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Ojamajo Doremi (おジャ魔女どれみ, lit. "Bothersome Witch Doremi") is a Japanese magical girl anime series produced by Toei Animation.

The anime series first aired on Japanese television via TV Asahi on February 7th, 1999, replacing Yume no Crayon Oukoku in the Sunday 8:30 time-frame. The anime later concluded on January 26, 2003, with Ashita no Nadja succeeding it's time-frame, spanning 4 seasons with a combined total of 201 episodes.

Since it's debut, the franchise has spawned various media and products including 2 films, an original video animation, various merchandise, a manga adaptation, and a sequel light novel series.

Animation

Anime Series

Title/Description Original Run
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Ojamajo Doremi
おジャ魔女どれみ
Feb 7th, 1999
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Jan 30th, 2000
The first season of the Ojamajo Doremi series which first premiered on February 7th, 1999 and ran for 51 episodes. The series focuses on 3rd grader Doremi Harukaze, who proclaims herself as "the unluckiest pretty girl in the world". One day she stumbles upon the MAHO-Dō, where she discovers that the store owner is a witch. After transforming the witch into a frog by calling her out, Doremi must train as a witch apprentice in order to eventually revert her.
Sharp
Ojamajo Doremi Sharp
おジャ魔女どれみ#(しゃーぷっ)
Feb 6th, 2000
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Jan 28th, 2001
The second season of Ojamajo Doremi which first premiered on February 6th, 2000 and ran for 49 episodes. Continuing from where the previous season concluded, Doremi and her friends witness the birth of a witch baby after they return to the witch world. Following this incident, the queen of the witch world allows them to become witch apprentices again in order to raise the baby for a year.
Motto
Motto! Ojamajo Doremi
も~っと! おジャ魔女どれみ
Feb 4th, 2001
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Jan 27th, 2002
The third season of Ojamajo Doremi which first premiered on February 4th, 2001 and ran for 50 episodes. Following their heroic efforts to save Hana-chan, Doremi and her friends are allowed to return to witch apprenticeship once again and are now tasked with making sweet in order to receive approval from Witch Senate and graduate into full-fledged witches. The girls are now joined by Momoko Asuka, an overseas transfer student who was also a witch apprentice
Dokkan
Ojamajo Doremi Dokkān!
おジャ魔女どれみドッカ~ン!
Feb 3rd, 2002
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Jan 26th, 2003
The fourth and final season of Ojamajo Doremi which first premiered on February 3th, 2002 and ran for 51 episodes. When Doremi and her friends enter 6th grade, Hana-chan transforms herself into a 6th grader so she can attend school with them. As a result, Hana ends up joining her mothers as a witch apprentice. At the same time, the girls must help the previous queen of the witch world regain her memories and awaken from her slumber.

Original Video/Net Animation

Title/Description Original Run
Naisho
Ojamajo Doremi Na-i-sho
おジャ魔女どれみ ナ・イ・ショ
Jun 26th, 2004
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Dec 11th, 2004
A 13-episode OVA series that aired fortnightly from June 26th to December 11th, 2004. Taking place during Motto! Ojamajo Doremi, each episode is centered around a certain Ojamajo Doremi character and their secret.
Ojamajo Doremi Comedy Theater
Ojamajo Doremi: Comedy Theater
おジャ魔女どれみ お笑い劇場
Ojamajo Doremi: Owarai Gekijō
Mar 23rd, 2019
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Mar 22nd, 2020
An OVA series consisting of 26 short episodes that were uploaded to Toei Animation's YouTube channel from March 23, 2019 to March 22, 2020. Each episode involves comedic scenarios featuring the Ojamajo Doremi cast.
Ojamajo Doremi Honobono Theater
Ojamajo Doremi: Heartwarming Theater
おジャ魔女どれみ ほのぼの劇場
Ojamajo Doremi: Honobono Gekijō
Jan 10th, 2020
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Dec 3rd, 2021
A 5-episode Flash animation series that was produced as part of the Ojamajo Doremi 20th Anniversary Thanks Festival crowdfunding campaign. This series features an original character, Ayumi, who shares deep interactions with Doremi and friends in each episode.

Films

Title/Description Cinema Release
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Ojamajo Doremi Sharp: The Movie
映画おジャ魔女どれみ#
Eiga Ojamajo Doremi #
Jul 8th, 2000
The first Ojamajo Doremi film which premiered during Ojamajo Doremi Sharp's run as part of the 2000 Summer Toei Anime Fair. The plot involves Pop retrieving a mysterious flower from the queen's garden. After a argument with Doremi, Pop wishes that her sister would turn into a mouse. The flower proceeds to grant Pop's wish before fleeing. The girls must capture the plant before it can reproduce while Pop searches for Doremi in order reconcile with her.
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Motto! Ojamajo Doremi: Secret of the Frog Stone
も〜っと!おジャ魔女どれみ カエル石のひみつ
Motto! Ojamajo Doremi: Kaeru Ishi no Himitsu
Jul 14th, 2001
The second Ojamajo Doremi film which premiered during Motto! Ojamajo Doremi's run. When the girls travel to Fukuyama to visit Doremi's grandparents, they soon learn about the legend of two star-crossed lovers that died in the Edo period. The next morning, Doremi and her friends decide to investigate. Meanwhile, Aiko attempts to overcome a traumatizing memory that causes her to develop a fear of Doremi's grandfather.
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Looking for Magical Doremi
魔女見習いをさがして
Majo Minarai o Sagashite
Nov 13th, 2020
A feature-length film commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Ojamajo Doremi series which was released on November 13th, 2020. The plot focuses on 3 adult woman from different backgrounds who grew up watching Ojamajo Doremi. A new magical story begins once they embark on a journey together.

Literature

Title/Description Original Run / Release
DoremiManga1
Manga March 1999
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January 2003
A manga adaptation of the Ojamajo Doremi series, written and illustrated by Shizue Takanashi, was serialized in the Nakayoshi magazine from March 1999 to January 2003. Tankōbon volumes were published by Kodansha from October 2000 to December 2001. While the manga was based on the anime series, it featured original characters and stories that weren't present in the original work.
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Light Novel Series Dec 2nd, 2011
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Oct 2nd, 2019
A series of light novels based on the Ojamajo Doremi series that was published by Kodansha from December 2nd, 2011 to October 2nd, 2019. Taking place several years after the anime series concluded, the main cast are now in high school and have reunited. They also find themselves becoming witch apprentices once again.
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Ojamajo Doremi Story Picture Book: The Best Present
おジャ魔女どれみ おはなしえほん さいこうの おくりもの♪
Ojamajo Doremi Ohanashi Ehon Saiko no Okurimono
Nov 29th, 2015
An Ojamajo Doremi picture book that was published by Kodansha on November 29th, 2015, featuring an original story written by Hajime Tsumugi and illustrations by Yoshihiko Umakoshi.

Translations

Magical DoReMi (English)

For more information: Magical DoReMi

Magical Doremi

The dub logo

Presumably the most familiar translation the series had. Magical DoReMi was an English localization of the first season licensed by 4Kids Entertainment. The series aired on the 4Kids TV on September 10th, 2005 and aired up to Episode 26 before it was dropped from their line-up. The series remained absence until November 13, 2007, when 4Kids started uploading the remaining episodes on their website, allowing them to finish the first season.

Throughout it's run, the dub received mostly negative reception due to numerous changes from the source material, as well as the acting being regarded as poor.

For information regarding actual episodes, cuts, changes, and so forth. Please visit episode pages!

Other Translations

For more information: Ojamajo Doremi (International)

Ojamajo Doremi has been translated in many different languages.

Content

Reception

In 2005, TV Asahi broadcast a list of their top 100 most popular TV series' based on votes from Japanese viewers, on which Ojamajo Doremi ranked in 63rd place.[1] A second list was later published based on the results of a web-poll that has held after the broadcast, where Ojamajo Doremi now ranked at 46th place.[2] TV Asahi would publish the same list the following year, again based on the results of an online poll, where Ojamajo Doremi now ranked at 64th place.[3]

Sales Figures and Viewership Ratings

Series Sales Figures Viewership Ratings
Average Highest
Ojamajo Doremi ¥4,900,000,000[4] 10.4%[5] 13.1%[6]
Ojamajo Doremi Sharp ¥7,600,000,000[4] 11.2%[5] 13.8%[6]
Motto! Ojamajo Doremi ¥6,500,000,000[4] 10.6%[5] 13.9%[6]
Ojamajo Doremi Dokkān! ¥4,000,000,000[4] 8.3%[5] 12.0%[6]

Trivia

  • The series' name comes from the combination of two words. "Ojama" usually translates to "clumsy", "hindrance", or "troublesome"; and "Majo" means witch. Doremi is the name of the main protagonist. So all together, it means "Troublesome Witch Doremi" to reference the many situations Doremi gets into.
  • The series' title has been mistakenly romanized as 'Ojyamajyo Doremi' on several occasions.
  • The series has also spawned a live action series called Ojamajo Kids. It also had a radio show during the airing of the series.
  • Ojamajo is a palindrome, meaning "words spelled the same both forward and backwards".
  • Many assume the first season is called "Ojamajo Doremi Carnival" due to that being the name of the theme song. The first season is the only series in the anime to not have a full official name other than "Ojamajo Doremi".
  • Normally, season finales tend to be about farewell and thus very emotional. The only exception was Motto! Ojamajo Doremi which ended in a somewhat more light-hearted tone.

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