Archetype:Magical Girl

Magical Girl
Sakura Kinomoto (Cardcaptor Sakura)
The Archetype of:	Magical Girl.

The archetype of a magical girl. Female Counterpart to Magical Boy. Shojo opposite of Battle Shōnen Hero.

Also Called

• Magical Girl Physiology
• Mahō Shōjo/Mahou Shoujo (魔法少女)

Properties

The character is a magical girl. They are magically enhanced fighters of evil. They possess magical abilities usually given to them by companion creatures. The magical girl normally lives an ordinary life; however, in the presence of danger, they will commence a transformation sequence and turn into a magical girl. They fight monsters and forces of evil in cute frilly clothing.

Associated Powers

• Enhanced Cuteness
• Magical Companion Creature Physiology
  • Companion Connection
    • Animal Companionship
    • Fairy Companionship
• Mystic Human Physiology
• Magically Enhanced Physiology
• Oversized Attacks
  • Wave Motion Blast
• Purification Attacks
• Supernatural Potential
• Symbiosis
• The Magician
  • Magic/Magic Arts/Magic Manipulation
• Transformation
  • Powered Form
    • Clothing Generation
• Wand Proficiency
  • Wand Magic
• Weapon Creation

Relationships

• Child Prodigy
• Cosmic Hero
• Global Hero
• Magical Boy
  • The male counterpart.
• National Hero
• Witch
  • Similar in concept. Magical girls can be seen as a more modern interpretation of witches.
• Shojo Protagonist- The majority of shojo heroines are magical girls.
• Transforming Hero

Limitations

• Users Powers stems from either a Entity or Magic Object which when taken away makes them powerless.

Example Characters

See Also: Magical Girl.

Anime/Manga

• Tensei Maidens (Anime-Tamae!)
• Sakura Kinomoto (Cardcaptor Sakura)
• Cutie Honey/Honey Kisaragi (Cutie Honey)
• Chloe von Einzbern (Fate/kaleid liner PRISMA☆ILLYA/TYPE-MOON)); via Magical Ruby
• Illyasviel von Einzbern (Fate/kaleid liner PRISMA☆ILLYA/TYPE-MOON)); via Magical Ruby
• Miyu Edelfelt (Fate/kaleid liner PRISMA☆ILLYA/TYPE-MOON); via Magical Sapphire
• Ari Jin (Flowering Heart)
• Min Sunwoo (Flowering Heart)
• Suha Woo (Flowering Heart)
• Yorang/Yorin (Hey Yo Yorang)
• Walpurga (Isekai De Saikyou No Tsue Ni Tensei Shita Ore Ga Iyagaru Shoujo Wo Muriyari Mahou Shoujo Ni P Suru!)
• Natsumi Rokudo/Mii (Jungle de Ikou)
• Ryuko Matoi (Kill La Kill)
• Satsuki Kiryuin (Kill La Kill)
• Haruna (Kora wa Zombie desu ka?)
• Magical Girls (Madoka Magica)
• Yu Morisawa/Creamy Mami (Magical Angel, Creamy Mami)
• Mint Ming (Magical Angel Sweet Mint)
• Mages (Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha)
• Sasami Kawai (Magical Girl Pretty Sammy)
  • Pretty Sammy (Tenchi Universe/Magical Girl Pretty Sammy)
• Pixy Misa (Magical Girl Pretty Sammy)
• Funky Connie (Magical Girl Pretty Sammy TV/Magical Project S)
• Love-Me Eimy (Magical Girl Pretty Sammy TV/Magical Project S)
• Magical Girls (Magical Girl Raising Project)
• Magical Girls (Magical Girl Site)
• The Magical Five (Magical Girl SPEC-OPS ASUKA)
• Minky Momo (Magical Princess Minky Momo)
• Tres Magia (Mahō Shōjo ni Akogarete)
• Saki Uno (Mahou Shoujo Ore)
• Mermaid Princesses (Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch)
• Magical Girls (Okusama wa Mahou Shoujo)
• Ojamajo (Ojamajo Doremi)
• Panty (Panty and Stocking with Garterbelt)
• Stocking (Panty and Stocking with Garterbelt)
• Yumi Hanazono (Pastel Yumi, the Magic Idol)
• The Powerpuff Girls (Powerpuff Girls Z)
• Himeno Awayuki (Pretear)
• Pretty Cure (Pretty Cure)
• Princess Tutu/Ahiru (Princess Tutu)
• Utena Tenjou (Revolutionary Girl Utena)
• Sally Yumeno (Sally the Witch)
• Sailor Soliders/Sailor Scouts (Sailor Moon)
• Symphogear Users (Senki Zesshou Symphogear)
• Tiara (Shamanic Princess)
• Pokomi (Shinsetsu Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo)
• Suicide Girls (Suicide Girl)
• Mews (Tokyo Mew Mew)
• Venus 5 (Venus 5)
• Users of Vivid System (Vividred Operation)
• Wedding Peach/Momoko Hanasaki (Wedding Peach)
• Heroes (Yuki Yuna is a Hero)
• Magic Magician Girl (Yu-Gi-Oh!)

Cartoons/Comics

• Princess Amethyst (Amethyst, Princess of Gemworld)
• Sugar Sugar Pang Pang (Hero Inside)
• Lolirock (Lolirock)
• Labybug/Marinette Dupain-Cheng (Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir)
• Rena Rouge/Alya Cesaire (Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir)
• Queen Bee/Chloe Bourgeois (Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir)
• Bunnyx/Alix Kubdel (Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir)
• Ryuko/Kagami Tsurugi (Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir)
• Pigella/Rose Lavillant (Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir)
• Polymouse/Mylène Haprèle (Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir)
• Purple Tigress/Juleka Couffaine (Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir)
• Miss Hound/Sabrina Raincomprix (Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir)
• Vesperia/Zoé Lee (Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir)
• The Rainbooms (My Little Pony: Equestria Girls)
• Mysticons (Mysticons)
• She-Ra/Adora (She-Ra and the Princesses of Power')
• BFFL/Magic of the Five (Trollz)
• Winx (Winx Club)
• Guardians (W.I.T.C.H.)

Video Games

• Platinum the Trinity (Blazblue)
• Usami (Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair)
• Valerie Amaranth/Diamond Heart (Magical Warrior Diamond Heart)
• Sophia Anderson/Sapphire Heart (Magical Warrior Diamond Heart)
• Clover Vermillion/Amethyst Heart (Magical Warrior Diamond Heart)
• Zacharie Pelletier/Citrine Heart (Magical Warrior Diamond Heart)
• Amber/Amber Heart (Magical Warrior Diamond Heart)
• CPUs (Neptunia series)
• Meloetta (Pokémon)
• Soul Riders (Starshine Legacy)
• Testament (TYPE-MOON)
• Yuko Asou (Valis)
• All Characters (Valkyrie Crusade)
• Various characters (Sonic the Hedgehog)

Webcomics

• Various Magical Girls (Shattered Starlight)
• Various Magical Girls (Sleepless Domain)

Gallery

Ryuko Matoi (Kill La Kill)

Satsuki Kiryuin (Kill La Kill)

Creamy Mami/Yu Morisawa (Magical Angel, Creamy Mami)

From left to right: Rena Rouge/Alya Cesaire, ChatNoir/Adrien Agreste Labybug/Marinette Dupain-Cheng, Queen Bee/Chloe Bourgeois and Nino Lahiffe/Carapace (Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir)

The Rainbooms (My Little Pony Equestria Girls)

Yumi Hanazono (Pastel Yumi, the Magic Idol)

Meloetta (Pokémon)

Yorin/Yorang (Hey Yo Yorang)

The Powerpuff Girls (Powerpuff Girls Z)

Himeno Awayuki (Pretear)

Cure Blossom & Cure Marine (Pretty Cure)

Cure Dream (Pretty Cure); one of the most typical magical girls.

Ahiru (Princess Tutu)

Puella Magi Madoka Magica is a dark take on the magical girl genre.

Utena Tenjou (Revolutionary Girl Utena)

Sailor Moon (Sailor Moon) is the first and most famous example of a true Magical Girl.

Symphogear Users (Senki Zesshou Symphogear)

Tiara (Shamanic Princess)

Team Alchemical (Sleepless Domain)

Merlins (Sonic the Hedgehog)

Shahrar (Sonic the Hedgehog)

Soul Riders (Starshine Legacy)

Kirari Aokigahara (Suicide Girl)

Pokomi (Shinsetsu Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo)

Mews (Tokyo Mew Mew)

BFFL/Magic of the Five (Trollz)

Chloe Von Einzbern (TYPE-MOON)

Illyasviel von Einzbern (Fate/kaleid) (TYPE-MOON)

Miyu Edelfelt (TYPE-MOON)

Testament (TYPE-MOON) is a being born from the wishes of Blackbeard, Phantom, Gilles de Rais, and Diarmuid of a "pure and ideal" Magical Girl.

Guardians (W.I.T.C.H.)

Momoko Hanasaki (Wedding Peach)

Winx (Winx Club)

Videos

Steven Universe VS Star Butterfly - DEATH BATTLE!

Music

Cardcaptor Sakura- Clear Card – Opening Theme – Clear-2