandom.com/wiki/Denbo]]
62	* VideoGame/SilentHill3: Parodied with Heather, who during a replay game can find a wand and, after invoking a TransformationSequence, shoot [[EnergyWeapon Frickin' Laser Beams]] at the enemy. Kill enough enemies with it and you can unlock the game's UFO ending.
63	* ExtranormalInstitute - ''Webcomic/SleeplessDomain'': Future's Promise School for {{Magical Girl}}s is the city's exclusive private school for girls with MagicalGirlWarrior powers. It is said to be very well-funded with a strong education, and accommodating school hours to spare its magical girl students from being {{Triple Shifter}}s. The school is only open to girls who have registered with the Board of Magical Girls, and attendance is not compulsory, but it is highly recommended that active magical girls take advantage of the academy's benefits -- as one magical girl puts it, it's a reward for the potentially lethal work the girls do every night.
64	* Characters/Ben10MainCharacters - Gwen: In the Original 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.
65	* Characters/TokyoMewMew - General Tropes: They're five girls infused with the DNA of rare animals that gives them special powers and allows them to transform into "Mew Mews." Led by Ichigo Momomiya, the girls protect the earth from aliens who wish to "reclaim" it.
66	* Characters/TheDemonGirlNextDoor - Sakura, BigGood: She is an experienced MagicalGirl who fights evil, protects innocent demons, and even [[spoiler:saved Yuko's life]] in the past. Too bad she's been missing for years now. [[pink:There are several mentions of the term on the page and looking at them all, they're referring to a MagicalGirlWarrior, a girl who has superpowers who fights evil using a combo of magic, transforming, and physical combat.]]
67	* Characters/SplinterCity - Happy: But of course! She’s not a girl, she’s a Magical Girl [[pink: This is a ZCE, but elsewhere on the page she's described as "The last remnants of an eldritch World Eater who became enamoured by the concept of [[MagicalGirl Magical Girls]], and thus altered their form and donned cute, frilly clothing to take up crime-fighting and the pursuit of justice."]]
68	* Characters/SoftAndShattered - SoftAndShattered, Yuzu: She's been one of the [[MagicalGirlWarrior warrior]] kind for two years. [[pink: A ZCE, but clearly trying to refer to the warrior type]].
69	* Anime/ConcreteRevolutioChoujinGensou - UrbanFantasy: The show takes place in a world where any and all types of superheroes and super villains exist among the more mundane folk. Transforming mecha, ghosts, aliens, and [[MagicalGirl Magical Girls]] are all over. -- [[pink: i'm assuming the magical girl is the superhero]]
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71	!!Parody / Expy of a MagicalGirlWarrior
72	* Characters/DubiousCompany - Mary: Mary’s original outfit is [[{{Expy}} suspiciously]] [[Franchise/SailorMoon Sailor Senshi-esque]].
73	* WebVideo/TheAbridgingOfHaruhiSuzumiya: Itsuki "Sailor Pothead" Koizumi. -- [[pink:this is a zce but it's very clearly a sailor moon parody]]
74	-->Smoking weed by moonlight
75	-->[[LoliconAndShotacon Molesting lolis]] by daylight
76	-->Never running from a real fight
77	-->He is the one named [[Anime/SailorMoon Sailor Pothead]]
78	* WorseThanItSounds.WebOriginal - WebAnimation/SugoiQuestForKokoro: The protagonist is a [[DesignatedHero morally complex]] young girl who leads a privileged life. She possesses '''[[MagicalGirl special powers]]''' and uses them to deal with evil classmates who try to keep her down. She has eyes only for [[SatelliteLoveInterest one man]], but one day her so-called best friend takes him away with little regard for her feelings. Angered, she spirals into a depressive despair that culminates in multiple hospital vists. The end of the series involves her closest ally and caretaker trying to save her from herself as her powers grow too dangerous and her mental health worsens, culminating in [[GainaxEnding the destruction of the planet.]] Notable for also being a crossover with a [[Webcomic/{{Homestuck}} popular and beloved web comic.]] -- [[pink: She's a Manga/SailorMoon parody, though this isn't immediately clear by this entry]]
79	* Characters/JellyneoRandomRoleplay - Ruko: As of now, she's a [[Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica Puella Magi]].
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82	[[folder: Magical Idol Singer]]
83	* MonsterRoommate: ''VideoGame/LapisReLights'' has Kaede and Salsa, a human onmyōji-in-training and a werewolf, respectively. Downplayed in that they're both witches training to become MagicalGirl {{Idol\|Singer}}s called "witches" at [[WizardingSchool Flora Girls' Academy]] and though rare outside of the country of Dortdgard, "demi-humans" like Salsa are considered citizens like everyone else.
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86	[[folder: Used to refer to the entire genre]]
87	* Characters/TheFruitOfGrisaia - Michiru, BreakoutCharacter: Michiru became popular enough to star in her own spin-off MagicalGirl series called ''Idol Mahou Shoujo Chiru Chiru Michiru'', and also became the main focus of the ''Leisure of Grisaia'' short story.
88	* Characters/YuGiOhZEXALBarianWorld - Girag: Likes this MagicalGirl anime, and undergoes ColorFailure when caught by Alito.
89	* SurprisinglySimilarStories/TroperEntries0ToI: A show touted by fans as a {{Deconstruction}} of the MagicalGirl genre, featuring the eponymous Magical Girl who wears a pink-and-white MinidressOfPower [[spoiler:and happens to be the personification of Hope]]. The TransformationTrinket is a gem [[spoiler: that's actually a Soul Jar]] fashioned into a piece of jewelry. She gets her powers from a white-haired individual who becomes increasingly menacing as the series progresses. She also has a dear friend who [[spoiler: [[HeWhoFightsMonsters becomes the very thing they were fighting against]]]], and meets a black-haired person who is made out to be a villain at first, but eventually the two of them grow very close. At the end, she [[spoiler: forfeits her human form]] in order to save the world. Is it ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica''? Or ''Anime/PrincessTutu''?
90	* SlasherSmile.AnimeAndManga: The AntiHero protagonist of ''Anime/ShamanicPrincess'' directs one at her rival after completing her first TransformationSequence, made even creepier by her weird eyes. It's one of your first clues that [[DarkerAndEdgier this is not your average]] MagicalGirl anime.
91	* Webcomic/TheSorcerersApprentice: Though the premise is largely very typical for a MagicalGirl series, the series takes a much more [[SlidingScaleOfRealisticVersusFantastic realistic]] (and occasionally [[SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism cynical]]) look at many of the tropes present in the MagicalGirl genre, occasionally even [[AffectionateParody poking fun at them]].
92	* Animation/BalalaTheFairies: If you want to see China's version of the MagicalGirl genre, then you have ''Balala the Fairies'' -- [[pink:the page doesn't have a MagicalGirl example, but does have a [=ZCE=] for MagicalGirlWarrior]]
93	* ShallowParody.WesternAnimation - WesternAnimation/SouthPark: The whole concept of "Princess Kenny" seems like Matt and Trey watched exactly one episode of any arbitrary '''MagicalGirl''' series, crammed together a few rainbow/kawaii/pink dresses jokes and called it a day. Odd, because the duo should be familiar enough with Japanese culture, especially after the episodes "[[Recap/SouthParkS8E1GoodTimesWithWeapons Good Times With Weapons]]" and "[[Recap/SouthParkS3E11Chinpokomon Chinpokomon]]".
94	* SixthRanger: In a MagicalGirl show, it is not uncommon for the Sixth Ranger to be [[TheOneGuy the lead character's boyfriend]].
95	* Anime/SchoolDays - ParodyEpisode: The {{OVA}} ~Magical Heart Kokoro-Chan~ is a spoof of the MagicalGirl genre and the {{Sentai}} genre, as well as of the original series.
96	* Anime/JewelpetTwinkle - TransformationSequence: As usual for MagicalGirl anime.
97	* DethroningMoment/AnimeAndManga - Pretty Cure: A MagicalGirl franchise that’s been running over 15 years is sure to have made a few big slip-ups here and there.
98	* ParodyEpisode: Half of all ''Anime/GalaxyAngel'' episodes. There was a Wild West episode, a {{joshikousei}} episode, a MagicalGirl episode (which was really a ''Anime/SailorMoon'' episode, but you can't blame them for having SmallReferencePools)...
99	* Characters/NijisanjiENOBSYDIA: She's into {{Magical Girl}}s (Although the series that she lists, ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'', ''Literature/MagicalGirlRaisingProject'', and ''Anime/PrettyCure'' aren't exactly frou-frou for [[DarkerAndEdgier differing]] [[GoodOldFisticuffs reasons]]), ''[[Manga/SgtFrog Keroro Gunso]]'' (A [[GagSeries goofy Manga about alien frogs trying and failing to conquer planet Earth]]), and ''VideoGame/PajamaSam'' and ''VideoGame/FreddiFish'' (Both EdutainmentGame series made by Creator/HumongousEntertainment). Also, while she loves ''Franchise/{{Transformers}}'', she doesn't like [[Film/TransformersFilmSeries the Michael Bay movies]], even though they're [[LargeHam much closer in tone to her personality]].
100	* Characters/TwinStarExorcists - Arata, {{Otaku}}: He's a big fan of MagicalGirl shows, even using them as a theme for his shikigami.
101	* Characters/KissHimNotMe - Nozomu, ClosetGeek: Nanashima keeps the fact he regularly watches a MagicalGirl anime with his little sister a secret, as he actually enjoys it. [[spoiler: It actually helps him get closer to Serinuma during a part-time job involving said anime.]]
102	* Characters/HeroesOfTheStormSkinThemes - Superheroes vs Eternal Empire: Part CyberPunk, part SpaceOpera, part MagicalGirl themed realm.
103	* Characters/DoraemonTheMainFive - Nobita, InTouchWithHisFeminineSide: It's shown several times that he prefers girly hobbies over sports, gets along better with girls than with boys, and would like his life better if he was a girl (even asking Doraemon to give him gadgets to become a girl or swap bodies with Shizuka). He's a huge fan of a MagicalGirl anime and this makes him bond with the girls of his class, but obviously Gian and Suneo tease him about it.
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108	[[folder: Zero Context Examples]]
109	* Characters/RealGirl
110	* Characters/SuikodenIIIZexen
111	* Characters/UnequallyRationalAndEmotional
112	* Characters/LemmysLand
113	* Series/TheSecretWorldOfAlexMack
114	* Characters/DevilSurvivor - Midori: Wants to be one.
115	* Characters/StarshipsDontGoIndoors - Platonic Love: complete with speeches about ThePowerOfLove and dramatic posing despite lacking limbs.
116	* Characters/WonderfulEverydayDownTheRabbitHole - Magical Girl Riruru: A magical girl in a fictional in-universe anime.
117	* Characters/VocaloidCryptonFutureMedia - Len: Subverted, with Len as a Magical Kitty. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CnVhnNXMqA Seriously.]]
118	* Characters/{{KIKEN}} - Mila: When those of Hubspace are in trouble, who do they turn to!? Why, the Den'nou Teijou Linear Motor Girl, of course!
119	* Characters/PrincessConnectReDiveGuildsPartI - Tomo: Ends up joining Kasumi and Shiori's magical girl squad together with Monika in the second magical girl event, becoming "Shiny Tomo".
120	* WesternAnimation/WeBabyBears: In "Who Crashed the R.V.?", Panda appears as a WholesomeCrossDresser one in his anime-esque retelling of Squatter Otter's crashed R.V.
121	* Characters/LeagueOfLegendsSiToSy - Soraka: Her Star Guardian skins. She is presented as a DarkMagicalGirl however.
122	* Characters/BusterGirls - Mika Sakamoto: Miracle Buster-Chan is the most straightforward example in this series and an ironic parody to boot. As Magical Buster she plays this trope entirely straight though.
123	* Characters/MedakaBox - Tsugiha: She's a living parody of the idea since it's all in her imagination. She's just a delusional middle school girl.
124	* VideoGame/Conception2ChildrenOfTheSevenStars: Ellie's battle outfit is very reminiscent of one, especially with the large magic staff.
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128	[[folder: Unclear Potholes, In Descriptions, or Use in another trope's example]]
129	* Characters/EnchantingHeist - Luz : Their appearances are heavily contrasted. Luz is a TomboyWithAGirlyStreak, Afro-Latina, whereas Ren is a TallDarkAndSnarky Japanese Boy. In their Thief attire, Enchantress's costume is a brightly colored MagicalGirl outfit inspired by the Good Witch Azura. Joker's costume is a darkly colored BadassLongcoat, inspired by much more traditional depictions of Phantom Thieves.
130	* Characters/ProjectAKo - Maruten, FunSize: He's so tiny that he resembles the typical MagicalGirl mascot.
131	* Characters/TheWorldGodOnlyKnowsCaptureTargets - Kanon, BreakoutCharacter: She's the only heroine in the series who became popular enough to get her own spinoff, which features her as a MagicalGirl.
132	* Characters/RWBYChibi - Winter Schnee, SeenItAll: Her reaction to ''The Hunts-Man's!'' MagicalGirl transformation.
133	* Characters/MiraculousLadybugMarinetteDupainCheng - RedIsHeroic: Her MagicalGirl outfit. With a bit of DarkIsNotEvil, because her main colors are red and ''black'', the most common villain colors, considering her ladybug theme.
134	* FriendshipMoment: In ''Who Decided That Blues Had To Be Cool?!'', the protagonist Azusa "Pure Azurite" Gunjou's MuggleBestFriend Minami Minamya may be her OnlyFriend, but she often mocks Azusa's less appealing personality traits. Minami introduces Azusa to Harumi Akaishi, only for Azusa to become rather horrified to realize that Harumi is the civilian identity of Azurite's MagicalGirl partner, since she's terrified of Harumi realizing her true identity. When Azusa pulls Minami aside and tells her that she doesn't feel comfortable hanging out with Minami due to her social awkwardness, Minami understands, says she's grateful that Azusa thinks of her as a close friend, and apologizes to Harumi on Azusa's behalf.
135	* Characters/TheDarkLordsOfNerima - Beneda, GoodFeelsGood: Living in a dark cave with an army of monsters under the thumb of an evil queen and inevitably experiencing death via MagicalGirl, or having genuine friends and becoming a trained medic in the employ of a skilled doctor? In the long run, there was just no comparison in Beneda's mind.
136	* Characters/LeagueOfLegendsIToJ - Janna, ColorCodedCharacters: The [[PurpleIsPowerful purple-colored]] veteran of the [[MagicalGirl Star Guardians]].
137	* Roleplay/OfMenAndTitans - DarkMagicalGirl: Myra Krenshaw has some aspects of this and can be considered to the {{magical girl}} aspects of Rika.
138	* UselessBoyfriend: See [[YouGoGirl Girl Power]], ActionGirl, TalentedPrincessRegularGuy, InformedAbility, MagicalGirl, DistressedDude.
139	* Characters/FateGrandOrderLancersGToM - Ibaraki-Douji: When reaching third Ascension, she comments gleefully that she now looks like a "Magifender", which is later revealed in Oniland to be a magical girl-like oni that Shuten-douji made on the spot to amuse Ibaraki comparing her to one.
140	* PlayingWith.AgentPeacock: Bob, the WorldsBestWarrior, has the build, costume, and mannerisms of a MagicalGirl.
141	* DressedToHeal: Ririka of ''Manga/NurseAngelRirikaSOS'' wears a MagicalGirl-ified version of a nurse's outfit.
142	* VisualNovel/KatawaShoujo - SuspiciouslySpecificDenial: Оn the forum - there most certainly are ''not'' fanworks of Hanako and Shizune as {{Magical Girl}}s.
143	* Webcomic/MagicalTwelfthGraders: Then she stumbles across her (male) biology teacher dressed like a MagicalGirl, fighting giant floating goldfish.
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